Patent ID: 8181387

Claim:
A rack for growing plants, comprising: a mounting rack to receive a plurality of shelves; said plurality of shelves spaced vertically in said mounting rack; each of said plurality of shelves slidably received horizontally in and out of said mounting rack and having a carrier element; and a substantially planar light emitting element disposed under said carrier element and formed of an array of OLEDs; a plurality of electrical connectors associated with each of said plurality of shelves; each of said plurality of connectors comprises a first part attached to said mounting rack and a second part attached to one of said plurality of shelves, and at least one supply line coupled to said each of said plurality of connectors; wherein positions of each of said plurality of shelves are interchangeably slidably receivable within said mounting rack, and each of said plurality of connectors are configured to electrically engage one of said first parts with one of said second parts in proximity of an inner limit of a slide of a corresponding one of said plurality of shelves; each of said shelves further having a first rail system and a second rail system below and independently slidable from said first rail system.