Abstract: A scraper is formed by an assembly of upright blades supported by a frame which is fixed over a waste receptacle. Cylindrical containers are scraped by rotation of the container over the assembly of upright blades, the waste products from the containers thereby being deposited in the waste receptacle, without handling. The mechanism may be further automated by the addition of a hand turning assembly or an electric motor assembly which rotates the assembly of upright blades within the container.

Abstract: A toilet tank cover comprises two decorative figures. Discharge from the vent orifice of a cup type float valve flows up through the primary figure and out an exterior orifice to the secondary figure. The primary figure receives water discharge from the discharge vent of a cup type float valve. The discharge then flows through the primary figure to an emission point. At the emission point, the fluid is directed toward an opening in the second figure. The discharge flows through the secondary figure and drains directly into the waste standpipe of the toilet. The operation of the flush mechanism of the toilet is thereby monitored in an aesthetically pleasing fashion.

Abstract: Disposable protective wear for persons who sun tan, providing a shield for sensitive parts of the body against exposure, while allowing for maximum coloring of the body and sanitary conditions within tanning salons. The disposable protective wear consists of separate articles of face cover, adjustable lower cover and breast covers, all with adhesive means to hold the articles in place on the wearer.

Abstract: Equipment for the raising, sunken vessels, specifically small to medium sized ships which are submerged in depths to which human descent for purposes of rigging retrieval gear to the ship is impractical or unsafe. The equipment can be employed remotely using video equipment for aligning the required underwater assemblies. The equipment involve lifting slings which are levered underneath the hull and then used to mechanically raise the vessel to the surface. It is particularly applicable to vessels which are resting on soft sand or clay ocean, sea, or lake bottoms, where interferences with the equipment as it is deployed underneath the vessel are a minimum.