Display case with lens lighting system
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1. A display case used for displaying items, said display case comprising:
- a surrounding frame;
shelves mounted inside said display case, at least one of said shelves having a light mounted near one end thereof; and
a lens mounted inside said display case and about said light at said one end of said one shelf in order to direct light emitted from said light toward said one shelf in order to provide a more uniform light distribution over the length of said one shelf than would exist without said lens.
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Abstract
A display case having lenses mounted in the case that distribute or direct light emitted by fluorescent tubes located near the ends of display shelves toward the shelves in order to provide a more uniform light distribution along the length of the shelves. The lenses facilitate the illumination of items placed on the shelves near the front and middle of the shelves. Light-directing portions of the lenses distribute or direct light emitted from the fluorescent tubes located inside the lenses toward the display case shelves.
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1. A display case used for displaying items, said display case comprising:
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a surrounding frame; shelves mounted inside said display case, at least one of said shelves having a light mounted near one end thereof; and a lens mounted inside said display case and about said light at said one end of said one shelf in order to direct light emitted from said light toward said one shelf in order to provide a more uniform light distribution over the length of said one shelf than would exist without said lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display case used for displaying items, said display case comprising:
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a surrounding frame; shelves mounted inside said display case, at least one of said shelves having lights mounted along ends thereof; and means mounted inside said display case and about one of said lights at each end of said one shelf for directing light emitted from said one light toward said one shelf in order to provide a more uniform light distribution over the length of said one shelf than would exist without said means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A display case used for displaying items, said display case comprising:
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a surrounding frame; lights mounted inside said display case; shelves mounted inside said display case, at least one of said shelves having one of said lights mounted near each end thereof; and a lens mounted inside said display shelf and about one of said lights near one end of said one shelf in order to provide a more uniform light distribution over the length of said one shelf than would exist without said lens. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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