Patent ID: 6036333
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: F03B,F21S

Abstract:
An emergency lighting system for use on the outlet of a conventional water faucet; wherein, the lighting system consists of:a housing unit including a hollow T-shaped housing member having a cross-arm portion which is intersected by a stem portion; wherein, the cross-arm portion is provided with an upper end having a resilient fluid coupling element that is adapted to captively engage the outlet of the conventional water faucet, a lower end provided with a nozzle element, and a fluid flow deflector element extending outwardly from one side and disposed intermediate the upper and lower ends of the cross-arm portion of the body member at a location proximate the intersection of the stem portion with the cross arm portion of the body member;a power generating unit substantially disposed within the stem portion of the body member and including a generator member sealingly engaged in the stem portion of the body member; wherein, the generator member is provided with an axial input shaft which extends at least partially into the cross-arm portion and in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the cross arm portion at a point below the fluid flow deflector element and wherein the axial input shaft is further provided with rotary turbine element for imparting rotary motion to the axial input shaft in response to pressurized fluid flowing over the fluid flow diverter element; andan illumination unit operatively associated with the shaft portion of the body member and electrically coupled to the generator member.