Abstract: A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement includes a flat parabolically shaped non-translucent sheet assembly fixedly or rotatably supported from the ceiling. The light arrangement is formed by an array of horizontally disposed lighting fixtures, each of which has a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling. The sheet assembly has holes, preferably arranged in a celestial pattern, which transmit light from the light arrangement through the sheet assembly.

Abstract: A receptacle structure for a fluorescent lamp, wherein a light refracting plate is arched upwardly and is provided beneath two wing plates of an elongated base of the receptacle structure, the inner bottom face of the refracting plate is in an undulated form and is arched in a contrary direction to that of an arched and undulated lamp shade, thus an elliptical hermetic space is provided for hidding a lamp pipe (which is secured by two end fixing-seats provided on the two ends of the elongated base) between the lamp shade (which is engaged by two end fixing-caps for preventing it from dropping) and the refracting plate, thereby light projecting through the refracting plate and the lamp shade can be more uniform, the lamp pipe will no more be exposed to be covered with dust, appearance of the whole lamp can be more beautiful.

Abstract: An improved ornamental lighting device comprising a base having an open end and a cavity communicating with said open end, a socket for receiving an electric bulb, and a wire for securing a pendant prism to said base at said open end.

Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle has a pot-shaped housing (1) which is closed at its front side by a light-transmissive shield (2). A reflector (4, 13) is mounted in an interior space formed by the light-transmissive shield and the housing. An opaque shield (5) covers at least a partial area between the light-transmissive shield and the reflector and at least a portion thereof is formed of an outer sidewall portion (6) of the reflector-receiving housing which is inwardly-drawn to extend toward an interior of the headlight.

Abstract: Described is an adjustable flood light fixture suitable for outdoor use which can adjustably cut-off unwanted glare through the use of a truncated cone shroud which can be rotated 360.degree..

Abstract: An awning comprises an outer sheet of flexible material supported on a rigid translucent support. The awning is illuminated by strip lights mounted on a support framework, which is stepped back from the rigid translucent support. An even illumination is achieved with no shadow lines on the flexible sheet. The sheet may have advertising indicia or logos.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an illuminated ball. The illuminated ball has a translucent core which is, in the preferred embodiment, made of polyurethane which is translucent. Integrally molded with the shell is a component tree or light source having branches extending from the center. At the tip of each of these branches is placed a high density LED light. A plug is provided on an lower side of the ball to allow access to the light assembly and to allow the battery to be changed. On an upper side of the ball there is placed a power switch which allows the light to be turned on and off.

Abstract: A lampshade is manufactured from heat deformable sheet material by forming a blank of the sheet material, in the shape of a sector of an annulus, into a hollow truncated cone having upper and lower peripheral edges. The overlapping edges of the blank are temporarily tacked together and the blank supported by an apparatus which engages the interior of the conical blank, which apparatus includes a former for engagement with the interior surface of the blank adjacent the upper and lower peripheral edges thereof so that marginal edge portions of the blank project beyond the formers. Heating means heat the marginal edge portions and upper and lower die members engage the heated and softened marginal edge portions to fold or roll the deformable sheet material around the edge portions of the formers and thereafter hold the formed edge portions in place until the material has cooled.

Abstract: A wall lamp comprising a conical lamp shade covered with a cover to hold a lamp bulb therein, wherein said lamp shade comprises a plurality of curved slots around a peripheral wall adjacent to a top edge thereof in such length and curvature that light beams from the lamp bulb inside said lamp shade are projected therethrough onto a wall to which said top edge of said lamp shade is secured, to form an image in a spiral pattern.

Abstract: An novel lampshade and process of its manufacture are disclosed. The lampshade is characterized by an understated elegant look. The lampshade looks as if stretched on the outside, and features a contoured lining. Essentially, the lampshade comprises a cover that serves as a rigid shell that defines upper and lower perimeters. The lining is secured at the perimeters to the shell and is separated therefrom by a form.

