Patent ID: 7021786

Claim:
An illuminated glass deck light panel, comprising: (a) a plurality of load-bearing glass pavers, structural plank glass elements, or other structural lenses of like type, said plurality of load-bearing glass pavers, structural plank glass elements, or other structural lenses of like type being horizontally disposed; (b) a longitudinally extending support pan for embedding in a supporting substrate; (c) said plurality of load-bearing glass pavers, structural plank glass elements, or other structural lenses of like type resting on ledges formed in said support pan; (d) a sealing material disposed between said load-bearing glass pavers, structural plank glass elements, or other structural lenses of like type and said support pan; (e) a plurality of illumination sources disposed in said support pan underneath said plurality of load-bearing glass pavers, structural plank glass elements, or other structural lenses of like type, said plurality of illumination sources directing light upwardly through said plurality of load-bearing glass pavers, structural plank glass elements, or other structural lenses of like type; and (f) said plurality of illumination sources being at all times illuminated whenever one of said plurality of illumination sources is illuminated.