Patent ID: 8733961
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A47B,F21V

Abstract:
1. A method of illuminating a surface, said method comprising: positioning an elongated housing along an edge of said surface to be illuminated, said housing containing at least one row of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted within said housing and spaced within said housing to produce light radiating forwardly away from said surface and within said housing, said housing having a wall adjacent to and extending substantially perpendicularly away from said edge and having a transparent portion that is positioned and dimensioned to pass light from the reflecting surfaces substantially only onto the area to be illuminated; energizing said LEDs to produce light for illuminating said surface; and reflecting said light from said LEDs off a plurality of reflectors located within said housing spaced from said row of LEDs, positioned to intercept light propagating from said LEDs, and oriented to reflect said light beams through said transparent portions of said housing wall and onto said surface, said reflectors being oriented at different angles to direct the reflected light substantially uniformly onto different areas of said surface, said different areas encompassing substantially the entire area of said surface.