Arrangements of decorative elements, lighting fixtures, and methods for providing illumination
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1. A lighting fixture comprising:
- a plurality of arrangements of decorative elements, each of said plurality of arrangements of decorative elements comprising;
a frame comprising an inner support and an outer support extending around an outer peripheral edge of said inner support;
a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from said inner support of said frame;
a plurality of slats supported from said inner support of said frame;
wherein said plurality of slats is interspersed with said plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats supported from said inner support of said frame; and
wherein an upper and a lower surfaces of said inner support is disposed generally even with an upper and a lower surfaces of said outer support; and
a plurality of at least one of lighting devices and receptacles for receiving lighting devices each of which is disposed adjacent to a different one of said row of strands of ornaments and slats of said plurality of arrangements of decorative elements.
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An arrangement of decorative elements includes a frame, a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from the frame, a plurality of slats supported from the frame, and wherein the plurality of slats are interspersed with the plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats. The frame may include an inner support for supporting the plurality of strands of ornaments and slats, and an outer support that extends around a peripheral edge of the inner support.
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1. A lighting fixture comprising:
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a plurality of arrangements of decorative elements, each of said plurality of arrangements of decorative elements comprising; a frame comprising an inner support and an outer support extending around an outer peripheral edge of said inner support; a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from said inner support of said frame; a plurality of slats supported from said inner support of said frame; wherein said plurality of slats is interspersed with said plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats supported from said inner support of said frame; and wherein an upper and a lower surfaces of said inner support is disposed generally even with an upper and a lower surfaces of said outer support; and a plurality of at least one of lighting devices and receptacles for receiving lighting devices each of which is disposed adjacent to a different one of said row of strands of ornaments and slats of said plurality of arrangements of decorative elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An arrangement of decorative elements, said arrangement comprising:
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a frame comprising an inner support and an outer support extending around an outer peripheral edge of said inner support; a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from said inner support of said frame; a plurality of slats supported from said inner support of said frame; wherein said plurality of slats is interspersed with said plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats supported from said frame; and wherein said inner support comprises a plurality of inner supports, and said outer support comprises a plurality of openings each of which for receiving a different one of said plurality of inner supports. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An arrangement of decorative elements, said arrangement comprising:
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a frame comprising an inner support comprising a generally planar support, and an outer support comprising a generally planar support extending around an outer peripheral edge of said inner support; a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from said inner support of said frame; a plurality of slats supported from said inner support of said frame; wherein said plurality of slats is interspersed with said plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats supported from said frame; and wherein said inner support comprise a first thickness, and said outer support comprise a second thickness greater than said first thickness. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing illumination, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of slats interspersed with a plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands and slats; emitting light from a light source onto one side of the row of strands and slats and outwardly from the row of strands and slats; inhibiting the light source from being observable to an observer when the row of strands and slats is viewed generally from below and from below and to the side; and wherein the inhibiting comprises providing an opaque member disposed below the light source and adjacent the row of strands and slats. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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