Patent Publication Number: US-11649942-B1

Title: Album cover lamp

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The album cover lamp relates generally to a unique method of making a lamp out of a record album cover and a lamp made by the method. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The inventor has come to realize from their own experience that there may be a tremendous amount of iconic art used on record album covers. As the music industry advanced from 1950 to 1990 and to today, record albums, generally pressed from vinyl were widely used to record and distribute music. Early records were encased in paper or cardboard covers to protect the vinyl record. These covers were imprinted with pictures of the artists and later with art work ranging from pictures to drawings and paintings depicting art that became synonymous with the artists or the music. The industry advanced to other mediums of music distribution such as cassette tapes, compact discs and digital media while continuing to use images of a timely reflection on present culture. The album cover lamp utilizes the cover of vinyl records to create a lamp with artistry representing iconic musicians and music. The album covers are formed as a pocket closed on three sides. The album cover may be stripped of the contents and two of the three sides adjacent to the opening cut to allow the front of the album cover and the back to be opened to a single layer flat configuration. The album cover is formed over a lamp body in an orientation to decorate the lamp body and showcase this iconic artwork. Excess album cover material may be trimmed from the top, bottom and a side to cover the lamp body without overlap. 
     It is desired to provide a lamp having a body covered by an album cover. This preserves the artwork and provides special meaning to the user of the lamp. 
     BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE INVENTION 
     The album cover lamp comprises a lamp having a base, a body, a light assembly and a bulb. The body may be disposed between the base and the light assembly. The body comprises a multi-sided core comprising a core top, a core bottom, and a plurality of sides. The album cover comprises a front side, a back side, a bottom edge, a top edge, a left edge, a right edge. A bulb is in the light assembly. The lamp further comprises a cord passageway extending through the body to the light assembly having an electrical cord therein to facilitate providing electricity to the bulb. A switch may be in the light assembly. The switch attached electrically to the bulb and the electrical cord. The switch adapted to connect and disconnect the bulb from an electrical cord in the cord passage. The album cover back may be on one or more of the plurality of core sides, whereby the outside of album cover front side is displayed between the base and the light assembly. 
     The core comprises a multi-sided block The album cover is typically rectangular and formed in a sleeve configuration of a sheet folded over having the sides attached to each other by seams disposed along the two pairs of adjoining edges and an opening along one edge. The seams are cut to open the album cover to a flat configuration. The album cover comprises a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge and a right edge. The art work is generally on the front side. The back side may be glued to the core having the art work facing outward from the body. 
     The album cover lamp may be created using the following steps: 
     Provide an album cover  18  having top, a front and a back, the album cover further comprising artwork on the front; 
     Provide a core comprising a wooden 4×4 approximately 12″ long, the core comprising a top and a bottom and an outer surface; 
     Sand the top and bottom of the core to smooth both surfaces; 
     Spray paint the core outer surface with paint and primer; 
     Dispose adhesive on outer surface; 
     Dispose album cover back on outer surface having album cover top adjacent to core top; 
     Glue back onto outer surface with adhesive there-between to affix album cover to core with adhesive; 
     Remove excess portion of album cover  18  at core top, core bottom and any overlap of back onto front; 
     Drill side hole in a back side of core approximately halfway through; 
     Drill top hole in core top extending approximately halfway to core bottom; 
     Join side hole to top hole; 
     Attach a side piping unit by: 
     Provide first black steel pipe section, first black steel pipe elbow and first hanger, first black steel pipe section comprising first pipe end and second pipe opening, first black steel pipe elbow comprising first and second opening; 
     Connect first hangar to body adjacent to side hole; 
     Connect first end of the first black steel pipe section to first opening; 
     Attach first black steel pipe section to first hanger thereby disposing second opening concentric with side hole to form electric cord passageway extending from second end to top hole; 
     Attach top piping unit by providing first flange, second and third elbows and second black steel pipe spacer, first flange comprising a center hole; 
     Attach first flange to body top having flange center hole concentric with and in fluid communication with top hole; 
     Attach second elbow to first flange; 
     Attach second steel pipe spacer to second elbow; 
     Attach third elbow to second steel pipe spacer; 
     Provide light assembly with light bulb attached; and 
     Attach light assembly to third elbow. 
