Abstract: The present invention relates to a toy road scraper having three blade members which are vertically movable between a first and a second limit position. The movement of the blade members is controlled through the instrumentality of cables slidingly engaging flexible sheathings. Each blade member is connected to one such cable, the latter being also connected to a control panel having levers for imparting linear displacements to the cables. The linear displacement of a cable results in a corresponding blade member moving from its first to its second limit position, or vice-versa. Two directional cables are connected to the front pivotable wheels and to directional handles on the control panel for steering the toy road scraper. The control panel is positioned at the rear end of the toy road scraper and at such a height to allow a child using it to stand up, walk and have unlimited access to the controls on the control panel.

Abstract: A wall connector for connecting a clothes dryer air outflow duct to outside ambiant air through a building external wall. The connector includes: a rigid tubular main body, extending through and mounted into an aperture in the building wall; an inner end portion, sized to fit about the dryer air duct outer end mouthpiece in substantially air-tight fashion; and an outer end portion, of double wall construction, wherein a peripheral cavity is formed thicknesswisely of said main body, the peripheral cavity defining an end mouth opening to outside ambiant air. A hood fits against the exterior face of the building wall, and includes: an inner tubular section, releasably engaging through the peripheral cavity of the connector main body, and louvers, for preventing air inflow from ambiant air into the connector main body.

Abstract: A water filtration system for use with a sink, comprising: (a) a main housing member, circumscribing an enclosure subdivided into first and second compartments by an intermediate upright partition wall; (b) a fluid intake, mounted into the first compartment and adapted to be fluidingly connected to the drain pipe of the sink; (c) a water outlet, mounted into the second compartment and adapted to be fluidingly connected to a sewer line; wherein the partition wall defines a lower water-tight portion and an upper portion having a plurality of bores, the bores sized for macroparticulate contaminant screening of the fluid wherein purified water only is allowed through the partition wall upper portion and into the second compartment; (d) a tray, releasably engaged into the first compartment for collecting the macroparticulate contaminant screened by the partition wall upper portion; and (e) an elbowed siphon duct, mounted into the second compartment and operatively coupled to the water outlet, for escape of purifie