Abstract: A system for using a separate fixed or massive object to prevent theft of a motorcycle, the system comprising a frame element including a hollow enclosure having a wall with an orifice therethrough; a reel rotatably mounted in the enclosure; a flexible electrically conductive sheathed cable with a proximal end wound onto the reel and a distal end with a male connector; a control mechanism having an alarm mechanism, a female connector, circuitry to connect the female connector to the proximal end of the cable, to detect presence or absence of continuity between the proximal end and distal end of the cable, and to cause the alarm mechanism to be activated when continuity between the proximal end and distal end of the cable is broken; a locking mechanism having a locked configuration wherein the male connector is prevented from being withdrawn from the female connector, and an unlocked configuration wherein the male connector is allowed to be withdrawn from the female connector; and a power source structured to

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner system is mounted inside the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and includes a hose that is retractable into a housing for storage and a power cord that is also retractable into the housing for storage and which also includes a connector for connecting the motor of the system to the power of the vehicle via a cigarette lighter receptacle of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A fish attractor for attracting fish including a transparent and/or translucent food-containing member with a plurality of orifices; a transparent and/or translucent light-emitting member removably mounted on the food-containing member and including a battery-powered, light-emitting system; a buoyancy member including a top element removably and sealingly mounted on the light-emitting member; a sound-generating member secured to the top element capable of producing fish clicking sounds; an anchoring member secured to the food-containing member; and a retrieval mechanism secured to the light-emitting member.