Abstract: A modular multi-function lamp assembly of plural shock mount lamps for automotive vehicles, such as trucks, trailers and the like, made up of interchangeable lamp modules, including a generally cup-shaped assembly housing having walls defining an outwardly opening cavity for receiving a plurality of individual lamp modules in a vertical stacked array aligned with each other and nested within the cavity. Each module includes a case having sides and a lens, a lamp bulb and shock mount therein, with at least one side forming a flat planiform abutment wall to be disposed in confronting abutment with a paired companion like abutment wall of an adjacent module. The abutment walls have interlocking formation to restrain them in assembled relationship, and the modules have protruding rib formations along opposite sides to be received in recessed channels in sides of the housing for holding the modules in the housing.

Abstract: An electrical services pole which is height adjustable for clamping between the floor and the ceiling of a room. The pole comprises an upper tubular core section vertically overlapping a lower tubular core section and forming therewith a vertical conduit for cables. A plurality of socket outlets are provided on the lower core section and removable cladding forming an outer sleeve is provided around at least the lower tubular core section to protect but give access to the socket outlets.

Abstract: A headlamp assembly having a colorless lens which is positioned flush with the adjacent panels at the front end of a motor vehicle and which includes horizontal louvre and vertical slat means located within the body of the headlamp that art of the same color as the adjacent panels and are positioned and spaced therein so that the lens appears to be the same color as the adjacent panels.

Abstract: A miniature flashlight utilizes a standard type of bulb commonly used in standard size flashlights. In the preferred embodiment, the miniature flashlight includes a cylindrical casing containing a pair of batteries. A bulb disposed in the casing has a first terminal connected to the positive terminal of one of the batteries. The bulb has a cylindrical metallic base with an integral annular flange that forms a second terminal of the bulb. The casing carries a conductive flange for contacting the annular flange of the bulb in order to illuminate the bulb. The miniature flashlight of the preferred embodiment also includes a shuttle switch formed of nonconductive material which is operable for extinguishing the bulb by moving the bulb in a direction which moves its annular flange away from the conductive flange on the casing. The shuttle switch is generally ring shaped with a plurality of lugs for engaging the annular flange of the bulb.

Abstract: A light director has an elongated, hollow, opaque open-ended shield. The shield slips over the glass housing of a light bulb. A pair of small apertures on the side of the shield receive portions of the glass housing in a sliding engagement which provide for the shield to be oriented in several angular positions. A plurality of flat, spaced apart slats extend across one open end and function to cause the light to exit in generally parallel beams.

Abstract: A visor having a body with a central opening extending through the body. A cover selectively encloses the opening on one side of the visor. Pivotally mounted to the visor is a mirror and frame with the mirror facing the cover and movable between a position co-planar with and enclosing the opposite side of the opening for storage to a lowered use position in which the mirror is exposed for use when the visor is in a raised stored position. When the visor is in a lowered sun blocking position and the mirror frame is in its stored position, the cover can be opened for exposing the mirror from the rear facing surface of the visor.

Abstract: The invention provides a light comprising a lamp, a reflector or other means defining an optical axis close to which the major part of the emergent light is distributed and a lens system having one or more prisms formed on its nearer face to the lamp and adjacent an edge of the lens system arranged to trap light from the lamp and distribute it by total internal reflection through the material of said lens system so that it emerges from the edge at more than 100.degree. to the optical axis.

Abstract: The invention relates a directionally adjustable low-voltage lamp comprising a concave reflector to reflect the light as a cone and having a base with a two-pole plug molded thereon. However, such lamp needs complex holders if it is desired to direct the light coming from the lamp in any desired direction. The object of the invention is to provide a directionally adjustable low-voltage lamp being able to be secured at any desired point on sheeting or boards so that the light cone from the lamp may be adjusted in any desired direction.

Abstract: An illuminated cargo rack is set forth securable to motor vehicles and the like for the transport of various articles. A plurality of vertically positioned stanchions securably contained a transparent plastic light tubular member containing therein plural illuminators divided by a reflector. Each illuminated portion is selectively actuable to illuminate a surrounding area, the articles being transported, or both.

Abstract: The invention relates to a container for a pile of substantially rectangular pictures of like format having a housing with a viewing window and a slider member that can be pulled out of the housing and a stand hinged to the base of the housing opposite the window, which stand has stop members which, when the stand is folded out, arrest the stand by coming up against complementary stop members on the housing, the stop members and complementary stop members being arranged at a distance from the stand hinge in the direction towards the free end of the stand and the elements having the stop faces being designed and arranged in such a manner that they move apart with resilient deformation as the stand is folded out and overlap one another when the stand is folded away.

