Abstract: A lamp comprises a base, a flexible arm extending from the base, and a lampshade attached to the other end of the flexible arm by means of two cooperating connecting members that allow the lampshade to be rotated about a first axis and about a second axis perpendicular to the first. The base may be slidably held by a bracket attached by adhesive or by other bonding material, to a computer monitor, workstation, or other device. A socket within the lamp shade accepts a high intensity bulb such as a 13-watt compact fluorescent bulb.

Abstract: An adjustable mount for use with light fixtures that are sealed to prevent entry of moisture and contaminants. O-ring seals are utilized to connect and seal the components of the adjustable mount so that it is not a source of moisture or loss of vacuum. The adjustable mount is a knuckle-type mount that connects a light fixture with a junction box or other source of electrical power. The adjustable mount provides a full range of vertical and rotational angles without damaging the electrical wiring that is sealed inside the mount. Frictional connections in the mount allow the lighting angle to be set without the necessity of tightening the set screws which connect the components together.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable lamp which can be fitted into a wall such as the, wall of a swimming pool or other water tank the bulb of the lamp can be positioned so that it is parallel to the horizontal, or have with a downward slant, typically between about 3.degree. to about 8.degree.. The lamp can include an elbow duct for receiving electric cables to the lamp. The lamp can be directed in at least eight different angles relative to the point on the wall where these cables reach the lamp by positioning its lighting axis so that it is parallel to the horizontal, or with a downward slant, while the elbow duct for electric cables to the lamp, can be directed in eight different angles, towards the point on the wall where these cables reach the lamp.

Abstract: An office furniture light structure includes a securing element adapted for mounting on a piece of office furniture in a suitable position, and a lighting device. The securing element is provided with at lest one outwardly extending movable element. The movable element has a distal end connected to the lighting device in a movable manner. In use, the lighting device can be moved to a suitable position by means of the movable element to sufficiently illuminate a place.

Abstract: A lighting device comprising one or more light sources placed in respect to a concentrating concave or echelon main reflector, with the light emitted by the light source(s) being reflected by the main reflector so as to create a projected pattern of light to be directed onto a subject to be illuminated, a focusable light being achieved by shifting means capable of displacing or tilting the light source(s) with regard to the optical axis of the reflector. Said shifting means are apt to displace said at least one light source in a direction or at an angle to and from said optical axis of said reflector, in a plane substantially perpendicular to said axis, or to tilt the at least one light source(s). The light source(s) is(are) placed around said optical axis of the reflector and are movable or inclinable in a direction away from the optical axis of said reflector.

Abstract: A pivot connector for an easel lamp comprised of a fixing main body, a fixing bolt, a press bolt and a locking member; wherein, the fixing main body is provided with a pivot connecting recess adapted to be fixed at a suitable position on the easel, the fixing bolt is used to lock the pivot connector firm on the easel. The fixing main body is provided aside the fixing bolt with a through hole. The press bolt and the locking member are inserted respectively from the two ends of the through hole to connect with each other in the through hole. The locking member is provided on the end thereof with a toothed groove to be connected to a telescopically movable rod of a lamp receptacle. A lamp thereby can be firmly and pivotally connected on the pivot connector to get suitable illuminating position and distance above the easel.

Abstract: A book light having a pair of arms or a "U" bracket pivotally attached to a head at one end and a body at the other end. In the case of the "U" bracket, the head is attached by a ball joint and has infinite ranges of motion. The body has a clip for attachment to a book or a bed frame, an on/off switch, a plug for receiving an AC adapter, and a battery compartment. The head has a light assembly and a fluorescent light bulb for illuminating a book. A wire or conductive strip running along, and guided by wire guides, each of the arms provides an electrical connection between the light assembly and the source of power. The pivoting of the head and the body allow them to be pivoted for storage in the space between the arms or so that the book light be used as a free-standing desk lamp. Optionally, the two arms or the "U" bracket may be connected to a pivot arm which swivels about the body to increase the degrees of freedom and the flexibility of the light.

