Abstract: A bag extraction device for removing a plastic bag from a bag holding container. The device includes a handle for removing the bag from the container. The handle is attached to a rigid frame that supports the plastic bag. Pores at the bottom of the frame and opening at the top of the frame allow air to flow through its interior. The device substantially equalizes pressure above and below the plastic bag. During extraction from its bag holding container, the bag is prevented from breaking and spilling its contents.

Abstract: The present invention features a removable electrical connector or adapter for securing the contact prongs of an electric plug to a worn outlet. The connector has a housing with at least two opposing, nonconducting side portions. Each side portion has a top and a bottom. Two contact prongs are spaced apart from each other and are movably mounted to at least one of the side portions. The contact prongs extend out of the top of the housing, which housing also has at least one aperture at the bottom. Electrical plug prongs can be inserted through this aperture to make an electrical connection with the set of contact prongs. In another embodiment, the electrical connector is a self-contained plug, permanently attached to its associated electrical appliance, and having movable prongs and a spring for biasing the prongs inwardly, against the contacts of an outlet, after insertion.