Abstract: A dome shaped decorative lighting fixture that is marketed in kit form with its individual components easily assembled and disassembled. The dome shaped decorative lighting fixture has been designed to be mounted in a ceiling either below a skylight and/or within a housing built into the ceiling. If used in a built-in housing, there would be light fixtures mounted therein which would illuminate the light transmissive panels of the lighting fixture. The panels are held securely in place solely by gravity with each panels H-channel member structure on its respective top and bottom edges interlocking with the adjacent light panels H-channel member structure.

Abstract: A luminaire providing indirect light from a tubular lamp-fixture assembly (55) which is mounted on a wall (65) and covered by a shield (25) which reflects light (3,4,7) upwardly toward a spreader (15) which substantially spreads light (2-7) out from a square corner and broadly over a ceiling (75) mounted under. The spreader and the shield both have quarter-cylindrically-shaped middle portions (10,20) over most of their lengths. The spreader has quarter-trumpet-shaped end-portions (14,16). The shield has quarter-bowl-shaped end-portions (24,26). The combination of the shield and the spreader also disperses light (8,9) substantially away from the sides of the luminaire. Both the shield and the spreader are made light-weight, flexible, and durable. A bracket (83) supports the shield away from the wall (65) mounted over, allowing an accenting strip of light (1) to surround the sides and lower edge of the shield. An adjustable bracket assembly (33,43,130) permits the parallel alignment of the shield with the wall.

Abstract: A lamp shade is provided in the form of a translucent material in a generally tubular shape disposed about the vertical axis of a light source. The shade has an optical transmittance in the horizontal plane passing through the centroid of the light source, and a greater optical transmittance through the portion of the shade extending below the horizontal plane. A preferred embodiment controls the optical transmittance providing variable reflectance on the inner surface of the shade, and includes a generally reflective upper end closure having a means for supporting the shade, and a generally reflective convex cone below the light source.

Abstract: A light fixture, mountable on a wall, comprises a backing member and a support for a light emitter in front of the backing member, a shade member mountable on the backing member in a position to interfere with at least some of the light rays emanating from the light emitter forwardly of the backing member mounting structure for removably fixing the shade member on the backing member, the shade member comprising a substantially rigid band of forwardly convex and rearwardly concave shape having lateral ends releasably fixed to respective lateral ends of the backing member and having a central portion spaced forwardly of a central portion of the backing member and offset forwardly of the position of the light emitter, the shade member being elastically deformable to allow forcing a temporary resiliently resisted springing apart of its ends, the mounting structure enabling the corresponding lateral ends of the backing member and shade member to establish a releasable snap fit connections therebetween.

Abstract: A reflector/refractor device is provided for use with a variety of lighting fixtures and light sources. The reflector/refractor device includes a body having a predetermined profile and defining a cavity with the body having an inside surface and an outside surface. An illuminating source for emitting light is disposed within the cavity substantially along a central vertical axis of the body. The body includes a series of sectional zones for reflecting and refracting light. The exterior surface of the device includes a plurality of substantially vertical prisms consisting of reflective elements, refractive elements and elements that may be either reflective or refractive depending on light center location. These reflective or refractive elements act in combination to selectively vary light distribution characteristics of vertical and lateral angles, and intensities, by vertical displacement of the illuminating lamp source.

Abstract: A covering for a lamp shade diffuser is disclosed. A conformable covering is prepared from a rectangular swatch of cloth. The top and bottom side edges of the swatch are hemmed to provide casing pockets which extend along the length of the swatch. A draw string is received in the upper casing pocket, and an elastic band is received in the lower casing pocket. The hemmed portion forming the lower casing pocket is gathered and stitched so that the relaxed length of the elastic band substantially exceeds the stitched length of the gathered hem. The ends of the rectangular swatch of cloth are sewn together to produce a tubular covering. The draw string is tensioned until the top of the covering is slightly smaller in diameter than the top of the lamp shade. The lamp shade is inserted into the tubular covering and the elasticized hem is positioned around and under the lower edge of the shade, thereby defining an underlap.

