Abstract: A gas burner for use in gas fireplaces provides a yellow flickering flame such as that seen in a real wood fire while maintaining a low level of carbon monoxide production. The gas burner is simple in design and compact in size and may be used in either direct vent or gravity vent gas fireplaces. An air baffle plate may be affixed to the rear of the gas burner to maintain the critical balance between primary and secondary combustion air when using liquid propane gas.

Abstract: A novel dual direct vented fireplace includes a combustion chamber having two permanent exhaust outlets including a horizontal exhaust outlet and a vertical exhaust outlet. A fireplace enclosure surrounds at least the top, bottom and back of said combustion chamber forming three hollow plenum walls around the combustion chamber. A fresh air duct in the top and back plenum walls connects to a combustion air passageway under the gas burner system. Two permanent air inlets in said fresh air duct include a horizontal air inlet and a vertical air inlet. A coaxial pipe is provided for connection to at least one of said exhaust outlets and one of said air inlets. The other of said exhaust outlets and air inlets is covered with a closure whereby the dual direct-vented fireplace is assembled at the factory or in the field as either a horizontal or a vertical direct vented fireplace.

Abstract: A burner provided for low NOx combustion of fuel with preheated combustion air in a combustion chamber of an industrial furnace and or a steam boiler has a plurality of fuel jets and at least a single air jet arranged to discharge the fuel and the preheated combustion air. The fuel jets and the air jet diverge from one another, provide dilution of fuel with combustion products, and generate multiple precombustion, combustion and post combustion reaction zones in the furnace.Thus, the burner provides the necessary process conditions and reaction zones required for minimizing the formation of prompt and thermal NOx in the precombustion and combustion reaction zones and for optimizing the decomposition of the formed NOx in the postcombustion reaction zones.

Abstract: The invention is a grease and dirt seal that is interposed in the connection between a flared tube and an adapter for engaging a support frame. The seal is circular with flat planar surfaces and a throughgoing aperture centrally positioned and adapted to allow a cable to move freely and without restriction. The seal is intended to prevent grease and dirt from entering the tube.

Abstract: A wall lamp includes a lamp fixture having a plate, a lampshade enclosing the plate and defining a hole at a bottom end thereof, a first bulb, a lamp socket mounted on the plate for receiving the first bulb, and a pull switch with a pull cord for controlling the first bulb, a pedestal extending downward from the bottom end of the lamp fixture and having a base perpendicularly extending from the bottom thereof, an L-shaped tongue protruding from an upper portion of the pedestal, and a plurality of contact points disposed on the base, a flashlight composed of a plastic housing having a suspension rod for engaging with the tongue and a head portion to extend through the hole of the lampshade, retained on the pedestal, and electrically connected with the contact points by means of a plurality of contact pins, a rechargeable battery provided within the plastic housing, a second bulb, a power switch on the plastic housing for controlling the second bulb, and a control means for providing the circuits required by th

Abstract: A Christmas tree light assembly in the form of a net is provided which can be draped over the tree. The assembly includes a plurality of interconnected light bulbs seated within their respective sockets at the nodes formed by the interconnecting conductive, insulating wires which are energized by an electrical switch.

Abstract: A modified gas fueled barbecue grill includes a supplementary gas chamber or tank which supplies LP gas so the barbecue burners remain on for a sufficient time after cessation of use thereof to effectively burn off and clean residues from cooking food stuffs on the grill after the main fuel gas supply is turned off.

Abstract: A modular thermal oxidizing device has a heat exchanger and a burner chamber connected to convert volatile, condensable organic compounds to harmless gasses. The heat exchanger includes an internal cold side bypass with cooling tubes extended into a hot side adjacent to the burning chamber. An appropriate aperture or hole tolerance related to the tubes as mounted within the hot side tube sheet is adopted to permit efficient expansion and contraction of the tubes without binding in the tube sheet.

Abstract: The disclosed methods and apparatus for mixing a secondary fluid with a primary fluid have utility in venturi and other fluid mixing systems in agriculture, fluid, fuel combustion and other fields where liquid or gaseous chemicals, liquid or gaseous fuels or other fluids are entrained in a stream of water, air or other gaseous or liquid primary fluid. One of these methods provides for the primary fluid (21) a first flow channel (65) deceasing in a direction of flow of primary fluid, utilizes dynamic energy of that primary fluid to induce secondary fluid (35) into that primary fluid, and provides for the primary fluid with induced secondary fluid a second flow channel (66) increasing in a direction of flow of that primary fluid with induced secondary fluid, while arranging corresponding sides 67 and 68 of these first and second flow channels along a plane common to said first and second channels.

Abstract: An electric fireplace is provided having an improved flame simulating apparatus. The flame simulating apparatus includes a light source, a flame effect element for transmitting light from the light source to produce a flame effect, and a flicker element having colored reflective strips for reflecting light for subsequent transmission by the flame effect element. A screen having a partially reflecting surface and a diffusing surface is positioned with the flame effect element extending proximate to the diffusing surface. A fuel bed is positioned immediately adjacent to the partially reflecting surface of the screen to produce an image of the fuel bed on the screen with the image of moving flames appearing to emanate between the fuel bed and its reflected image.

Abstract: Decorative light strips for in-line skates including at least one light strip adhesively coupled to a pair of in-line skates. Each of the light strips include a pair of control lines for supplying a plurality of light emitting diodes therein with power. The control lines each have coupling mechanisms which are adapted to allow a plurality of light strips to be interconnected and supplied power by a common power source comprising a battery and associated battery compartment.

