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US 12,002,347 B2Granted
Pop out exit indicator
OwnerJohn Fazioinventor
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Abstract
A flush wall mounted fire exit sign and an activation system to cause the exit sign to move outward from the wall when the exit sign is needed for viewing and providing direction to a building's exit. The exit sign may be mounted lower on the wall than traditional exit signage and rotate from the wall for people to view and may retract when a fire event is over.
Claims20
A fire exit sign comprising:
- an exit sign pivotally coupled to a wall-mounting bracket,
- wherein the wall-mounting bracket is flush mounted to a lower portion of a wall;
- an activation system coupled to the wall-mounting bracket, the activation system comprising a motor assembly,
- wherein the motor assembly comprises a drive gear that engages a pivot gear attached to a pivot axle that extends outside of the exit sign and attaches to the wall-mounting bracket,
- wherein the activation system is enabled to cause the exit sign to pivot out from the wall-mounting bracket via the motor assembly and cause the exit sign to move outward from the wall to a more visible position during an emergency;
- and
- a triggering mode,
- wherein the triggering mode is enabled to trigger the activation system to cause the exit sign to move outward from the wall.
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A fire exit system comprising:
- a bracket,
- wherein the bracket is flush mounted to a lower portion of a wall,
- wherein an exit sign can be mounted to the bracket;
- an activation system coupled to the wall-mounting bracket, the activation system comprising a motor assembly,
- wherein the activation system is enabled to cause the bracket to move outward from the wall via the motor assembly to a more visible position during an emergency;
- and
- a triggering mode,
- wherein the triggering mode is enabled to trigger the activation system to cause the bracket to move outward from the wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.