Abstract: An inverted L-shaped fixed-side bracket 13 for fastening a lamp body 2 to a vehicle body 10. A vehicle-body fitting hole 13c is vertically bored through a tongue edge portion 13b projecting rearwardly from the upper end portion of the fixed-side bracket, and a cylindrical body 19 having a tapping hole 18 is projected rearwardly from a main portion 13a. The tapping hole 18 has a polygonal shape and receives an aiming-adjusting screw 15.

Abstract: A portable task lighting device which comprises an elongated fluorescent light assembly that casts a broad, glare-free, and cool flood of light and is rotatably connected to the distal end of a boom arm for a full 360.degree. of rotation. Its boom arm can be fixed into a plurality of positive locking positions both above and below the top of its mast by adjustment of a pivot block supported by the mast. The preferred embodiment of the lighting device has a telescoping mast with a square cross-sectional configuration. The mast supports the proximal end of the boom arm and provides extension between approximately thirty-two and ninety inches. The mast is supported by a base assembly having two shorter rear legs which are adjustable laterally relative to one another and two elongated front legs which are locked into position at a predetermined stationary angle by insertion of the mast within a square opening through the top of the base assembly.

Abstract: A mount for affixing devices such as lightweight illuminators to spectacles is described. The mount includes a pair of opposable jaws pivotably affixed together about a pivot axis, the jaws being intended for affixation about spectacles (e.g., the nosebridge of spectacles), and a mounting yoke pivotably affixed to the clip. The mounting yoke may then pivotably bear an illuminator to allow the illuminator to move in three degrees of freedom.

Abstract: A track lighting fixture in which decorative lamp housings are adjustably positionable along a fixture track, and which provides for several angular adjustments of each decorative lamp housing. Each decorative lamp housing comprises a common outer housing in which different interchangeable decorative inserts can be interchangeably inserted. In first and second embodiments, each track lamp fixture has a power supply housing for an enclosed power transformer and power supply which is attached to the fixture track. A support element of the power supply housing is rotationally mounted relative to the power supply housing and supports a decorative lamp housing thereon, such that the support element and decorative lamp housing can be rotated to different angular positions. In the first embodiment, the power supply housing comprises a cylindrical shaped housing, and in the second embodiment, the power supply housing comprises a rectangular shaped housing.

Abstract: A lamp reflector assembly includes a fixture having a base and a support member movably attached to the base. Attached to the support member is a pair of spaced-apart arms, each having an electrical receptacle. Connected to the electrical receptacles are electrical contacts of opposing ends of an elongate lamp, with a middle portion that emits radiation. Attached to the base of the fixture is a concave reflector having a pair of clearance holes sized to permit the end portions of the lamp to pass through, to locate the electrical contacts outside the reflector. The resulting combination provides adjustability of the position of the lamp relative the position of the reflector, to focus the radiation reflected generally forwardly from the reflector. The present invention offers important advantages over a prior art adjustable assembly, where the reflector is bonded to a sheet metal bracket.

Abstract: An improved pneumatically telescoping mast supported for pivotal movement in opposite directions is provided. The mast includes adjacent telescoping sections slidable relative to one another between retracted and extended positions. A pneumatic control system for displacing the mast sections between retracted and extended positions is also provided as is a system for pivoting the mast in opposite directions about the pivot axis between the horizontal and vertical positions. The mast includes a light source mounted at the other upper end of the mast which is capable of running on the same DC power source as the pneumatic control system and the mast pivoting system.

Abstract: An electrically powered appliance includes a first housing connected to a source of electric power. A second housing is spaced from the first housing and includes means for using the electric power. In a preferred embodiment, the electricity powers a light source. A flexible mounting assembly connects the first and second housings. One of the first and second housings includes an elongated slot and the other of the housings includes a protrusion for engagement with the slot. The first housing includes an axially extending U-shaped channel. A portion of the flexible mounting assembly adjacent said second housing is supported within said U-shaped channel when the first and second housings are adjacent each other.

Abstract: A multi-directional, bendable light extension device for use with exterior floodlight fixtures which comprises a first extension arm that can be bent into a plurality of orientations and retains a given orientation without change until it is reconfigured, as well as a lamp housing connected to one end of the first extension arm, the other end of the first extension arm being configured for threaded connection to the standard size of light socket commonly used in commercial and residential construction for exterior lighting purposes. The device further comprises a bendable second extension arm that also holds a given orientation without change until it is reconfigured, the second extension arm being detachably connected on one it its ends to the lamp housing with its other end being connected to a secondary housing having a motion detector sensor, a light sensor, and an audible alarm.

