Abstract: A lampshade assembly that includes only three parts, namely, a pleated lamp shade formed as a continuous resilient band having a plurality of notches in the pleat folds that extend inwardly towards the center of the band, a flexible member extending through apertures adjacent one end of the band, and a rigid support including a ring. The method of forming the lampshade assembly by the customer includes the one step procedure of moving the rigid support into the interior of the band and towards the flexible member until the ring of the support snaps into place in the notches. In the formed lampshade assembly, the ring pushes outwardly against the opposing inwardly directed force of the resilient band to hold the band, in conjunction with the flexible member, in a position in which the lampshade flares downwardly and outwardly.

Abstract: A lamp base and a lamp base kit having component parts capable of being compactly packaged and quickly and easily assembled into a lamp base by a customer. The lamp base kit includes three separate connectors respectively having internally threaded openings therein and includes a pair of tubes respectively having externally threaded portions on the ends thereof which are adapted to respectively threadedly engage with the threaded openings in the connectors when the lamp base is assembled to establish a pole. The lamp base further includes a stand, and a lamp and shade holder which respectively have fixedly attached thereto one of the connectors. The stand includes three disconnected legs and a mounting hub. Each of the legs has a recessed socket and a hole through one end thereof. The recessed sockets of the legs are adapted to respectively receive pins which are fixedly attached to the hub. Each of the legs in addition has a hole therethrough.

Abstract: An improved lamp holder of the knock-down type. The lamp holder includes a circular band for contacting and encircling a lamp below the largest place on the lamp base, a plurality of legs, and a corresponding plurality of fasteners for respectively removably fastening the upper ends of each of the legs to the circular band for supporting the band in spaced relationship above a table top or the like. Each of the fasteners includes a bracket having an offset portion and a top portion establishing a downwardly opening socket which closely receives the upper end of a corresponding leg to precisely align a threaded hole in the upper end of the leg with an aperture in the circular band whereby a screw may be quickly and easily applied through the aperture and threaded into the threaded hole to secure the leg to the band for use by the customer.