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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
James M. Helms, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Michael L. Hafften, Loretto, MN (US);
James M. Helms, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Michael L. Hafften, Loretto, MN (US);
Ibis Tek, LLC, Butler, PA (US);
Abstract
A self-illuminating handle assembly for a release mechanism of an emergency egress system for a vehicle. The handle assembly includes a sensor for sensing a predetermined condition and providing a sensor signal in response thereto, and a sensor-activated switch assembly for causing the handle assembly to self-illuminate in response to the sensor signal. The sensor could be a so-called tilt sensor for sensing when the vehicle orientation is tilted beyond a threshold tilt orientation, or an acceleration sensor (accelerometer) for sensing when the vehicle has undergone an acceleration or deceleration beyond a threshold, indicative of a crash or the vehicle having been exposed to an explosion.