Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight comprising a light source, a reflector, a housing, and a front glass, and further comprising an indicator device for indicating the elevation direction of the reflector, the indicator device being of the type comprising a spirit level mounted on the reflector in a plane which is essentially vertical and parallel to the optical axis defined by the reflector, and being in a predetermined angular relationship with the optical axis. An opening is formed through a top wall of the housing. The spirit level is mounted on the reflector via a support member extending upwards towards the opening. The spirit level is situated outside the housing, at least in part.

Abstract: This is a safety strap for a light fixture. It is mounted on the body or shade under the light tubes. The safety strap keeps the tubes from falling out of the light possibly from incorrect installation of tubes or someone may bump the light causing the tubes to fall which may result in injury not only from broken and sharp glass but also harmful gasses that escape from the broken tubes, thus injury may be prevented if the safety strap is used.

Abstract: An illuminated balloon having a front face and a rear face sealed together about an outer peripheral edge in surrounding relation to an interior gas chamber, and a neck portion integrally formed therewith to facilitate filling of gas within the interior chamber. An electric lamp is fixedly attached to an outer surface of the balloon so as to direct light through the interior chamber effectively illuminating a design on at least one of the faces of the balloon. A battery pack is electrically interconnected to the electric lamp by a pair of substantially thin gauge wires intertwined to form a cord extending therebetween.

Abstract: A lighting instrument having pivotable dichroic filters arranged in a substantially radial arrangement with respect to a projected light beam. Multiple sets of such filters are spaced along the axis of the light beam to vary the color of the light beam emitted from the instrument. A gearing mechanism rotates all filters of each set in synchronization with each other and independently with respect to filters of the other sets. The filters may be positioned to pass unfiltered light to vary the saturation of the light beam.

Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a central holder attached to and disposed under the ceiling fan and having an electric wire passage, and several circumferentially equidistant illuminating units extending radially from the central holder. Each of the illuminating units includes a tubular connecting rod attached to the central holder, a rotary member connected rotatably to the connecting rod and capable of being locked on the connecting rod, a lamp equipped with an electric plug, and a reflection lamp shield connected removably to the rotary member and positioned over the lamp. The tubular connecting rod has a radial inner end fastened to and extending radially from the central holder, a central bore formed through the connecting rod in communication with the electric wire passage, and a radial outer end. The rotary member has a radial inner end connected rotatably to the radial outer end of the connecting rod, and a radial outer end equipped with an electric socket in which the electric plug is engaged.

Abstract: A hand-held pulsed-light generator is presented for temporarily blinding and assailant at a distance. The light generator comprises a high energy storage capacitor, charged by high voltage power supply, and a high intensity flashtube. A high current electronic switch discharges the capacitor through the flashtube thereby generating an intense flash of light. The flash is focused by a reflector to form a concentrated beam pulse which is aimed at an assailant's head. The intensity of the pulsed-light beam striking the eyes is sufficiently strong to cause temporary blindness, thereby rendering the assailant immobile. By using a discharge capacitor with very high energy storage, and an ultra high intensity flashtube, and a focusing reflector for concentrating the light, it is possible to project a light flash that is several orders of magnitude brighter than the sun.

Abstract: An inspection/detection system for use in forensic applications includes a carrying case, a high intensity lamp assembly and a plurality of notch filters. The carrying case has a cover-lid and is a rectangular box with a closed end and an open end to which the cover-lid is hingedly coupled. The high intensity lamp assembly generates light energy of multiple wavelengths within the visible spectrum and infrared spectrum. The high intensity lamp assembly has an output aperture and is mounted within the carrying case. A power supply unit is mounted within the carrying case and energizes the high intensity lamp assembly in order to generate light energy therefrom. An optical connector is optically coupled to the output aperture of the high intensity lamp assembly. A flexible optical fiber cable is optically coupled to the optical connector.

Abstract: A directional courtesy light for a vehicle includes a reflector which is moveable with respect to a bulb between a first position for providing unfocused light to a second position for providing focused light. In the second position, the reflector can be tilted to direct the focused light in a specific direction. The courtesy light may include a lens to further control the light. The reflector is mounted to a bulb holder for translation with respect to a bulb therein and the bulb holder is mounted to a carrier attached to the vehicle for pivoting the holder with respect to the carrier. The courtesy light components snap together and snaps in place in the vehicle for quick assembly and installation.

Abstract: A decorative trim lighting system includes an elongated, resilient retaining strip which is formed in a laterally folded configuration and is securable to an exterior surface portion of a building. The bulb socket portions of a decorative light string are removably received in a longitudinally spaced series of openings formed through the strip, and a longitudinally spaced series of bent edge portions of the strip overlie and releasably hold the longitudinal electrical power supply wiring segments interconnecting the sockets. The strip may also be used to slidably and releasably hold enlarged end portions of retaining tab members to which the sockets are secured.

