US 11,441,741 B2Granted

System and method for LED light kit retrofit to a food shield

OwnerJose Orlando Matus, Jr.inventor

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Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of a system for retrofit of an LED light kit to a food shield system are disclosed. Certain embodiments are configured such that an existing food shield system may be retrofitted with an LED light strip without having to deconstruct the food shield system. Depending on embodiment, the solution allows for the LED light kit to be mounted to a panel surface or along the edge of a panel. Advantageously, a power supply wire may be received into the system in such a way that it is secured and unable to be inadvertently disconnected from the LED light strip. It is a further advantage of certain embodiments of the solution that they may be installed without creating any undesirable gap or crevice that would harbor pathogens or be difficult to clean.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A system for retrofit of an LED light kit to a food shield system, the system comprising:

an LED light strip;
a wiring end block assembly comprised of an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are separable and mechanically mated by one or more fasteners and cooperate to define an internal cavity of the wiring end block assembly, the internal cavity of the wiring end block assembly being configured to receive a plug head associated with power supply wiring through a first aperture and a power connection head associated with the LED light strip through a second aperture;
and
a blind end block assembly comprised of an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are separable and mechanically mated by one or more fasteners and cooperate to define an internal cavity of the blind end block assembly, the internal cavity of the blind end block assembly being configured to receive an end head associated with the LED light strip through a first aperture.

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Facts

Application: 17/519,226Filed 4 Nov 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 4 Nov 2020
Published: US 2022/0136661 A15 May 2022
Granted: 13 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

F21K 9/237
Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with…
F21S 4/20
Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources: with light sources held by or within elongate supports
F21K 9/235
Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with…
F21V 21/088
Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet: clips; Clamps

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Application63/109,735Us provisional application · filed 4 Nov 2020
US 2022/0136661 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 May 2022
US 11,441,741 B2This patent

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