A new Fiber Optic Trading Card System for illuminating selected portions of a card, such as a trading card, thereby enhancing the images to create life like features. The trading card system includes a stratified card having an image layer, an opaque layer having a plurality of channels and apertures where fiber optic cables project through, a multi-colored layer juxtaposed to the opaque layer, and a transparent protective layer juxtaposed to the multi-colored layer where light projects through the transparent protective layer through the multi-colored layer into selected fiber optic cables and is emitted through the image layer according to the position of the fiber optic cables within the opaque layer.

To produce outdoor advertising installations which are equipped to be illuminated and have different areas appearing, respectively, dark and light by daylight, with the brightness of the different areas being reversed by night under the influence of artificial light acting from the back, areas which appear bright by daylight on the outermost plate (information plate) are back printed with a bright covering and behind that with a dark covering and areas which appear dark by daylight are back printed dark with a regular pattern of lines or points.

A luminaire for use during a medical procedure utilizes a single optic fiber for providing a beam of light having an initial beam width and an initial beam energy. The width of the beam is adjustable without substantially decreasing the beam energy, and the beam of adjusted width can be directed onto a surgical field. A headband for mounting a luminaire is formed of a perspiration-absorbent cloth strip, has hook-and-clasp engagement, and includes a luminaire mount.

The lighted table top water fountain includes a water bowl, a superstructure rising from the water bowl with a view area, overhead, a pump supplied with electrical power, and a water delivery system to carry water from the water bowl through the superstructure above the view area and drop the water into the view area. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted beneath the view area such that the waterfall is illuminated by the upwardly directed LEDs. A fiber optic light system is mounted between a scene board and a backboard, both of which are mounted at the rear of the superstructure behind the view area. Light generated from the fiber optics is emitted from said scene board into said view area and is reflected and refracted off of the waterfall. Optionally, an audio control turns ON and OFF the lights.

A predetermined number of light sources (14) are positioned such that the light sources (14) positions illuminate patterns which are concealed by the refractive substrate (16) when not luminous. When luminous the lighted patterns can be observed through the refractive substrate (16). The refractive substrate (16) is arranged to create patterns and when the light sources (14) are not luminous the refractive substrate (16) exhibits a resplendent display unaccompanied.