Shelf with LED assembly
AssigneeSSW Holding Company, Inc.
InventorsJohn Patrick Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall, Jason Robert Yochum
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Abstract
A shelving assembly (500) includes a pair of sheet metal sidearms (506) having ladder connectors (508) releasably coupled to cantilever ladders (504). An LED strip (520) having spaced apart LEDs is positioned immediately behind a refrigerator shelf (516). A rear form (522) is used for securing the LED strip (520) to a refrigerator shelf (516). The LED strip (520) is powered through electrical contact modules (524) which conductively connect to low voltage power strips (534).
Claims19
A shelf assembly adapted for use in a refrigerator and other articles, said shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf;
- support means for supporting said shelf at a desired height;
- securing means for securing said shelf to said support means;
- a first plurality of LEDs positioned in proximity to said shelf;
- and
- a power supply assembly directly or indirectly conductively connected to said first plurality of LEDs for supplying low voltage power to individual ones of said first plurality of LEDs;
- said first plurality of LEDs is formed as an LED strip located adjacent a rear portion of said refrigerator shelf;
- a rear form for securing said LED strip;
- at least one electrical contact module positioned adjacent to said LED strip;
- at least one low voltage power strip, said low voltage power strip conductively abutting said electrical contact module;
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- a set of electrical conductive contacts positioned between said electrical contact module and said power strip, said conductive contacts extending rearward from said shelf assembly and conductively abutting said low voltage power strip.
A shelf assembly adapted for use in a refrigerator and other articles, said shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf;
- support means for supporting said shelf at a desired height;
- securing means for securing said shelf to said support means;
- a first plurality of LEDs;
- a power supply assembly directly or indirectly conductively connected to said first plurality of LEDs for supplying low voltage power to individual ones of said first plurality of LEDs;
- said first plurality of LEDs is formed as an LED strip located adjacent a rear of said refrigerator shelf;
- a rear form for securing said LED strip;
- said power supply assembly further comprises:
- a pair of electrical contact modules positioned adjacent opposing ends of said LED strip, and having module connectors coupled to said rear form, with said electrical contact modules being conductively connected to said LED strip;
- a pair of low voltage power strips, each of said power strips conductively abutting different ones of said electrical contact modules, said low voltage power strips being vertically disposed and separate from cantilever ladders, and said low voltage power strips being further attached to a rear portion of said refrigerator or other article;
- resilient means positioned between said electrical contact modules and corresponding ones of said power strips, for providing an adjustment of distance between one of said electrical contact modules and a corresponding one of said power strips;
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- said resilient means extends directly rearward from corresponding ones of said electrical contact modules, and conductively abut said low voltage power strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.