Abstract: A reflective arrangement for tube type lighting comprises a reflective sheet of a resiliently flexible heat resistant material arranged behind the lighting tube. Longitudinal edges of the reflective sheet along each side of the lighting tube are protected by molding portions. A pair of clips is attached to the lighting tube, one at each end thereof, each clip having a center gripping portion for gripping the lighting tube and extending arm portions at each side of the gripping portions having retainers for securing the edge of the molding portions at each side of the reflective sheet.

Abstract: A signal lamp assembly including a casing fixed to the spokes of a bicycle wheel, two tubular, light permeable lampshades connected to two opposite ends of the casing, and a lamp circuit unit installed in the casing and the lampshades and consisting of a battery, a manual switch, a reversing switch, and a series of light emitting diodes disposed in the lampshades and controlled to give light by the manual switch and the reversing switch, wherein the reversing switch is alternatively switched on and off when the bicycle wheel is turned round and round after the manual switch is switched on, causing the light emitting diodes to flash.

Abstract: An outdoor ground-supported light fixture having a non-conductive hollow staff and having a lower end for disposition in the ground and an upper end where electrical conductor elements are received by the lower end into the staff and where the electrical conductor elements exit the staff from the upper end is disclosed. The light fixture also includes a shade unit having a non-conductive wiring compartment integral therewith. The unit has a top end and a bottom end with the wiring compartment located at the bottom end of the unit. The bottom end of the unit is for connection with the upper end of the staff. The compartment has a base with an aperture therein for receiving the electrical conductor elements from the upper end of the staff through the aperture. The compartment has a lamp receiving device devised for connecting a lamp to the electrical conductor elements.

Abstract: A headlamp adjuster is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a mounting panel connected to the vehicle with an aperture and upper and lower ends providing linearly aligned cylindrical surfaces facing the vehicle; a housing fixably connected with upper and lower rods for pivotal entrapment in the cylindrical surfaces of the mounting panel, allowing pivotal movement of the housing with respect to the vehicle panel; a drive screw mounted by the housing and projecting therefrom having an end with a ball pivotally connected to the headlamp in a nonrotational fashion; a first gear with a connected bushing mounted within the housing, the first gear threadably encircling the drive screw being formulated from a nonmetallic material having a bore providing an interference fit with the drive screw, the rotation of the first gear causing translational movement of the drive screw; and a second gear mounted within the housing and held in position by the bushing of the first gear, the second gear being enmeshe

Abstract: The present invention relates to a replaceable lamp stem structure for lamp holder, comprising a hard lamp stem mounted under lamp head, a projecting post mounted under said lamp stem, said projecting post available in connection with various kinds of base (clamp holder or stick, etc.) with round hole or concave hole so as to provide suitable fixing structure for mounting position in facility of lighting use.

Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a lamp holder, a lamp that is mounted on the lamp holder, and a lampshade unit that covers the lamp. The lamp holder includes a vertical cylindrical housing which is made of an insulating material and which has an open top and a bottom wall, and a lamp seat that is mounted securely in the housing so as to define an annular groove between the lamp seat and the housing. The housing has a bottom hole formed in the bottom wall thereof. The lamp is connected securely to an upper end portion of the lamp seat and has two electrical wires that extend through the lamp seat and the bottom hole of the housing. The lampshade unit includes a generally cylindrical rubber seal which is retained within the annular groove of the housing, and a transparent lampshade which covers the lamp and which has an annular bottom end portion that is sleeved on the lamp seat and that is retained within the rubber seal.

Abstract: A rear window structure with an alarm lamp for a vehicle has a gasket to be attached to a rear frame in a vehicle body, a rear window glass sheet, and a holder provided with a glass sheet fitting portion and an alarm lamp holding portion, wherein the holder is provided between the gasket and a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet; the holder is firmly secured by fitting the glass sheet to the glass sheet fitting portion; the alarm lamp holding portion opens to the backward of the vehicle body; and an alarm lamp is held by the alarm lamp holding portion.

