Patent ID: 7841292

Claim:
A process of attaching and utilizing tactile members along a fire escape path in a building structure to identify the location of an exit door, said process comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first tactile members, wherein said plurality of first tactile members are comprised of a transparent tapered structure; securing said plurality of first transparent tactile members to any fixed and moveable surface along said fire escape path with said plurality of first tactile members spaced equidistantly apart and pointing approximately along said fire escape path to said exit door; providing a second tactile member, wherein said second tactile member is comprised of a transparent tapered structure; securing said second transparent tactile member to said exit door in an upwardly pointing direction; providing a plurality of third tactile members, wherein said plurality of third tactile members are comprised of a transparent structure of a different shape than said plurality of first tactile members; securing said plurality of third tactile members to any fixed and moveable surface along said fire escape path to indicate an immediate left or right turn; feeling said fire escape path to locate one of said plurality of first tactile members; moving in a direction indicated by said plurality of first tactile members; feeling said fire escape path to locate one of said plurality of third tactile members; immediately turning in a left or right direction; moving in said left or right direction; feeling said exit door and said second tactile member; and exiting through said exit door.