Collapsible lamp shade system

• US 9,657,914 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2016
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Knowles Electronics Company Limited (Knowles Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Door Interiors
• Inventors: Anderson, Lara, Lathrop, Kathleen L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Bao Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEE, NATHANIEL J.
• Application Number:
  US14/994,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20160201871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/06 foldable or collapsible
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/143 The cover being attached to a supporting lampshade frame
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00

Abstract

A collapsible lamp shade system that allows easy updating of room décor using a collapsible shade wrap. The collapsible shade wrap may include a top attachment mechanism to secure the top edge of the collapsible shade wrap to a top lamp shade fitter and a bottom attachment mechanism to secure the bottom edge of the collapsible shade wrap to a bottom ring. The top and/or bottom attachment mechanisms may wrap around a top and/or bottom ring of a lamp shade fitter. The collapsible shade wrap may include a separating closure mechanism to attach the sides of the collapsible shade wrap together to provide interchangeable lamp shade décor with a tailored look.

Claims

1. A collapsible shade wrap for a lamp shade system, comprising:

a pliable backing material in a lamp shade pattern, wherein the pliable backing material provides rigidity to the collapsible shade wrap for forming a lamp shade structure when attached to a top lamp shade fitter and a bottom ring that is a separate component from the top lamp shade fitter;

a fabric covering adhered to the pliable backing material and forming a decorative covering of the collapsible shade wrap;

a top attachment mechanism configured to detachably attach the collapsible shade wrap to the top lamp shade fitter, the top attachment mechanism comprising one or more top extension portions of the fabric covering extending past a top edge of the pliable backing material, a first top fastener element on a respective one of the one or more top extension portions, and a second top fastener element on an inside surface of the collapsible shade wrap and configured to detachably attach to the first top fastener element with the respective one of the one or more top extension portions of the fabric covering wrapped around a top ring of the top lamp shade fitter, wherein the one or more top extension portions extend along substantially the length of the top edge and, when the first top fastener element is detachably attached to the second top fastener element, cover the top ring such that the top ring is not visible;

a bottom attachment mechanism configured to detachably attach the collapsible shade wrap to bottom ring, the bottom attachment mechanism comprising one or more bottom extension portions of the fabric covering extending past a bottom edge of the pliable backing material, a first bottom fastener element on a respective one of the one or more bottom extension portions and a second bottom fastener element on the inside surface of the collapsible shade wrap and configured to detachably attach to the first bottom fastener element with the respective one of the one or more bottom extension portions of the fabric covering wrapped around the bottom ring, wherein the one or more bottom extension portions extend along substantially the length of the bottom edge and, when the first bottom fastener element is detachably attached to the second bottom fastener element, cover the bottom ring such that the bottom ring is not visible; and

a side attachment mechanism that detachably attaches a first side edge of the collapsible shade wrap to a second side edge of the collapsible shade wrap.

2. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the first top fastener element comprises a first type of textile hook and loop separating fastener and the second top fastener element comprises a second, mating type of textile hook and loop separating fastener.

3. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the first top fastener element comprises a first type of interlocking profile and the second top fastener element comprises a second, mating type of interlocking profile.

4. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the first top fastener element comprises a plurality of a first type of snap fasteners, and the second top fastener element comprises a plurality of a second, mating type of snap fasteners.

5. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one housing mechanism to hold at least one vertical support member attached to the inside surface of the collapsible shade wrap and extending from proximate to a top edge of the collapsible shade wrap to proximate to a bottom edge of the collapsible shade wrap.

6. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the side attachment mechanism comprises a textile hook and loop separating closure.

7. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the side attachment mechanism comprises a separating zipper.

8. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the lamp shade pattern comprises an arc lamp shade pattern forming a truncated cone when the side attachment mechanism is closed.

9. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the lamp shade pattern comprises a rectangular lamp shade pattern forming a cylinder shape when the side attachment mechanism is closed.

10. The collapsible shade wrap of claim 1, wherein the pliable backing material comprises styrene or poly-vinyl chloride.

11. A lamp shade system, comprising:

a lamp shade fitter comprising a top lamp shade fitter and a bottom lamp shade ring that is a separate component from the top lamp shade fitter;

a collapsible shade wrap comprising;

a pliable backing material in a lamp shade pattern, wherein the pliable backing material provides rigidity to the collapsible shade wrap for forming a lamp shade structure when attached to the top lamp shade fitter and the bottom ring;

a fabric covering adhered to the pliable backing material and forming a decorative covering of the collapsible shade wrap;

a top attachment mechanism configured to detachably attach the collapsible shade wrap to the top lamp shade fitter, the top attachment mechanism comprising one or more top extension portions of the fabric covering extending past a top edge of the pliable backing material, a first top fastener element on a respective one of the one or more top extension portions, and a second top fastener element on an inside surface of the collapsible shade wrap, wherein the one or more top extension portions secure the collapsible shade wrap to the top lamp shade ring when the first top fastener element is detachably attached to the second top fastener element with the one or more top extension portions wrapped around the top lamp shade ring with the respective one of the one or more top extension portions of the fabric covering wrapped around a top ring of the top lamp shade fitter, wherein the one or more top extension portions extend along substantially the length of the top edge and, when the first top fastener element is detachably attached to the second top fastener element, cover the top ring such that the top ring is not visible;

a bottom attachment mechanism configured to detachably attach the collapsible shade wrap to bottom ring, the bottom attachment mechanism comprising one or more bottom extension portions of the fabric covering extending past a bottom edge of the pliable backing material, a first bottom fastener element on a respective one of the one or more bottom extension portions and a second bottom fastener element on the inside surface of the collapsible shade wrap, wherein the one or more bottom extension portions secure the collapsible shade wrap to the bottom lamp shade ring when the first bottom fastener element is detachably attached to the second bottom fastener element with the one or more bottom extension portions wrapped around the bottom lamp shade ring with the respective one of the one or more bottom extension portions of the fabric covering wrapped around the bottom ring, wherein the one or more bottom extension portions extend along substantially the length of the bottom edge and, when the first bottom fastener element is detachably attached to the second bottom fastener element, cover the bottom ring such that the bottom ring is not visible; and

a side attachment mechanism that detachably attaches a first side edge of the collapsible shade wrap to a second side edge of the collapsible shade wrap.

12. The lamp shade system of claim 11, wherein the first top fastener element comprises a first type of interlocking profile and the second top fastener element comprises a second, mating type of interlocking profile.

13. The lamp shade system of claim 11, wherein the first top fastener element comprises a plurality of a first type of snap fasteners, and the second top fastener element comprises a plurality of a second, mating type of snap fasteners.

14. The lamp shade system of claim 11, further comprising:

at least one housing mechanism to hold at least one vertical support member attached to the inside surface of the collapsible shade wrap and extending from proximate to a top edge of the collapsible shade wrap to proximate to a bottom edge of the collapsible shade wrap.

15. The lamp shade system of claim 11, wherein the side attachment mechanism comprises a textile hook and loop separating closure.

16. The lamp shade system of claim 11, wherein the side attachment mechanism comprises a separating zipper.

17. The lamp shade system of claim 11, wherein the pliable backing material comprises styrene or poly-vinyl chloride.