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US 5,051,879 AGranted
Blank for assembly into decorative article
OwnerHilary D. Bunger, deceasedinventor
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Abstract
A substantially flat blank of flexible plastic is provided in the shape of a major segment of a circle. Locking means is formed at opposed end portions of the segment, so that on being assembled, the blank is imitative of a lampshade.
Claims8
A substantially flat blank for assembly into a decorative article, comprising:
- a sheet formed from flexible resilient material, said sheet being in a general shape of a major segment of a circle having a center, a peripheral portion extending generally around the circumference of the circle, and opposed end portions spaced from each other where said segment is less than a full circle, said major segment also being formed with a central aperture extending from the center of the circle outwardly toward said peripheral portion,
- locking means formed at said opposed end portions, so that when said opposed end portions are brought into juxtaposed relationship, said flexible blank bends to form a continuous, generally frusto-conical decorative article, and
- a plurality of flexible fingers formed in said major segment and extending into said centrally located aperture and adapted for supportably engaging a light bulb therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.