Self-Lit Footlocker Face Indicia
AssigneeAIM Design, LLC
InventorSam Allen
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Abstract
A self-lit door for a locker includes a substrate panel having a top edge and a side edge that are generally straight and connected by a corner. A non-uniform texture is formed on an exterior of the substrate panel at a location relative to the top edge and the side edge. An edge light is positioned relative to at least one of the top edge and the side edge and is in optical communication with the substrate panel through an optical coupling interface. Light introduced through an optically functional edge surface of the substrate panel propagates internally within the substrate panel and interacts with the non-uniform texture to emit visible illumination. In some embodiments, the texture defines illuminated indicia relative to surrounding regions of the substrate panel.
Claims20
A self-lit door in a locker, comprising:
- a substrate panel comprising:
- a top edge;
- a side edge;
- and
- an opening formed at a location relative to the top edge and the side edge;
- wherein the top edge and the side edge are generally straight and are connected by a corner;
- an interface panel disposed relative to the base panel and defining an interface cavity aligned with the opening;
- an acrylic insert positioned within the opening and the interface cavity;
- an edge light disposed relative to at least a portion of a perimeter of the acrylic insert;
- and
- a retention structure configured to retain the acrylic insert.
A self-lit door in a locker, comprising:
- a base panel comprising:
- a top edge;
- a side edge;
- and
- an opening formed at a location relative to the top edge and the side edge;
- an interface panel positioned relative to the base panel and defining an interface cavity aligned with the opening;
- an acrylic insert disposed within the opening and the interface cavity;
- a lighting assembly disposed relative to at least a portion of a perimeter of the acrylic insert;
- and
- a retaining frame.
A method for illuminating indicia of a self-lit locker, comprising:
- forming a base panel of the self-lit locker having:
- a top edge;
- a side edge;
- and
- an opening formed at a location relative to the top edge and the side edge;
- positioning an interface panel relative to the base panel such that an interface cavity is aligned with the opening;
- positioning a light-transmissive insert within the opening and the interface cavity;
- positioning a lighting assembly relative to at least a portion of a perimeter of the light-transmissive insert;
- and
- applying a retention structure configured to retain the light-transmissive insert relative to at least one of the base panel and the interface panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.