Abstract: A rotating signal light for emergency vehicles in which a plastic lamp holder is mounted on a vertically disposed rotatable shaft. Upper and lower contact plates are mounted on the top and bottom of the lamp holder. The contact plates have spring contact fingers which engage the terminals on the lamps mounted on the holder. The bottom plate also constitutes a slip ring which is engaged by a brush mounted on the support for the shaft. A pushnut mounted on the top of the drive shaft has a frictional engagement with the upper contact plate for driving the plate and, hence, the lamp holder. The lamp holder has a symmetrical notched configuration allowing two of such holders to be mated, one inverted and rotated 90.degree. relative to the other, so that the holder assembly may mount four lamps.

Abstract: A control circuit for the motor of an electric marine toilet which, effectively, causes the toilet to flush. A conventional D.C. source of potential is employed with a conventional marine toilet including a motor, a pump driven by the motor and a macerator driven by the motor. The lid of the toilet operates a normally open switch. An advantage of the invention is that the lid-operated switch prevents injury to the operator. Moreover, the lid-operated switch provides a motor control override. That is, the motor can be turned off whenever the lid is lifted. A control circuit is provided between the source and the motor to control the motor, the lid operating, for example, by a magnet, a reed switch in the control circuit. The flush cycle may extend over any period. However, a three-second flush cycle is typical. The control circuit includes a momentary contact push button to operate the motor for a three-second interval timed by the control circuit.