Abstract: A light assembly for outdoor purposes utilizing a supportive and corrosion protective housing allowing below grade placement. Individualized lamp and electrical component assemblies are separately sealed from water infiltration and are located within the housing with electrical connections provided by submersible rated cable and connectors. A potting material in the lamp assembly encapsulates the electrical wires which are further surrounded by a solid soldering compound barrier. A closure assembly separately seals the electrical components using a mounting base, a harness and a potting body which form one body through molding of the potting body about the remainder of he elements. A harness assembly wicking barrier is employed which further isolates the transformer from water infiltration. Bare metal strips forming conductors are encapsulated in the potting material. A face ring with slotted openings permits air flow and water entry into the housing for cooling the lamp assembly.

Abstract: An improved head lamp assembly adapted for use on protective helmets and other headgear, comprises a "U"-shaped housing, multiple head lamps supported by the housing and arranged to project multiple overlapping cone shaped light beams in a direction generally parallel to the plane of the "U", each head lamp including a light bulb and a reflector for shaping the individual cones of illumination, wherein the head lamps are spaced apart along a front face of the "U"-shaped housing so as to project overlapping cones of illumination in a direction parallel to the plane of the "U" and having a total included lateral angle of illumination approaching that of human peripheral vision. The assembly contains batteries for powering the multiple head lamps, an interconnecting circuit, on/off switch and power supply and charger connections. The U-Shaped housing is substantially rigid, desirably of rectangular cross-section and conveniently snaps into place on the protective helmet.

Abstract: An illuminated earring holder comprises an electric lamp with a rotatable lamp shade, wherein the shade is provided with a multiplicity of holes, each of which is dimensioned to receive the post of a straight post earring, or the hook of a hook-type earring. In a preferred embodiment, some of the holes are provided near the bottom edge of the shade, and a filament of thread, wire, or monofilament material is threaded through the holes near the bottom edge. Earrings, particularly hoop-type earrings, can be suspended from the filament. In the preferred embodiment, the lamp also includes a dish-like base with an upturned peripheral lip, for holding the earring backs.

Abstract: A luminaire especially adapted for use as an outdoor framing projector is weatherproof and has an optical system for projecting a beam of a variable size and focus. A housing made in extruded sections has a longitudinally continuous sealed joint between the sections formed by a dog-leg shaped lip on one adjacent section fitting into a correspondingly shaped recess on the other section, with a resilient sealing strip compressed between the lip and recess and a detent holding the lip and recess together. A fan forced interior air recirculation cooling system cools a lamp with the warmed air flowing longitudinally back to front past top and side walls of the housing provided with cooling fins and a return air duct adjacent to the bottom wall drawing air from the front of the housing back to the inlet of the fan.

Abstract: A surface illuminate device illuminates a liquid crystal display panel by diffused light produced through a diffusing plate disposed on the front of an illuminant section. A prism sheet having many triangular prisms is disposed on the exit side of the diffusing plate so that the longitudinal direction of each prism is nearly parallel to the plane of polarization of a polarizing plate placed on the prism sheet side of the liquid crystal display panel. Thus, the surface illuminant device can provide bright illumination suitable for the backlight of the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A full-color illuminating unit includes a first circuit board which is a disk having a hole and a plurality of green lights and red lights installed around the hole. A second circuit board which is a disk includes a blue light installed thereon. A first housing has an isolation plate integrally connected with an inner periphery thereof, thus separating the first housing into a first cavity and a second cavity. The first circuit board is installed in the first cavity while the second circuit board is installed in the second cavity. A boss protrudes from the isolation plate to the first cavity and is in communication between the first cavity and the second cavity. The first circuit board is positioned in place, with the periphery of the hole thereof being around the boss. The blue light is positioned in the boss, with a portion thereof protruding beyond an opening of the boss. A second housing is attached to the first housing, thus enclosing the second circuit board.

