Modular lamp shade

• US 20080130297A1
• Filed: 12/04/2006
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mastercraft International USA, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mastercraft International USA, Inc.
• Inventors: Hui, Gary
• Application Number:
  US11/636,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20080130297A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/352
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/06 foldable or collapsible
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/22 the material being plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/007 with provision for shipment or storage

Abstract

A modular lamp shade assembly in which upper and lower rings are clipped to a shade. The shade is multi layered in which one of the layers is of a material that is relatively flexible along its horizontal axis and relatively rigid in its vertical axis such that the shade in its assembled state is free of wrinkles and other deformities.

Claims

1. A modular lamp shade assembly for use in conjunction with an illuminating device such as a lamp, said lamp shade assembly comprising;

a shade, said shade including an inner liner and a cover;

said inner liner being relatively rigid along its vertical axis, while being relatively flexible along its horizontal axis;

an upper ring, said upper ring having a spider terminating in a final;

a lower ring;

a series of clips on said shade, said rings being adapted to snap into said clips and held thereby when said lamp shade assembly is assembled.

2. The modular lamp shade assembly of claim 1, wherein said inner liner is translucent.

3. The modular lamp assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper and lower rings are geometric in shape.

4. The modular lamp assembly of claim 2, wherein said upper and lower rings are geometric in shape.

5. The modular lamp assembly of claim 1, wherein said rings are malleable.

6. The modular lamp assembly of claim 3, wherein said rings are malleable.

7. The modular lamp assembly of claim 5, wherein said inner liner is translucent.