A light fitting for underwater use is of reduced size and is structured to provide easy and ready replacement of the fitting lamp. The fitting includes a housing, a disc-shaped backing plate mounted to the housing and a lens sealingly connected to the backing plate and forming therewith an enclosed chamber. A gland housing is sealingly connected in the backing plate and forms an enclosed chamber opening. An electrical connector which supports the fitting lamp is dimensioned for passing through t...

An emergency light unit is disclosed in which a relay controlled low voltage bulb is initially responsive to line voltage and alternately responsive to battery voltage. A test switch is included to permit instant determination of line voltage and battery status.

The invention discloses a light modulator comprising a semiconductor substrate, a curved thin-film semiconductor optical waveguide having a predetermined curvature and, semiconductor electrode layers formed contiguous to the waveguide, whereby when a potential is applied across the electrode layers, the carrier density in the regions adjacent the waveguide may be varied and consequently the radiation loss in the curved waveguide may be varied accordingly to modulate light radiating through the w...

A light fixture for horizontal or wall task surfaces for office and like interiors adapted to be used with an ambient light system which fixture utilizes a plain rectangular elongated housing for a fluorescent lamp with simplified end brackets which permit the fixture to be mounted directly or indirectly on screens or partitions at any desired elevation, and providing angular adjustment. Direct glare is avoided and veiling reflections reduced by angular selection, lens selection, and recessing t...

An improved warning light includes a flashing strobe light bulb and a plastic lens which has incorporated in the plastic material an effective amount of a fluorescent material such as a dye or pigment, which converts the radiation emitted by the strobe light to the preferred wave length of the fluorescent material. In a preferred embodiment, especially suited for use as a warning light on vehicles, the strobe light is surrounded by a cylindrical lens of polycarbonate or acrylic plastic which has...

A fish attracting device which produces both light and sound when immersed in water includes a halogen-filled quartz envelope lamp, the base portion of which is enclosed in an insulating elastomer and then enclosed in a body of material such as lead having significant negative buoyancy. About half of the lamp envelope is exposed to the water and is protected by a wire cage. Conductors extend from the lamp wires through the molded body and can be used to suspend the device from a boat. The lamp, ...

A rectangular reflector sheet of relatively stiff aluminum is curved into the general shape of an elongated parabola and is inserted into a cylindrical transparent glass tube so that the edge portions of the sheet press outwardly against the tube. A set of end closure caps or members are clamped against the ends of the tube by a pair of tie bolts which extend axially between the reflector sheet and the inner surface of the tube. Each of the end closure members is provided with an annular groove ...

A light fixture having securing means for lamp globes, each shaped as two resilient arms, one arm being adapted to engage the globe inside of its opening and the other arm to engage the globe internally, thus locking the arms when the globe is in place.

The specification discloses a switching system for operating an incandescent lamp from a plurality of stations. The controlling switch at each station is wired in series with the lamp, and other control switches to form a single series circuit. Actuation of any single control switch produces a state change in the controlling circuitry so as to cause the lamp to increase or decrease in brightness. The rate at which the increase or decrease occurs is dependent upon the circuit values.

A lighting fixture which is adjustably positioned along a track and which permits simplified adjustment along the track as well as facilitating installation and removal from the track. The track is an elongated housing with a T-shaped channel formed in the housing and a pair of parallel conductor strips embedded into a portion of the channel. The adjustable lighting fixture includes a contacting member which can be inserted into the track and rotated in the channel. A pair of conical contacts ar...