Abstract: A knife and scissors sharpener with a guard for the former. The scissors sharpener has an opening for each blade of the scissors with a cylindrical sharpening stone extending across them. The stone may rotate about an axis perpendicular to the openings to allow its positioning parallel to the cutting edges of the scissors to effectuate the sharpening of the blades. A spring normally keeps the cylindrical stone in one position, but the force exerted on the scissors' handles will cause the stone to move to its proper orientation. The knife sharpener employs two tungsten carbide sharpening elements crossed to form two V's. The sharpening elements in one V have a configuration for effectuating knife sharpening. In the other V, the elements will hone a previously sharpened knife blade. A circular disk holds the crossed sharpening elements in the handle. Rotating the holder 180.degree. permits a change between the sharpener and the honer.

Abstract: A self-closing bag holder has first and second resilient clamp plates which are connected by hinges on opposite ends to permit the clamp plates to bend outwardly with respect to each other. The hinged clamp plate assembly provides an expandable collar for supporting a plastic bag in an upright orientation. The sidewall of the plastic bag is fitted through the collar and is folded about the clamp plates in an open mouth configuration. The bag sidewall is secured to the bag holder by spikes formed on opposite ends of the clamp plates, and also by the interlocking union of a mounting bracket and handle assembly. Self-closure is provided by the resilient clamp plates which retract into engagement with each other upon release.

Abstract: A foldable rack includes a load platform and side frame assembly for storing newspapers and magazines in a vertical stack. The load platform is coupled to the side frame assembly for rotation and retraction from an extended, load-bearing support position to a retracted, collapsed storage position in which the load platform is in substantial alignment with the side frame assembly. Rotation, extension and retraction of the load platform relative to the side frame assembly is accommodated by coupling pins which project from opposite sides of the load platform and which are received within longitudinal slots formed in the sidebars. The side frame assembly is stabilized by a pair of struts which are pivotally attached to the load platform and to the side frame assembly by semicylindrical clasps.