Abstract: An in-ground lighting apparatus has an enclosure for placement below the surface of the earth and a lamp is mounted for adjustable positioning in the housing. In the improvement, the lamp base and lamp are supported by two pivot-mounted brackets. The brackets are spaced from the lamp rim and provide lamp-grasping clearance between them for easy re-lamping. And the brackets permit the lamp to be adjusted to direct light anywhere within a cone-shaped 360.degree. envelope. The lamp is supported solely by its base. In a particular embodiment configured for use with HID lamps, the lamp and ballast assembly are constructed as an "integrated" unit which is easily lifted from the enclosure for service.

Abstract: A headlight for vehicles includes a headlight insert with a reflector and a light source inserted in the reflector, a holder mountable on a vehicle part and supporting the headlight insert so that the headlight insert is turnable about a horizontal axis relative to the holder for orientation of a light bundle emitted from the headlight insert, an adjusting screw cooperating with an adjusting element and actuatable to turn the headlight insert about the horizontal axis and a releasable mounting element for mounting the headlight insert at least directly on the holder. The adjusting screw being held on the holder rotatably and axially non-displaceably and the adjusting element being held on the holder axially displaceably and non-rotatably.

Abstract: Apparatus for providing a visual indication of the horizontal and vertical orientation of a movable component of a headlamp assembly wherein said headlamp assembly is of the general type including a stationary housing and a movable reflector component, said movable component being pivoted to the stationary housing for movement in the vertical and horizontal plane by means of a stationary universal pivot and a vertical adjust mechanism vertically spaced from said stationary pivot and including a universal pivotal mounting to said movable component, and a horizontal adjust mechanism horizontally spaced from said stationary pivot and including a universal pivot effecting operative connection to said movable reflector component. The stationary universal pivot and said horizontal pivot define the vertical pivot axis for said component. Further said stationary universal pivot and the horizontal adjust pivot in effect defining a vertical pivot axis about which said movable component is pivoted in the vertical plane.

Abstract: A lamp clamp uses a portion of the lamp as a moveable clamping jaw. This portion is screw-threaded into a threaded aperture of one of the arms of a C-shaped member. The other arm of the C-shaped member includes an object-engaging portion which further includes two pressure pads separated by a dished portion. The C-shaped member includes a coextensive flange around the inner periphery of the "C". The flange assists in stabilizing the clamp against the object, such as, the side edge of a worktable. The end of the moveable portion is attached to a swivel head which is pivotably engageable with the object in several orientations. The arrangement is especially useful when it is desired to mount a flashlight having a flexible stem (such as the Black & Decker.RTM. SnakeLight.TM. flashlight). The moveable clamping jaw defines a cylindrical tube into which is slideably mounted the graspable portion of the flashlight.

Abstract: A light for medical purposes has a lamp housing (11), at least one lamp (12) arranged therein, a reflector (16) arranged therein, and a light transmissive plate arrangement (13) closing off the lamp housing (11) towards the illumination field (14). The lamp housing (11) with the light transmissive plate (13) is closed off towards the exterior for reasons of hygiene and is formed from a material with a lower thermal conductivity than that of human skin, at least at those sites at which a contact by the operating person can arise.

Abstract: A shape retaining flexible connector apparatus for supporting flashlights, lamps, etc., is provided. The shape retaining flexible connector apparatus includes a formable support member, one or more joint forming members associated with the support member and a cover member.

Abstract: An improved pneumatically telescoping mast supported for pivotal movement in opposite directions is provided. The mast includes adjacent telescoping sections slidable relative to one another between retracted and extended positions. A pneumatic control system for displacing the mast sections between retracted and extended positions is also provided as is a system for pivoting the mast in opposite directions about the pivot axis between the horizontal and vertical positions. The mast includes a light source mounted at the other upper end of the mast which is capable of running on the same DC power source as the pneumatic control system and the mast pivoting system.

