Lighted Display Case with Remote Light Source
First Claim
1. A lighted display case with remote light source, comprising:
- a) a container having contents for display;
b) a solid fiber optic luminaire at least partially mounted within the container;
the luminaire having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case;
the side-light emitting portion comprising an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct said light in at least one radial direction along the length of the side-light emitting portion to at least one target area of said contents along a longitudinal axis of the side-light emitting portion;
c) the extractor of light comprising first and second light-extraction regions;
d) the container having a first and second view ports intended to allow persons outside the container to view contents displayed in the interior of the container;
the first view port being on one lateral side of the side-light emitting portion and the second view port being on a second lateral side of said portion;
e) a light-delivery system for providing light to the fiber optic luminaire;
the light-delivery system having a light source mounted remotely from the container;
f) the luminaire being arranged to illuminate first and second separate target areas of said contents of the display case;
the first target area being visible through the first view port and the second target area being visible through the second view port;
the first and second target being illuminated by the first and second light-extraction regions; and
g) the first and second light-extraction regions being spaced from each other around a perimeter of the side-light emitting portion taken orthogonally to main optical axis of said side-light emitting portion.
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Abstract
Lighted display case with remote light source comprises a container having contents for display. A solid fiber optic luminaire is at least partially mounted within the container, having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case. The side-light emitting portion comprises an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct the light to at least one target area of said contents. The portion may be rotatable about its own longitudinal axis. A single side-light emitting portion may be arranged to illuminate a target area on one of its lateral sides, and another target area on another lateral side. A single lamp may provide light to first and second luminaires arranged to illuminate a target area on one of its lateral sides, and another target area on another lateral side.
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32 Claims
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1. A lighted display case with remote light source, comprising:
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a) a container having contents for display;
b) a solid fiber optic luminaire at least partially mounted within the container;
the luminaire having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case;
the side-light emitting portion comprising an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct said light in at least one radial direction along the length of the side-light emitting portion to at least one target area of said contents along a longitudinal axis of the side-light emitting portion;
c) the extractor of light comprising first and second light-extraction regions;
d) the container having a first and second view ports intended to allow persons outside the container to view contents displayed in the interior of the container;
the first view port being on one lateral side of the side-light emitting portion and the second view port being on a second lateral side of said portion;
e) a light-delivery system for providing light to the fiber optic luminaire;
the light-delivery system having a light source mounted remotely from the container;
f) the luminaire being arranged to illuminate first and second separate target areas of said contents of the display case;
the first target area being visible through the first view port and the second target area being visible through the second view port;
the first and second target being illuminated by the first and second light-extraction regions; and
g) the first and second light-extraction regions being spaced from each other around a perimeter of the side-light emitting portion taken orthogonally to main optical axis of said side-light emitting portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A lighted display case with remote light source, comprising:
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a) a container having a view port intended to allow persons outside the container to view contents displayed in the interior of the container;
b) a solid fiber optic luminaire at least partially mounted within the container;
the luminaire having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case;
the side-light emitting portion comprising an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct said light in at least one radial direction along the length of the side-light emitting portion to at least one target area of said contents along a longitudinal axis of the side-light emitting portion;
c) the extractor of light comprising first and second light-extraction regions;
d) a light-delivery system for providing light to the fiber optic luminaire;
the light-delivery system having a light source mounted remotely from the container; and
e) the side-light emitting portion of the luminaire is rotatable about its own longitudinal axis for directing the aim of light emitted therefrom to various radial directions about said axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A lighted display case with remote light source, comprising:
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a) a container having contents for display;
b) a first and second solid fiber optic luminaires at least partially mounted within the container;
each luminaire having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case;
the side-light emitting portion comprising an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct said light in at least one radial direction along the length of the side-light emitting portion to at least one target area of said contents along a longitudinal axis of the side-light emitting portion;
c) the extractor of light comprising first and second light-extraction regions;
d) the container having a first and second view ports intended to allow persons outside the container to view contents displayed in the interior of the container;
the first view port being on one lateral side of the sidelight emitting portion and the second view port being on a second lateral side of said portion;
e) a light-delivery system having a lamp for supplying light to the first and second luminaires;
f) the side-light emitting portions of the first and second luminaires being mounted parallel to each other and being respectively positioned to illuminate a target area on one side of the luminaires and a laterally adjacent target area on another side of the luminaires. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 27. The display case of claim 27, wherein the transparent cover comprises a diffuser for reducing glare from the luminaire.
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