Abstract: Downlight and downlight wall wash reflectors particularly useful with compact fluorescent lamps and other large-area light sources, the reflector optics of the invention maximize the efficiency of the luminaire while providing brightness control and avoidance of high angle glare or "flash". Downlight reflectors according to the invention provide a truly uniform illuminance distribution across the illuminated area when applied in a rectangular grid with maximum use of available light by providing an upper amplifying reflector section which reflects normally underutilized light to a lower distribution reflector section which radiates a large percentage of generated light effectively from the bottom of the light source, thus reducing the apparent size of the light source and increasing optical control. The lower reflector section reflects light only into zones where the light is needed and avoids high angle zones, most of the light being reflected into zones from 35.degree. to 45.degree.

Abstract: An emergency lighting fixture combining the functions of an illuminated sign such as an exit sign and an emergency lighting unit integrated into one housing onto which one or more emergency light can be mounted at predetermined locations of the housing, the combined emergency lighting structure providing both exit location information and ambient emergency lighting in a single cooperatively operating device. The present device replaces bulky prior combinations of discrete exit signs and emergency lighting units which have been assembled together essentially as individual devices without integration into a single housing or without substantial integration of operational features, the housing of the present device being only slightly larger than standard exit signage.

Abstract: Circuitry for operating an array of light emitting diodes such as in an emergency exit sign in a non-emergency AC mode while concurrently charging and maintaining the charge of a low-voltage battery used to drive the array in an emergency mode, the circuitry also allows operation of the same LED array in the emergency mode from the low-voltage battery. The advantages of the invention are realized in part through provision within the circuitry of a boost converter wherein the LED array and the battery are connected across the output of the usual boost circuit output capacitor, thereby allowing connection of the array and the battery in series to simplify operation from line power and to allow the same current limited source to operate the array and simultaneously charge the battery through the same current path. The functions so provided can be embodied in a form which allows all circuitry components including the battery to be mounted on a single, compact substrate such as a printed circuit board.

Abstract: A pull-on clip manually assembled to a downlighting reflector trim in a snap-fastening manner without the need for tools, the invention mounts the reflector trim and a socket/spring clip assembly snap-fastened onto the trim within the interior of a lamp housing or can particularly in a downlighting fixture. The pull-on clip facilitates lamp positioning within the can and thereby within the fixture such that optimum lamp performance is obtained. The structure of the pull-on clip further facilitates the snug positioning of the reflector trim about a ceiling hole above which the downlighting fixture utilizing said clip is mounted for operation, thereby providing a clean appearance and positive lamp positioning.

Abstract: A pan assembly for mounting of recessed lighting fixtures in ceilings and the like such as between structural joists, the invention primarily comprises a pan frame formed of wire bent according to various embodiments of the invention into particular configurations capable of carrying standard cans or reflector housings, junction box structures and bar hangers inter alia for rough-in of downlighting fixtures. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the wire pan mounts adjustable bar hangers at first ends of the hangers while a junction box integrally formed with rail holders and mounted by the pan acts to mount the hangers at opposite ends of the hangers.

Abstract: Plug-in connectors primarily intended for connecting lighting fixtures into system circuitry, the connectors include selector mechanisms which allow selection of a hot conductor or conductors necessary for energization of the fixtures. The connectors of the invention allow selection of a specific circuit at the job site rather than pre-wiring of a fixture to a specific circuit during factory assembly, a given fixture then being rapidly installed by plugging of the connector into a tapping port in electrical cable extending between fixtures in an installation. The selection mechanism of the invention acts primarily to change the wiring configuration of the associated fixture with the hot leg or legs of the fixture being movable to adapt to a desired specific circuit. The invention further encompasses use of the apparatus of the invention in a method for rapidly wiring fixtures into system circuitry, thereby resulting in labor and job cost savings.

