Patent ID: 6050716
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A lighting indicator assembly, comprising:a main unit, said main unit including a hollow casing accommodating a voltage transformer therein, said main unit having a carrier part formed on a front side thereof, said carrier part having a plurality of openings formed therein;a light plate disposed in said carrier part, said light plate including (a) a plate body, (b) a plurality of individual light tubes disposed in a predetermined configuration representing a plurality of alphanumeric characters, each of said alphanumeric characters being defined by at least a respective two of said plurality of individual light tubes, (c) a plurality of connecting wires respectively connected to said individual light tubes, and (d) a plurality of connectors respectively coupled to said connecting wires for respectively interconnecting said individual light tubes and connecting said individual light tubes to said transformer; andan outside frame for receiving said carrier part therein, said outside frame being formed by a frame-shaped panel and a side plate, said frame-shaped panel circumscribing a viewing window opening, said side plate having a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom for respective engagement with said plurality of openings of said carrier part, said frame-shaped panel on the outside frame pressing and securing said plate body of the light plate into the carrier of the main unit.