Patent ID: 7240506
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A refrigerated display case for maintaining food product at a desired temperature, the refrigerated display case comprising: a case including a product display area adapted to support and display the food product to be visible from the front of the case, and a canopy positioned above the product display area and having at least one display panel; a refrigeration system supplying refrigerated air to the product display area and adapted to maintain the food product at the desired temperature; a light source supported by the case between the product display area and the display panel, the light source projecting light along a first path of illumination directed toward the product display area adapted to brighten the food product, and the light source projecting light along a second path of illumination directed toward the display panel, at least a portion of the light along the second path of illumination passing through the display panel to be visible from the front of the display; and a light channel coupled to the case and at least partially surrounding the light source, the channel being open in the direction of the first path of illumination and the channel including cutouts allowing light to pass in the direction of the second path of illumination.