Easily adjusting lights connected in series by having retractable cords (eliminating tangling of lights, such as, e.g., Christmas lights)

Patent Granted The tangling of lights, the sagging of wires/lights, and the inability to effectively reposition lights once they are placed on a Christmas tree/or other structure is cumbersome and frustrating. The patents provide a user a means of precisely locating/positioning or re-locating/re-positioning (moving/shifting/changing/altering/maneuvering) any certain light in its optimum or desired location, independently of the location of other lights in the set of lights, an advantage not readily obtainable with conventional linear, non-flexible strand light sets without great bother and decorating skill. The patents further provide several advantages, such as: the retractability permits the entire set of lighting members to be easily and conveniently thrust, as an entire assembly, onto the exterior of a tree (or structure) during original installation of the set to the tree (or structure); the retractability of all the lighting members similarly permits ease of removal of the set from the tree (or structure) when the tree is to be taken down after the season is over; the retractability of all the lighting members provides great convenience in many phases of the light storage, handling, distribution, boxing, etc.; the retractability of all the lighting members permits relatively long cords but without the bother and inconvenience of snarling or tangling which is an inherently bothersome and annoying characteristic of conventional linear, non-flexible strand sets;