Removable lampshade drape
OwnerRichard Cohoninventor
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Abstract
A drape is maintained at a distance from, and out of contact with, an exterior surface of a lampshade of an electrical lamp. The drape is mounted on a support which, in turn, is mounted on the lampshade and/or the lamp. The support has extensions that extend beyond the exterior surface. The drape is suspended from the extensions. Different drapes create different appearances for the lamp.
Claims17
An arrangement for covering a n exterior surface of a shade of an electrical lamp, comprising:
- a) a support supported by at least one of the shade and the lamp, the support having an extension that extends beyond the exterior surface of the shade to be covered;
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- b) a drape having first and second hanging drape portions each suspended from the extension in a generally vertical plane, and maintained at a distance from, and out of contact with, the exterior surface of the shade, and a top drape portion extending between the first and second hanging drape portions in a generally horizontal plane.
An arrangement for covering opposite exterior surfaces of a shade of an electrical lamp, comprising:
- a) a support supported by at least one of the shade and the lamp, the support having opposite extensions that extend entirely beyond the opposite exterior surfaces of the shade to be covered;
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- b) a drape constituted of a sheet material and having a top drape portion extending in a generally horizontal plane between the extensions, and opposite hanging drape portions suspended from the extensions in generally vertical planes and maintained at distances from, and out of contact with, the opposite exterior surfaces of the shade.
A method of decoratively covering an exterior surface of a shade of an electrical lamp, comprising the steps of:
- a) mounting a support on at least one of the shade and the lamp, the support having an extension that extends entirely beyond the exterior surface of the shade to be covered;
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- b) supporting a drape from the extension by suspending therefrom hanging drape portions each lying in a generally vertical plane and maintaining the hanging drape portions at a distance from, and out of contact with, the exterior surface of the shade, and by extending a top drape portion between the hanging drape portions in a generally horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.