Abstract: An adjustable reflecting device is disclosed. The reflection of a light emitting diode (LED) or a similarly lighted appliance relayed to a more accessible viewing location is accomplished by using 2 planar reflective surfaces (mirrors) situated in a housing. The mirrors are adjustable to direct the reflection of the intended image or lighted object to the observers eye. The first mirror (housing mirror) reflects the image and relays it to the second mirror (tube mirror) through adjustments made by the observer. Once the adjustments are made, the mirrors can be locked in the position from a desired location for viewing.

Abstract: A lighting device provides a storage tray or cavity. The lighting device includes a head section pivotally connected to a base section via a connection assembly. The head section includes a light source, and the base section includes a storage cavity with a magnetic floor. The connection assembly allows the head section to be variably positioned relative to the base section by pivoting simultaneously about mutually orthogonal axes, one of which is fixed relative to the base section, and the other of which is movable relative to the base section. The lighting device may optionally include removable tools, such as a telescopic pick-up tool, and/or various means for attaching the lighting device to a support.

Abstract: A telescopic flashlight that includes a universally adjustable mirror unit for reflecting the light of the lighting unit over a universal range, which mirror unit is readily and easily attached and detached from the distal end of the flashlight apparatus via a metallic mounting collar that is magnetically retained by means of an annular magnet affixed to the distal end of the apparatus, which mounting collar itself is rotatable relative to the distal end of the flashlight apparatus in order to provide two of the three degrees of freedom on motion of the mirror proper.

Abstract: A telescopic flashlight that includes a universally adjustable mirror unit for reflecting the light of the lighting unit over a universal range, which mirror unit is readily and easily attached and detached from the distal end of the flashlight apparatus via a metallic mounting collar that is magnetically retained by means of an annular magnet affixed to the distal end of the apparatus, which mounting collar itself is rotatable relative to the distal end of the flashlight apparatus in order to provide two of the three degrees of freedom on motion of the mirror proper.

Abstract: A light assembly for an inspection tool having a mirror, the assembly comprising a housing attached to the mirror; a light member movably attached to the housing; and a power source for the light member.

Abstract: A mirrored element (101) includes a first section (201) that is translucent when a backlight (301) is on and mirrored when the backlight is off (301). A second section (203) provides a mirrored surface when the backlight (301) is on and when the backlight (301) is off. The mirrored element (101) may optionally be provided with an enclosure (103). A baking process may be utilized to provide the second section (203) of the mirrored element (101).

Abstract: A light assembly for an inspection tool having a mirror, the assembly having a mounting bracket attached to the mirror; a light member attached to the mounting bracket; and a power source for the light member.

Abstract: A light attachment for an inspection tool having a mirror, the attachment having: a mounting bracket configured for releasable attachment to the mirror; a light member attached to the mounting bracket; and a power source for the light member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting transparent materials. An optical inspection apparatus comprises a prism, a mirror, and a light source. The prism has a first end, a first side, and a second side. The first side is opposite the second side, the first end is located between the first side and the second side, the first end has an angled surface, and the prism is capable of bending light. The first side is around parallel to the second side. The mirror is on the angled surface. The mirror is capable of redirecting light entering the prism on the first side along a directed line of sight to the second side along a line of sight to a viewer. The light source is attached to another surface on the first end. The light source is capable of transmitting light through the prism along the directed line of sight.

Abstract: An in-ground inspection lighting system, particularly an in-ground inspection lighting system for underside of vehicles including an elongated, embedded light transmitting optical fiber in a polymeric mass, remotely energized, and placed into a pre-determined channel formed in a medium such as concrete or asphalt, whereby the embedded embodiment does not protrude from the channel and is essentially flush mounted in the medium. Alternatively, an in-ground inspection lighting system including, an elongated embodiment of linear light emitting diode assemblies embedded in a polymer mass and placed into a pre-determined channel formed in a medium such as concrete or asphalt, whereby the embedded embodiment does not protrude from the channel and is essentially flush mounted in the medium. The linear embodiments to provide a steady, uniform flood of light up to the underside of a vehicle to be inspected.

Abstract: A medical inspection device. A housing includes a transparent plate. A circuit board is disposed in the housing. At least one light-emitting element is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board. The light-emitting element is opposite to the transparent plate. Light from the light-emitting element is output to the exterior of the housing through the transparent plate. An image sensor is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board. The image sensor is opposite to the transparent plate. An image in the exterior of the housing is received by the image sensor through the transparent plate and converted into an image signal thereby. A grip is detachably connected to the housing. A signal transmission line is detachably connected to the circuit board and fit in the grip and extends to the exterior of the grip, outputting the image signal.

Abstract: A light assembly for an inspection tool having a mirror, the assembly having a mounting bracket attached to the mirror; a light member attached to the mounting bracket; and a power source for the light member.

