Patent ID: 7954979

Claim:
A lighting assembly for illuminating a display case, the assembly comprising: an elongated heat sink that is symmetrical along a longitudinal axis and is in thermal communication with a plurality of LEDs, wherein the longitudinal axis comprises an optical axis of the LEDs, the elongated heat sink being dimensioned having a height z and a length y, which is the greatest dimension, each LED device being disposed below the height z such that each LED device is not visible when viewing the assembly from a side along the length y, wherein the elongated heat sink includes at least an upper fin, central fin, and lower fin that run parallel to and are disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis, wherein the upper fins are angled downwardly toward the longitudinal axis and include an upper longitudinal edge that is disposed above the LED devices; at least one reflector disposed in relation to the LED devices to reflect light emitted from the LED device, wherein the reflector is shaped to direct light in opposite directions away from the longitudinal axis of the assembly; and a cover including a translucent middle portion and integral darkened side portions adapted to fit around the upper longitudinal edge of the upper fins of said heat sink, wherein the darkened side portions further obscure the LED devices from view and do not transmit light.