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US5911524:
Automated, illuminated address display and entrance light
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Wilton, Timothy B.; Baltimore, MD 21244
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-06-15
/ 1998-07-15
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| Application Number: |
US1998000115968
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G09F 13/04;
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IPC-7:
G09F 13/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
G09F13/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
040/574;
040/564;
040/573;
362/276;
362/802;
Original:
040/574;
040/564;
040/573;
362/276;
362/802;
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| Field of Search: |
040/541,564,574,570,580,568,572,573,577,716
362/276,802,228,234,251
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| Priority Number: |
| 1998-07-15 |
US1998000115968 |
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| Abstract: |
An automated, illuminated address display and entrance light for mounting on the exterior of and near the entrance of a building to enable a visitor during periods of darkness to locate and have the entrance to the building illuminated upon the visitor's approach to the building is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, it comprises: (1) a housing having an interior panel that separates the housing into a front and a rear compartment, with the housing having transparent top, bottom and front surfaces, (2) a first hinge that allows the interior panel to be folded forward to allow access to the rear compartment behind the panel, (3) a second hinge that allows the front surface to be folded outwardly thereby providing room so that the interior panel can be folded forward, (4) a first light source mounted in the rear compartment to provide light that passes through the transparent top and bottom surfaces to illuminate the area around the housing, (5) a second light source mounted to the front surface of the interior panel for illuminating the housing front surface, (6) an electrical control circuit for turning on and off these lights, and (7) address indicia on the housing's transparent front surface.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Guffey, Larry J. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Green, Brian K.; Morales, Rodrigo J.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. An automated, illuminated address display and entrance light for mounting on an exterior of and near an entrance of a building to enable a visitor during periods of darkness to locate and have the entrance to the building illuminated upon the visitor's approach to the building, said address display and entrance light comprising:
- a housing having an interior panel that separates the housing into a front and a rear compartment, said housing having transparent top, bottom and front surfaces,
- a panel hinge attached respectively to an edge of said interior panel and an edge chosen from the group consisting of said housing bottom and top surfaces so as to allow said panel to be folded forward to allow access to the rear compartment behind the panel,
- a front surface hinge attached respectively to an edge of said front surface and an edge chosen from the group consisting of said housing bottom and top surfaces so as to allow said front surface to be folded outwardly thereby providing room so that said interior panel can be folded forward,
- a first light source mounted in said rear compartment to provide light that passes through the transparent top and bottom surfaces to illuminate an area around the housing,
- a second light source mounted to a front surface of said interior panel for illuminating said housing front surface,
- an electrical control circuit for turning on and off said first and said second lights, and
- address indicia on said housing transparent front surface.
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| Forward References: |
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