Inventors:
Robert Williams - Longwood FL, US
International Classification:
G09F013/20
Abstract:
A visual and tactile emergency exit system comprising a series of signs having both visual and tactile components to guide a person to the nearest exit of a room. The visual components of each sign comprises the sign's shape and text incorporated in the face of the sign. The sign is constructed of a self-illuminating material. The tactile components of each sign comprises braille translations of the sign's message mounted on the face of the sign, a minimum sign thickness, and cut out or raised text on the face of the sign. The signs are positioned in strategic locations along a wall to indicate the direction to the nearest exit, whether a person must turn or continue traveling straight at a comer, and the location of the exit door. The signs are positioned on the lower portion of the wall so that they can be easily read or touched by a prone person.