Patent · US Expired

Passive pathway marking system

US5724909A · kind A · utility

82Cited by
8References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1997
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F13/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to source of photoluminescence that attaches to a building structure, providing back-up lighting. A source of photoluminescence constructed in a accordance with the present invention consists of a base member which attaches to the building structure, a support member which releasably attaches to the base member, and photoluminescent material affixed to the support member so as to be visible to an occupant escaping from the building structure. The support member is formed with a cover member that in cooperation with the building structure hides the base member from view when the source of photoluminescence is attached to the building structure. The photoluminescent material is affixed to the outer surface of the cover member.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.