Patent ID: 7338180

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a liner arranged within the cabinet, said liner including top, bottom, rear and opposing side walls that collectively define one of a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment; a low-voltage source; one or more shelf support rails extending laterally across the rear wall of the liner between the opposing side walls, said one or more shelf support rails including a main body portion having a first end, a second end, an upper edge portion carrying a first contact strip and a lower edge portion carrying a second contact strip, said first and second contact strips extending along the main body portion between the first and second ends and are electrically connected to the low-voltage source; and a shelf for supporting objects in the refrigerator, said shelf including a support surface having front, rear and opposing side portions, at least one light unit and a mounting member, said mounting member supporting the shelf on one of the one or more shelf support rails in a manner enabling the shelf to be laterally shiftable relative to the liner, said mounting member including a hook portion having a first terminal strip for hooking on the upper edge portion and a base portion having a second terminal strip for engaging the lower edge portion, said first and second terminal strips being electrically connected to the at least one light unit wherein, when the shelf is supported by one of the shelf support rails with the hook portion hooked on the upper edge portion and the base portion engaging the lower edge portion, said first and second terminal strips respectively engage with the first and second contact strips completing an electrical circuit for powering the light unit.