Patent ID: 6042244
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A47F,F21V,F21W,F25D

Abstract:
A lighted display system, comprising:a housing;a power supply member disposed on the housing;a shelf member adapted for positioning within the housing and having a substantially internal passage;at least one light member mounted to the shelf member;at least one contact member mounted to the shelf and positioned to contact the power supply when the shelf is positioned in the housing;wiring disposed in the internal passage and electrically connecting the light member and the contact member; anda transformer member adapted to receive conventional voltage from a voltage source, to convert said conventional voltage to a lower voltage suitable for operating the light member, and to provide the lower voltage to the power supply member, wherein said contact member comprises an electrical contact post slidably mounted relative to the shelf and biased toward an extending position for contacting said power supply member, and a sleeve fixed relative to said shelf, said contact post being slidably received in said sleeve, and a spring member disposed in said sleeve for biasing said contact post at least partially out of said sleeve to a contact position.