Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminated decorative item, a decorative item made of ribbon and an illumination circuitry for a decorative item made of ribbon. The illuminated decorative item comprises a decorative body created with at least one elongated strip of material, the body having a base; a light source disposed at the base; an energy source electrically connected to the light source to supply energy to the light source; and at least one optic fiber, each optic fiber comprising an elongated body having a base end and a free end, the base end being close to and oriented towards the light source, the free end being arranged to visually complement the decorative body; wherein the energy source supplies energy to the light source, at least some light emitted by the light source enters the optic fiber at the base end, propagates inside the optic fiber, and exits from the free end thus generating an illumination at the free end and creating a illumination effect for the decorative item.

Abstract: A pipe coupling for components of a venting system comprising a male pipe member on an end of a first component and a female pipe member on a corresponding end of a second component. The male pipe member comprises an inner flue pipe having a compressible gasket surrounding the inner flue pipe proximate an external end of the inner flue pipe, an external venting pipe surrounding the inner flue pipe and brackets linking the inner flue pipe to the external venting pipe. The female pipe member receives the male pipe member and comprises an inner flue sleeve being sized larger than the outer diameter of the flue pipe at an outer end of the sleeve. The inner flue sleeve remains in circumferential contact with the compressible gasket when the male pipe member is inserted into the female pipe member.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminated decorative item, a decorative item made of ribbon and an illumination circuitry for a decorative item made of ribbon. The illuminated decorative item comprises a decorative body created with at least one elongated strip of material, the body having a base; a light source disposed at the base; an energy source electrically connected to the light source to supply energy to the light source; and at least one optic fiber, each optic fiber comprising an elongated body having a base end and a free end, the base end being close to and oriented towards the light source, the free end being arranged to visually complement the decorative body; wherein the energy source supplies energy to the light source, at least some light emitted by the light source enters the optic fiber at the base end, propagates inside the optic fiber, and exits from the free end thus generating an illumination at the free end and creating a illumination effect for the decorative item.

Abstract: The rotatable machine (1) of the invention comprises a chamber (2) and a shaft (3), wherein the shaft (3) is mounted in the chamber (2) such that, upon rotation of the shaft (3) and the chamber (2), the shaft (3) and the chamber (2) each rotate about the same axis (4), and a first motor (20) for driving the chamber (2) and a second motor (30) for driving the shaft (3), each motor (20, 30) having an axis, wherein the axes of the first and second motors (20, 30) and the axis (4) of rotation of the chamber (2) and of the shaft (3) are coincident.

Abstract: The rotatable machine (1) of the invention comprises a chamber (2) and a shaft (3), wherein the shaft (3) is mounted in the chamber (2) such that, upon rotation of the shaft (3) and the chamber (2), the shaft (3) and the chamber (2) each rotate about the same axis (4), and a first motor (20) for driving the chamber (2) and a second motor (30) for driving the shaft (3), each motor (20, 30) having an axis, wherein the axes of the first and second motors (20, 30) and the axis (4) of rotation of the chamber (2) and of the shaft (3) are coincident.