US 12,264,813 B2
Modular luminaires for appliance lighting
Greg Miedema, Spring Lake, MI (US); and Craig Bienick, Jenison, MI (US)
Assigned to GEMTRON CORPORATION, Sweetwater, TN (US)
Filed by GEMTRON CORPORATION, Sweetwater, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,928.
Application 18/389,928 is a continuation of application No. 15/978,961, filed on May 14, 2018, granted, now 11,920,776.
Application 15/978,961 is a continuation of application No. 14/310,350, filed on Jun. 20, 2014, granted, now 9,995,477, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/837,519, filed on Jun. 20, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0117962 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/301 (2006.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); F21W 131/307 (2006.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 105/00 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 33/0044 (2013.01) [F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 33/0012 (2013.01); F21V 33/002 (2013.01); F21V 33/0024 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0077 (2013.01); F21V 7/00 (2013.01); F21V 7/005 (2013.01); F21V 7/0091 (2013.01); F21W 2131/301 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21W 2131/307 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2105/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shelf assembly comprising:
a shelf panel comprising a front edge and two side edges, wherein the shelf panel has a top surface and a bottom surface, the shelf panel having a flat profile;
a luminaire under the shelf panel, wherein the luminaire has a slim profile;
a frame that is connected to the front edge of the shelf panel and at least partially covers the luminaire, the frame defining a rearwardly and downwardly opening gap; and
a shelf bracket that conducts electricity to the luminaire, the shelf bracket comprising:
a first area that conducts electricity from a support rail to the shelf bracket;
a second area that conducts electricity from the shelf bracket to the luminaire; and
a non-electrically conductive coating applied to substantially all of the shelf bracket except the first and second areas,
wherein a body of the shelf bracket is formed from an electrically conductive material that conducts electricity between the first and second areas, and
wherein the body of the shelf bracket has a horizontal surface received within the gap of the frame.