Patent ID: 8979296
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A47F,F21V,F21W,F21Y

Abstract:
1. An illuminated shelving system comprising: at least one shelf having top and bottom surfaces, front and rear portions and being removably attached to a shelf support that supports the shelf in a horizontal position; at least one light bar having a first and second end, the light bar extending about a width of the shelf and being attached to the front portion of the bottom surface of the shelf; a power cable having a first and second end with the first power cable end connected to the first end of the light bar and having an electrical plug connected to the second power cable end; a cable channel attached to the bottom surface of the shelf and extending from the front portion of the shelf toward the rear portion of the shelf with at least a portion of the power cable disposed within the channel to enclose the at least a portion of the power cable; and a continuous power strip attached to the shelf support to which the plug is removably attached at any location along the continuous power strip to supply power to the light bar from the power strip, wherein the electrical plug is a low voltage twist and lock type plug; and the power strip comprises a continuous channel oriented vertically along the shelf support in order to allow the shelf to be positioned as desired with respect to the shelf support without concern for where the plug is connected in relation to the power strip; wherein the electrical plug is insertable into the power strip at any location along the channel to receive power and rotatable between a first position to electrically connect the light bar to the power strip and a second position to electrically disconnect the light bar from the power strip and wherein the power strip has first and second conductors positioned opposite one another along the length of the channel, wherein upon rotating the electrical plug within the power strip, terminals located on the electrical plug are electrically engaged with the first and second conductors of the power strip.