Abstract: Water-saving device for flush toilet. A water-saving device as shown and described herein comprises a frame which can be mounted on the exterior of a conventional toilet water tank, a vertical shaft which is integrally formed on the frame for receiving a reciprocable lever mechanism, and a flush lever mechanism which comprises a vertical member which reciprocate vertically in the shaft and a horizontal extension which extends from the vertical member to the outside end of a conventional toilet tank flush handle. As installed, the outside end of this extension is positioned just above the outer end of the flush handle. When the toilet is not in use, the outer end of the extension will be positioned just above the flush handle. To use the device, a user presses the flush lever mechanism downwardly until it is stopped by a gap adjustment screw against the bias of a compression spring, so that the extension engages the flush handle, actuating the toilet tank flush valve to a partially open position.

Abstract: A tumbler for consumption of beverage and food is prepared by removing the metal top from a standard aluminum can and fitting a thin plastic sleeve over the exterior side walls thereof. Said tumbler is reuseable, extremely strong and unbreakable, and has a glass-like feel. The can is easily replaced by slipping it out of the plastic sleeve and inserting a new can therein. The invention unexpectedly permits the reuse of empty, discarded aluminum cans but still allows recycling of the cans after being replaced in the plastic sleeve.

Abstract: A device for removing the liquid contents from a sealed paper carton. Preferably made of a high strength thermoplastic material, the device consists of a pouring spout, a removable plug for the spout, a sealing ring surrounding the base of the spout, and a sharply tipped, spirally grooved hollow cone which depends axially from the sealing ring. The underside of the sealing ring contains an annular ring-shaped recess formed by the base of the cone and the lower edge of the sealing ring. The spiral groove in the cone is arcuate in cross-section and contains a plurality of cylindrical holes which provide passageways from the outside of the cone into the interior of the spout.

Abstract: A container for storing and displaying a reusable stack of cards bearing recorded information, comprising a four sided box, a cover hinged to one side of said box with a flange which, when the box is closed, fits over all four sides of the box, a transparent sheet mounted horizontally inside said box across the upper face of the box, a card-supporting shelf movable up and down within said box, a helical coiled spring positioned beneath said shelf to move said shelf and its stack of cards upwardly against said transparent sheet, a first horizontal slot in the hinged back side of the box for insertion of a card into the box and at the bottom of the stack of cards, a second horizontal slot in the opposite front side of said box positioned beneath the transparent sheet to permit the top card of the stack to be removed from the box, and mechanism mounted on the transparent sheet for engaging the top card of the stack and moving the card out of the box through the second slot.