Shelf with Integrated Lighting and Support Outlet Feature

Abstract

A shelf system incorporating embedded lighting and a nearly unobservable conductive wiring system, substantially creating an illusion that the shelf itself simply emanates light. Furthermore, the use of decorative members, such as bottles either providing actually support or provide the illusion of actually supporting shelf members resting upon them. Moreover, the invention allows for compatibility with various forms of standard shelving already in existence by allowing for the modification of these shelves to support the actual shelf members.

1 . A support assembly comprising at least one support member assembly comprising an embedded lighting system. 
   
   
       2 . The support assembly of  claim 1  further comprising at least one substantially unobtrusive support assembly, wherein said unobtrusive support assembly provides vertical support for at least one member of said at least one support member assembly positioned above a support member. 
   
   
       3 . The support assembly of  claim 2 , wherein every member of said at least one substantially unobtrusive support assembly further comprises a plurality of light emitting members, wherein each member of said plurality of light emitting members are embedded within a member of said at least one support member assembly and, wherein said light members emit light away from the surface of said member of said at least one support member assembly. 
   
   
       4 . The support assembly of  claim 3  further comprising at least one decorative form member, wherein a bottom end of said decorative form member rests upon said support member and, wherein a top end of said decorative form member passes through a cavity of a member of said at least one support member assembly. 
   
   
       5 . The support assembly of  claim 3  further comprising a power supplying member attached to a light member power supplying system, wherein said light member power supplying system supplies power to said embedded lighting system, wherein said embedded lighting system further comprises said plurality of light emitting members. 
   
   
       6 . The support assembly of  claim 4  further comprising a power supplying member that attaches to a light member power supplying system, wherein said light member power supplying system supplies power to said embedded lighting system, and wherein said embedded lighting system further comprises said plurality of light emitting members. 
   
   
       7 . The support assembly of  claim 6 , wherein said embedded lighting system comprises a means for directional adjustment of light emissions. 
   
   
       8 . A shelf assembly comprising at least one support shelf assembly comprising a substantially hidden directionally-adjustable embedded lighting assembly. 
   
   
       9 . The shelf assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said shelf assembly further comprises at least one side wall support assembly member comprising a substantially hidden power supplying system. 
   
   
       10 . The shelf assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one side wall support assembly members further comprise a plurality of substantially parallel sets of support shelf assembly placement cavity members. 
   
   
       11 . The shelf assembly of  claim 10 , wherein each individual member of said at least one shelf support assembly further comprises a power supplying system comprising a plurality of cylindrical conductive members passing through the surface of said shelf support assembly and a plurality of power conductive members disposed to connect members of said plurality of cylindrical conductive members to a directionally adjustable light member assembly. 
   
   
       12 . The shelf assembly of  claim 10 , wherein every member of said at least one shelf support assembly further comprises a power supplying system comprising:
 a plurality of cylindrical conductive members passing through the surface of said shelf support assembly;   at least one electronics housing chamber; and   a plurality of power conductive members disposed to connect members of said plurality of cylindrical conductive members to at least one electronic component located within all members of said at least one electronics housing chamber.   
   
   
       13 . The shelf assembly of  claim 12 , wherein every member of said at least one shelf support assembly further comprises at least one removably attached conductive shelf support member, wherein a first end of said conductive shelf support member rests within a member of said set of support shelf assembly placement cavity members and, wherein on a second end rests a member of said at least one shelf support assembly so as to allow for conductive current to pass through said removably attached conductive shelf support member and to pass into said shelf support assembly. 
   
   
       14 . The shelf assembly of  claim 13 , wherein at least one member of said at least one electronic component comprises a means for alternating a lighting scheme. 
   
   
       15 . The shelf assembly of  claim 14 , wherein each member of said at least one side wall support assembly members further comprises an internal conductive layer member through which power passes through and to at least one member of said at least one removably attached conductive shelf support member. 
   
   
       16 . The shelf assembly of  claim 14 , wherein each member of said at least one side wall support assembly members further comprises an conductive layer member, substantially disposed to face an inner side of said shelf assembly, through which power passes through to at least one member of said at least one removably attached conductive shelf support member. 
   
   
       17 . The shelf assembly of  claim 14 , wherein each member of said at least one side wall support assembly members further comprises an conductive layer member, substantially disposed to face an outer side of said shelf assembly, through which power passes through and to at least one member of said at least one removably attached conductive shelf support member. 
   
   
       18 . A method of assembling a shelf assembly comprising the step of placing a member of a set comprising at least one shelf support assembly member such that said member removably connects to at least one member of a set comprising at least one vertical support member, wherein said set comprising at least one shelf support assembly member further comprises at least one substantially hidden and embedded light emitting member and at least one vertical support member comprising a substantially hidden power conductive system. 
   
   
       19 . The method of assembling a shelf assembly of  claim 18 , wherein each member of said set comprising at least one shelf support assembly member further comprises a substantially hidden power conductive system, and wherein each member of said set comprising at least one vertical support member further comprises a power conductive system, and wherein said method of assembling said shelf assembly further comprises the step of placing any member of said set comprising at least one shelf support assembly member so that said any member removably attaches to at least one member of said set comprising at least one vertical support member such that power will flow through said power conductive system of said vertical support assembly and to said substantially hidden power conductive system of said any member of said set comprising at least one shelf support assembly member. 
   
   
       20 . The method of assembling a shelf assembly of  claim 19 , wherein each individual member of said set of at least one self support assembly comprises a directionally adjustable light member assembly comprising said at least one substantially hidden and embedded light emitting member, wherein the direction of light emanating from said at least one substantially hidden and embedded light emitting member is significantly influenced by the instant position said directionally adjustable light member assembly is currently located in and, wherein said method of assembling a shelf assembly further comprises a method of automated directional adjustment of said directionally adjustable light member assembly.