Abstract: A log slide for putting large logs into a wood stove comprising a metal plate with a handle which is inserted into the log access of the stove, a log is placed on the plate. The plate is removed leaving the log to fall into the fire pit. The plate provides protection from heat and flames.

Abstract: A snow scoop which is slid along the ground into the snow to be removed, a movable handle which may be rotated to positions to either push or pull the scoop into the snow, a hinged scraper at the entrance to the scoop, and the handle being pivotal to a generally upright position, close to a user's body in order to lift up the open end of the scoop and discharge snow rearwardly over the rear wall of the scoop.

Abstract: A backboard for a dual occupancy bed that allows two sleepers to lie on a single mattress such that each sleeper may remain substantially undistributed by the other's presence on the mattress. The backboard includes two planar members spaced by a connector along their longitudinal axes.