Lighting-element adaptor

A lighting-element adaptor comprising:

• male and female power connectors axially aligned with one another along an axis, the male power connector configured to connect to an overhead lighting socket so as to receive electrical power therefrom and to hang therefrom, the female power connector configured to be provided electrical power from the electrical power received by the male power connector, the female power connector configured to receive a lighting element so as to provide illumination to the environment therebelow;
• a lamp shade projecting outward from the axis of the male and female power connectors with the male power connector projecting from a top surface of the lamp shade and the female power connector accessible from an underside of the lamp shade, the lamp shade comprising:
• an upper light-transmissive layer;
• and
• a lower non-transmissive layer configured to receive and block a blocked portion of light emitted from the lighting element received in the female power connector;
• and
• a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to be provided electrical power from the electrical power received by the male power connector and to direct light into the upper light-transmissive layer of the lamp shade, thereby providing an illuminated lamp shade as seen from above.