GICLEE PRINTED LAMP SHADE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND DO IT YOURSELF LAMP SHADE KIT

• US 20080074890A1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lamps Plus
• Original Assignee: Lamps Plus
• Inventors: Swanson, Dennis K.
• Granted Patent: US 7,347,593 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/351
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 1/40 Printing on bodies of particular shapes, e.g. golf balls, candles, wine corks sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design B41M5/035
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/16 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/26 Manufacturing shades
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/04 to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion by a separate adhesive layer G09F3/10

Abstract

A Giclee printed lamp shade and method of making the same which includes a lamp shade having a frame having a top and bottom of the same geometric configuration and dimensions to provide flat sides thereto. A Giclee printed fine art canvas material is permanently adhesively secured to base material which is affixed to the lamp shade frame. The Giclee printing is accomplished by providing a digital image to be printed on the canvas, providing a printer capable of accomplishing the Giclee printing, imparting the digital image to the Giclee printer, Giclee printing the image on the canvas material and securing the canvas bearing the Giclee printed image to the outer surface of the lamp shade.

Claims

1. A lamp shade comprising:

a frame member adapted for attachment to a lamp, said frame member having a top and bottom, said top and bottom having substantially the same geometric configuration and dimensions to define a member surrounding an illumination element of a lam;

a base material affixed to the top and bottom of said frame to provide a flat surface between said top and bottom; and

a canvas material having an image Giclee printed thereon, permanently secured to said base material.

2. A Giclee printed lamp shade as defined in claim 1, wherein said canvas material is adhesively secured to said base material.

3. A Giclee printed lamp shade as defined in claim 2, wherein said Giclee printed image is printed using archival quality inks.

4. A Giclee lamp shade as defined in claim 1, which further includes trim tape secured to edges of said canvas adjacent the top and bottom of said frame.

5. A Giclee printed lamp shade as defined in claim 4, wherein said trim tape is adhesively secured to said canvas and is rolled over the edges of said canvas and is secured to said base material.

6. A method of making a Giclee printed lamp shade comprising the steps of:

creating a digital image from decorative material to be applied to the exterior of a lamp shade;

proofing and editing the digital image;

coupling the digital image to a Giclee printer;

Giclee printing the digital image onto the surface of fine art canvas;

applying an adhesive to the surface of the canvas opposite that upon which the digital image has been Giclee printed;

and attaching the Giclee printed fine art canvas to the surface of a base lamp shade.

7. The method as defined in claim 6, which further includes surface treating the fine art canvas prior to Giclee printing the image thereon.

8. The method as defined in claim 7, which includes the further step of coating the Giclee printed image with a protective coating.

9. The method as defined in claim 6, which includes the further step of archiving the edited digital image in a digital archive.