Abstract: A hand-held illuminated eye loupe includes an open top and bottom housing with an internal magnifying lens. A light source assembly is removably coupled to one side of the housing. The light source assembly includes a hollow chassis configured to retain a LED which provides focused light beam adjacent to the open bottom of the housing. The LED has positive and negative terminal wires. Four cell batteries are operatively stacked between the negative terminal wire and a connector plate. A light switch assembly is coupled to the chassis and configured to embed a portion of the positive terminal wire. The embedded terminal wire includes a curved end which makes electrical contact with the connector plate to turn the LED on when the switch is pushed toward the LED. The curved end pulls away from the connector plate to turn the LED off when the switch is pushed away from the LED.

Abstract: An intraoral dental instrument includes an elongate handle or body and a mirror that is releasably attachable to a distal end thereof. An LED housing disposed in the handle proximate a light entrance surface of the mirror includes a housing body sized to retain at least one LED and a reflector attached to a distal end of the housing body. The reflector has an inwardly tapered cavity covering a LED lens envelope for focusing illumination from the at least one LED onto a portion of the light entrance surface of the mirror.

Abstract: The Present invention relates to a portable folding mirror. The mirror has a rear mirror panel, a plurality of mirror panels secured to the rear mirror panel. The plurality of mirror panels includes a base mirror panel, and two front mirror panels, wherein each panel is secured to the rear mirror panel by at least one hinge. The plurality of panels have a closed position where they are folded over the rear panel and an open position where they are folded off and away from the base panel. There is a light fixture located at the top of the rear panel to aid the user. Power to the light may be provided by a battery or by an electric cord. A carrying handle can be provided to make it easy to transport the portable mirror.

Abstract: A solar powered warning light device includes a housing having a front orifice, a solar panel disposed on top of the housing to receive solar energy, a circuit board disposed in the housing and having a converting device coupled to the solar panel, to receive and to convert the solar energy into electric energy and stored in one or more capacitors. The circuit board includes one or more light devices coupled to and energized by the capacitor, and engaged in the orifice of the housing, to emit light out of the housing. A switch may switch on and off the light device, and a photoactive member is coupled to the electric switch, to operate the electric switch by the light of the environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an illuminated personal hygiene mirror for viewing facial skin or other areas of the body. In each of the embodiments of the present invention, a hand-held frame receives and supports a mirror. The mirror is covered with a polarizer for polarizing any reflected light falling thereon. A light source is positioned within the frame about the periphery of the mirror and is covered by a polarizing filter for polarizing light emitted therefrom. The mirror polarizer and light source polarizer are out of phase providing cross-polarized light to the eye of the user. An integral handle supports the frame and is held by the user when viewing facial skin. Other embodiments of the present invention include the same components, except a two-way mirror is employed and the mirror frame has a removable back portion to allow viewing by a second person. Other embodiments include an illuminated mirror employing cross and parallel polarization using two light sources.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a handheld unit, a light bulb, and an accessory unit. The handheld unit defines a battery compartment, and includes a screw hole formed in one end of the handheld unit. The light bulb engages threadedly the screw hole. The accessory unit includes a positioning member attached to the end of the handheld unit, an arm extending outwardly from the positioning member and inclining with respect to an axis of the screw hole, and an accessory member connected to the arm and offset from the light bulb. The handheld unit further includes an external screw thread formed on an outer surface of the one end of the handheld unit. The positioning member includes a ring member engaged threadedly to the external screw thread and connected to the arm.

Abstract: In order to improve the lighting efficiency without incurring the upsizing of the system, a rise in price or the like, a lighting system for surface inspection to be suitably used in pattern inspection or the like of printed boards is provided wherein: a pair of light-emitting members are provided for lighting a given surface region of a subject for inspection obliquely from an upper forward side and an upper rearward side; and a second light-emitting member capable of lighting from just above through a half mirror is added to the pair of light-emitting members to enhance the lighting luminous intensity, each of the pair of light-emitting members including a plurality of LEDs arranged lengthwise and crosswise, and cylindrical lenses disposed correspondingly to respective columns of the LEDs.

Abstract: A lightweight, portable foot inspection mirror, and method for its manufacture, with magnification and high intensity lighting sufficient for detailed viewing by a human adult of his or her own foot surfaces from a standing position. The present invention also has an illuminated activation switch configured for easy operation by a toe or other portion of a human foot, timed operation that allows for automatic deactivation of the high intensity lighting at a pre-set time after being switched on, and an optional elongated handle. Although not limited thereto, use of the present invention is particularly suited for foot inspection by diabetics and others interested in frequently monitoring foot health.

