Lighted corner guard
OwnerGeorge Triunfolinventor
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Abstract
A lightable corner guard available for attachment to the protruding corner edge of two adjoining walls. The corner guard utilizes a flexible cover to protect occupants and objects that impact the corner edge. In a preferred embodiment, the corner guard utilizes a microphone amplifying control circuit that is activated upon the receipt of sound from a conventional smoke alarm. The control circuit directing battery voltage to a step-up transformer which in turn energizing flash tubes for illuminating the corner guard and surrounding area. The control circuit includes an oscillator for strobing the flash tubes and a sleep cycle to conserve battery power.
Claims15
A lightable corner guard comprising:
- an elongated substantially right angled rigid support structure having a length and a width, said width demarcated by two side edges defining an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface adapted to be secured to at least a portion of a protruding corner edge of two adjoining walls;
- an elongated transparent flexible plastic cover releasable engageable to said two side edges of said support structure defining a deformable chamber between said outer surface of said support structure and an inner surface of said cover;
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- a means for illumination of said outer surface of said support structure, said means for illumination comprised of at least one lamp, a lamp lighting control circuit, and an electrical source to energize said lamp in response to said control circuit
- whereby activation of said control circuit directs said electrical source to energize said lamp providing illumination of said outer surface of said support structure that is viewable through said cover.
A lightable corner guard comprising:
- a support structure having a length and a width, said width demarcated by two side edges defining an inner surface and outer surface, said inner surface adapted to be secured to at least a portion of said corner edge formed by said two adjoining walls, said outer surface having a coating of reflective material;
- a light source having at least one flash tube coupled to said support structure;
- a lamp lighting control circuit electrically coupled to said light source, said control circuit activating said light source upon microphonic receipt of sound from a conventional smoke alarm employing a means for amplification and stabilization of said sound and a means to delay activating and deactivating said light source;
- an plurality of dry cell batteries electrically coupled to said lamp lighting control circuit;
- a translucent plastic cover means for releasably coupling said cover to said support structure;
- and a means for distributing light from said light source between said support structure and said cover for reflection, refraction and diffusion through said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.