Abstract: A collapsible lamp shade includes a pair of resiliently compressible channel-defining members projecting inwardly from the interior surface of the shade cover to engage the periphery of a shade frame in a channel having an opening which is wider than the frame thickness. A structurally independent arcuately biased wire is selectively threaded into a sleeve at the lower edge of the cover to rigidify and radially expand the lower edge. Expansion of the lower edge tends to contract the upper edge about the frame to effect a more positive engagement of the frame in the channel. Structural independency of the frame engagement and the threaded rigidifying wire permit simple assembly at each edge of the shade without dislodging assembled components at the other edge. In the preferred embodiment the upper edge channel is defined by a cloth strip secured to the interior surface of the cover and having two transversely spaced sleeves extending in respective annular paths.

Abstract: A lighting system for a motor vehicle adapted to be mounted in a recess within a front, contoured surface of the motor vehicle and including a light source and reflector means, and a lens assembly. The lens assembly comprises a hollow, enclosed, single piece lens member having a front, clear surface positioned to coincide with the vehicle's front, contoured surface so as to enhance aerodynamic performance of the lighting (and vehicle) system, a rear lensing portion positioned substantially vertically, and side and bottom walls for enclosing the lens member to provide a sealed, dirt-free component.

Abstract: An elongated indirect luminaire is provided with two separate lens elements in the form of a primary trough-shaped lens cover supported over the luminaire's light source and at least one secondary lens strip supported laterally of the primary lens cover. A prismatic surface is formed on the lens cover for directing a portion of the available source light to the secondary lens strip; the secondary lens in turn has a prismatic surface designed for redirecting the light in a desired controlled fashion. The laterally placed secondary lens provides added control to the light distribution in the lateral regions of the luminaire near the luminaire's operative horizontal plane, and, in the illustrated embodiment, is designed to slightly boost the light in the lateral regions near the horizontal plane in a manner that provides improved control over the luminance of the secondary lens at viewing angles near the horizontal plane of the fixture.

Abstract: A process for making stained glass Tiffany-type lamp shades which comprises providing a kit containing an inscribed fiberglass form, a pressure-sensitive wax adhesive for attaching shaped pieces of different sized stained glass to the form in correspondingly shaped and sized circumscribed areas on the surface of the form, and a print on which a particular design is imprinted corresponding to the circumscribed areas on the form, and which may be cut out into patterns to be used to cut stained glass of different colors into pieces to conform to the various shapes and sizes to be incorporated into the design. A transparency is also provided on which the entire design is reproduced to slightly expanded size as opaque lines on a transparent medium. The transparency is placed over a light box, and each cut stained glass piece is placed in its corresponding position on the transparency as a preview to aid in the color selection of the stained glass pieces.

Abstract: A lamp shade comprising a hollow seamless shell or foundation molded from thermoplastic material and to which a lamp spider is secured for supporting the shade with respect to a light bulb or lamp fixture. An inwardly projecting collar is molded integrally with the shell around an opening in the shell and holes are provided in the collar to receive the ends of arms of a lamp spider which are secured therein by fasteners. A method of covering a shade wherein yarn or thread is helically wound around the shade is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lighting device of the free-standing type, capable of diffusing beams of light rays propagating through and emitting from the optical wave guides. A reflecting member is placed opposite the exit end of the optical wave guides to diffusingly reflect and diverge the light rays issuing from the optical wave guides thereby to light up a wide area with soft light rays.

Abstract: A polycarbonate orientable refractor for a luminaire comprises a mounting ring which has a collar portion fitting a neck portion of the refractor with matching diameters. A diametric interference is provided between a groove in one part and a mating ridge in the other part to an extent allowing a snap fit. Shallow interfering ribs and valleys in the mating surfaces controllably lock the parts together while allowing angular indexing for orienting the light distribution pattern of the refractor.

Abstract: An automobile dome light accessory adapted to slide under the outer edge thereof and extend downwardly therefrom and around the dome light a sufficient distance that the light can be left on for use of a front or back seat passenger without adversely affecting the driver's vision during night driving. The accessory of this invention is a removable accessory that can be transfered between vehicles.

