Illuminated shelf
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1. A shelf assembly comprising:
- a panel having an edge and two opposed spaced apart sides extending from said edge;
a light source, when actuated said light source generating light, said light projecting in an initial direction into said panel through said edge of said panel; and
wherein said panel is adapted to redirect the light from said initial direction in an illumination direction through at least one of said sides of said panel.
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A shelf assembly includes a panel having an edge and two opposed spaced apart sides extending from the edge. A light sources positioned at the edge of the panel, which selectively generates light and directs the light in an initial direction into the panel through the edge of the panel. In addition, the panel is adapted to redirect the light from the initial direction in an illumination direction through at least one of the sides of the sub-panel.
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1. A shelf assembly comprising:
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a panel having an edge and two opposed spaced apart sides extending from said edge;
a light source, when actuated said light source generating light, said light projecting in an initial direction into said panel through said edge of said panel; and
wherein said panel is adapted to redirect the light from said initial direction in an illumination direction through at least one of said sides of said panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shelf assembly comprising:
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a panel having an edge and two opposed spaced apart sides defining an upper side and a lower said of said panel;
light source positioned at said edge, said light source generating light and directing said light in an initial direction into said panel through said edge of said panel; and
said panel including a plurality of light reflecting surfaces, said light reflecting surfaces redirecting the light from said initial direction to an illumination direction through at least one of said upper side and said lower side of said panel, said light reflecting surfaces arranged across at least a portion of said panel wherein a first group of said light reflective surfaces redirect a first portion of the light through a first portion of said one side, and subsequent groups of said light reflective surfaces redirect other portions of the light through other portions of said one side. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A shelf assembly comprising:
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a panel having a pair of opposed edges and two opposed spaced apart sides extending from said opposed edges and defining an upper side and a lower said of said panel;
a pair of brackets, each of said brackets molded to said panel at a respective opposed edge by a plastic body;
a light source positioned in one of said plastic bodies and at one of said opposed edges of said panel, said light source generating light and directing said light in an initial direction into said panel through said edge of said panel; and
said panel being adapted to redirect the light from said initial direction in an illumination direction through at least one of said upper side and said lower side of said panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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