Abstract: A fluorescent lighting fixture or luminaire in which the conventional number of light source is de-lamped to a lesser number and which provides acceptable light levels and distribution of light. A flexible reflector of specular reflective material is installed in the fixture above the replacement lamp. The reflector material by virtue of its flexiblity will assume a generally parabolic configuration to re-direct the light from the fixture. Thus, with the reflector, two-lamp luminaires will de-lamp to one-lamp and four-lamp luminaires may be de-lamped to two-lamps, and so on. The invention also provides an electrical connector for positioning a new lamp at a central location and which connector is engageable in the existing lamp holders.

Abstract: A medical examining lamp includes a first tubular standard mounted on a base and extending upwardly therefrom and a second tubular standard telescopingly received within the first standard and having a lamp socket mounted at its upper end. A spring assembly is mounted on the lower end of the second standard and includes first and second leaf springs mounted in and diverging outwardly from one end of the second standard. The leaf springs are retained in position by deforming the end of the second standard inwardly into engagement therewith. An arcuate tip is formed on the outer end of each leaf spring for resilienly engaging the inner surface of the first standard.

Abstract: A reflector lamp for use in a device (i.e., flashlight) that includes a reflector member having a reflecting portion and a base neck portion with an extending stub portion. A lamp capsule (i.e., low wattage tungsten halogen capsule) is disposed within the reflector member and has a pair of lead wires extending therefrom to be received at said stub portion. The stub portion includes oppositely disposed elongated slots of rectangular cross-section formed therein while the lead wires in turn each include, along at least a segment thereof, a workhardened rectangular cross-section of dimension sufficient to enable snug receipt thereof in one of the slots. The lead wires are thus capable of being disposed within the respective slots without the requirement of adhesive or glue therebetween. Further, the lead wires are disposed to a depth sufficient to maintain an interlock therebetween despite exertion of compressive forces imposed on the leads by respective contacts which open and close against the lead wires.

Abstract: Apparatus for providing selected coincident actuation of a plurality of chemical light sources to provide a relatively intense light source which is actuated at a precisely selectable time.

Abstract: A headlight for motor vehicles is provided with a unit for preventing fog formation on the internal walls of the headlight or its reflector. The unit can be interchangeable and includes an inlet valve for admitting air into the interior of the reflector when underpressure prevails in said interior and an overpressure-responsive outlet valve which permits air to flow out from said interior into the atmosphere when overpressure occurs in the interior of the reflector. The unit is filled with drying agent for adsorbing moisture from the passing air.

Abstract: The invention provides an illuminated board for use in sign boards, advertisement boards, drawing boards or similar planar objects to be illuminated comprising an elongate transparent and translucent wedge-shaped slab or prism with one essentially rectangular end face, two essentially triangular parallel side faces, one essentially rectangular smooth front surface and one essentially rectangular smooth rear surface, at least one light source arranged at said end face for illuminating said end face, one opalescent front panel arranged in a distance from said front face and essentially parallel to said front face and one reflective rear panel arranged in a distance from said rear face and essentially parallel to said rear face.By arranging the panels and the wedge so that they are not in mutual contact an attractive uniform and bright illumination can be practically obtained even in sign boards in sizes up to 1.1 m by 1.5 m.

Abstract: A vehicle (10) includes a passenger compartment (22) having a driver's position. A rear window (18) is located at the rear of the passenger compartment and (22) defines a rear view line of vision from behind the driver's position. A light projecting assembly (34) is mounted adjacent the rear window (18) in a position offset from the rear view line of vision from the driver's position for projecting a brake light indicating beam (36) upon actuation by a brake light actuator mechanism. A semi-transparent beam splitting mirror (38) is disposed adjacent the rear window (18) and in the rear view line of vision from the driver's position for reflecting the brake light indicating beam (36) through the rear window (18) while presenting a substantially transparent window to the rear view line for vision from the driver's position.

Abstract: An invasive anchor of a fish tag includes an anchor element for initial mechanical attachment and an element of inert material for adherence with the tissue of the fish through cellular growth.

Abstract: A new fixture base structure for the indication light mainly characterizes that a L-type connection plate is pivoted between the fixing base board and the light tube joint base and has two fixing base boards on its two ends and the light tube joint base which works by an external force, can change the direction to make the indication light adjusted to a more desirable and conspicuous position.

Abstract: An improved light attachable to a key is provided with a housing and back plate having substantially similar widths between which is secured the head portion of a key. The housing encases a frame formed with recesses to accept a battery, light bulb, contacts and a switch. The frame fits into the back side of the housing such that a flat back side is formed which allows the head of a key which abuts the back side of the housing to overhang the width of the housing. The back plate attaches to the housing by means of a rectangular tab on one edge of the back plate which engages a correspondingly shaped groove in the housing, and by means of a screw from the face of the housing through a hole in the head of the key to the face of the back plate. The back plate is formed so as to have three open sides to similarly allow the head of the key to overhang its width.