Lighted display wall

Abstract

A display wall includes a wall with at least one T-slot extending horizontally along a length of the wall. At least one display shelf is removably coupled with the wall through a respective T-slot and includes at least one support bracket for supporting the shelf when coupled with the wall. The at least one support bracket includes at least two electrical contacts electrically connected with at least one light positioned on the at least one display shelf. At least two electrical conductors are positioned within the respective T-slot and extend along a length thereof. The at least two electrical conductors electrically interconnect the electrical contacts with an electrical power source when the respective display shelf is coupled with the wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display wall, comprising:
 a wall including at least one T-slot extending horizontally along a length of said wall;   at least one display shelf removably coupled with said wall through said at least one T-slot and including at least one support bracket for supporting said at least one display shelf when coupled with said wall, said at least one support bracket including at least two electrical contacts;   at least one light positioned on said at least one display shelf and electrically connected with said at least two electrical contacts;   an electrical power source;   at least two electrical conductors positioned within said T-slot and extending along a length of said at least one T-slot, said at least two electrical conductors interconnecting said at least two electrical contacts with said electrical power source when said at least one display shelf is coupled with said wall.   
     
     
         2 . The display wall according to  claim 1 , said at least one display shelf being a plurality of display shelves configured for positioning at any point along said at least one T-slot extending along said length of said wall. 
     
     
         3 . The display wall according to  claim 1 , said at least one light being a light emitting diode (LED) light. 
     
     
         4 . The display wall according to  claim 1 , said at least two electrical conductors being formed as a low voltage duplex cable running along a top of said at least one T-slot. 
     
     
         5 . The display wall according to  claim 4 , said at least one support bracket being an L-shaped bracket of said at least one display shelf configured for interfacing with said at least one T-slot. 
     
     
         6 . The display wall according to  claim 1 , said at least two electrical contacts being a pair of metal piercing members coupled with a pair of electrical leads extending from said at least one light, said pair of metal piercing members configured to pierce said duplex low voltage cable to electrically interconnect said at least one light and said low voltage duplex cable. 
     
     
         7 . The display wall according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one plastic extrusion positioned within and extending along said length of said at least one T-slot and said at least two electrical conductors being a pair of metal connector strips positioned within and extending along said at least one plastic extrusion. 
     
     
         8 . The display wall according to  claim 8 , said pair of metal connector strips are electrically connected with said electrical power source through at least two electrical leads extending between said metal connector strips and said electrical power source. 
     
     
         9 . The display wall according to  claim 8 , wherein said at least one T-slot is a plurality of T-slots each including said at least one plastic extrusion and a pair of said metal connector strips, each of said plurality of electrical leads electrically connecting one said pair of metal connector strips of one of said plurality of T-slots with another said pair of metal connector strips of another of said plurality of T-slots and said electrical power source. 
     
     
         10 . The display wall according to  claim 9 , said at least one display shelf further comprising a pair of electrical leads, a pair of terminals and a housing, said pair of electrical leads extending between said at least one light and said pair of terminals positioned within said housing. 
     
     
         11 . The display wall according to  claim 10 , wherein said pair of electrical leads of said at least one display shelf extending between said light and said pair of terminals are positioned within at least one channel inside of said at least one display shelf 
     
     
         12 . The display wall according to  claim 11 , said terminal members interfacing with said metal connector strips in said at least one plastic extrusion within said at least one T-slot to complete an electrical connection with said at least two electrical leads to electrically connect said at least one light and said electrical power source when said at least one display shelf is mounted on said wall. 
     
     
         13 . The display wall according to  claim 12 , wherein said terminal members are formed of heat treated beryllium copper heat treated such that said terminal members return to their original shape when deflected. 
     
     
         14 . The display wall according to  claim 12 , said pair of metal connecting strips being formed from at least one of copper, aluminum, silver, zinc, nickel, brass, bronze and steel. 
     
     
         15 . A method of installing a display wall, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a wall including at least one T-slot extending horizontally along a length of said wall, said wall including at least two electrical conductors extending along a length of said T-slots and coupled with an electrical power source;   providing at least one display shelf including at least one support bracket for supporting said at least one display shelf when coupled with said wall, said at least one support bracket including at least two electrical contacts electrically connected to at least one light positioned on said at least one display shelf;   removably coupling said at least one display shelf with said wall by rotating a forward edge of said at least one display shelf with said at least one support bracket up and sliding said forward edge and said at least one support bracket of said at least one display shelf into said T-slot of said wall such that said at least one display shelf is removably secured to said wall;   electrically interconnecting said at least two conductors and said electrical power source with at least one pair of electrical leads such that said at least one light is electrically connected with said electrical power source; and   lighting said at least one light of said at least one display shelf by providing power from said electrical power source.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising the step of repositioning said at least one display shelf at a different position along said at least one T-slot. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , said at least one T-slot being a plurality of T-slots and said repositioning step including repositioning said at least one display shelf from one of said plurality of T-slots to any position along another of said plurality of T-slots. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , said at least one display shelf being a plurality of display shelves, said positioning step being repeated for each of said plurality of display shelves. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , each of said plurality of display shelves being electrically connected with said at least two electrical conductors of each of said plurality of T-slots, and each of said at least two electrical conductors of each of said plurality of T-slots being electrically connected with each other and with said electrical power source through a plurality of electrical leads. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , said at least one light being a plurality of lights.