Abstract: A framed picture illuminating device for mounting on the wall above the picture. The device utilizes a fluorescent light tube to produce uniform lighting and is powered by batteries which eliminates the requirement of electrical outlets and the spectacle of exposed electrical cords extending down the wall. The device is composed of a base, a stem and a reflector. The base houses the batteries and the electronic circuit that converts the direct current from the batteries to the alternating current required to power the fluorescent light tube. The base is configured to be mounted on a wall above a framed picture and present smooth, clean lines resulting in an appealing look.

Abstract: A mobile floor light comprising a vertical mast having an upper end and a lower end with a cylindrical surface therebetween; a base secured to the lower end of the mast; a plurality of casters symmetrically secured to the base and adapted to rest on a recipient surface such as a floor; a rigid linear boom with an interior end and an exterior end; first adjustable securement components at the interior end of the boom and the upper end of the mast including a first locking lever movable between a first position wherein the boom angle may be varied with respect to the mast and a second position wherein the boom angle may be fixed with respect to the mast; a light head with a bulb; and second adjustable securement components at the exterior end of the boom and the light head including a second locking lever movable between a first position wherein the light head angle may be varied with respect to the boom and a second position wherein the light head angle may be fixed with respect to the mast.

Abstract: A dock light assembly includes a base member adapted to be secured inside a warehouse adjacent a door opening at a loading dock, a hollow flexible self-supporting tube connected at one end thereof to the base member and a lamp assembly mounted at an opposite end of said tube for lighting the interior of a cargo vehicle located adjacent said door of said loading dock. A fan assembly is provided in the base member for blowing air through the base member, hollow flexible tube and the lamp assembly to cool the lamp assembly. A thermal fuse may be provided in the circuit of the lamp assembly to turn off the lamp assembly should overheating of the lamp assembly occur.

Abstract: An automatic lighting system simplifies reproduction of desired lighting conditions by use of a computer which compares characteristics of an actual subject to prestored data representing light locations for preferred lighting of a similar mimic subject, and orients mounted lighting fixtures accordingly. A plurality of light fixtures are mounted for movement on frame. Ideal locations of the light fixtures are determined for mimic subjects of various characteristics by a skilled photographer. The location and illumination data are then stored in computer memory. When an actual subject is placed in the same position as the mimic subject for photographing thereof, data for a mimic subject having characteristics closest to the actual subject are selected from the prestored data, and the light fixtures are automatically oriented accordingly in response to computer control.

Abstract: A movable lamp device has a clamp device, a lamp casing, and a flexible tube connecting the clamp device and the lamp casing. The clamp device has a first clamp and a second clamp disposed under the first clamp. The first clamp and the second clamp are fastened pivotally. The lamp casing has a first half housing and a second half housing coupling with the first half housing. A main lamp is disposed in a front of the lamp casing. A flash lamp and a cell chamber are disposed on a first side of the lamp casing. A hook device is disposed on a second side of the lamp casing. A cell cover covers the cell chamber. A switch is disposed on a top portion of the lamp casing. A threaded recess hole is formed in a rear portion of the lamp casing to receive a second end of the flexible tube. A threaded through hole is formed on the first clamp to receive a first end of the flexible tube.

Abstract: A low-voltage light construction created by tube construction elements made up of male and female embodiments of electrically insulated metal tubes or metal rods and metal tubes. The male embodiment is connected to a low-voltage energy source by two circuit extensions, whereas one extension is electrically connected to the inner rod and the other extension is electrically connected to the outer tube. The construction provides simple assembly possibilities and enables numerous arrangements using a variable amount of connecting tube elements which are pushed together by manual pressure. The tube sections are set symmetrically to the illuminants and can be rotated around their axes. The illuminants are set in two pin circuits, which are connected to a pair of electrically conducting bars. These are held to the metal tube elements by round headed nuts. This makes it possible to rotate the illuminants on two additional axes.

Abstract: A light for indicating a location of a vehicle. The inventive device includes a spotlight for creating a directed beam of illumination. A gimbal supports the spotlight relative to the vehicle such that the beam is always directed vertically upward for indicating a presence of the associated vehicle.

