Task light panel

Claim 1

In combination, a work station having a work surface illuminated by a light source, and a panel interposed between the light source and the work surface for distributing light onto the work surface, said work surface including front and rear edges and opposed side edges, said panel comprising a first surface and a second surface; and a plurality of like asymmetrical first prisms on the panel first surface substantially parallel to the front edge; and a plurality of asymmetrical second prisms on the second surface substantially parallel to a side edge; said second prisms being substantially perpendicular to the first prisms; said panel being positioned adjacent the light source and away from the work surface a sufficient distance so that the prisms will refract light from the light source substantially toward the area bounded by the front, rear, and side edges for uniform illumination of the work surface and away from the area outside the work surface.