Abstract: This invention is directed to an article which can be used as a basket for carrying items such as food and drink on a picnic and also used for carrying cloths and shoes and at the picnic can be spread out or stretched out and used as a tablecloth or a picnic cloth.

Abstract: This invention is for a handy bag which can be made from readily available materials. The readily available materials can be metal and plastic such as plumbing fixtures. Normally, the handy bag comprises a base and a handle means. The base and the handle means can be made from plastic plumbing parts and glued or bonded together. Then, there can be a closure means which can be prepared from cloth or plastic. The closure means is fastened to the base and also to the handle means. The handy bag can be used for the storage of articles such as clothes and also for the transportation of articles such as clothes to and from a washing unit and drying unit such as a commercial laundromat.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an apparatus to assist in retrieving balls and in storing balls, such as tennis balls. The apparatus comprises a bottom frame through which a ball may pass upwardly when the bottom frame is positioned over the ball and pressed firmly to the ground and which frame prevents the ball passing downwardly and out of the frame by means of gravitational force. There is positioned above the frame a storage bag for storing balls.