Interchangeable adornments for chandeliers and the like
AssigneeMagificent Trimmings, Inc.
InventorColleen Nielson
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Abstract
A reconfigurable chandelier includes fixed components and a plurality of removable and interchangeable decorative adornments. The adornments each include at least one magnet that magnetically couples the adornment to a portion of the chandelier. Some or all of the set of interchangeable adornments may be interchanged to provide the chandelier with a different appearance. The adornments may be of different shapes, sizes, and colors. The adornments may include multiple pieces coupled together and to the magnet using wire, string, chain or metal links. The chandelier may be easily disassembled and reassembled by removing and replacing the adornments for cleaning or to change the appearance of the chandelier.
Claims12
A reconfigurable apparatus comprising
- at least one fixed component, and
- a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments magnetically coupled to said apparatus simultaneously, wherein each of said interchangeable decorative adornments is attachable anywhere on a continuum of non-fixed locations of said apparatus to provide multiple configurations to said apparatus and said apparatus comprises a chandelier comprising a hanging branched lighting fixture including a frame and a plurality of light sources.
A reconfigurable chandelier comprising a hanging branched lighting fixture including a frame with a continuous metal surface, at least one light and a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments, each including a magnet,
- said plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments being magnetically coupled to said chandelier simultaneously, each of said plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments being attachable anywhere on said continuous metal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.