Marker for edge lights

• US 5,287,256 A
• Filed: 04/06/1993
• Issued: 02/15/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Reginald Bennett International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Reginald Bennett International Inc.
• Inventors: Hretsina, Gary, Bennett, Reginald S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US08/046,266
• Time in Patent Office: 315 Days
• Field of Search: 362/62, 362/84, 362/153.1, 362/234, 362/253, 362/431, 362/152
• US Class Current: 362/152
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/20 Arrangement of optical beacons

Abstract

An edge light marker provides a standard for attachment to an edge light mount with a retro-reflective sleeve slidable onto and off the standard. The sleeve is preferably make of limp constituency and is shaped by the standard.

Claims

1. Edge light marker, comprising:

an upwardly extending standard,

means for attaching said standard in upright attitude to an aviation edge light mount, and extending thereabove, a sleeve slidable longitudinally onto and off said standard,

said sleeve being dimensioned to be supported by said standard,

the outer surface of said sleeve being retroreflective.

2. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 1 wherein said standard defines a substantially round section.

3. Edge marker as claimed in claim 1 wherein said outer surface is fluorescent.

4. Edge marker as claimed in claim 2 wherein said outer surface is fluorescent.

5. Edge light standard as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for attaching is connected to said standard by means allowing temporary resilient deflection of said standard from its upright orientation.

6. Edge light standard as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for attaching is connected to said standard by means allowing temporary resilient deflection of said standard from its upright orientation.

7. Edge light standard as claimed in claim 3 wherein said means for attaching is connected to said standard by means allowing temporary resilient deflection of said standard from its upright orientation.

8. Edge light standard as claimed in claim 4 wherein said means for attaching is connected to said standard by means allowing temporary resilient deflection of said standard from its upright orientation.

9. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 1 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

10. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 2 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

11. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 3 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

12. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 4 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

13. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 5 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

14. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 6 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

15. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 7 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

16. Edge light marker as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sleeve is limp and adapted to be shaped by said standard.

17. In combination, aircraft edge light and marker therefor, said edge light including a mount for supporting said edge light relative to a ground surface,

a marker comprising standard and means for attaching said standard to said mounting means adapted to support said standard in an upright orientation,

a limp sleeve slidable longitudinally onto and off said standard,

said sleeve being dimensioned to be shaped and supported by said standard, the outer surface of said sleeve being retroreflective.

18. The combination as claimed in claim 17 wherein said outer surface is fluorescent.

19. The combination as claimed in claim 18 wherein said standard is generally circular in section.

20. The combination as claimed in claim 18 wherein said means for attaching is connected to said standard by means allowing temporary resilient deflection of said standard from its upward orientation.