US 12,234,004 B1
Aircraft door handle and lighting system
Rebecca Rae Groninga, Maize, KS (US); Clayton Auther Richards, Wichita, KS (US); Zonmong Alexander Lor, Wichita, KS (US); Merril Binford Williams, Wichita, KS (US); and Sergio Ricardo Martinez, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/488,740.
Int. Cl. B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 47/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/1423 (2013.01) [B64D 47/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft entryway comprising:
a door receivable into an entryway opening, the door when deployed presenting a plurality of steps;
a handle located on a first side of the entryway opening, the handle being located in a handle recess in an interior structure such that the handle avoids projection into the entryway opening;
a first light source mounted into the interior structure located on the first side of the entryway opening, the first light source being aimed at one or more steps of the plurality of steps;
a second light source being located on an opposite second side of the entryway, the second light source being aimed at one or more other steps not included in the one or more steps of the plurality of steps.