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Illuminated hand rail

  • US 4,161,769 A
  • Filed: 07/11/1977
  • Issued: 07/17/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an illuminating hand rail arranged to be mounted adjacent a walkway for projecting light downwardly thereon, comprising:

  • (a) an opaque tube forming said hand rail having an elongated opening of uniform width in the lower portion of the wall thereof, the maximum cross section of said opening defining a reference rectangle of a width and length through which a unitary lighting fixture containing an elongated illuminating bulb may be inserted, said fixture comprising;

    (b) an elongated U-shaped housing of uniform cross section having an arcuate bight portion adapted to abut the inner wall of the tube and longitudinal parallel spaced walls of a width substantially that of the width of the rectangle, the outer edges of said parallel spaced walls being arranged to abut the longitudinal edges of the rectangular opening in said tube whereby the interior of said tube is substantially sealed;

    (c) an elongated continuous reflector plate secured to the housing along the length thereof forming a first open ended chamber therebetween at one side thereof for receiving electrical wires, and a second chamber at the other side thereof for receiving an illuminating bulb, said second chamber being disposed nearest the outer edges of said parallel spaced walls of said housing,(d) an illuminating bulb socket secured to the reflector plate and disposed in said second chamber for supporting the bulb,(e) a window closing said second chamber along the length thereof, said window being removable from the housing to provide access to the second chamber for replacing the bulb, said window including longitudinal parallel walls adapted to be inserted and closely fit between the parallel walls of the housing to substantially seal the interior of the housing and having an arcuate portion between said parallel walls said arcuate portion forming a continuation of the tube outer surface across the rectangular opening when said housing and window are inserted into said tube, and(f) removable clip means provided at each end of the window and attached to said tube to permit easy removal of the window from the housing for replacement of said bulb.

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