Abstract: The Audio Illuminator is an integrated system providing directed lighting and a public address type amplification and loudspeaker capability, under control from a remote location. The system includes a searchlight and one or more directional, high-power loudspeakers. An audio amplifier supplies drive signals to the loudspeakers in response to audio input signals received from the remote control. The system includes a power junction box for supplying power to the amplifier and the searchlight and carrying signals to and from the various components. The system may derive power from a small portable diesel generator. A gimbal mount supports the searchlight for two-directional movement (horizontal rotation and vertical tilt angle rotation) and supports the one or more loudspeakers for movement with the searchlight in at least one of the two directions. Drive motors provide two-dimensional automatic positioning in response to signals from the remote control unit.

Abstract: An aiming device for track lighting includes an elbow member rotatively mounting a lamp housing to a vertical extension tube. The elbow member has an upper end connected to a lower end of the extension tube for rotation in a horizontal plane through 355 and a lower, transverse end formed with an annulus of locking teeth and an internal rotation limiting rib. The lamp housing has a lateral mounting plate with a connecting turret with a rim of locking teeth, a hub formed with a screw socket and a pair of radially extending rotation preventing members enclosing between them a lead receiving aperture within the turret. A clamping screw can be manually adjusted between a locking position clamping the mounting plate immovably to the elbow by locking engagement of respective teeth and a release position permitting vertical rotation of the lamp housing limited by engagement of the rotation limiting rib and rotation preventing members.

Abstract: A barbecue grill light (10) comprising a housing (12). A structure (14) is for mounting the housing (12) to a side platform board (16) of a barbecue grill (18), having a cooking grate (20). An elongate flexible gooseneck shaft (22) has a lower end connected to the housing (12). An assembly (24) for illuminating is affixed to an upper end of the elongate flexible gooseneck shaft (22). The illuminating assembly (24) can be directed at food (26) cooking on the cooking grate (20) of the barbecue grill (18) at night, to allow a person using the barbecue grill (18) to see the food (26) cooking.

Abstract: A lighting fixture is slidably mounted on a track support which may advantageously be secured to any existing or available structure within or around the work space. In one preferred embodiment, it is secured to the side of a computer monitor which is either located on or adjacent to the work surface which is to be illuminated. The track support may be mounted on the computer monitor or other surface at any angle from vertical through horizontal thus providing a wide variety of options for an individual using the improved fixture of the present invention. The lamp fixture socket support is preferably rotatably mounted on a sliding car member which moves along the track support and also provides a first axis of rotation for the fixture. A reflector housing is also rotatably secured to the sliding car or fixture which thus provides a second axis of rotation for the fixture allowing greatest flexibility for positioning the lamp.

Abstract: A floor lamp includes a base, an upstanding base column on the base, a housing fixedly supported atop the base column; a base electrical connector mounted on the housing and having recessed contacts that are oriented for receiving mating contacts engaging parallel to the column, electrical conductors extending within the base column for connecting the contacts to an external source. A lamp module of the floor lamp includes a module column, an illuminating fixture at one end of the module column, a module electrical connector mounted to the other end of the column and having the mating contacts projecting therefrom, the fixture being electrically connected between the mating contacts. A clamp nut rotatably retained on the lamp module supportively secures the lamp module on the base electrical connector by threadingly engaging a threaded shell of the base connector, thereby releasably clamping the module on the base column with the contacts in mating engagement.

Abstract: The invention provides illumination and may provide magnified viewing of an object using a means which may be located directly in front of a seated or reclining individual, while providing for the means to pivot out of the way for easy egress from the sitting or reclining position. The invention provides a counter weight at a fixed radius for stability, and to facilitate the user's easy assessment of whether the counterweight will contact or interfere with nearby objects. The use of the fixed radius counterweight provides utilities that are not achieved when using a variable radius counterweight, or a weighted base configuration.

Abstract: An adjustable-position light fixture is provided having a U-shaped mounting bracket and a U-shaped light housing bracket. The light housing bracket is pivotally secured to the mounting bracket via a connection including a key member. The key member has a bearing portion which passes through the light housing bracket and is rotatable in relation thereto. At least one prong extends from the key member and engages a cutout in the mounting bracket to prevent rotation of the key member relative to the mounting bracket. A threaded bolt passes through the key member and is effective to adjust friction between the brackets. The key member is effective to prevent torque on the bolt as the bracket assembly is pivoted so that the bolt maintains the set degree of tension. A head on the bolt is accessible through an opening the light housing so that tension can be readily adjusted with a standard tool.

