Abstract: A non-spillable portable cigarette ashtray has an ash receptacle open at its top, and a holder also having an open top and a flat bottom supporting the ashtray in an upright position. The ashtray is pivotally mounted to the holder and includes a weight which is effective, should the holder inadvertently be moved to a non-upright position, to cause the ash receptacle to pivot and to remain in an upright position, thereby preventing spilling out of the contents of the ash receptacle.

Abstract: A sunshielding accessory for motor vehicles, includes a sun visor panel for pivotal mounting to the vehicle above the windshield to either an upper inoperative position overlying the windshield, or to a lower operative position covering only an upper portion of the windshield; and an assembly of sunshield panels carried by the sun visor panel. The sunshield panels are joined to each other in accordion fashion and are foldable along fold lines against each other into a folded inoperative form depending below the sun visor panel, with the fold lines extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the sun visor panel, against the sun visor panel, or to an extended operative form to cover a substantial portion of the windshield below the sun visor panel when the latter is in its lower operative position. Retainer means releasably retains the sunshield panels in their folded inoperative form against the sun visor panel.

Abstract: A puzzle comprises a strip of flexible sheet material formed into a closed loop having twists to define two (or more) Moebius rings manually juxtapositionable with respect to each other. The strip is transparent and includes opaque markings which are viewable through the two rings of the transparent strip to define a predetermined pattern, representing a correct solution of the puzzle, only when the two Moebius rings are located in a predetermined juxtaposition with respect to each other.

Abstract: A container for containing a plurality of cigarettes, comprises a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, two side wall panels, and two end walls. One of the end walls, namely the bottom wall, is constituted of a pair of panels slitted and formed with fold lines such that they may be folded against each other to a closed condition to form the respective container end wall, or may be unfolded to an open condition and retained in the open condition to form an extension of the container to serve as an ashtray.

Abstract: A device for removing body hair comprises a manually-grippable housing, and a hair-plucker body rotatably mounted to the housing and having an exposed section formed with a plurality of gaps in its outer surface which open and close during the rotation of the hair-plucker body to receive, pluck and eject body hair growing on a surface over which the hair-plucker body is moved. The hair-plucker body includes a pair of drums mounted in spaced parallel relationship, and a belt enclosing the drums and engaging their outer surfaces so as to be rotated thereby. The belt is formed with a plurality of gaps extending circumferentially of the belt. One of the drums is configured so as to cause the portion of the belt engaging it to open its gaps, and the other drum is configured so as to cause the portion of the belt engaging it to close its gaps.

Abstract: A device for removing body hair comprises a manually-grippable housing, and a hair-plucker body including a stack of circular discs of uniform diameter fixed to a resilient cylindrical core of smaller diameter passing through their centers. The core is supported in an arcuate position and is rotated about its longitudinal axis such that the outer edges of the discs open at the convex side of the core during its rotation, to receive the hairs between the outer edges of the discs, and close at the concave side of the arcuate core during its rotation, to clamp the hairs between the outer edges of the discs and to pluck them from the body.

Abstract: A faucet includes a shut-off valve between its inlet connection and its spout, and a valve operator extending below the spout so as to be engageable by a user's hand when located below the spout to receive the water discharged therefrom. The valve operator comprises a stem passing through the spout and a latching device which latches the valve in the "on" position by one operation of the valve operator, and in the "off" position by the next operation.

Abstract: A depilatory device for removing body hair, comprises a manually-grippable housing, and a hair-plucker body rotatably mounted to the housing and having an exposed section formed with a plurality of gaps in its outer surface which open and close during the rotation of the hair-plucker body to receive, pluck, and eject body hair growing on a surface over which the hair-plucker body is moved. The hair-plucker body is a flexible cylindrical member of plastic on elastomeric material having a smooth outer surface formed with a plurality of slits penetrating only partially through the cylindrical member and extending circumferentially thereof.