Mortise lock with lighted trim plate sign

Details Mortise lock with lighted trim plate sign Mortise lock with lighted trim plate sign

2005-08-23

2005-08-23

Quach-Lee, Y. My (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Door knob or keyhole illuminator

C362S084000, C070S441000, C070S454000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06932486

ABSTRACT:
A standard mortise latch lock escutcheon or trim plate having an aperture for housing an electroluminescent strip captured within a two-piece lens structure. A dc or ac external power supply converter is used in conjunction with the existing grid power. The converter is situated on the mortise lock casing. The electroluminescent strip is captured within the lens structure along with partially transparent, lettered signage. The lens structure has an outer lens with a protrusion to align the signage within the aperture. The lettered signage is reversed lettered, such that light emits through the letters and is blocked by an opaque background when the electroluminescent strip is supplied power. In instances where the mortise latch lock is used on doors for purposes other than egress, a switch may be used to toggle power to the signage when the thumb lever is turned in a locked position.

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