Lighted address display with emergency signal system

Claim 1

A combined address display and emergency signaling means for use on a house or building, comprising: a housing having an exterior sidewall of translucent material on which address indicia appears; a light source inside of said housing for lighting the translucent material, to display the address indicia; and an emergency signaling means including a flashing emergency light means within the housing, reflector means behind said emergency light means, positioned to reflect light towards the translucent wall, and a control circuit means operable by a person or condition inside of the house or building, for turning on the emergency light, to cause the address display to flash on and off so that a neighbor or passerby, etc. can see that help is needed inside of the house or building, said emergency signaling means comprising a light bulb mounted within the housing in a position spaced inwardly of the housing from a central portion of the translucent panel, said reflector means comprising a substantially planar reflecting surface of such an area that a majority of the light emitted towards the reflector means side of the light bulb strikes the reflecting surface, said reflector means being positioned substantially immediately behind the light bulb, and said light bulb being positioned closely adjacent the center of said reflective surface, both horizontally and vertically.