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US 4,394,718 AGranted
Mounting brackets for handrail system
AssigneeBalco, Inc.
InventorClaude P. Balzer
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Abstract
A light emitting mounting bracket is provided for a handrail arrangement. The bracket comprises a body portion which supports the handrail on an associated wall and which has a cavity therein which contains a light emitting source and provides access to associated wall fasteners. A translucent lens is wedgedly and flushly mounted on the bracket so as to give the appearance of being molded therewith, thereby presenting a clean profile.
Claims10
A light emitting mounting bracket comprising:
- (a) a body portion having a cavity projecting inwardly from one side thereof;
- said one side having a surface associated therewith;
- (b) a slot defined at the juncture of said cavity and said surface;
- (c) a light emitting source securely and removably retained in said cavity;
- (d) electrical current means communicating with said light emitting source;
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- (e) a resilient transparent lens wedgedly resiliently and removably received in said slot;
- said lens having an outer surface associated therewith;
- said lens surface mating with said body portion surface so as to be substantially flush therewith, thereby presenting a substantially clean profile.
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A light emitting mounting bracket comprising:
- (a) a body portion having a cavity projecting inwardly from one side thereof;
- said one side having a surface associated therewith;
- (b) a slot defined at the juncture of said cavity and said surface;
- (c) a light emitting source securely and removably retained in said cavity;
- (d) electrical current means communicating with said light emitting source;
- (e) a resilient transparent lens wedgedly resiliently and removably received in said slot;
- said lens having an outer surface associated therewith;
- said lens surface mating with said body portion surface so as to be substantially flush therewith, thereby presenting a substantially clean profile;
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- (f) a translucent window plug positioned on a top surface of said mounting bracket and communicating with said cavity whereby the light from said light emitting source radiates upwardly upon an associated wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.