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US 12,698,881 B1Granted
Lampshade with removable panels and a method of assembling the same
AssigneeRyan William Hammer
InventorsRyan William Hammer, Steven Andrew Sauer
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Abstract
A lampshade configured to be disposed on a lamp is disclosed herein. The lampshade includes a lampshade frame, the lampshade frame including a plurality of frame members, at least one of the plurality of frame members including at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members; and one or more removable panels, at least one of the one or more removable panels having a translucent portion, and the at least one of the one or more removable panels having at least one panel hook portion configured to be received within the at least one slot of the at least one of the plurality of frame members.
Claims20
A lampshade configured to be disposed on a lamp, the lampshade comprising
- a lampshade frame, the lampshade frame including a plurality of frame members, at least one of the plurality of frame members including at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- and
- one or more removable panels, at least one of the one or more removable panels having a translucent portion, and the at least one of the one or more removable panels having at least one panel hook portion configured to be received within the at least one slot of the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- wherein the plurality of frame members of the lampshade frame define a plurality of side openings, at least one of the plurality of side openings configured to be covered by the at least one of the one or more removable panels.
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A method for assembling a lampshade, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a lampshade that includes:
- a lampshade frame, the lampshade frame including a plurality of frame members, at least one of the plurality of frame members including at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- and
- one or more removable panels, at least one of the one or more removable panels having a translucent portion, and the at least one of the one or more removable panels having at least one panel hook portion configured to be received within the at least one slot of the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- aligning the at least one panel hook portion of the at least one of the one or more removable panels with the at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- inserting the at least one panel hook portion of the at least one of the one or more removable panels into the at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members so as to hang the at least one of the one or more removable panels on the lampshade frame;
- providing one or more decorative overlay panels, at least one of the one or more decorative overlay panels configured to fit over the at least one of the one or more removable panels, the at least one of the one or more decorative overlay panels having at least one generally opaque decorative portion, and the at least one of the one or more decorative overlay panels having at least one overlay hook portion configured to be received within the at least one slot of the at least one of the plurality of frame members, the at least one overlay hook portion configured to be received within the at least one slot in a second location separate from a first location occupied by the at least one panel hook portion;
- aligning the at least one overlay hook portion of the at least one of the one or more decorative overlay panels with the at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- and
- inserting the at least one overlay hook portion of the at least one of the one or more decorative overlay panels into the second location of the at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members so as to hang the at least one of the one or more decorative overlay panels on the lampshade frame over the at least one of the one or more removable panels.
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A lampshade configured to be disposed on a lamp, the lampshade comprising:
- a lampshade frame, the lampshade frame including a plurality of frame members, at least one of the plurality of frame members including at least one slot formed in the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- and
- one or more removable panels, at least one of the one or more removable panels having a translucent portion in an outer peripheral frame member, and the at least one of the one or more removable panels having at least one panel hook portion configured to be received within the at least one slot of the at least one of the plurality of frame members;
- wherein the translucent portion of the at least one of the one or more removable panels is formed by a translucent glass panel disposed within the outer peripheral frame member, or a translucent polymeric panel disposed within the outer peripheral frame member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.