US 11,719,038 B2
Lighted shade holder
Stephen P. Hebeisen, Amawalk, NY (US); Xi Ming Liarno, Brooklyn, NY (US); and Eugene Miroshnichenko, Oceanside, NY (US)
Assigned to MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC, Middleton, WI (US)
Filed by Mechoshade Systems, LLC, Middleton, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,912.
Application 17/577,912 is a continuation of application No. 17/019,585, filed on Sep. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,293,218.
Application 17/019,585 is a continuation of application No. 16/728,339, filed on Dec. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,808,455, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/728,339 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/334,591, filed on Oct. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,544,622, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,036, filed on Oct. 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0136322 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 9/17 (2006.01); E06B 9/42 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); E06B 9/56 (2006.01); G09F 11/29 (2006.01); G09F 17/00 (2006.01); G09F 15/00 (2006.01); G09F 11/18 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/17007 (2013.01) [E06B 9/42 (2013.01); E06B 9/56 (2013.01); F21V 33/006 (2013.01); G09F 11/18 (2013.01); G09F 11/29 (2013.01); G09F 15/0025 (2013.01); G09F 15/0062 (2013.01); G09F 17/00 (2013.01); E06B 2009/247 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); Y10S 362/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A shade system comprising:
a shade holder above an opening;
a shade tube mounted within the shade holder;
a shade mounted on the shade tube;
the shade is located within the shade holder, wherein the shade includes a first side facing away from the opening and a second side facing toward the opening;
the shade being configured to at least partially extend outside of the shade holder; and
one or more light sources removably affixed directly to an attachment, wherein the attachment comprises interlocking flexible fingers that are configured to be removably affixed to an existing side wall of the shade holder below the shade tube; and
the one or more light sources configured to illuminate at least a portion of at least one of the first side or the second side of the shade outside of the shade holder.