Abstract: A dual-port electrical cable female connector head primarily useful for branch circuit extension of and for fixture tapping into a relocatable wiring system, the female connector head of the invention is located at one end of a length of electrical cable which carries one or more circuits and into which lighting fixtures or other electrical loads are to be tapped at predetermined locations of the wiring system by connection to tapping ports formed in respective female connector heads. A male connector head joined to the length of cable at the other end thereof connects to a branch circuit port formed in a female connector head of an adjacent length of cable in the wiring system.

Abstract: A recessed downlighting fixture mountable in a ceiling between spaced joists or carried by T-bars and the like to direct light downwardly into an environmental space. The invention particularly takes the form of a pan assembly preferably formed of a thermoplastic material of a rigidity sufficient to support standard cans or reflector housings and associated lamping, electrical wiring inter alia. A junction box preferably formed of the same thermoplastic material is mounted to the pan assembly, access being gained to the interior of the box at opposite sides the box through positive latching doors which remain open to facilitate wiring operations within the box. The thermoplastic pan mounts adjustable bar hangers for rough-in of the downlighting assembly.

Abstract: Golf club heads each having a specifically contoured back side shaped to provide an optimal three-dimensional mass distribution, the invention preferably takes the form of "oversize" iron club heads having an unusually large "sweet spot" while retaining traditional iron head weights. The optimally distributed mass of each head is provided over the entire back side of the head with the back side contour interacting with face-stiffening ribs located on the top and toe of the head to yield performance advantages. The versatility found in the contouring of the back side of each head to yield optimal mass distribution allows the hitting area of each club face in a set of clubs to increase incrementally as the loft of each iron decreases, thereby resulting in a more uniform "sight picture" between clubs as viewed by the player.

Abstract: Battery charging circuits configured as a combination of current limited charging sources and a shunt regulating path to bypass current from a battery charging path through a low impedance path so that charge current can be regulated and terminated or controlled, the invention further includes combination of the circuits in emergency lighting systems utilizing conventional AC mains power in a non-emergency mode and DC battery power in an emergency mode, the battery being charged with regulation of charge current effected by said circuits when in the non-emergency mode. In the present circuits, current is by-passed from that portion of the circuit used for battery charging by provision of a low impedance alternate path through which current may also be supplied to non-emergency lamps, the alternate path supplanting prior art circuits which function by continuously turning a single path on and off for charge regulation.

Abstract: Food products and methods of making having a high dietary fiber content and unexpected organoleptic characteristics, the invention takes the form of a substantially solid or semi-solid substrate formed primarily of dietary fiber soaked in or permeated by a flavorful material such as a natural juice, liquefied or pureed fruit or the like, the combination then being at least partially lyophilized to a solid or semi-solid consistency. The concentration of the natural juice or other flavorful material within a framework or lattice provided by the dietary fiber causes a burst of flavor to be experienced when eaten. While the lyophilized substrate can preferably be consumed as a bar-like comestible with or without the addition of other materials such as coatings, fillers and the like, the invention contemplates the formation of the substrate as flakes, as a cookie, as a candy such as a semi-soft roll or sheet consumed flat or as a rolled sheet among other forms.

Abstract: Agitators having processing grates intended to mix and process food or other materials in a kettle either with or without heating of the materials, the mixing structures of the invention being particularly useful in the processing of food such as mashed potatoes to produce a product which has naturally-occurring "lumps" indicative of the use of real potatoes in the production of the product. The processing grates of the invention are preferably employed with horizontally disposed rotary shaft agitators operable within a kettle having a substantially hemispherical bottom portion, inner walls of the kettle being preferably scraped by scraping elements of the agitators to prevent burn-on of food materials during a mixing and/or cooking process. The processing grates of the invention can also function mounted to diagonally disposed rotary shaft agitators, the processing grates acting to reduce a food material such as potatoes to a homemade "lumpy" consistency.

