Abstract: A handle having a pair of elongated arms and a band-like ring portion adapted to encircle and engage a female hose coupling. The handle functions as a permanently attached wrench to facilitate connecting a section of hose to the threaded end of a spigot or faucet, or one section of hose to another, or to a sprinkler, nozzle or other device. Preferably, the handle comprises a unitary body consisting of a pair of arms and the band-like ring, and means for providing a wrapping force of the ring around the hose coupling.

Abstract: A compact, portable weighing scale comprising a weight-bearing treadle connected to a cylindrical housing, or wand, by means of a flexible conduit. The treadle contains a sealed collapsible chamber communicating with one end of the conduit. The housing, or wand contains a collapsed bellows communicating with the second end of the conduit. When the chamber is caused to collapse, due to the weight of an object, or human upon the treadle, the bellows within the housing expands to a degree proportional to that to which the chamber has collapsed. The bellows, in turn, actuates a weight-dimensioned rotor, or scale which travels along a helically-shaped rod a distance proportional to the weight upon the treadle. The treadle is adapted to receive and store the housing and the conduit, and the thus-compacted scale is of a size convenient for carrying in a pocket, or small handbag.