Patent ID: 7497602

Claim:
A three dimensional collapsible lampshade, comprising: a collapsible rib foldable on a cubical surface, comprising an upper ring and a plurality of bars, each of said bars having an upper end pivotably coupled with the upper ring and having a lower end, wherein the plurality of bars can be folded into sections and collected under the upper ring in a folded condition; and a pliable fabric cover which is foldable in a plane after being flattened and disposed within a space of the collapsible rib with a bigger edge on the bottom, said pliable fabric cover having a flexible ring at a lower rim thereof coupled to said lower end of each bar, that is flexible in a desired shape and foldable, wherein the flexible ring supports the lower rim when the pliable fabric cover is unfolded and is a retaining portion which can folded into a figure 8 shape and then gathered inside and shaped when the pliable fabric cover is folded; wherein the collapsible rib and the pliable fabric cover are selectively coupled and extended to form a cubical lampshade and collapsible to form a three dimensional folded condition where the length, width and height thereof are averagely reduced against the volume after the collapsible rib and the pliable fabric cover are disassembled.