US Patent 7798683 Torchiere floor lamp having hidden light

A floor lamp having a hidden first light source intermediate the base and the top of the lamp with an elongated tubular shade enclosing the space within in which the first light source is disposed and defining the outer periphery thereof and obscuring the first light source. A plurality of legs in the form of slat like members having a thickness and a width are equi-angularly disposed and rise from a base. A torchiere is supported at the top of the legs in order to provide illumination by a general area lighting source. The slat like legs define a centrally disposed inner space which receives the first light source, as well as a stem rising from the base and carrying electrical wiring to provide electrical energy to the first light source and the general area light source. A canopy is secured to the upper ends of the slat like legs to maintain them in position to define the centrally disposed inner space.