Composite illumination device

Claim 1

AN INDICATOR ILLUMINATION SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INCANDESCANT LAMP AS A FIRST LIGHT SOURCE AND AT LEAST ONE ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AS A SECOND LIGHT SOURCE, INDICIA TO BE ILLUMINATED, SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT COMPRISING AN OPAQUE LIGHT SHIELD ON ONE SURFACE THEREOF AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SOURCES AND SAID INDICIA TO PROHIBIT DIRECT LIGHTING OF SAID INDICIA BY SAID LIGHT SOURCES, A REENTRANT LIGHT CONDUCTING CIRCUIT EXTENDING FROM SAID LIGHT SOURCES TO SAID INDICIA WHEREBY LIGHT ENTERING SAID CIRCUIT FROM SAID LIGHT SOURCE IS CONDUCTED THROUGH SAID CIRCUIT TO ILLUMINATE SAID INDICIA AND IS RECIRCULATED THROUGH SAID CIRCUIT TO ENHANCE THE ILLUMINATION, SAID REENTRANT LIGHT CONDUCTING CIRCUIT COMPRISING A FIRST LIGHT CONDUCTING ELEMENT INT WHICH LIGHT FROM SAID LIGHT SOURCES IS INJECTED, AND A SECOND LIGHT CONDUCTING ELEMENT FOR CARRYING ILLUMINATION TO SAID INIDICA AND COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST LIGHT CONDUCTING ELEMENT TO RECEIVE LIGHT THEREFROM, AND OEN OF SAID LIGHT CONDUCTING ELEMENTS HAVING LIGHT REFLECTIVE FACETS ADAPTED TO CARRY LIGTH AROUND SAID OPAQUE LIGHT SHIELD.