Lighted handle
AssigneeITC Incorporated
InventorsRichard J. Camarota, Richard Hartmann JR.
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Abstract
A lighted handle includes an elongate light transmitting member that has first and second end portions. First and second support surface engageable mounting brackets carry the first and second end portions of the light transmitting member. A narrow beam light emitter is located in the first mounting bracket and has a light beam emitting end. The light beam emitting end faces the adjacent first end portion of the light transmitting member and is aimed longitudinally along the light transmitting member to make the same more visible.
Claims43
A lighted handle comprising:
- a hollow mounting bracket having a recess;
- a light transmitting bar having a first end portion telescoped in said recess, said first end portion having a central length axis and an end face;
- a light emitting unit disposed in said recess, said light emitting unit being fixed with respect to said bracket and bar, and having a central emitted light beam axis extending endwise into said bar, said light emitting unit's emitted light beam axis being parallel to, but spaced from said bar axis.
A lighted handle comprising:
- a hollow mounting structure having a recess;
- a light transmitting bar having one portion of a first relatively larger thickness, and an end portion of a second relatively smaller thickness extending from said one portion and having a substantially planar end face, said end portion being telescoped in said recess;
- a light emitting device disposed in said recess at the inboard end of said bar, said light emitting device facing said bar end face.
In a bathroom installation, the combination comprising:
- a person engagable bathroom fixture;
- at least one hand graspable, person stabilizing handle fixed with respect to said fixture and located within reach of a person using said fixture, said handle comprising:
- (1) a hand graspable, light transmitting bar having spaced ends and extending adjacent said fixture;
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- (2) a relatively low voltage and low current draw light emitter, said light emitter comprising a light emitting device located adjacent to one end of said bar and having a self-focused light beam aimed into said one end of said light transmitting bar, said light emitting device having relatively low voltage and electric current supply connectable, electric conductors.
A lighted handle, comprising:
- a hollow mounting bracket;
- a light transmitting bar having one end telescoped with respect to an opening in said mounting bracket;
- a light emitting device fixed in said hollow bracket and aimed at said one end of said light transmitting bar;
- an electric storage cell replaceably located in said hollow bracket and connected in circuit with said light emitting device.
A lighted handle, comprising:
- (1) a hand graspable, light transmitting bar having spaced ends;
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- (2) a light emitter located adjacent to one end of said bar and having a light beam aimed into said one end of said light transmitting bar;
- (3) a low voltage electric current supply unit, of voltage lower than conventional AC household electric current, and connected in circuit with said light emitter;
- (4) a housing member compactly pocketing said one end of said light transmitting bar, said light emitter, and said low voltage current supply unit.
A lighted handle, comprising:
- a light transmitting bar having a fixedly mountable end portion having an end face, and a recess in said end face;
- a light emitting device fixedly located in said recess and having a light beam emitting end aimed longitudinally of said light transmitting bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.