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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401952 | Foldable lamp shade assembled and disassembled easily and quickly A foldable lamp shade includes a shade body, an upper support ring, a plurality of locking members, a lower support ring, a plurality of hanging hooks, and a plurality of support bars. Thus, the user only needs to hook the hook hole of each of the support bars on th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7314293 | Lamp having interchangeable decorative panels A lamp including a holder having a base with a plurality of vertical walls extending upwardly therefrom. A window is formed in at least one of the walls. A panel, including an image, is removably disposed adjacent to the window. The panel is illuminated to highlight... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7267458 | Knock down hardback collapsible lampshade A lamp shade which can be collapsed to reduce its size for shipping, display and storage, having an upper ring, a lower rings, and a cover. The cover of the lampshade is relatively stiff, particularly when formed into a taught cone or cylinder. It is self supporting... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244052 | Decorative lamp A decorative lamp that includes a base and a poseable stem that extends from the base. A spring is connected with respect to an end of the poseable stem opposite the base and a wire is routed through the poseable stem and through the spring and into a socket positio... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213950 | Detachable light shade for wall fixture lighting A wire frame means for structurally supporting a light shading material is provided, wherein the light shading material is joined onto a least one side of the structural supporting means that is not a top or bottom side thereof. Means, such as mounting tabs, are fur... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6997581 | Decorative lamp display panel with clamp support member A decorative lamp display panel assembly for attachment to out door wall/post lanterns, or like structure, such assembly having a removable display panel having a decorative picture and/or indicia thereon. A top frame member is releasably secured to the top edge of ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6883939 | Detachable lampshade A detachable lampshade includes an upper ring and a lower ring parallel to each other. Multiple shades are made of a resilient material and are bent outside the upper ring and the lower ring. Each shade has two rods respectively provided at two sides thereof A plura... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851836 | Collapsible lampshade A lamp shade which can be folded to reduce its size for shipping, display and storage, having an upper ring, a lower ring, and a number of supports interconnecting, separating and supporting the upper and lower rings. In one embodiment, the supports are separate tra... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6837597 | Lampshade assembly A lampshade assembly includes a rib retaining unit and a plurality of shade members. The rib retaining unit includes a lower rib retaining member, an upper rib retaining member superimposed on the lower rib retaining member, and a fastening member for securing toget... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6773145 | Lampshade assembly A lampshade assembly comprises a lampshade and a connection mechanism. The lampshade has a plurality of lampshade pieces. The connection mechanism has a plurality of connecting rods each of which is respectively attached to the lampshade pieces. The connection mecha... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773144 | Collapsible lamp shade structure A collapsible lampshade structure includes an upper fixing ring provided with a plurality of engaging members, a lower fixing ring provided with a plurality of engaging seats, and a plurality of ribs each having a projection at an upper end thereof and two pins at a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6746137 | Enhanced lampshade for knockdown shipping and process for using same A lampshade adapted to be interconvertible between an assembled configuration having a first volume and a knockdown configuration having a second, smaller volume comprises lampshade segments connected to rotational elements. Slotting means on preselected rotational ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6712489 | Portable outdoor lighting fixture A portable outdoor lighting fixture which includes a base with a post extending vertically therefrom with a telescoping tube therein with a compression nut to lock the tube at the desired height, with a flexible arm connecting the tube to a switchable shade assembly... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709121 | Lightbank with releasable support rod mounts A releasable attachment for a support rod of a lightbank assembly includes a rod anchor block that has at least one hole for receiving and retaining a proximal end of a support rod and is pivotally mounted in relation to a frame, such as a typical ring-shaped frame ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709134 | Extendible assembly-type lamp shade structure An extendible assembly-type lamp shade structure having a top ring and a bottom ring both having appropriately situated open ends, frame members sequentially arrayed for propping between the top ring and the bottom ring, and a lamp shade fabric surfacing. The plural... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698910 | Folding structure of a two layer lampshade A folding structure of a two-layer lampshade is disclosed. The folding structure has a top ring at a topmost of the lampshade, a bottom ring having a diameter larger than that of the top ring, and a supporting frame between the top ring and the bottom rin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685344 | Lamp shade assembly A lamp shade assembly includes a foldable shade having an upper edge and a lower edge to define an inner cavity therebetween, a top frame mounted at the upper edge of the foldable shade, a bottom frame mounted at the lower edge of the foldable shade, and ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672743 | Lampshade frame structure Lampshade frame structure including an outer shade body, an upper and a lower trays and several support rods. The upper tray is made of metal rod having circular cross-section. The lower tray is made of metal rod having rectangular cross-section. The supp... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6612724 | Detachable lampshade for a lamp A lampshade has a frame and a shade. The frame has an upper collar, a lower collar and multiple supporting frames. The upper collar is attached to the stand of the lamp. The supporting frames are detachably mounted between the upper collar and the lower c... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6582107 | Foldable lampshade A foldable lampshade has an upper ring and a lower ring. A plurality of ribs is pivotally mounted between the upper ring and the lower ring. Each rib has an upper arm and a lower arm pivotally mounted together by a pin. A notch is defined at an inner side... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561682 | Knockdown lampshade structure Knockdown lampshade structure including a frame body, a shade body and a circular frame. The frame body is embraced with multiple arch metal frames handed in glove by multiple joints. The lamp stand is attached to the arch metal frame to stabilize lamp ba... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6527421 | Lampshade frame with segmented ribs to achieve both an erect and collapsed state There is provided a lampshade frame that shifts between an erect, use configuration and a collapsed configuration for shipping, packaging and/or storage. The frame includes an upper hoop and a lower hoop with segmented ribs extending between the hoops. Ea... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523981 | Structure rapid assembly/disassembly lamp shade An improved rapid assembly/disassembly lamp shade including a top ring, a bottom ring of larger circumference than the top ring, and frame members propped between the top ring and the bottom ring. The top horizontally bowed rod section of each frame membe... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6474849 | Structure for separable lamp cover An improved structure for a separable lamp cover having a top ring on the very top of the lamp cover, a bottom ring equipping an opening on the appropriate location, and support frames connecting the top ring and the bottom ring. Near the support portion ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443600 | Variable-type lamp shade assembly structure A variable-type lamp shade assembly structure comprised of a top ring, a two-part bottom ring, sequentially distributed frame members between the top ring and the bottom ring, and a fabric material lamp shade covering the exterior periphery of the frame m... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443599 | Lamp cover structure for easy assembly A lamp cover structure for easy assembly having a top ring with radial support bars, a bottom ring, of which the perimeter is greater than that of the top ring, and a support frame connecting the top ring and the bottom ring. Ends of the support bars are ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439747 | Lamp shade folding structure A lampshade folding structure to achieve minimum packing volume thus to reduce costs of packing material and transportation essentially comprised of a support frame to stretch up a soft shade between an upper and a lower rings; each ring provided with at ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6412967 | Portable light reflector or diffusor A portable light reflector or diffusor includes a reflection or diffusion cloth attached to a foldable framework composed of longitudinal struts and a transverse strut which is stiff with respect to compression and connects the two longitudinal struts, wh... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6386739 | Structure for separable lamp cover The invention has a top ring, a bottom ring, of which the perimeter is greater than that of the top ring, and a support frame connecting the top ring and the bottom ring. Near the support portion of a support frame, there are support bars extending radian... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6315434 | One-piece collapsible lampshade A one-piece, collapsible lampshade is disclosed. The invention comprises an upper and lower ring, between which a shade is attached. Supports are permanently attached to one ring, with each support having a hinge part-way along its length. Receptacles are... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6247832 | Glass dome holder A glass dome holder having an upper and a lower ring assembly for placing on the top and bottom of a glass dome. A plurality of spoke members connect the upper and lower ring assembly surrounding the glass dome and forming a unified structure. The upper r... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6183115 | Image projecting lampshade A specially constructed lampshade contains a simple projection system mounted in operative association with the light bulb of a lamp on which the shade is mounted.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5893636 | Studio lighting fixture A portable lighting fixture includes a removable light-diffusing covering of predetermined light transmission character that is maintained in a substantially-spherical shape by an underlying frame. The frame consists of cage formed of a pair of spaced-apa... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5868492 | Lamp shade assembly and the method of forming same A lampshade assembly that includes only three parts, namely, a pleated lamp shade formed as a continuous resilient band having a plurality of notches in the pleat folds that extend inwardly towards the center of the band, a flexible member extending throu... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5711599 | Lampshade A lampshade consists of a foldable frame, a shade attached on the frame, and a mounting fitting detachably fitted with the frame. The mounting fitting is formed by bending a steel wire to have an upper portion consisting of a pair of laterally extending e... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5603800 | Apparatus for manufacturing lampshades A lampshade is manufactured from heat deformable sheet material by forming a blank of the sheet material, in the shape of a sector of an annulus, into a hollow truncated cone having upper and lower peripheral edges. The overlapping edges of the blank are ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5532912 | Clampshade An easily manufactured, inexpensive lamp shade dressing kit that secures decorative material of the user's choosing to a manufactured lamp shade in a non-destructive, visually non-obvious manner, permitting the subsequent removal or exchange of the materi... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5472656 | Method of manufacturing lampshades and apparatus for performing the method A lampshade is manufactured from heat deformable sheet material by forming a blank of the sheet material, in the shape of a sector of an annulus, into a hollow truncated cone having upper and lower peripheral edges. The overlapping edges of the blank are ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5412554 | Compound lamp shade frame A compound lamp shade frame comprising: a fixing base adapted to be fastened to a lamp holder and a frame fastened the fixing base. The compound lamp shade is characterized in that: (1) the fixing base is shaped like a ring and has a round opening so as t... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5375048 | Collapsible lampshades A frame (2) for a collapsible lampshade comprising: upper (4) and lower (6) support members spaced in parallel planes; a plurality of peripherally spaced rib members (8) extending between the support members (4 and 6), each rib member (8) being pivotally ... | 12/20/1994 |