Abstract: Compositions for removal of wrinkles in textile fabrics particularly including wool and silk, a primary active ingredient of the compositions being a cationic surfactant or surfactants, preferably based on low molecular weight vegetable oils. A preferred solvent/carrier is selected to be high purity deionized water which exhibits synergism with the cationic surfactant and with relatively low concentrations of alcohols in the compositions, the anti-wrinkling action of the compositions occurring especially with exceptionally low concentrations of the cationic surfactant or surfactants. The low concentrations of the cationic surfactants coupled with the low molecular weights of said surfactants reduce residues remaining on the textile fabrics and enable the compositions to demonstrate increased effectiveness on ordinary textile fabrics and extraordinary effectiveness and acceptability on textile fabrics formed of natural fibers such as wool and silk.

Abstract: A shaft toe mount intended for inclined or vertical agitators such as are used for the processing of materials including food materials in a kettle, the present toe mount provides a bearing surface for that end of a rotary shaft of the agitator which extends into the interior of the kettle. Agitators advantageously mounted by the shaft toe mount of the invention include mixing structures capable of stirring or mixing operations within a kettle and particularly when inner walls of the kettle are to be scraped to prevent material adhesion or "burn-on" such as occurs when food materials are heated and/or cooked within a kettle. The present shaft toe mount is configured to allow rapid removal from the kettle so that the mount as well as the kettle and agitator can be cleaned daily according to accepted standards of cleanliness.

Abstract: A bearing mount particularly useful for mounting a non-driven end of a rotary shaft of an inclined or vertical agitator used for the processing of materials such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, foodstuffs and the like in kettles wherein such materials are mixed or stirred either with or without scraping of inner wall surfaces of the kettles, the present bearing mount provides a bearing surface for the distal end of the rotary shaft of the agitator which extends into the interior of the kettle toward inner walls of the kettle and which said distal end requires a bearing mount to hold the end of the shaft in a desired spaced relation from the wall of the kettle. The bearing mount of the invention comprises an idler bushing mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the idler bushing having bearing surfaces which are complementary with bearing surfaces provided by an idler pin removably mounted to an idler base fixed to the inner wall of the kettle.

Abstract: An idler bearing mount useful for mounting a rotary shaft of a horizontal agitator or the like within a kettle or similar container within which materials being processed are stirred or mixed, the invention includes a replaceable idler pin and bushing, thereby allowing replacement of said idler pin and/or bushing in the event of excessive wear or damage to the pin or bushing. The structure of the present idler bearing mount is rapidly disassembled for cleaning according to sanitary standards and can be thoroughly cleaned even though a portion of the structure is mounted directly to an inner wall portion of the kettle.

Abstract: A workstation for filling muffin pans and the like by means of a piston filler fed from a hopper located in surmounting relation to the piston filler, the invention further includes a lift assembly mounting the combined piston filler and hopper for vertical motion to facilitate removal of all material being dispensed from the hopper and to allow the hopper to be quickly and safely scraped and cleaned. The lift assembly of the invention holds the piston filler and hopper at an adjustable level above the floor which is best suited to the height of a user performing pan filling operations at the workstation, the lift assembly acting to controllably lower the piston filler and associated hopper not only for scraping and cleaning but also for filling of the hopper with bulk material which is to be dispensed.

Abstract: A flexible support element for fitting within a sleeve formed under and around the lower periphery of a bra cup, the invention replaces conventional bra underwires which lose shape during wear or washing, poke through sleeve material at the ends of the sleeve and cause user discomfort. The support element of the invention takes the form of an arcuate length of polymeric or similar material having a circular cross-sectional shape and which can be formed manually into a supporting shape to fit within the undercup sleeve. The present support element provides comfort to a user and does not poke through the ends of the undercup sleeve.

Abstract: A therapeutic method for rehabilitating the temporomandibular joint by induction of translatory motion of the joint either post-operatively or as therapy for a variety of conditions, the invention also contemplates apparatus capable of practicing the present method by continuously and passively moving the joint in a translatory sense.