Illuminated shelf assemblies
AssigneeSSW Advanced Technologies, LLC
InventorsMatthew McMillin, Jason Robert Yochum
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Abstract
A shelf assembly for an enclosure includes a shelf panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an edge extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The edge includes front, rear, and side edges. A light housing is coupled to the shelf panel and includes one or more walls defining an interior. The light housing includes front, rear, and side portions disposed adjacent to the front, rear, and side edges of the shelf panel, respectively. A plurality of light sources received within the light housing to project light outwardly therefrom.
Claims22
A shelf assembly for an enclosure, the shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a left side edge, and a right side edge, the upper surface being capable of supporting articles thereon;
- a light housing coupled to the shelf panel and disposed adjacent to at least one of the front edge, the rear edge, the left side edge, and the right side edge of the shelf panel;
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- a plurality of light sources received within the light housing to project light outwardly therefrom.
A combination of a shelf assembly and an enclosure, comprising:
- (a) a shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a left side edge, and a right side edge, the upper surface being capable of supporting articles thereon,
- a light housing coupled to the shelf panel and disposed adjacent to at least one of the front edge, the rear edge, the left side edge, and the right side edge of the shelf panel,
- a plurality of light sources received within the light housing to project light outwardly therefrom,
- side brackets coupled to the shelf panel along respective lateral portions thereof;
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- (b) an enclosure comprising:
- a body defining a compartment having a rear wall,
- mounting structures extending upwardly along the rear wall, each of the mounting structures configured to have one of the side brackets secured thereto to mount the shelf assembly within the enclosure,
- a door configured to be pivoted between an open position exposing the compartment and a closed position covering the compartment, and
- a controller configured to selectively provide power to one or more of the plurality of light sources through a circuit including at least one of the mounting structures and the one of the side brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.