Abstract: A portable hand held battery operated flashlight having mounted thereon, a magnetic compass which receives illumination from the flashlight or which may have its own illuminating means. The compass is mounted such that compass readings may be taken by the holder of the flashlight whenever the flashlight is illuminated.

Abstract: A free standing outdoor telephone booth is provided with a photo voltaic (PV) array, one or more rechargeable storage batteries and electrical control circuit which includes a temperature compensated control for limiting the supply of electrical energy from the PV array to the rechargeable battery to avoid over charging the battery, an ambient light (solar insolation) sensing circuit for controlling the electrical lamp load, to turn the lamp ON during dark ambient and OFF during light ambient conditions. In addition, the total discharge limit of the storage battery is controlled to a safe operating limit and a means is disclosed to power a fluorescent lamp at energy conserving intensities with energy derived from the rechargeable storage battery. The lamp control circuitry is preferably constituted by a high frequency power inverter with regulated output power to energize a low wattage fluorescent lamp and to dim the fluorescent lamp when the telephone is not in use.

Abstract: A light-gathering device for transmitting through fiber optic bundles, the light emitted by an electronic flash along with the light from a continuous light source so that relatively small objects may be lit so as to photograph them. A first housing (8) is provided, designed to receive a flash tube (1) of an electronic flash unit, and a "model"(3) emitting continuous light, the first housing (8) being enclosed within a second housing in which there are several openings for inserting the ends of fiber optic bundles (2) whose opposite ends are used for illuminating the object to be photographed. Manual shutters (5, 6, 7) are provided for varying the light intensity from the flash tube to the fiber optics (2). This light gathering device is suitable for taking top-quality color photographs which have the desired lighting effects.

Abstract: This invention relates to torches.The torch comprises a body defining a case for a replaceable battery, the body being formed with a handle. The torch is provided with a flashing light assembly and a fluorescent light assembly which is detachably secured to the body.The flashing light assembly is slidably mounted in the body to either expose a flashing light or conceal the flashing light.The fluorescent light assembly can either be attached to the body by suitable means, or detached from the body while remaining connected to the battery in the body by a lead. If desired the lead can be disconnected from the battery in the body and reconnected to an alternative power source, such as a car battery.

Abstract: A portable electric lamp structure having a housing, a substantially parabolic reflector mounted on the housing, an incandescent lamp positioned substantially at the focal part of said parabolic reflector, a self-contained direct-current electric power source positioned within the housing, and manual switch means for electrically connecting the power source to the incandescent lamp for energizing same. A curved reflector is disposed adjacent the outer free edge of the parabolic reflector and extends radially outwardly therefrom. A ringlike fluorescent lamp is positioned in front of the curved reflector in concentric relationship with the parabolic reflector, and an inverter is electrically connected to the fluorescent lamp for converting direct current to alternating current. The switch means is electrically connected between the power source and the inverter.

Abstract: A combination floodlight, spotlight and flasher circuit is disclosed herein. The circuit is provided with a manual switch means, which will turn a spotlight to on, off, and flash, and turn the floodlight on, off, and to a battery saver position. The floodlight is operated through a unique inverter circuit and flasher circuit combination. Multiple combinations of switching modes make it possible to selectively accomplish various combinations of lights simultaneously.

Abstract: Beautifully and balancedly colored shadows can be imparted by arranging color lamps in three R, G and B groups, illuminating an object to obtain colored shadows of the object to give the ratios of illuminances by the color light lamps; ##EQU1## in a range surrounded by the following ratios of j-k-l-m-n-e-f-j in the triangular coordinate of FIG. 2 wherein I.sub.R designates an illuminance by only the lamp in the R group; I.sub.G designates an illuminance by only the lamp in the G group and I.sub.B designates an illuminance by only the lamp in the B group.______________________________________ Symbol i.sub.R i.sub.G i.sub.B ______________________________________ j 0.78 0.2 0.02 k 0.65 0.2 0.15 l 0.65 0.05 0.3 m 0.55 0.05 0.4 n 0.2 0.4 0.4 e 0.05 0.8 0.15 f 0.18 0.8 0.