     The above description sets forth, rather broadly, the more important features of the present invention so that the detailed description of the preferred embodiment that follows may be better understood and contributions of the present invention to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described below and will form the subject matter of claims. In this respect, before explaining at least one preferred embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of the construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or as illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING 
         FIG.  1    is a front elevation view of a album cover lamp comprising a Fleetwood Mac, Rumors, album cover front on the body. 
         FIG.  2    is a back elevation view thereof. 
         FIG.  3    is a right side elevation view thereof. 
         FIG.  4    is a left side elevation view thereof. 
         FIG.  5    is a top plan view thereof. 
         FIG.  6    is a front elevation view of the outside of the album cover front side. 
         FIG.  7    is a top plan view of the album cover of  FIG.  6   . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application. The drawings show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. (It is to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting.) It should be appreciated that the invention can be used for any suitable device attachable to a magnetic surface, 
     Referring to  FIGS.  1 - 4   , the album cover lamp  10  may comprise a base  12 , a body  14  and a light assembly  16 . The base  12  may be adapted to hold the body  14  in spaced relation to a table or shelf (not shown). The body  14  may comprise a body front side  30 , a body back side  32 , a right side  42 , a body left side  46 , body top  15  and body bottom  17 . The light assembly  16  may comprise a bulb  22  a socket  24 , a switch  26  and a top piping unit  27 . A handle  34  may be disposed on the body back side  32 . The handle  34  may comprise a hollow pipe assembly comprising a mounting bracket  35 , a first black steel pipe  36 , a hanger  38  and first elbow  37 . First black steel pipe  36  may comprise an open end  36   a  and an elbow end  36   b . First elbow  37  may comprise a first elbow pipe end  37   a  and a first elbow body end  37   b . Elbow end  36   b  may be attached to first elbow pipe end  37   a . First elbow body end  37   b  may comprise opening  37   c  disposed concentric to side hole  41 . Hanger  38  may be attached to back side  32 . First black steel pipe  36  may be attached to hanger  38  having first elbow body end  37   b  disposed concentric to side hole  41  forming electrical cord passageway  45  from open end  36   a  to top hole  47  and extending to light assembly  16 . 
     Continuing to refer to  FIGS.  1 - 4   , top piping unit  27  may be attached to light assembly  16  and body  14 . Top piping unit  27  may comprise flange  39  having threaded center hole  39   a , second elbow  43 , spacer pipe  49 , third elbow  51  and stem  53 . Flange  39  may be disposed on body top  15  having center hole  39   a  concentric with top hole  47 . Spacer pipe  49  maybe attached to second elbow  43  and third elbow  51 . Second elbow  43  may be attached to flange  39 . Stem  53  may be attached to third elbow  51 . Light assembly  16  may be disposed on third elbow extending electrical cord passageway  45  from top hole  47  through top piping unit  27  to light assembly  16  whereby electrical cord passageway extends from light assembly  16  through top piping unit  27  and body  14  and handle  34  to open end  36   a . Electric cord  39  may be adapted to connect electrical source (not shown) to light assembly  16 . 
     Referring to  FIG.  5   , the body  14  may comprise a core  80  covered by album cover  18 . Core  80  may comprise a first core side  82 , a second core side  84 , a third core side  86  and a fourth core side  88 . The album cover  18  may likewise comprise a first portion  40 , a second portion  44 , third portion  48  and a fourth portion  50 . The first album cover portion  40  may be disposed on the core front  82  and fixed there-to with adhesive  52  disposed between core  80  and album cover  18 . Album cover  18  may be formed around core first corner  60 , whereby second album cover portion  44  is disposed on core second side  84  with adhesive  52  there-between. Adhesive  52  may be contact cement or concrete cement glue or similar glue for attaching the paper album cover  18  to core  80 . Album cover  18  is bent around core second corner  62  thereby disposing the third album cover portion  48  on core third side  86 . Album cover  18  is bent over core third corner  64  thereby disposing the fourth album cover portion  50  on core fourth side  88 . Album cover  18  may be fixed to core  80  by adhesive  52  disposed there-between thereby surrounding the core  80 . Excess album cover  18  may be trimmed at fourth corner  66  to reduce overlap of album cover  18  on itself. 
