Earthquake safety light

Claim 1

Apparatus for lighting an emergency light for guidance purposes upon the occurrence of an earthquake comprising in combination: a generally rectangular casing comprising a top, bottom, two sides, back, and removable front; a bridge running transversly across the width of said case and fastened therein approximately midway between the top and the bottom of said case; a battery operated light located in and extending above the top of said case; a battery located beneath said bridge in the lower portion of said case; an electrical conducting element connected to a first terminal of said battery and to a first terminal of said light; a second connecting element connected to a second terminal of said light and connected to two conductive elements, each isolated from said battery at the end not connected to said second terminal of said light, so that no contact is existent between a second terminal of said battery and said two isolated conductive elements; a conductive element connected to a second terminal of said battery and terminating in a contact point adjacent, but not in contact with, each of the two isolated conductive elements; a movable electrical conducting element attached to each of said isolated contact points connected to said second terminal of said light, but not in contact therewith, each of said movable electrical conducting elements being connected to said bridge adjacent a pedestal located in its center portion; a weight located upon said pedestal suitable to be displaced from its place upon said pedestal by an earthquake of a given magnitude in such manner that will cause one of said flexible electrical contact means to contact said electrical contact means connected to the second terminal of said battery in such means as to force said electrical contact means into contact with said contact means connected to said second battery terminal means so as to complete the circuit and cause the light to be ignited.