System, method and apparatus for decorative assembly
AssigneeTulip Home Goods, LLC
InventorsLori Smyth, Paul van der Grient
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Abstract
A fixture can include a frame having a central portion that is open and unobstructed. Magnets can be coupled to the frame. An adhesive can be configured to bond the frame to a surface. A decoration can have a metal frame that is configured to detachably couple to the magnets of the frame. The decoration can detachably extend from the frame and the surface, such that it is secured to the frame only by magnetic force.
Claims20
A fixture, comprising:
- a frame having an open central portion that is unobstructed, and magnets coupled to the frame;
- adhesive configured to bond the frame to a surface;
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- a decoration comprising a metal frame, the metal frame is configured to detachably couple to the magnets of the frame, such that the decoration detachably extends from the frame and the surface, and is secured to the frame only by magnetic force.
A fixture for covering and decorating a light source, the fixture comprising:
- a ring having an open central portion that is unobstructed, magnets coupled to the ring, and the ring is configured to completely circumscribe but not contact the light source in the open central portion;
- adhesive configured to bond the ring to a ceiling having the light source;
- a light shade comprising a metal ring adjacent an upper end thereof, the ring is configured to detachably couple to the magnets of the ring, such that the light shade extends downward from the ring;
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- the fixture does not comprise the light source and, when assembled, no part of the fixture contacts the light source.
A fixture for covering and decorating a light source, the fixture comprising:
- a metal ring having an open central portion that is unobstructed, and the metal ring is configured to completely circumscribe but not contact the light source in the open central portion;
- adhesive configured to bond the metal ring to a ceiling having the light source;
- a light shade comprising magnets adjacent an upper end thereof, the magnets are configured to detachably couple to the metal ring, such that the light shade extends downward from the metal ring;
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- the fixture does not comprise the light source and, when assembled, no part of the fixture contacts the light source.
A fixture, comprising:
- a frame having an open central portion that is unobstructed;
- adhesive configured to bond the frame to a surface;
- a decoration comprising a support that is configured to detachably couple to the frame, such that the decoration detachably extends from the frame and the surface;
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- clips for coupling and uncoupling the decoration to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.