Abstract: A sports lighting fixture having a broken glass detection arrangement includes a high intensity light source disposed near the closed end of a reflector member. A cover member made of a light transmissive material is disposed at the open end of the reflector and is effective for filtering UV radiation emitted by the light source. A ballast circuit has in input portion receptive of line power and an output portion effective for conditioning the line power to energize the light source. A conductor strip is disposed on the cover member and is effective such that, when the cover member is intact, an electrical signal can be passed therethrough.

Abstract: A light includes a light tube, a housing for receiving the light tube, a handle pivotally linked to the housing, a hook pivotally linked to the handle, a U-shaped brace pivotally linked to the housing; a cap pivotally linked to the U-shaped brace, a hollow post threadably engageable with the cap, a tripod attached to the cap so that the tripod is hidden in the hollow post when the is cap is engaged with the hollow post, a hollow base being pivotally linked to the hollow post and a clip pivotally linked to the hollow base.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus for illuminating a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel from behind is disclosed, wherein the LCD panel, when illuminated uniformly, exhibits asymmetric contrast ratios as viewed in a vertical direction. The apparatus comprises a light guide panel having a multitude of light reflecting dots on a reflecting surface opposite to the LCD panel, and a light source for injecting light into the light guide panel in a horizontal direction through a first edge of the light guide panel, so that the light propagates through the light guide panel toward the opposite edge of the panel and irregularly reflects off the dots toward the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A cold cathode fluorescent tube reflector comprises an extruded ABS thermoplastic support subtending an arc of about 317 degrees and dimensioned to snap fit to the tubular body of fluorescent glass tube. The support has bonded thereto a metallized Mylar film which comprises vapor deposited aluminum which forms a specular second surface mirror. The aluminum coating is next to the support and protected from the ambient atmosphere by the clear Mylar film. The reflector is preferably for 7/8 inch diameter tubes and has a film thickness of about 0.8 mils. In one embodiment, the metallized film is attached during extruding of the support. In the alternative, the film is secured to the support during injection molding of the support.

Abstract: A submersible device for changing colors in an aquarium comprising of a base member of a rigid construction and heavy weighted material to allow placement in the bottom of an aquarium. A housing having a lower surface coupled to the base with upstanding sidewalls and a cover piece with a dome-like top formed with clear transparent windows therethrough to define a chamber therewithin, the chamber including an upwardly extending post at a central extent thereof coaxial with the axis of top. A driven gear having a circular extent in a horizontal plane within the chamber and having teeth around the periphery thereof, the gear being mounted on the post for rotation with respect thereto. A submersible motor mounted within the chamber having a drive gear rotatable about a vertical axis with teeth in contact with the teeth of the driven gear for rotating and imparting rotation to the driven gear. A fixed light source mounted within the chamber above the post.

Abstract: A receptacle for light emitting diodes includes a housing defining an opening at one end and having a bottom at another end; a circuit board from which a plurality of light emitting diodes extend being adapted to be received in substantially a middle inner periphery of the housing; a hole being defined in a periphery of the housing; a ridge being longitudinally formed along an inner periphery of the housing; a stop being formed beside the ridge substantially in a same longitudinal level with respect to the hole; a light-resistant device including a ring frame across which a plurality of louvers are connected, a groove defined at an outer periphery of the ring frame, a snapping member being formed on the outer periphery of the ring frame diametrically opposite to the groove; whereby the light-resistant device is positioned at substantially the opening of the housing, with the groove of the light-resistant device receiving the ridge of the housing and the snapping member of the light-resistant device being reta

Abstract: An illumination device of this invention includes a flash light source for radiating flash light, a reflector, arranged on a side opposite to an object with respect to the flash light source, for reflecting a light beam radiated from the flash light source, and a refractor for projecting a light beam directly radiated from the flash light source and a light beam reflected by the reflector toward the object. The refractor adopts a Fresnel lens having a rotation-symmetrical shape with respect to its lens optical axis, a surface, on the object side, of the Fresnel lens is a flat surface perpendicular to the lens optical axis, and the other surface of the Fresnel lens is a Fresnel surface. The optical axes of the flash light source and the reflector are coaxial with each other, and define the reference optical axis of the illumination device.