Refrigeration – Automatic control – Of closed system sorbent type
Patent
1995-01-23
1995-09-12
Husar, Stephen F.
Refrigeration
Automatic control
Of closed system sorbent type
362222, 362276, 362394, F21S 302
Patent
active
054502993
ABSTRACT:
A touch activated illuminated hand rail assembly includes a hand rail in the form of an elongated opaque rigid hollow member having a construction of an outer plastic dielectric layer and an inner metallized layer so that the member functions as a capacitor which discharges electrical charge when touched by a person, a light bulb, such as an elongated fluorescent tube, disposed within the hollow member, a pair of conductor wires which connect to an external alternating current power source to provide electricity to the light bulb, an elongated cutout formed in the hollow member through which light emitted by the light bulb may shine outward to illuminate the area where the hand rail is installed, a timer device which turns on the light bulb when electrical charge is discharged from the hollow member and turns off the light bulb after passage of a fixed period of time, and a plurality of mounting brackets which attach the hollow member to a wall or other surface where a person may grasp it for support. As an alternative to an external source of alternating current, batteries disposed within a battery compartment formed in one of a pair of end caps which are removably attached to the end of the hollow member serve as a direct current power source for the light bulb. A low battery power indicator light indicates when it is time to replace the batteries.
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Flanagan John R.
Husar Stephen F.
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