Twist and lock glass shade mounting system and method of assembly

摘要

Devices, systems and methods of converting the necks on lamp shades into threadable couplers that allow the shades with the couplers to be screwed onto the exterior threads on light sockets, such as those types of sockets found on wall mounted and ceiling mounted candelabras and ceiling fans. The couplers can include plate members that are fastened in a sandwich configuration on both the inside and outside of the neck portion of the shade with the sandwiched plate members having an interior threaded surfaces. Modified lamp shades can be screwed to exterior threaded light sockets on candelabra lights, pendant lights, ceiling fan lights, and any other type of lamp sockets that have removable lamp shades.

主权项

1. A screwable lamp shade consisting of:
a lamp shade having an enlarged wide end which narrows down to a narrow neck end with an opening therethrough; an insert ring having a threaded interior surface for being positioned into the wide end of the lamp shade to rest adjacent to the narrow neck end inside of the lamp shade; an exterior ring having an internal threaded surface for being positioned on the outside of the bottom of the neck end of the shade on an opposite side of the narrow neck end to the insert ring; at least one washer between the exterior ring and the insert ring; and a connector for attaching the insert ring to the exterior ring in a sandwich configuration on both sides of the narrow neck end, the connector forming a hollow coupler with an internal threaded surface that allows for the lamp shade to screw onto exterior threads of a lamp socket, wherein the connector includes mounting screws for attaching the insert ring to the exterior ring.