Abstract: A modular candle holder or support device for custom design and assembly by a user. A plurality of decorative modular units having specific designs and shapes can be combined to build unique support stacks, which may be utilized as candlestick holder, lamp supports or similar vertical support devices. To connect the modular units, each unit is equipped with at least one internally and female-threaded opening to receive a double-ended, male-threaded connector piece. The double-ended male-threaded connectors join two modular units together in series. The components can be combined in numerous variations to form different style holders and ornamental configurations. In additional to holding candles, the elements of the invention may be utilized to create light holders, flower holders, or individual modular units that can stand alone as a napkin ring or tea light candle holder.

Abstract: A point of sale terminal includes a computer, a keyboard, and a key-controlled prompting display for eliminating a need for the attendant to memorize sales information. The keyboard has a set of first item keys each of which corresponds to a different first item. The prompting display lists a large number of second items. The keyboard includes a set of category-representing keys each of which corresponds to a different category of second items available for sale. A selected category of items is displayed when the attendant actuates a category key. The display shows prompting indicia associated with each item. The keyboard includes a set of keys having indicia associated with the indicia displayed by the prompting display.

Abstract: A point of sale system includes at least one computer, a keyboard, and money receiving, dispensing and storing mechanisms. The keyboard has item keys corresponding to an item for sale, category keys, function keys and a numerical pad.A bill tendered as payment is detected when it enters an opening and, is drawn into a money belt device and to a viewing window. The bill can be accepted or rejected by an operator visually examining the tendered bill. A signal produced by acceptance of the tendered bill is received by the computer to produce change-due data. Each money belt device detects each bill dispensed as change and causes a feedback signal to be produced to dispense another bill as change or to discontinue payment. The money handling mechanisms are placed in a disarmed mode, under control of a computer, at the completion of each sales transaction, and in an armed mode, under control of a computer operated through the keyboard.