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Signal device having prolonged illumination means

US4161388A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1977
Grant dateJul 17, 1979
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Expiry dateMar 17, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V9/45
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flashlamp signal device which includes an illumination means for providing a prolonged, visible signal after actuation of each of the device's flashlamps. The illumination means may be in the form of a phosphor coating within the device or on an adjacent, movable panel, or the phosphor may be impregnated within the light-transmitting housing or support structure of the device.

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