Abstract: The lamp has a pinch seal which surrounds a mounting structure carrying l-in wires of the filament;the front face (7) terminating the lamp envelope end forms substantially a plane, and is arranged at right angle to the generated surface of the lamp envelope (1) with the transition of these two surfaces to one another being substantially in the shape of a circumferential edge,the length of the pinch seal (2) extending from the front face (7) on the axis of the lamp envelope is from 0.2 to 0.4 times the external diameter of the lamp envelope (1),and the width of the pinch seal is close to the external diameter of the lamp envelope. To form this shape, the lamp is introduced into a die, with the envelope softened and, during execution of the pinch operation, excess gas pressure is applied to the interior of the lamp envelope so that the lamp envelope will accurately follow the shape of the pinch jaws similar to a blow-molding operation.

Abstract: A compact multiflash unit that contains a plurality of flashlamps, which mounted on a base member along with reflector members, is provided with a protective plastic cover having light-controlling prisms molded into its side walls. The prisms are so oriented and profiled that they serve as integral optical elements which direct the light rays from the "fired" lamps toward the scene being photographed, thereby compensating for the lateral spreading of the light rays produced by the shortened reflector members.