Abstract: A lamp support assembly including a mounting base for mounting on a lamp stand, a lamp holder to hold a lampshade, a central housing, a first cap and a second cap secured to two opposite ends of a coupling hole on the mounting base by a first screw rod and a first nut, a third cap and a fourth cap secured to two opposite ends of central housing by a second screw rod and a second nut, a first metal tube connected between the first cap and the third cap, a second metal tube connected between the second cap and the fourth cap, a first coupling and a second coupling mounted around the second screw rod and connected to the central housing at two opposite ends, a fifth cap and a sixth cap secured to two opposite ends of a coupling hole on the lamp holder by a third screw rod and a third nut, a third metal tube and a fourth metal tube respectively connected between the fifth and sixth caps and the first and second caps, and an electric wire inserted through the mounting base, the first cap, the first metal tube, the

Abstract: A table, desk or wall-mount lamp is disclosed which is adjustable by being rotatable and also directable into several continuous directions for focusing the light onto an object and for focusing the intensity of light towards the object which is to be illuminated. The adjustability of the lamp is achieved by rotating parts of the lamp about three different axes and by sliding a portion of the lamp. One rotation is brought about by a tension wheel which is easily controllable.

Abstract: A spotlight is provided that employs stationary motors for positioning a light beam at a desired azimuth and elevation such that there is no blind spots of the light beam at the zenith of the azimuth and elevation. A drive train rotates the spotlight about a horizontal axis and allows the motor driving the rotation to have a stationary mounting in a base while at the same time providing the light beam of the spotlight with a range of elevation that exceeds 90 degrees from a horizontal reference plane at any desired azimuth. More particularly, a stationary motor drives a capstan, which includes a spool that winds and unwinds a cable connected to a lamp assembly of the spotlight for positioning the light beam at a desired elevation. The cable is communicated between the lamp assembly and the capstan by way of a central bore in a mast that supports the lamp assembly for rotation about a vertical axis.

Abstract: An aiming mechanism for a automotive lamp in which play is prevented from developing between a nut, threadedly engaged with an aiming screw, and a nut insertion hole formed in a lamp housing. The aiming screw is connected at its front end to a connecting portion of a lamp unit in a manner so as to allow relative pivotal movement therebetween. The aiming screw is threadedly engaged with a nut made of a synthetic resin mounted in a nut insertion hole in a lamp housing also made of a synthetic resin, and extends through the lamp housing in a direction generally parallel to an axis of the lamp housing. When the aiming screw is turned, the aiming screw is moved back and forth relative to the lamp housing to tilt the lamp unit.

Abstract: A flexible core for a hand-held device such as a flashlight includes a pair of conductive wires which electrically connect a source of power to a power using implement. A flexible spine surrounds the pair of conductive wires and includes a plurality of interconnected universally rotatable members. A resilient sleeve engages the outer surface of the rotatable members forming the spine. An adaptor including one conductor made from nickel chromium wire may be used to selectively connect the flashlight to a 12 volt source of electrical power in lieu of two standard C cells housed within the flashlight.

Abstract: This quartz-halogen floodlight includes mounting means that is so constructed that the light-aiming angle of the floodlight can be adjusted both horizontally and vertically without disturbing the normal horizontal disposition of the quartz-halogen lamp within the floodlight.

Abstract: A light fixture for directional, illumination is disclosed. A first embodiment contains a gimbal comprised of two opposing retaining collars with arcuately complementary surfaces which mate to the arcuate surface of the lamp/reflector assembly within the fixture housing. The fixture housing is sealed with a rotatable lens ring which radially compresses a sealing element when mounted to the fixture with a lens-frame. The lamp/reflector assembly is sealed by compressing a sealing element between a lens and the assembly body by camming a lens frame onto the body with a plurality of inclined planes acting on buttons from the body. A second embodiment includes a flexure hinge within the assembly body. Some embodiments include a square to round adapter for use where square fixtures are desired.

