Patent ID: 6435700
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: F21V

Abstract:
An adjustable lamp shade for use in association with a table lamp having a threaded upper bolt and a light source, the apparatus comprising, in combination:a center support formed of four metal rods arranged in a generally rectangular configuration, the approximate center point of each rod including three indents positioned one above the other, the center support including a cross plate coupled to two opposing rods of the center support, the cross plate including a centrally positioned aperture; a shade frame including a front panel, a rear panel and two side panels, each panel being formed in a generally trapezoidal configuration with a short upper shaft, a long lower shaft and two side shafts, the upper and lower shafts being positioned parallel with respect to each other, each upper shaft including a detent extending therefrom, each upper shaft including a cylindrical central slip, the upper shafts of the front and rear panels further including two short cylindrical side clips, the central clip of each panel being coupled to a rod of the center support adjacent the indents, and detent of the upper shaft of each panel adapted to be coupled within an indent of a rod, this configuration enabling a user to swivel a panel to one of three positions independently of the other panels, in an operative orientation a user raising one or more panels of the shade frame in order to direct light in a specific direction, in an inoperative orientation the front and rear panels resting upon the side panels in an overlapping configuration; a plurality of shade cover sets, each set comprising four shade covers, each cover being affixed around the rods of a panel of the shade frame; and a finial fabricated of glass and formed in a generally cone shaped configuration with a patterned exterior surface and a threaded interior, the shade frame and center support being positioned over a table lamp with the central aperture of the cross plate being positioned around the threaded upper bolt, the finial being coupled to the threaded upper bolt, the finial securing the shade frame to the lamp.