Patent ID: 9204736
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A47B,A47F

Abstract:
1. A lighted shelving unit comprising: (a) a shelving unit including (i) a hollow base with an open top; (ii) a vertical back member extending upwardly from the base; (iii) a first horizontal shelf covering the open top of the base; and (iv) a second horizontal shelf coupled to the back member in spaced apart relation to the first shelf; and (b) a lighting system including (i) a first vertical lighting track secured to the back member; (ii) a second vertical lighting track; (iii) a first power supply located within the hollow base of the shelving unit and adapted to be operatively connected to the first vertical lighting track; (iv) a second power supply located within the hollow base of the shelving unit and adapted to be operatively connected to the second vertical lighting track; (v) a first junction located within the hollow base and adapted to be operatively coupled to a standard electrical outlet via a power cord and to each of said first and second power supplies; (vi) at least one wire tray coupled to the second shelf; (vii) at least one first light fixture including a light assembly coupled to the second shelf, an adapter operatively connected to said first vertical lighting track, and a wire lead routed along the wire tray and operatively connecting the adapter to the light assembly; and (viii) at least one second light fixture including a light assembly, an adapter operatively connected to said second vertical lighting track, and a wire lead operatively connecting the adapter to the light assembly.