Emergency lighting system

Claim 1

An emergency lighting apparatus, comprising, a rigid housing; an interior wall within said housing dividing said housing into first and second rigid compartments; a first face plate having numbers thereon mounted to said housing in front of said first compartment, said first plate being opaque and integral with the numbers thereof, with said numbers being transparent; a second face plate mounted to said housing in front of said second compartment, said second face plate being transparent; an illuminating means mounted within said first compartment, said illuminating means including a plurality of socket fixtures with light bulbs mounted therein, said plurality of socket fixtures being secured within said first compartment, said plurality of socket fixtures being secured in place by screws and electrically connected in parallel; a strobe means mounted within said second compartment, said strobe light being electrically connected in parallel with said plurality of socket fixture; an electrical connecting means connected to carry power to said flashing means and illuminating means, said housing having an aperture through which said electrical connecting means passes; and a switch means also connected to said electrical connecting means for actuating said flashing means and said illuminating means.