GB457516A - Improvements in and relating to kerbstones, stone steps and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

457,516. Illuminated kerbs and steps. HAYDEN, A. J., 152, Whitehorse Road, West Croydon. July 29, 1935, No. 21485. [Classes 20 (iv) and 107] [See also Groups XI and XVIII] The vertical face of a kerbstone or stone step of a stairway is provided, above the level of the roadway or next lower step, with a recess f containing a source of light g, the recess being closed by a glass panel h which is protected by an overhanging ledge i formed either on the stone or upon a separate plate d. As applied to a kerb a, the panel may be of reinforced glass and may bear an advertisement, a street name, or an indication to the traffic. The plate d is connected to the stone by a bolt e and nuts c el. Air heated by the light source escapes through a small opening left between the panel and the plate. The walls of the recess may be painted to act as a reflector or a separate reflecting device may be mounted therein. In a modification the recess is triangular in section, the panel forming one side, a horizontal metal or stone plate another side, and a chamfered edge of the kerb the third side. In another modification, the separate plate is dispensed with, the recess being formed with its upper edge slightly below the upper surface of the kerbstone or step.