Patent ID: 8128270

Claim:
A method of installing a prefabricated illuminated surface onto a support member, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing the prefabricated illuminated surface including: a plurality of transmissive tiles defining a pair of adjacent tile arrays, each transmissive tile being configured to allow light to pass therethrough, each of the transmissive tiles having an exterior surface, an opposing attaching surface, and a plurality of lateral sides disposed between the exterior and attaching surfaces, the attaching surface being affixed to a mounting member, the mounting member having a tile surface and a support surface, the tiles being affixed to the tile surface, the plurality of transmissive tiles being arranged in spaced relation to each other to define a cable channel, the cable channel being defined by opposing lateral sides of adjacent transmissive tiles; a light source being operative to radiate light; and a fiber optic cable in optical communication with the light source to receive light from the light source, the fiber optic cable having a longitudinal axis and a first segment disposed within the cable channel, the first segment being configured to radially radiate light along the longitudinal axis into the pair of adjacent tile arrays; and (b) attaching the support surface of the mounting member to the support member.