Abstract: A planar base material, typically of Masonite.RTM. brand compressed wood, and a thick flexible leather are each cut to an identical geometrical shape suitable for use as a tile within a tessellation. The top side surface of the composite wood underlay is contoured with shallow undulations, typically up to 1/64" deep over a linear extend of 12". The top side peripheral edges of the composite wood underlay and the bottom side peripheral edges of the leather overlay are both beveled. The leather overlay is adhesively bonded, typically by brush-on type contact adhesive, to the composite wood underlay, forming thereby a composite multi-layer laminate leather tile. The edges of tile so formed are well suited visually and functionally for abutting one tile to the next. The major surface of the tile is aesthetically pleasing without presenting any visual flat spots. The composite tiles may optionally be embossed, stained, sealed, and/or waxed upon their upper and edge surfaces.

Abstract: This invention provides a means of hanging or supporting, flexible plastic bags which have an increased thickness of plastic near the top of the bag. This increased thickness may be processed into the bags for many reasons including, but not limited to; closure mechanisms such as the rib and groove bag closures, handle ridges along the top of the bag, or ridges of slightly thicker plastic wall at the top of the bag due to bag processing methods.The invention consists of rigid rails on each side of a slot or slots. This slot is wide enough for the thin sides of the plastic bag to pass through but not the greater width of the plastic at the point of increased thickness near the top of the bag. Thus, once inserted, the bag and its contents hang suspended downward from between the rails.