Abstract: A portable sport boundary fence is provided for use in a miniaturized baseball game wherein a hollow, perforated plastic ball is used with a hollow plastic bat wherein the fence comprises a plurality of hollow, tubular posts, each of which is slidably and removably engaged by a post anchor, wherein each of the posts is sufficiently thin at its base so that, when impacted by a player, the post either bends or breaks to avoid injury to the player, and wherein perforated netting is provided to extend between the posts and connectors are used to attach the perforated netting to each of the posts.

Abstract: A honing stone and guide assembly is described comprising an abrasive honing stone bonded to a plastics shoe. The shoe is a snap fit on the platform of a stone holder. A similar plastic snap-on honing guide fits a platform of a guide holder.

Abstract: A food container for holding fast food or other similar article is disclosed. The container is constructed from a cardboard blank which is cut and scored to define a top and bottom portion joined by a common back panel which is hinged. The bottom side panels each contain a single punch out tab whereby a user can insert his thumb to underlie the food article being consumed with his other fingers gripping the top of the food item to be consumed. The container further comprises a flip down front panel scored to a level above the bottom of the food container thereby allowing access to the food item for consumption yet not allowing juices from the food item to emerge from the food container.

Abstract: An automated order and payment system for use by consumers to rapidly order products and services from any location at which the consumer is present at the time of ordering. The system receives information about the products/services to be ordered by means of signals generated by scanning identification codes imprinted in advertising media or displayed to a consumer on a television screen. A special version of the invention is modified to accept voice command via a voice recognition means for those physically handicapped persons unable to perform manual data entry tasks. The consumer uses an optical scanning means embodied in the Order Computer Terminal to scan identification code associated with a company and identification codes associated with the products/services desired.