Lighted display panel system

Claim 1

A method of assembling an illuminated display panel system, comprising the steps of: inserting and attaching ends of at least two connection rods in an electrical bus bar, said bus bar having a plurality of electrical connectors and a plurality of orifices within which to receive said ends of said connection rods; sliding a hollow connection bar over said connection rods, said connection bar being adapted to be connected to a side of at least two illuminated display panels, each of said panels having electrical connectors on either end thereof and a cavity therein within which to receive a plurality of fluorescent bulbs and an undulant reflector, each of said panels including means for securing a lens thereto to thereby cover said cavity and means for securing said bulbs within said cavity between waves in said undulant reflector intermediate to said reflector and said lens; and attaching at least two of said panels to said connector bar in horizontal alignment parallel to said bus bar and with at least one of said electrical connectors on each of said panels electrically connected to said bus bar.

Claim 2

A method of assembling an illuminated display panel system, comprising the steps of: inserting and attaching ends of at least two connection rods in an electrical bus bar, said bus bar having a plurality of electrical connectors and a plurality of orifices within which to receive said ends of said connection rods; sliding a hollow connection bar over said connection rods, said connection bar being adapted to be connected to a side of at least two illuminated display panels, each of said panels having electrical connectors on either end thereof and a cavity therein within which to receive a plurality of fluorescent bulbs and an undulant reflector, each of said panels including means for securing a lens thereto to thereby cover said cavity and means for securing said bulbs within said cavity between waves in said undulant reflector intermediate to said reflector and said lens; and attaching at least two of said panels to said connector bar in horizontal alignment parallel to said bus bar and with at least one of said electrical connectors on each of said panels electrically connected to said bus bar.

Claim 3

A method of assembling an illuminated display panel system, comprising the steps of: inserting and attaching ends of at least two connection rods in an electrical bus bar, said bus bar having a plurality of electrical connectors and a plurality of orifices within which to receive said ends of said connection rods; sliding a hollow connection bar over each of said connection rods, said connection bar being adapted to be connected to a side of at least two illuminated display panels, each of said panels having a cavity therein within which to receive a plurality of fluorescent bulbs and an undulant reflector, each of said panels including means for securing a lens thereto to thereby cover said cavity and means for securing said bulbs within said cavity between waves in said undulant reflector intermediate to said reflector and said lens; attaching at least two of said panels to at least one of said connection bars in horizontal alignment parallel to said bus bar and electrically connected to said bus bar; and attaching at least two additional panels to said connection bar in horizontal alignment parallel to said buss bar, said additional panels being in vertical alignment with and electrically connected to the other panels.

Claim 4

A method of assembling an illuminated display panel system, comprising the steps of: inserting and attaching ends of at least two connection rods in an electrical bus bar, said bus bar having a plurality of electrical connectors and a plurality of orifices within which to receive said ends of said connection rods; sliding a hollow connection bar over each of said connection rods, said connection bar being adapted to be connected to a side of at least two illuminated display panels, each of said panels having a cavity therein within which to receive a plurality of fluorescent bulbs and an undulant reflector, each of said panels including means for securing a lens thereto to thereby cover said cavity and means for securing said bulbs within said cavity between waves in said undulant reflector intermediate to said reflector and said lens; attaching at least two of said panels to at least one of said connection bars in horizontal alignment parallel to said bus bar and electrically connected to said bus bar; and attaching at least two additional panels to said connection bar in horizontal alignment parallel to said buss bar, said additional panels being in vertical alignment with and electrically connected to the other panels.