Abstract: An automatic lighting system simplifies reproduction of desired lighting conditions by use of a computer which compares characteristics of an actual subject to prestored data representing light locations for preferred lighting of a similar mimic subject, and orients mounted lighting fixtures accordingly. A plurality of light fixtures are mounted for movement on frame. Ideal locations of the light fixtures are determined for mimic subjects of various characteristics by a skilled photographer. The location and illumination data are then stored in computer memory. When an actual subject is placed in the same position as the mimic subject for photographing thereof, data for a mimic subject having characteristics closest to the actual subject are selected from the prestored data, and the light fixtures are automatically oriented accordingly in response to computer control.

Abstract: A lamp assembly is disclosed which includes a base, a lamp arm mounting adapter on the base for pivotally mounting a lamp arm thereto, with the lamp arm itself having a first pair of hollow support tubes mounted on the adapter for pivotal movement on a vertical axis in a generally horizontal plane and having a arm support pivotally mounted on their opposite ends for pivotal movement on a vertical axis on a horizontal plane. A second pair of arms having inner and outer ends are pivotally mounted on their inner ends to the arm support for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis in a vertical plane. A counterbalance spring is connected between the arm support and the second pair of arms and a lamp head is pivotally connected on the outer end of the second pair of arms for pivotal movement at least about a horizontal axis in a vertical plane.

Abstract: An adjustable lamp assembly comprises a PAR type lamp housing an a mounting base for supporting the housing. A mechanical adjusting assembly interconnects the housing and the mounting base for permitting selective adjustment of the housing relative to the base about first and second axes lying in respective planes located at approximately 90.degree. relative to one another. The adjusting assembly includes an intermediate support member connected between the housing and the base with first connecting assembly joining the intermediate support member to the base and a second mechanical connecting assembly joining the intermediate support member to the housing. The first and second connecting assemblies each including separate first and second spring biased circular arrays of teeth-like members selectively movable axially along the respective first and second axes between locked positions and adjustment positions wherein selective rotary adjustment about the respective axis is permitted.

Abstract: A lamp stand 1 is provided which has a ground-engaging base 2, a vertical support member 3 carried on the base, a carriage 10 movable along the support member, and an arm 11 on the carriage for attachment of a photographic lamp 9. The carriage 10 is mounted on the support member 3 so as to be slidable along the support member 3 to adjust its vertical position simply by manually applying a lifting force to a portion of the lamp 9 and raising or lowering the lamp to the required height, and so that, when the lamp 9 is subsequently released on reaching of the required height, the carriage 10 is fixedly held in that position on the support member 3 by frictional engagement with the support member. This renders adjustment of the height of the lamp particularly straightforward.

Abstract: A push-on fixer for screw engagement in which a plurality of radially extending notches are formed in a circumferential edge region of a circular hole formed at a center portion of a thin discoid body, and a plurality of inner plate spring pieces are formed on the circumferential edge region of the circular hole so as to allow insertion of an aiming screw into the circular hole and so as to clamp the inserted aiming screw, is provided. An aiming screw is inserted into an aiming screw insertion hole of a lamp body of an automobile head lamp, and is retained so as to be prevented from coming out of the lamp body. A plurality of outer plate spring pieces which press against a push-on fixer abutment surface of the lamp body and a plurality of clamp release claws for releasing the clamping of the screw by the screw clamp plate spring pieces are formed on the outer circumferential edge of the thin discoid body.

Abstract: An arrangement of an aimable vehicle headlamp assembly connected to a panel of an automotive vehicle is provided including in a preferred embodiment a bulb; a reflector housing mounting the bulb; at least one rod connecting to the panel of the vehicle and projecting therefrom with a balled end; a longitudinal channel connected to the reflector housing facing the panel of the vehicle, the channel having a forward wall having a depression, and the channel having side walls with converging flange portions spaced from the forward wall with a slotted region between the flanges; and a slider with a top tab, the slider being slidably mounted in the channel and captured by the forward wall, side walls and flanges, the slider having an elongated aperture having a first diameter larger than the rod ball and a second diameter smaller than the rod ball wherein to connect the reflector housing to the panel of the vehicle, the ball of the rod being generally aligned with the channel depression through the slot region in th

Abstract: This invention provides an elongated flexible member that is capable of being formed into a plurality of differing shapes so that it can be supported at a variety of locations and has retaining means for retaining it in a desired shape so that a holder connected to one end thereof can hold a flashlight at any desired position relative thereto.