Patent ID: 8769883

Claim:
An expansion joint ( 1 ) for building works, comprising: a first and a second fastening flap ( 2 , 3 ) rigidly connectable to corresponding structural elements ( 4 , 5 ) and elongated in a longitudinal direction; an elastic connector ( 7 ) connected to the fastening flaps ( 2 , 3 ) and interposed there for filling a space ( 6 ) between the structural elements ( 4 , 5 ), and for allowing a relative movement therebetween; at least one profile ( 8 ) fastened to one of the fastening flaps ( 2 , 3 ) from the side opposite the elastic connector ( 7 ), the profile ( 8 ) forming a channel elongated in the longitudinal direction; and at least one illuminating element ( 9 ) positioned inside the channel.