Abstract: A finger-tip access to a water saving retrofiable or original equipped device having a free traveling flexible cord routed from a toilet holding tank to inside non-frictional orifices located at strategic points on major toilet components, able to allow free water flow for full flushes or able to limit flow for partial flushes and stop or interrupt water flow for unusual or emergency functional operations such as toilet bowl cleaning, preventing a bowl overflow, slowing or stopping a flapper valve leak, or help prevent a drowning from occurring simply by pulling a cord.

Abstract: A recycled tire supporting frame member for supporting and mounting a plurality of devices having a substantially round configuration having an outer surface, an inner surface, an outer rim, an inner rim, and a tire bead affixed to the inner rim. At least one anchor affixed to the inner surface of said member, and the round configuration having a substantially round opening at the center. A multiplicity of devices is affixed to the central opening such as a clock, a mirror, a picture, a bubble chamber, and others.

Abstract: A tire trampoline platform having a plurality of openings installed therein for purposes of blowing air from an inner cavity of the tire onto a person jumping on the platform. The plurality of vent openings having an additional template to partially or fully cover the vent openings of the platform for purposes of adjusting the resilience of the tire trampoline. A tier or multiple layers of tires are configured such that the tire trampoline apparatus can be used as a chair like apparatus. An additional capability of the tire trampoline is to have a riding toy installed thereon the platform for allowing children to play.

Abstract: A slag removal system for wet bottom boilers is provided wherein tandem tap holes are provided. The first hole comprises a vertical hole to be selectively closed by damming and the second hole comprises a horizontal hole and is dammed or sealed with sand in order to seal against the passage of boiler gases through the tap holes. In addition, multi-compartment slag tanks are provided and each slag tank may be selectively placed into and taken out of service, as desired. Further, an alternate type of slag tank is disclosed wherein a suitable cooled bed of slag particles is provided on a turntable and the tapped molten slag is deposited onto a peripheral portion of the turntable as the latter is rotated and a breaker is provided for breaking up the resultant ribbon of solidified slag at predetermined intervals.

Abstract: A plurality of side-by-side thin heat-absorbing metal strips are provided and a plurality of cylindrical pipe sections underlie the strips and are interconnected to define a continuous liquid flow path through the pipe sections. The metal strips comprise recycled aluminum can bodies and are arched over and disposed in good heat transfer relation with adjacent portions of the pipe sections opposing the strips. The arching of the strips being such as to closely conform to the radii of curvature of the adjacent pipe sections and establish a wide area of good heat transfer relationship between the strips and the adjacent pipe section portions.