Abstract: The present invention is a tobacco saving device utilized by a cigarette smoked by a user that includes a hollow elongated tube with a first end to accommodate slight diameter variations in the cigarettes that are placed within the hollow elongated tube and a second end that receives a standard tobacco cigarette that is utilized to connect a cigarette filter at the one end and a half of the cigarette at the other end with a gap between the ends. The tobacco saving device can also utilize a filter pusher that includes a distal end, a proximal end, an elongated stem and a plunger head disposed on the distal end of the elongated stem to remove tobacco residue formed within the elongated tube. The device can also have a tapered end on one of the ends of the hollow elongated end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an upright shovel to relocate snow or dirt from one location to another. The upright shovel enables a person to shovel snow while standing up straight, without requiring them to repeatedly bend over to lift a pile of snow. The upright shovel features a fulcrum lift system specifically designed for multiplying the mechanical force associated with lifting and unloading snow in a safe and efficient manner. A user pushes down against an actuator shaft to engage a fulcrum bar under a blade. A tip of the blade lifts a load because, attached above the fulcrum bar, is a hinge attached to a support shaft which remains stationary while the actuator shaft moves. Accordingly, when the actuator shaft is raised the tip of the blade lowers to releasing the load.