Abstract: An ultra high intensity flash cartridge is provided for light guns. The ultra high intensity of the flash is obtained by sealing fast burning filaments of magnesium inside a glass bulb containing pure oxygen gas under pressure. The flash is triggered by an electric current. The intensity is boosted by designing the rear surface of the bulb with a paraboloidal shape and coating it with a reflective surface so that all the light is projected and concentrated in the forward direction without requiring any external reflector. Guide flanges are built into the bulb to maintain proper orientation when loaded into a light gun. The cartridge is capable of generating a light flash several orders of magnitude brighter than the noon-day sun for temporarily blinding an assailant at a distance.

Abstract: A cradle and concentrator dish for solar powered high pressure steam generation is described. The cradle permits the dish to rotate around the declination axis to follow the sun through its seasonal motions. The cradle with the dish rotates around the polar axis to follow the sun through its daily motions. The cradle is formed from two tetrahedra. Both axes of rotation lie behind the reflective surface of the dish. The dish has declination axis bearings mounted well away from its rear surface on a separate structure designed to connect the dish to the bearings. The cradle and dish combination allow tubes carrying fluid to and from a receiver mounted over the dish to accommodate the rotation of the cradle and dish by elastic torsion of the tubes.

Abstract: Atmospheric convection type steamer apparatus includes at least one oven chamber and a discrete atmospheric steam generator operative to provide steam to the even chamber. A quiescent low fire power input to the steam generator maintains water in the steam generator at its boiling temperature during a non-cooking mode and provides a continuous steam flow into the oven chamber to maintain the chamber in a ready condition for substantially instantaneous steam heating when a cooking or high fire mode is initiated. In a stacked double oven embodiment, each oven chamber has a discrete atmospheric steam generator maintained at a quiescent low fire power input sufficient to maintain the water at its boiling temperature and effect a continuous ready condition within the corresponding oven chambers. Steam lines directly connect the oven chambers to their corresponding steam generators and enable introduction of cleaning and deliming agents directly into the steam generators from within the oven chambers.

Abstract: An improved lamp holder assembly includes an electrical bulb base member which has its lower end inserted into a cavity in a socket member, and is removably retained therein by an annular-shaped cap member removably locked onto the upper end of the socket member. the annular cap member has a radially extending u-shaped clamping element which includes dual arms integrally molded onto the cap member, together with an adjacent u-shaped wire guide element. The wire guide element can attach the socket member onto the lamp holder electrical wires, and the u-shaped clamping element can be used for attaching the lamp holder assembly onto a separate structure or surface, so as to form together with other lamp holder assemblies a decorative lighted structure such an animal or tree.

Abstract: A gas fired appliance measures infrared emissions from a metal object heated in a combustion chamber to evaluate combustion. Associated circuitry uses the evaluation to control operational parameters of the appliance, including fuel and air fed to the appliance. A second metal object, prior to fuel ignition, is electrically heated to emit infrared radiation. Infrared emissions from the second metal object, indicative of the temperature thereof, are monitored to assure an ignition temperature to ignite a combustible air and fuel mixture. A fan directs a stream of ambient air upon the second metal object to cool the same and reduce the infrared emanating therefrom. The reduction in infrared from the second metal object is monitored to verify proper fan operation.

Abstract: A capped electric lamp according to the invention comprises a lamp vessel (10) which is closed in a gastight manner and encloses a light source. The lamp vessel (10) is surrounded by a glass outer envelope (20) which is fastened at an end portion (21) to a housing (40) by means of a coupling member (30), which housing in addition supports a lamp cap (50). The coupling member (30) is made of metal, and the end portion (21) of the outer envelope (20) is fused to the coupling member (30). In the lamp according to the invention, the coupling member (30) is of a simple construction while nevertheless a blown outer envelope (20) can be used.

Abstract: A recessed light fixture for a ceiling includes a trim ring, a pivot ring mounted on the trim ring for rotation about a vertical axis, and an enclosure portion rotatable about a horizontal axis intersecting the vertical axis. The enclosure portion includes upper and lower enclosures. The upper enclosure carries a lamp socket in horizontal offset relationship to the vertical and horizontal axes. The lamp socket defines a longitudinal axis which coincides with a center axis of a downwardly open circular mouth of the lower enclosure. The lower enclosure intersects the upper enclosure to form therewith a circular waist. Each of the upper and lower enclosures have a cross-sectional area increasing in size in a respective direction away from the waist. A center axis of the waist intersects the center axis of the mouth at an oblique angle.

Abstract: A warning light includes a base to which an elongated post, formed by a plurality of tubular segments telescopically jointed, is fixed to support on the top end of the post a lamp unit. A battery set is placed inside the base to power the lamp unit with electrical wire extending through the post. A plurality of legs are provided to each extend through holes formed on the base. Each of the legs is constituted by a primary member and a secondary member pivoted together with the primary member extending out of the respective hole of the base and the secondary member movably received within the hole. The hole is provided with an inclined inside surface which define an expanded lower opening on the underside of the base so as to allow the primary member to extend from the base in an inclined, diverging manner to define an enlarged bottom area for more stably supporting the warning light. A solar panel system is disposed on the lamp unit and housed by a transparent dome to serve as a secondary power source.

Abstract: A switch actuation apparatus for a firearm-mounted flashlight having a switch mechanism. The apparatus is mounted to a firearm having a grip area for being held by a hand. A support base is adapted to be mounted from the grip area. A slide is movably supported by the support base for causing actuation of the switch mechanism for operating the flashlight. The flashlight is supported by one of the support base or slide. The apparatus further includes an actuating member coupled to the slide for movement relative to the support base. The actuating member has an operating surface accessible to at least a finger of a hand holding the grip area of the firearm for moving the slide to operating the flashlight. In this arrangement, the user of the firearm can easily operate the flashlight without moving a hand from its usual position for holding and operating the firearm.