Patent ID: 11920776
Assignee: GEMTRON CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A shelf assembly comprising:
a shelf panel comprising a front edge and two side edges, wherein the shelf panel has a top surface and a bottom surface, the shelf panel having a flat profile;
a luminaire under the shelf panel, wherein the luminaire has a slim profile;
a frame that is connected to the front edge of the shelf panel and at least partially covers the luminaire, the frame defining a rearwardly and downwardly opening gap; and
a shelf bracket that conducts electricity to the luminaire, the shelf bracket comprising:
a first area that conducts electricity from a support rail to the shelf bracket;
a second area that conducts electricity from the shelf bracket to the luminaire; and

a non-electrically conductive coating applied to substantially all of the shelf bracket except the first and second areas,
wherein a body of the shelf bracket is formed from an electrically conductive material that conducts electricity between the first and second areas, and
wherein the body of the shelf bracket has a horizontal surface beneath the luminaire, such that the shelf bracket supports the shelf panel with the luminaire captured between the horizontal surface and the shelf panel, the horizontal surface received within the gap of the frame.