Patent ID: 8599035
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. An equipment module, comprising: an equipment module chassis containing module circuitry and having at least one wall with an outer surface; at least one first light-emitting element coupled to emit light to display a status condition of the module circuitry; an indicator handle configured for use by a user to withdraw and insert the module chassis from an equipment assembly, the indicator handle having a proximate end and a distal end disposed opposite to the proximate end, the indicator handle at least partially comprising light conductive material that is configured to transmit light from the proximate end toward the distal end of the handle; and the indicator handle further comprising at least one light conductive handle leg having a leg base mechanically coupled at the proximate end of the handle to the outer surface of the chassis wall and extending outward from the chassis wall to the distal end of the handle, the light conductive material of the handle leg being disposed to receive the emitted light from the first light-emitting element and transmit the emitted light toward the distal end of the indicator handle to visibly display a status condition of the module circuitry to a user on a surface of the indicator handle that is spaced apart from the wall of the module chassis; wherein the at least one light conductive handle leg forms a separate segment of the indicator handle terminating at the distal end of the handle; and where the light conductive material of the handle leg is disposed to receive the emitted light from the first light-emitting element and transmit the emitted light toward the terminal distal end of the indicator handle to visibly display a status condition of the module circuitry to a user on the distal surface of the indicator handle that is spaced apart from the wall of the module chassis.