Lampshade ring assembly, lampshade apparatus, and method of assembling the same

A lampshade apparatus comprising:

• a ring assembly comprising:
• a mounting hub comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer surface, a fixture mounting hole extending through the mounting hub from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a plurality of hub apertures formed into the outer surface of the mounting hub and arranged in a spaced apart manner;
• an outer ring comprising an inner surface that bounds a central aperture, a plurality of ring apertures formed into the inner surface of the outer ring and arranged in a spaced apart manner;
• a plurality of connectors, each of the connectors being elongated between a first end of the connector and a second end of the connector, each of the plurality of connectors being detachably coupled to the mounting hub and to the outer ring by inserting the first end of each of the connectors into one of the hub apertures of the mounting hub and inserting the second end of each of the connectors into one of the ring apertures of the outer ring, thereby forming the ring assembly;
• and
• a lampshade having a top edge and a bottom edge, the ring assembly being coupled to the lampshade with the outer ring in engagement with one of the top and bottom edges of the lampshade.

A method of assembling a lampshade apparatus, the method comprising:

• attaching each of a plurality of connectors to a mounting hub by engaging a third mounting element of each of the connectors to one of a plurality of first mounting elements of the mounting hub;
• after the plurality of connectors are attached to the mounting hub, attaching each of the plurality of connectors to an outer ring by engaging a fourth mounting element of each of the connectors to one of a plurality of second mounting elements of the outer ring, thereby forming a ring assembly of the lampshade apparatus;
• and
• attaching the ring assembly to a top edge or a bottom edge of a lampshade, thereby forming the lampshade apparatus that is configured to be coupled to a light fixture.