Knock-down shade using repurposed packaging

摘要

A method of assembling a knocked-down shade and a shade assembly are described, which use a product packaging sleeve repurposed from product packaging. The knock-down shade assembly has a flexible shade cover, a top rigid member with an UNO fitting, a bottom rigid member, a plurality of clips, and a product packaging sleeve that functions as a support liner for the flexible shade cover. Likewise, the flexible articles can be assembled and provided in accordance with this discussion.

主权项

1. A method of assembling a knocked-down shade suitable for covering a bulb seatable within a lamp base and being of the type which includes a flexible shade having a top edge which circumscribes a top opening and a bottom edge which circumscribes a bottom opening, a top rigid member having an UNO fitting for engaging the bulb of the lamp or a lamp socket, and a bottom rigid member, comprising:
withdrawing a flexible shade from within a product packaging sleeve; disposing a product packaging sleeve along an interior surface of the flexible shade, the sleeve imparting structural integrity between the top and bottom edges thereof, wherein prior to or during the disposing step, bringing together a first end of the product packaging sleeve with a second end of the product packaging sleeve so as to define a substantially continuous liner for the interior surface of the flexible shade, wherein the first end and the second end of the product packaging sleeve are brought together so as to overlap; first clipping the bottom rigid member to the flexible shade within the interior of the flexible shade so as to engage the product packaging sleeve against the flexible shade along the bottom edge thereof; and second clipping the top rigid member to the flexible shade within the interior of the flexible shade so as to engage the product packaging sleeve against the flexible shade along the top edge thereof.