Abstract: This invention is a unique “split” comb, fitted with moveable teeth, giving said comb the ability to cut any hair, that happens to fall between the teeth of said comb, at the touch of an activating button, located near the handle of said comb, making it a “hair-cutting” comb. It is easily manipulated, using one hand only, it can lift the hair to a ninety degree angle to the scalp, slide outward to the desired length of the hair, and then cut the hair, eliminating the use of a pair of scissors, making it possible for the average individual to look in a mirror, and cut his or her own hair, also making it much easier for a professional barber or beautician to cut and style hair, while almost eliminating the use of scissors.

Abstract: This invention is a dental prophylactic polishing cup of unique design and shape having uniquely shaped turbine like ribs or vanes positioned at an angle to the long axis of the prophy cup in such a manner, that as the prophy cup is rotated, the polishing paste held in the cup and brought to bear against a tooth will be acted on by said turbine like ribs or vanes forcing the prophylactic polishing back into the cup and over a series of steps on the front inclined “working” surface of said ribs or vanes, where said steps form a series of nearly horizontal “shelves” causing the polishing paste to collect, accumulate and become entrapped, the nearly horizontal shelves, acting as/or becoming reservoirs, holding the prophylactic polishing paste inside the prophy cup, for a longer period of time.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved snow shovel with a uniquely designed bottom surface on the blade of the snow shovel. This consists of a wedge like protrusion located at the working edge portion of the blades' lower surface, extending back towards the rear of the blade for a distance of about two inches, with the acute angle, or the sharp portion of the wedge being the forward working edge of the blade. By lowering the handle of said snow shovel about ten inches, the rear portion of this wedge like protrusion will act as a fulcrum to lift the working edge of the blade up, so that the edge of the blade can slid up, over and past any vertical obstruction such as caused by a crack or the expansion joints in a concrete sidewalk that has one edge of the crack or expansion joint higher than the other edge creating a vertical barrier to the forward travel of the snow shovel as it is pushed forward on the sidewalk.

Abstract: The present invention is a dental prophylactic polishing paste container-dispenser of unique design, shape and size having an integral ring like holding device as part of the body member to be unfolded or pulled down and used to secure the container-dispenser to the hand of the operator by slipping the ring like device over one of the fingers where it will be held securely by the memory of the plastic ring like device trying to return to its original position. The present invention is designed to allow the prophy cup to be inserted easily and fully able to reach all the internal surfaces of the container-dispenser.

Abstract: The present invention is a dental prophylactic polishing cup of unique design and shape having uniquely shaped turbine like vanes or ribs positioned at an angle to the long axis of the prophy cup in such a manner, that as the prophy cup is rotated during a dental prophylaxis the polishing paste held in the cup and brought to bear against the surface of the tooth will be acted on by the said turbine like vanes or ribs forcing the polishing paste back into the cup counteracting the forces that tend to dislodge and throw the paste out of the cup. Thus the polishing paste is held in the cup for a longer period of time and for a greater number of revolutions of the cup for greater efficiency reducing the number of times the prophy cup must be refilled or reloaded, saving time effort and materials, and making the whole procedure less messy. The turbine like vanes or ribs also make the prophy cup easier to load or fill as the vanes draw the paste into the cup as it is rotated against the polishing paste container.