Abstract: A drinking straw, designed to demonstrate the need for teamwork, which includes a hollow chamber to which is connected, at its lower end, a tubular inlet member which extends downwardly so as to form a passage for flow of liquid from a reservoir into the hollow chamber. At or proximate the upper part of the hollow chamber are connected a plurality of tubular outlet mouthpiece members, normally two for a basic "love straw" configuration, which extend outwardly therefrom so as to form passages for the flow of liquid from the hollow chamber. The hollow chamber has an internal volume of at least five cubic centimeters, a preferred volume of approximately twenty cubic centimeters, and is formed in the shape of a heart. The hollow chamber may be formed to be separable into two or more sections to facilitate cleaning of the interior of the chamber. The tubular inlet member and the tubular outlet mouthpiece members may be separable from the hollow chamber.

Abstract: A portable kennel houses pets that are left in a vehicle on a sunny day. Pets left in vehicles are normally susceptible to heat exhaustion. The disclosed apparatus overcomes this problem without requiring that the vehicle air conditioning system be left on and without jeopardizing the security of the vehicle. One embodiment of the invention comprises a portable enclosure that is sized and adapted to hold a pet, and constructed to prevent unrestricted ingress of air into the enclosure from the outside thereof (such as from the hot passenger compartment of the vehicle in which the kennel may be positioned). The kennel further includes a system for providing cool air to the interior of the enclosure. The system is designed to be operable even when the vehicle engine is turned off and may comprise, for example, one or more Peltier effect devices powered by the vehicle battery or an auxiliary battery.

Abstract: A travel accessory is disclosed for use by persons who occasionally need to have their pets in a vehicle on a sunny day. Pets left in this situation are normally susceptible to heat exhaustion. The disclosed apparatus overcomes this problem without requiring that the vehicle air conditioning system be left on and without jeopardizing security of the vehicle. One embodiment of the invention comprises a portable enclosure that is sized and adapted to hold a pet. The enclosure is constructed to prevent unrestricted ingress of air into the enclosure from the outside thereof (such as from the hot passenger compartment of a vehicle in which the accessory may be positioned). The accessory further includes a system for providing cool air to the interior of the enclosure. This system is designed to be operable even when the vehicle engine is turned off and may comprise, for example, a compressor powered by the vehicle battery or an auxiliary battery.

Abstract: A hydro-jet-type nozzle reciprocably mounted in an elongated slot adjacent which a user of the device may position a body portion to be massaged by the hydro jet.