Abstract: A mirror for examining a confined area such as an intraoral cavity including posterior teeth, distal and/or lingual sides of teeth, is provided. The mirror includes a lit fog-free and contaminant-free mirror. Basically, the mirror includes a holding stem component and a mirror component. In the holding stem portion, a battery, motor, and on/off switch and rotation speed controlling device are present. In the mirror portion, a mirror is adhered to a rotatable disk, which rotates inside a circular concave housing and is driven by a shaft which is connected to a shaft in the holding stem component via a connecting mechanism. The circular concave housing has an outer circular surrounding collar which includes a plurality of sub-collars of irregular shapes. When the mirror on the rotatable disk is rotating, air turbulence is generated to spin off any dust, debris, contaminant, and moisture from the mirror surface.

Abstract: A device for illuminating and magnifying printed cards for viewing. A body of the device has a hollow central region with hollow, opposed sides. At least one pair of slots near a floor of the hollow central region receives at least one printed card, with a magnifying lens mounted in an upper region of the hollow central region. A separate enclosure having an illumination bulb mounted therein is provided in one of the hollow sides, with batteries mounted in another hollow side. An opening in the enclosure passes light across the central region, providing indirect illumination of the card.

Abstract: To achieve the object to improve an illuminating device to the effect that such a device can be produced and/or installed with a low economic outlay, can be adjusted easily, is variable with regard to the place of use, and is dependable overall, the illuminating device is improved by virtue of the fact that the at least one light source, the at least one deflecting reflector and (lacuna) at least one reflecting surface are connected to one another to form an assembly to be positioned in an appropiate position relative to surface to be illuminated, and control means for switching and dimming said at least one light source are provided including at least one dimmer switch to be positioned near an operator position independently from said assembly.

Abstract: A holder has a first aperture and a second aperture adapted to receive a light source and a wand of a mirror assembly, respectively. The holder positions the light source and the mirror assembly so that light from the light source is received by a mirror of the mirror assembly. Suitable manipulation of the holder enables the mirror assembly to be positioned so that a user can indirectly visualize an object in the presence of light from the light source reflected off the mirror.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for viewing agglutination of blood cells in test tubes utilizes magnetic force to hold a magnifying mirror in the desired orientation on the base portion of the viewer. The magnetically held mirror can be adjusted more quickly and easily than mirrors supported by mechanical clamping arrangements, as in previously available agglutination viewers. The improved viewer also includes an illumination source in the form of a lamp head which can be adjusted in position with respect to the base portion and magnifying mirror. In one embodiment, the lamp head is provided with illumination by means of a fiber optic cable enclosed in a flexible gooseneck-type conduit. The fiber optic cable receives light from an incandescent lamp or other light source housed in the base portion of the viewer. In a second embodiment, the lamp head contains an incandescent lamp and can be rotated about two perpendicular axes by means of an articulated structure connected to the base portion of the viewer.

Abstract: A conveniently detachable lighted-magnifier accessory for use with a high-brightness, focusable-beam flashlight, that provides true coaxial illumination for shadow-free viewing of a wide variety of subject matter as well as to the bottom of small holes, is disclosed. Light from an attachable flashlight is reflected by a beamsplitter onto the subject matter. An observer views the illuminated subject matter through a beamsplitter through a magnifying lens or clear window.

Abstract: A self-contained observatory making it possible for a child or other observer to view in an enlarged scale a farm of tiny insects confined within a transparent cartridge. The housing of the observatory includes an inlet to receive the cartridge which is illuminated by a light source mounted within the housing. Also mounted within the housing is a concave mirror and a lens adapted to project a real image of the illuminated farm onto the contoured surface of the mirror. The placement of the concave mirror and its radius of curvature are such as to project onto a free space in advance of the contoured surface an upright and magnified three-dimensional virtual image of the farm of living insects whereby the observer is then better able to see the physical form of each insect and to observe its activities.

Abstract: An optical device for illuminating and inspecting the interior of restricted spaces at a distance, comprising an elongated tubular housing having a distal end, a proximal sight end, and two apertures adjacent to the distal end and on the outer surface of the housing, namely, a first aperture through which a focused light beam reflected off of a first mirror is directed into a restricted space, and a second aperture through which reflected light and the image within the restricted space is received and reflected off of a second mirror through the sight end.

Abstract: A compact lighted mirror-type inspection tool which can be held in the hand of the tool operator and manipulated at arms-length for the illumination and viewing of equipment components which are out of the line-of-sight vision of the tool operator. The tool is comprised of a two-part housing that may be hand gripped by the operator with the housing including a lower section consisting of an electrical component compartment having a removable bottom access cover and an upper mirror support bracket. A mirror assembly, including an upper mirror and an underlying protective mirror frame, is removably gripped within the upper mirror support bracket by its end walls. A mirror light mount is affixed to the mirror support bracket at one of its end walls and bears a mirror light for illuminating the reflecting surface of the mirror and projecting light onto the equipment components which are to be reflectively viewed by the operator.