Abstract: In a headlamp having a light-diverging concave mirror, the inner reflecting surface of the concave mirror is a composite paraboloidal surface of revolution made of multiple different paraboloidal surfaces of revolution taking as common focus a predetermined point on the optical axis and smoothly joined to each other, and the lamp bulb is so disposed as to have the center thereof disposed as substantially coincident with the common focus. Each of the different paraboloidal surfaces of revolution composing the inner reflecting surface reflects the rays incident from the lamp bulb in directions away from the optical axis in a horizontal plane in which the optical axis lies, in directions parallel to the optical axis or in directions nearer to the optical axis.

Abstract: An integrated combination of a headlamp section and a sidelamp section for a vehicle, with the sidelamp section being oriented and rotatable at a predetermined wrap-around side facing angle with respect to the forward lighting direction of the headlamp section. This angle may be typically on the order of 90.degree. so that the sidelamp provides good continuous wrap-around side lighting and good night vision for persons riding in the vehicle or exiting therefrom. The sidelamp section may be operated in response to the turning on and off of the dimmer bulb within the headlamp section or it may be operated independently of the operation of the dimmer bulb by the use of an OR gate logic circuit in combination with an electro-mechanical relay and switch. This circuit is operable for energizing and de-energizing the relay and switch in response to power applied to any one of a plurality of parallel connected inputs of the OR gate logic circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus which is used to convert a conventional table lamp from use of ordinary incandescent light bulbs to use of energy saving fluorescent bulbs. The apparatus includes an adapted which securely receives a fluorescent bulb, is substantially tamper proof with regard to the light fixture, is security oriented to inhibit theft from the light fixture and is an easy to install, permanent retrofit apparatus. Also, an easily installed secure, theft-resistance ballast is provided.

Abstract: A display device includes: a crystal ball fixed on a base formed with plural concave and convex portions on a spherical surface of the crystal ball to respectively form plural concave lens and convex lens on the ball surface when filled with water in the ball, thereby producing magnified and contracted images for a decorative article mounted in the ball as viewed through the concave and convex portions for enhancing decorative interest.

Abstract: An adjustment device for a headlamp assembly that provides aiming adjustment of the headlamp unit in a horizontal plane, after which the adjustment device can be set to visually indicate that the headlamp unit is at a zero ("O") reference marking and also permit re-calibration of the lamp unit if the latter is re-aimed.

Abstract: A pivot assembly is provided for providing a pivot point for positioning a vehicular headlight mounted on a movable frame relative to a fixed frame. The assembly comprises a ball stud (50) that is secured to a selected one of the fixed and movable frames by a retainer clip (60) that has an edge (28) that engages a transverse annular groove (10) in ball stud (50) to prevent axial movement and has at least one resilient arm (24) having a free-end 26 that engages one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves (14) that are in substantial transverse relationship to annular groove (10) and that cooperate with free-end (26) to prevent ball stud (50) from rotating.

Abstract: A see-saw type illuminating switch apparatus having an illuminating portion provided on the upper surface of an operating portion, the apparatus having a light conduction body for conducting light of a light source, the light conduction body having a light issuing portion disposed in an oscillating direction of the operating portion under the operating portion, the operating portion being provided with a light conduction path leading to the upper surface thereof, the operating portion having a lower end formed into a forked configuration so as to ride on the light issuing portion.

Abstract: A flashlight holder clamp assembly having a mounting bracket which contains one or, optionally, two elastomeric substantially spherical gripping members having a centrally disposed cylindrical channel therein for receiving a portion of the barrel of a small flashlight and for receiving a cylindrical support member. The gripping members also define a plurality of uniformly spaced longitudinal slots which communicate along their inner ends with the central channel so as to allow the gripping member to be uniformly constricted by the mounting bracket upon clamping the flashlight holder clamp assembly to a cylindrical member, such as a bicycle handlebar.

Abstract: A self-contained photovoltaic powered light which is a stand alone unit. The solar cells which power the light are assembled and maintained within the top, or upper, portion of the self-contained unit. The solar cells are encapsulated within a resiliently deformable material to provide for contraction and expansion of the solar cells while at the same time providing protection from the elements for the assembly. A component tray assembly is rotationally secured to the upper portion of the lamp and a lens with decorative disks are rotationally secured to the component tray assembly.

Abstract: A policeman's billy includes a tube having rotatably connected front and rear sections. The head of a twist-on flashlight is resiliently mounted in the upper section and its body extends into the lower section and is connected mechanically thereto so that relative twisting movement of the two sections changes the flashlight beam from a spot to flood and also turns the light off and on.

Abstract: To facilitate aiming of a motor vehicle headlamp, e.g. as specified in U.S. Lighting Standard SAE J602, a motor vehicle headlamp having a housing with a light-transmitting front cover and a lamp reflector body mounted completely within the housing has an abutment carried by a rod at the top of the headlamp. The rod is slidable in bearings and connected with an adjusting screw for the lamp reflector body so that adjustment of the screw also moves the rod. A conventional mechanical headlamp aimer in mounted on the light-transmitting front cover of the housing in known manner and engages against the abutment.