     Referring to  FIGS.  6  and  7   , album cover  18  may comprise a bottom side  70 , a top side  72 , in inside  74  and a design side  76 . The album cover  18  may be adapted to comprise a plurality of portions including a first album cover portion  40 , second album cover portion  44 , third album cover portion  48 , and fourth album cover portion  50 . Notches  78  may be scored on the album cover inside  74 . 
     Referring to  FIGS.  1 - 7   , to assemble lamp  10  the steps of the method to create the album cover lamp include:
         1. Provide a square core  80 ;   2. Provide a record album cover  18 , said record album cover comprising an album cover front  74  and an album cover back  76 , album cover further comprising a first portion  40 , second portion  44 , third portion  48  and a fourth portion  50 ;   3. Apply adhesive  50  to the core  80 ;   4. Dispose the first album cover portion  40  on the core first side  82 , having the adhesive  52  between the album cover back  76  and the core  80 ;   5. Bend the album cover  18  around the core  80  to urge the second album cover portion  42  to bear against the second core side  84 ;   6. Dispose the second album cover portion  42  on the core second side  84  having the adhesive  52  between the album cover back  74  and the core  80 ;   7. Bend the album cover  18  around the core  80  to urge the third album cover portion  48  to bear against the core third side  86 ;   8. Dispose the third album cover portion  48  on the core second side  86  having the adhesive  52  between the album cover back  74  and the core  80 ;   9. Bend the album cover  18  around the body to urge the fourth album cover portion  50  to bear against the core fourth side  88 ;   10. Dispose the fourth album cover portion  50  on the core  80  having the adhesive  52  between the album cover back  74  and the core  80 ;   11. Drill side hole  41 ;   12. Drill top hole  47 ;   13. Attach a handle  34  by providing bracket  35 , first black steel pipe section  36 , first black steel pipe elbow  37  and hanger  38 , first black steel pipe  36  comprising open end  36   a  and elbow end  36   b . First black steel pipe elbow  37  comprising pipe end  37   a  and first elbow body end  37   b  and first elbow body opening  37   c;      14. Connect hanger  38  and bracket  35  to body  18  in spaced relation having bracket adjacent to side hole  41 , hanger between bracket and base  12 ;   15. Connect pipe elbow end  36   b  to first elbow pipe end  37   a;      16. Attach first black steel pipe section  36  to first hanger  38  having first elbow body opening  37   c  generally concentric with side hole  41  whereby open end  36   a  is in fluid communication with side hole  41 ;   17. Attach top piping unit  92  to top  15 ;   18. Provide flange  39 , second and third elbows  43 ,  51 , stem  53  and black steel pipe spacer  49 , first flange comprising a center hole  39   a;      19. Attach flange  39  to body top  15  having flange center hole  39   a  concentric with and in fluid communication with top hole  47 ;   20. Attach second elbow  43  to flange  39 ;   21. Attach second steel pipe spacer  49  to second elbow  43 ;   22. Attach third elbow  51  to second steel pipe spacer  49 ;   23. Attach spacer to third elbow  51 ;   24. Provide light assembly  16  with light bulb  22  attached;   25. Attach light assembly  16  to stem  53 ;   26. Provide an electric cord  91 ;   27. Dispose electric cord  91  in electrical passageway  45 ;   29. Attach electric cord  91  to light assembly  16 .       

     Although the description above contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but as merely providing illustrations of some of the embodiments of this invention. Thus, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents rather than by the examples given. Further, the present invention has been shown and described with reference to the foregoing exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that other forms, details, and embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention which is defined in the following claims.