Patent ID: 8531314
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
1. An illuminated display system for providing a visual indication visible to an aircraft operator in a cockpit of an aircraft that aircraft wheel chocks have been properly inserted against aircraft tires and tarmac at a terminal, comprising: a chocks indicator light assembly disposed at an elevation above the tarmac sufficient to be visible to the aircraft operator in the cockpit of the aircraft, said light assembly having at least one light module with a light emitting portion in a form of a word or symbol which, when illuminated, provides the visual indication that the aircraft wheel chocks have been properly inserted against the aircraft tires and the tarmac; and a control switch box disposed remote from said light assembly connected with an electrical power source and operatively connected with said light assembly via electrical cabling, including a manually operated switch to be operated by a person standing on the tarmac to supply electrical power to said light assembly for illuminating said at least one light module to indicate when the aircraft wheel chocks have been properly inserted against the aircraft tires and the tarmac.