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US 12,290,174 B2Granted
Illuminated shelf
AssigneesSSW Advanced Technologies, LLC, Eypex Corporation
InventorsMatthew McMillin, Matt Goodison
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Abstract
A shelf includes a shelf panel and an illumination module. The shelf panel has an upper surface, a lower surface, and an edge extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface is capable of supporting articles thereon. The illumination module is coupled to the shelf panel and includes a first plurality of lights emitting visible light when powered, and a second plurality of lights emitting light having a germicidal effect when powered.
Claims7
A shelf comprising:
- a shelf panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an edge that extends between the upper and lower surfaces including a front edge portion and a rear edge portion, the upper surface being capable of supporting articles thereon;
- at least one support bracket coupled to the shelf panel, the at least one support bracket configured to releasably couple the shelf panel to an enclosure adjacent to the rear edge portion thereof, such that the front edge portion faces forwardly from the enclosure when the shelf panel is coupled thereto;
- an illumination module mounted to the front edge portion, the illumination module comprising:
- a first plurality of lights emitting visible light when powered, the first plurality of lights oriented in a first direction away from the shelf panel;
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- a second plurality of lights having a germicidal effect when powered, the second plurality of lights oriented in a second direction to direct light into the shelf panel and at least one of above or below the shelf panel to apply the germicidal effect to products within the enclosure, the first and second directions being different;
- wherein the shelf panel is movable within the enclosure via the at least one support bracket to dispose the illumination module in a desired location for the germicidal effect of the second plurality of lights.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.