US 11,779,132 B2
Illuminated shelf assemblies
Matthew McMillin, Palmyra, IN (US); and Jason Robert Yochum, Haubstadt, IN (US)
Assigned to SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/964,353.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/256,157, filed on Oct. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0121735 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A47F 3/00 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 3/001 (2013.01) [A47B 96/027 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shelf assembly for an enclosure, the shelf assembly comprising:
a shelf panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an edge extending between the upper and lower surfaces and including front, rear, and side edges, the upper surface being capable of supporting articles thereon;
a light housing coupled to the shelf panel and comprising one or more walls defining an interior, the light housing including front, rear, and side portions disposed adjacent to the front, rear, and side edges of the shelf panel, respectively; and
a plurality of light sources received within the light housing to project light outwardly therefrom;
wherein at least one light source of the plurality of light sources in one of the side portions of the light housing is oriented at a different angle than at least one light source of the plurality of light sources in one of the front or rear portions of the light housing.