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US 10,537,191 B2Granted
Illuminated shelf system with electrical supply rails affixed to wall panel
AssigneeWalgreen Co.
InventorsGerald Ford, Paul McGivern
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Abstract
A shelf system includes first and second support rails, a wall panel disposed between the first and second support rails, first and second electrical supply rails disposed within a front surface of the wall panel and electrically insulated from the first and second support rails, a power supply electrically connected to the first and second supply rails, and at least one LED light fixture mounted on the first and second support rails, such that the light fixture is electrically connected with the first and second electrical supply rails to provide electrical current from the power source.
Claims17
An illuminated shelf system, comprising:
- a first support rail and a second support rail, the first support rail comprising first and second edge retaining slots configured to receive edges of respective wall panels, and the second support rail comprising third and fourth edge retaining slots configured to receive edges of respective wall panels;
- a wall panel disposed between the first support rail and second support rail, the wall panel comprising a first edge received by the first edge retaining slot of the first support rail, and a second edge received by the third edge retaining slot of the second support rail;
- a first electrical supply rail and second electrical supply rail affixed to a front surface of the wall panel and insulated from the first support rail and second support rail;
- at least one fixture removably mounted to the first support rail and second support rail, the at least one fixture including a first arm at a first lateral edge of the fixture, and a second arm at a second lateral edge of the fixture;
- an array of light emitting diodes disposed within the at least one fixture and extending approximately from the first arm to the second arm, wherein a first end of the array of light emitting diodes is in removable electrical contact with the first electrical supply rail via a first conductor extending from the first end of the array to a first electrical contact surface in contact with the first electrical supply rail, and wherein a second end of the array of light emitting diodes is in removable electrical contact with the second electrical supply rail via a second conductor extending from the second end of the array of light emitting diodes to a second electrical contact surface in contact with the second electrical supply rail;
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- a power supply in electrical contact with the first electrical supply rail and second electrical supply rail as to define an electrical circuit and configured to provide an electrical current to the array of light emitting diodes when the least one fixture is mounted to the first support rail and second support rail.
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An illuminated shelf system, comprising:
- a first support rail, a second support rail, a third support rail, and a fourth support rail, the first support rail comprising a first edge retaining slot, the second support rail comprising second and third edge retaining slots, the third support rail comprising fourth and fifth edge retaining slots, and the fourth support rail comprising a sixth edge retaining slot;
- a first wall panel disposed between the first support rail and second support rail, the first wall panel comprising edges respectively received by the first and second edge retaining slots;
- a second wall panel disposed between the second support rail and third support rail, the second wall panel comprising edges respectively received by the third and fourth edge retaining slots;
- a third wall panel disposed between the third support rail and fourth support rail, the third wall panel comprising edges respectively received by the fifth and sixth edge retaining slots;
- each of the wall panels having a first electrical supply rail and second electrical supply rail disposed within a front surface of the wall panel and electrically insulated from the support rails;
- at least one shelf removably mounted to the support rails, the at least one shelf including a first arm at a first lateral edge of the shelf, and a second arm at a second lateral edge of the shelf;
- an array of light emitting diodes disposed within the at least one shelf and extending approximately from the first arm to the second arm, wherein a first end of the array of light emitting diodes is in removable electrical contact with the first electrical supply rail via a first conductor extending from the first end of the array to a first electrical contact surface in contact with the first electrical supply rail, and wherein a second end of the array of light emitting diodes is in removable electrical contact with the second electrical supply rail via a second conductor extending from the second end of the array of light emitting diodes to a second electrical contact surface in contact with the second electrical supply rail;
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- a low voltage power supply electrically connected to the first electrical supply rail and second electrical supply rail as to define an electrical circuit configured to provide an electrical current to the array of light emitting diodes when the least one shelf is mounted to the support rails, the low voltage power supply having a voltage of less than or equal to approximately 24 volts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.