| CPC G09F 13/0413 (2013.01) [G09F 13/0418 (2021.05)] | 7 Claims |
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1. An illuminated address assembly for illuminating the address of a building thereby enhancing visibility of the address of the building for first responders and delivery drivers, said assembly comprising:
a personal electronic device storing a delivery application, said personal electronic device broadcasting a delivery command;
a housing being attachable to an exterior wall of a building such that said housing is visible to an individual approaching the building, said housing having an opening being integrated into said housing;
a light emitter being integrated into said housing, said light emitter emitting light outwardly from said housing thereby enhancing visibility of said housing to the person approaching the building;
a communication unit being integrated into said housing, said communication unit being in communication with said light emitter, said communication unit being in communication with said personal electronic device such that said communication unit receives a delivery command from said personal electronic device, said communication unit being in communication with an extrinsic communication network thereby facilitating said communication unit to be in remote communication with the delivery driver, said light emitter being turned on when the delivery driver travels within a trigger distance of the building to facilitate the delivery driver to visually identify the building as the destination for the delivery, said light emitter being turned off when the delivery driver completes the delivery to the building;
a placard being insertable into said opening in said housing, said placard having indicia being integrated into said placard, said indicia comprising numbers representing an address of the building, said indicia being comprised of a translucent material thereby facilitating said light emitter to illuminate said indicia wherein said placard is configured to facilitate the individual approaching the building to read the address of the building;
wherein said housing has a back wall, a front wall and a top wall, said top wall sloping downwardly between said back wall and said front wall, said opening extending through said front wall into an interior of said housing, said opening having a bounding edge, said bounding edge having a lower side, a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said opening being elongated between said first lateral side and said second lateral side;
wherein said bounding edge has a groove being recessed into said top side and said first lateral side and said second lateral side, said groove having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being concavely arcuate with respect to said bounding edge;
wherein said lower side of said bounding edge of said opening has a first portion being raised with respect to a second portion, said second portion being aligned with said front wall of said housing;
wherein said second portion has a recess extending downwardly from said second portion, said recess having a bounding surface, said bounding surface of said recess being concavely arcuate with respect to said second portion thereby facilitating said recess to accommodate a user's finger;
wherein said back wall has a plurality of mounting holes each extending into an interior of said housing, each of said mounting holes having a first portion having a diameter being greater than a second portion such that each of said mounting holes has a pear shape thereby facilitating said first portion to insertably receive a head of a fastener having said second portion receiving a shaft of the fastener for retaining said housing on the exterior wall of the building; and
wherein said housing has a battery compartment being disposed within said interior of said housing, said back wall of said housing having a battery opening extending into said battery compartment.
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