Abstract: A lamp includes a cup for being affixed to a support and for enclosing a lamp socket. An arm is affixed to the cup and has an initial portion extending upwardly and outwardly and an upper portion extending inwardly to a terminal end located vertically above the cup. A lamp shade is fixed to the terminal end of said arm which is the sole support for said lamp shade. The arm is preferably formed of a relatively heavy gauge tubular material.

Abstract: A lamp is provided for use on vehicles, which lamp is of the type wherein the light rays are projected forwardly in a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is generated by virtue of a generally continuous grid of the reflector within the lamp, and the lamp does not need a prismatic lens system at the location where the light rays eminate from the lamp.

Abstract: A turn signal light housing has a translucent lens of arrow shaped configuration mounted on the housing in place of conventional circular lens without any need for modification of the housing.

Abstract: A nonflame-propagating joint between the flared rim of a tempered glass globe and a globe support ring is effected by means of a gasket of a suitable moldable material, preferably solder, cast between the faying surfaces. The gasket may be cast in place by pouring molten solder between the globe and the preheated globe ring. Alternately a precast gasket may be assembled in placed between globe and globe ring, and recast by induction heating of the assembly.

Abstract: A tempered glass globe for a hazardous location luminaire comprises a bowl portion and a flaring rim portion with the walls substantially uniform in thickness in both portions. The rim portion makes an angle of taper with the vertical in the range of 15.degree. to 45.degree. and defines a section of a conical surface for making a nonflame-propagating joint with a mating conical surface in a globe ring. The outside of the flared rim may be ground for sealing directly to an accurately machined metal surface.

Abstract: A "wall wash" assembly for use with a ceiling mounted, recessed lighting fixture comprising a reflector housing having an open end, includes a ring member dimensioned for receipt in the open end of the reflector housing. A concentric ring segment is mounted on the ring member for movement 360.degree. thereabout. An auxiliary reflector is mounted on the ring segment for movement therewith. Positioning of the auxiliary reflector by movement of the ring segment with respect to the ring member provides a desired "wall wash" illumination pattern. An optional baffle member is receivable on the ring member opposite the auxiliary reflector for blocking light emanating from the reflector housing to be excluded in the "wall wash" illumination pattern.

Abstract: A motor vehicle light system provides constant lighting or directional indication in a simple and effective manner, and keeps the lens clean so that it can be seen even under inclement weather conditions or the like. A hollow cylinder of transparent material, which may have alternating axially extending strips of different color, is mounted in a motor vehicle for rotation about a horizontal or vertical axis, with one or more light bulbs disposed in its hollow interior. A brush is stationarily mounted with respect to the motor vehicle, the brush bristles engaging the external periphery of the cylinder to keep it clean as the cylinder is rotated with respect to the brush, and the motor vehicle. A motor for rotating the cylinder may be series connected with the light bulb(s) within the cylinder.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in the assembly of a lighting fixture. A retaining spring clip bracket serves as releasable locking support and positioning constraint for elongated arcuate lamp shade panels peripherally encased in a plastic molding, and usually of transparent or translucent material. Brackets may be removed so as to remove the panels for transport, cleaning or for other purposes. Panles are suspended from a panel supporting structure. The structural spring means of the spring clip bracket releasably grasps the plastic molding covered edges so as to hold parts together by the frictional forces resulting from the spring tension in the retaining spring clip bracket in contact with the plastic covered edges of the panels.

Abstract: This Earth Photo Globe is characterized in that LANDSAT or other remote sensing geographical indicia is reproduced on the globe sphere with a definition smaller than that resolvable by the unaided human eye. An optical magnifier is mounted above the globe sphere to enable resolution of the full globe definition. A "cloud cover" spherical overlay may surround the sphere and contain a representation of the earth's cloud cover. The magnifier may be supported by this overlay.Various systems are disclosed for making the Earth Photo Globe. One uses a laser beam that is raster scanned across a photosensitized sphere, and is modulated by LANDSAT pixel data. In another system the LANDSAT data is used to prepare a set of photographic negative images each covering a section of the globe, and each containing alignment and positioning information. These images are projected onto a photosensitized sphere to make the globe.