Abstract: An ambient air cooled high intensity light emitting instrument in which the lamp is contained in a heat sink mounted within the housing. The housing contains a plurality of vent holes which circumscribe the heat sink. As heat from the light is conducted along the heat sink when the instrument is in use, the heat emanates into the chamber surrounding the heat sink, and rises through the vent holes to the surrounding atmosphere, generating a thermal current which replaces the departing hot air with cooler air from the atmosphere.

Abstract: A kit for self-examination of a person's inner throat such as the vocal cords, comprising a first mirror and a second mirror, a light source, and means for positioning the person's tongue to access visualization of their inner throat; the first mirror being supported on a stand, the second mirror being sized for insertion into the person's mouth and positionable for observation of the person's vocal cords, the light source being positionable to illuminate the person's inner throat so that an image of the person's vocal cords can be reflected from the second mirror to the first mirror for observation by the person.

Abstract: An entoptoscopic instrument (10) comprises a light source unit (20), a light transmitting member (30), and a mirror member (40). The light source unit (20) comprises a filter for cutting off harmful wavelength components from illumination light to restrict the wavelength components of the illumination light to a range between 440 nm and 880 nm.

Abstract: A personal hygiene mirror assembly is mountable on a sitting person's legs to enable the person to view the anal or genital area while leaving the person's hands free to perform a personal hygiene procedure. The mirror assembly includes a mirror which can be adjusted to a plurality of inclinations. The mirror assembly is mounted on the person's legs by means of leg grips which are slidable with the person's legs when the legs are spread apart or brought together. Such movement of the legs can be made without changing the selected inclination of the mirror.

Abstract: A glass repair method which provides for illumination of breaks, followed by penetrating of bonding material into the breaks. Apparatus for accomplishing the illumination is included. The apparatus includes means by which a light can be secured on the inside of a windshield to improve visibility of a break, such that a technician can work on repair of the break on the outside of the windshield.

Abstract: Systems and methods for illuminating an object surface with light at varying angles of incidence and for optically evaluating the object surface for features and defects, etc. are disclosed. In a specific implementation the systems and methods, the target object comprises a coin and the illumination and evaluation techniques are used to accurately objectively evaluate the numismatic quality of the coin and/or identify the coin. Central to the illumination and evaluation techniques is the ability to apply a uniform confined beam of light to the surface of the target object to be imaged. The confined angles of incidence of the beam of light includes a perpendicular component angle of incidence range and a parallel component angle of incidence range relative to the object surface. The component ranges are defined such a light beam illuminates the object surface from a well-defined direction.

Abstract: A support tube including inter-folded legs is readily mounted upon a support surface, with a telescoping rod received within the tube. The upper terminal end of the rod includes a socket connection mounting rotatably therewithin a convex mirror for positioning rearwardly of a vehicle to permit an operator to visually observe operation of tail light assemblies of the vehicle. A modification of the invention includes signal alert apparatus removably mounted to the rod for use as an alert device during maintenance of vehicular light assemblies.

Abstract: A pen light has a removable dental mirror positioned to be in the beam of the light. The flashlight has a barrel which is constricted on one end to capture and hold a pen light bulb dropped in the other end. The electrical circuit within the flashlight includes a strip spring with a bow or arched section which make contact with the base of a flashlight bulb of almost any type and with many different sizes, on a bulb drop-in basis. The electrical contacts are such that the batteries may be dropped either end first into the barrel of the flashlight. The off-on switch has a threaded screw so that the light is switched off and on by turning a screw.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising a spheroidal concave reflector is described for imparting vision to the aphakic eye without the use of a transparent external lens or aperture. A critical radius for the reflector between about 41/2" and 91/2" is defined, and associated apparatus for the convenient illumination and inspection of the eye is described.

Abstract: A diagnostic lamp is provided for fluorescent excitation of a fluorescible material applied to the parts of the body to be tested, in particular the teeth and gums. The lamp is battery operated and in accordance with a disclosed embodiment the light source may be at least one ligth-emitting diode capable of emitting light in a narrow range of wave lengths. A dispenser may be mounted with the lamp for containing the fluorescible material.

Abstract: Reflecting and magnifying viewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a first and second tube intersecting one another at an angle, the tubes being rotatable with respect to one another through a coupling. A reflecting surface is pivotally positioned in the second tube and a light source is positioned in the first tube for directing light out of the opening of the second tube for illuminating an object to be viewed through a magnifying lens in the open end of the first tube.

Abstract: A portable fluorescent light utilizing a fluorescent tube mounted in an elongated transparent tubular plastic housing with protective end caps. A power cord with associated ballast is used to connect the unit to a power source. Sockets for the fluorescent lamp are mounted on special socket supports inserted in each end of the housing. The socket supports are each in the form of an elongated metal strip bent into a four-legged generally rectangular shape.