Extension, Folding or Detachable Lamp Shade

This invention relates for a lamp shade that is convenient to packing and shipping; in particular, it is a special lamp shade that is an extension, folding, or detachable lamp shade so as to be reduced into a smaller dimensions for shipping convenience. The structure the lamp shade is described in detail by referring to the accompanying drawings as follows:

FIG. 1 is the partial perspective and exploded view of the embodiment of extension lamp shade in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is the perspective view of the extension lamp shade of FIG. 1 being unfolded.

FIG. 3 is the front view of the extension lamp shade of FIG. 1 being unfolded.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of said extension lamp shade of FIG. 1 being unfolded.

FIG. 5 is the perspective and exploded view of another embodiment of a lamp shade in accordance with the present invention which may be folded upwards.

FIG. 6 is the perspective and exploded view of another embodiment of a lamp shade in accordance with the present invention which may be folded downwards.

FIG. 7 is a partial front view of the embodiment of the lamp shade shown in FIG. 5 being folded upwards.

FIG. 8 is a partial front view of the embodiment of the lamp shade shown in FIG. 6 being folded downwards.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the embodiment of the lamp shade shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the embodiment of the lamp shade shown in FIG. 5 being folded upwards.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the lamp shade shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the embodiment of the lamp shown in FIG. 6 being folded downwards.

FIG. 13 is the perspective and exploded view of another embodiment of a lamp shade in accordance with the present invention wherein the lamp shade is detachable by means of fastener means.

FIG. 14 is the perspective and exploded view of another embodiment of a detachable type of lamp shade in accordance with the present invention wherein the lamp shade is detachable by means of bolt screws.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a lamp shade 100 comprising a main shade (1) and an auxiliary shade (2). The main shade (1) includes a transformer (10) and a power supply wire (11) the length of which may be stretched. The two edges of the main shade (1) are bent inwards to form a guide groove (12) for holding the two edges of the auxiliary shade (2). On the top surface of the auxiliary shade (2), there are two guide grooves (20) which are in registration with the two guide pieces (13) at one end of the main shade (1). When the auxiliary shade (2) slides back and forth in the main shade (1), the guide pieces (13) will limit the extension length of the auxiliary shade so as to prevent it being separated from the main shade (1). When the auxiliary shade (2) is extended to its limit, the length of the whole lamp shade 100 is just equal to the length required for installing a standard fluorescent tube (3). As shown in FIG. 3, the length of the main shade (1) is twice that of the auxiliary shade (2). On the both ends of the main shade (1), an auxiliary shade (2) may be installed so that the total length of the lamp shade 100 is twice that of the main shade (1). Further, a single auxiliary shade (2) having a length equal to that of the main shade (1) may be pulled out of one end of said main shade (1) so as to form a two-section extension lamp shade.

Referring to FIG. 5, there are shown two hinges (21) and (22) installed at the joint terminals of the main shade (1) and the auxiliary shade (2) respectively. When said hinges (21) and (22) are assembled together, the auxiliary shade (2) may be folded upwards over the top of the main shade (1) as shown in FIG. 7. In the center of the joint end of said main shade (1), a support plate (15) is furnished for supporting the weight and limiting the position of the auxiliary shade (2) when it is unfolded into a horizontal position as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

If the both ends of the main shade (1) are connected to an auxiliary shade (2), the transformer (10) should be positioned in the middle of the main shade (1), and the length of the auxiliary shade (2) at each end should be such as to not interfere with the transformer (10) when the auxiliary shades (2) are folded. If the main shade (1) is furnished with only one auxiliary shade (2) at one end, the transformer (10) may be installed away from the center of the main shade (1) and at the side of main shade 1 opposite the auxiliary shade (2) so as to have more space to install a longer auxiliary shade.

Referring to FIG. 6, the aforesaid folding lamp shade may also be designed so that the auxiliary shade (2) may be folded underneath the main shade (1), where the folding joint part between the main shade (1) and the auxiliary shade (2) is at the both edges of said shades. The stop plate (15) projected from the main shade (1) is used for limiting the position of the auxiliary shade (2) when it is unfolded to horizontal position as shown in FIG. 8. Main shade 1 and auxiliary shade 2 two are fixed together in a straight line by means of the stop plate (15) and the positioning means or special fasteners to accept a standard fluorescent tube (3). In the embodiment the auxiliary shade (2) is to be folded underneath the main shade (1); therefore, the auxiliary shade (2) will not interfere with the transformer (10). Further, the shipping dimensions of the shades after being folded become smaller as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.

Another feature of said lamp shade structure is that the main shade (1) and the auxiliary shade (2) may be diassembled for shipping, and reassembled during use as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. Referring to FIG. 13, one end of the main shade (1) is furnished with two or more fastening holes (16), while one end of the auxiliary shade (2) is furnished with two or more fastening pieces (17). By means of said fastening pieces (17), the auxiliary shade (2) may be attached to the main shade (1). Referring to FIG. 14 the main shade (1) and the auxiliary shade (2) may be connected together by furnishing a number of screw holes (18), or rectangular apertures and by using a positioning element 20 (suitably plural sheet-metal screws) to fix, or adjustably fix the shades.