Abstract: A luminaire adapted to be mounted at the top of a post and to direct light below a horizontal plane is disclosed. A housing element preferably of a polycarbonate material comprises a housing for an electrical system and a refractor means having an interior and exterior prismatic structure.

Abstract: An improved lighted key assembly includes ridges located adjacent to the base and a ledge above the base. An LED, supported by the ledge, has leads which are mounted against the ridges so that an intermediate portion of the leads is bent around the bottom of the ridges. When mounted to the printed circuit board of a keyboard, the intermediate portions of the leads are in physical contact with contact pads on the printed circuit board to pass electrical current from the contact pads, through the leads, to the LED.

Abstract: A mounting fixture for supporting up to two electronic flash lamps and a reflective light umbrella on a photographic light stand is disclosed. The fixture includes two orthogonal flash lamp shoe brackets and an integral deflectable locking arm for securing the fixture body to a vertical post of a light stand. A locking bolt passes through coaxial bores in the arm and the fixture body. The locking bolt includes a cylindrical head having a transverse bore for receiving a shaft of a reflective umbrella. A tubular locking collar is interposed on the shaft of the bolt between the fixture body and the head of the locking bolt. The locking collar includes a pair of diametrically opposed semicircular recess cut into its tubular end edge which are alignable with the openings of the bore in the head of the bolt. The locking collar, together with the bolt head, operates to secure an umbrella shaft in place when the bolt is tightened to secure the mounting fixture on a light stand.

Abstract: The light source of an area light or streetlight mounted on a lamppost is enclosed by a lower upwardly flaring bowl having its upper end closed by a generally conical cap. The cap and bowl are made of polycarbonate pigmented by titanium dioxide so that the cap emits only light sufficient to enable its shape to be seen in darkness and the bowl is much more translucent to emit adequate light for illumination.

Abstract: The umbrella lamp assembly is adapted for mounting to an umbrella stem and includes a hollow body comprising first and second light transmitting shells. The shells are coupled together by an assembly which permits opening of the shells for placing the hollow body around an umbrella stem and which urges the shells toward each other. The shells have recesses at the top and bottom thereof for receiving and accommodating the umbrella stem in a frictional manner. A lamp is mounted in the hollow body and a mounting for receiving a battery is provided in the hollow body. A switch is mounted to one shell and is electrically coupled to the lamp and to a battery mounted in the hollow body.

Abstract: An improved optical system for the light point on an illuminated signal or display device having one or more light points. The system comprises one or more light deflectors optically coupled with the light source of the light point and focussing the light passing through the effective aperture of the deflectors towards a focal point or line, respectively, and one or more light shields arranged in the light path and provided with an aperture in the focal point or line whereas a plurality of the deflectors with the corresponding light shields may be arranged in the rows and columns of a display board. The mantle of the light shield frames a hollow in a manner that its mouth is facing the light deflectors and the mantle is under a bevel narrowing towards the aperture of the light shield and the mantle is arranged parallel to and encircling rays departing from the periphery of the effective aperture of the light deflectors and converging into the focal point or line.

Abstract: A simple compact robust device for dispersing light rays issuing from a light guide. The device has an elongated body of a rigid transparent material, an end of the body being tapered to define an inclined nearly conical peripheral surface, so that those light rays, entering into the body at a small angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, are reflected back into the body by the internal boundary of the inclined surface and are directed to propagate at a larger angle, whereby collimated light rays, issuing from the light guide, are dispersed. The device is particularly useful in lighting systems utilizing solar radiation as a light source.

Abstract: A trouble lamp is constructed to provide a sliding movement between a light bulb and a reflector shield with slip friction fit between parts such that they may be manually positioned to provide the quality and amount of light desired by the operator.

