Claims
- 1. An illumination apparatus for attachment to a substantially vertical surface, comprising:a support member comprising a generally vertical wall having a rear side, a front side opposite said rear side, and a projection extending transversely from an upper portion of said front side of said wall and downwardly in spaced relation to said front side, said support member including a cavity between said front side and said projection, said cavity having an opening comprised of an edge portion of said projection; a light source assembly mounted on the support member, said assembly having a series of miniature lights comprised of light emitting diodes (LEDs), said miniature lights being spaced apart from each other and electrically interconnected, said projection oriented such that light from said LEDs passes out of said cavity opening in a generally downward direction towards a substantially horizontal surface that is below said cavity opening and extends perpendicular to said vertical surface, said miniature lights being prefocused to focus light from said LEDs to confine the light to a predetermined angle, the prefocused LEDs providing respective light beams which, when combined, illuminate said horizontal surface that extends perpendicularly from said vertical surface, said light source assembly mounted on said support member such that all of said miniature lights are disposed substantially at or above said edge portion of said cavity opening, whereby the miniature lights are substantially hidden from direct view when said apparatus is viewed in the direction of the front side.
- 2. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a diffuser extending across said opening.
- 3. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein the projection has an arcuate cross-sectional shape.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/154,255, filed Sep. 16, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,082,870, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/756,160, filed Nov. 25, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,076,936.
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