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US 7,841,113 B2Granted
Housing for refrigerated dispensing apparatus
AssigneeTap Machine Inc.
InventorMichael L. Chapin
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Abstract
A bar-top refrigerated liquid dispenser in which one or more housing walls include integrated back-lighted billboard display panels having side edges with embedded light emitting diodes and other edges with associated reflectors.
Claims7
A housing for a beverage dispensing unit having a plurality of interconnected walls enclosing beverage treatment apparatus, said housing having at least one lighted billboard comprising:
- (a) a polycarbonate planar wall panel defining a window opening;
- (b) a clear acrylic glass pane closing said window opening;
- (c) a translucent display sheet of graphics disposed in said window opening;
- (d) a back-lighting panel of clear polycarbonate superimposed upon said display sheet;
- (e) said back-lighting panel including a plurality of edge portions;
- (f) a plurality of slots formed along at least one edge portion;
- (g) an LED disposed in at least one of said slots;
- (h) connecting means affix said back-lighting panel to said wall panel;
- (i) said back-lighting panel includes reflective foil adhered to edge portions remote from said slots;
- (j) a reflecting sheet is adhered to the rear surface of said back-lighting panel;
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- (k) a pattern of lenticular reflectors is formed on the rear surface of said back-lighting panel.
9 more elements
A lighted billboard subassembly for promotional display apparatus comprising:
- (a) a polycarbonate planar wall panel defining a window opening;
- (b) a clear acrylic glass pane closing said window opening;
- (c) a translucent display sheet of graphics disposed in said window opening;
- (d) a back-lighting panel of clear polycarbonate superimposed upon said display sheet;
- (e) said back-lighting panel including a plurality of edge portions;
- (f) a plurality of slots formed along at least one edge portion;
- (g) an LED disposed in at least one of said slots;
- (h) connecting means affix said back-lighting panel to said wall panel;
- (i) said back-lighting panel includes reflective foil adhered to edge portions remote from said slots;
- (j) a reflector sheet is adhered to the rear surface of said back-lighting panel;
- (k) a pattern of lenticular reflectors is formed on the rear surface of said back-lighting panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.