Abstract: There is disclosed in the present application an emergency chemiluminescent light source including a container masked to reflect the emitted light toward an illuminated object and away from the viewer. The container, which is preferably of a two part plastic construction, includes a relatively flat base surface upon which an adhesive ring is provided for attaching the light source to the object to be illuminated.

Abstract: Two nested downwardly diverging frustoconical lamp shades are supported at their upper ends by a base which also supports a lamp bulb. The shades have openings therein which, when aligned by adjustment of one of the shades, passes a beam of light from the bulb to a reading or like area. The intensity of illumination can be controlled by changing the extent of overlapping of the openings. Shade elements extend across the lower ends of the shades and have openings therein. One of the shade elements is adjustable relative to the other to move the openings therein in and out of register with the openings in the other element whereby to vary the intensity of illumination of light projected downwardly by the lamp bulb.

Abstract: A lamp shade assembly kit includes an assembly ring formed of flexible material into a closed loop, a hoop formed of rigid material and a cover member formed of flexible material into a continuous, open-ended configuration. The assembly ring has an enlarged hoop-receiving channel opening inwardly about the periphery thereof. The cover member is adapted to be secured to the assembly ring. The hoop can then be inserted into the enlarged channel in the assembly ring to give a selected shape to the assembly ring and cover member. With these features, the lamp shade assembly kit may be shipped and stored in knockdown condition and quickly assembled without tools in any of a wide variety of shapes and sizes with optional decorative trim selections.

Abstract: A rigid assembly of hollow tubes is caused to rotate simultaneously about vertical and horizontal axes while illuminated from below by a stationary light source. Balls confined within the tubes travel within said tubes during the rotational motion.

Abstract: A plastic, translucent lampshade comprises a tube with radially inwardly extending flanges at each end. A lens rests upon the lower flange, while a mounting bracket connects to two slots defined in the upper flange to support the lampshade from the ceiling. The surface of the tube is smooth so that decorative self-adhesive paper can be attached.

Abstract: A lens element for a vehicle lamp, e.g. a direction indicator lamp, consists of a molded transparent plastic body provided with parallel rows of projections each of which has the form of part of a body of revolution of a cylindrical mid-region and end regions which each have the form of part of the body of revolution of the mid-region.In order to produce the required light output in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle in the case where the lens element is used in a lamp assembly having a relatively inefficient reflector, the lens element is provided with a plurality of ribs which extend parallel to the rows of projections and which are longer than the projections. The ribs preferably alternate with the rows of projections and may extend for the whole or only part of the length of the lens element.

Abstract: A lighting facility which includes spaced parallel end plates having a light assembly extending therebetween. A flexible cover extends between and is supported by the end plates so as to be rotatable entirely about the light assembly.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling reflected radiant energy to progressively vary distribution of the reflected radiant energy between spot and flood configurations comprises a housing body having a reflector surface, a lamp mounted in the housing body at the focal point of the reflector surface, and a dual light transmitting unit supported at an outer side of the housing body. The dual light transmitting unit includes a light transmitting disk component of circular shape fixed in abutting relation to the housing body, and a light transmitting disk cover component mounted for rotative movement about the central axis of the housing body and against the light transmitting disk.The light transmitting disk component is of generally circular shape and has an inner portion removed to form a substantially semi-circular opening.

Abstract: A battery-powered lamp has a box-like casing with a top and side walls for housing at least one battery. At least one of the side walls has a depression which provides a generally planar depressed portion having an opening therethrough. A light source is supported in the casing. A lens, through which light from the light source can be transmitted, lens has a peripheral rim which is a friction fit in the opening. On its peripheral rim it has a plurality of ratchet-like teeth mutually spaced around the lens periphery. They make snap fits with and locate behind the material of the side wall bounding the opening so as to resist lens removal. Outside the peripheral rim of the lens is a surrounding flange which limits the depth of insertion of the lens in its opening. The side wall bounding the opening has a plurality of spaced notches which register with the lens teeth to prevent rotation of the lens relative to the opening. The lens teeth are triangular in configuration and are integral with the lens rim.