Abstract: A cord and end fitting protector comprises a sleeve member configured to overlie the outer sheathing of an electrical cord or outer surface of other forms of cord and be crimped into tight frictional engagement thereon inwardly from the terminal end of the cord. The sleeve mounts an inwardly extending, substantially hollow enlarged sleeve member configured to encircle a further inward portion of the cord, for the purpose of providing an easily graspable member by which the cord may be pulled; for limiting the degree of arcuate bending of the cord to a desired maximum; and for providing an abutting stop which may receive impact and transmit the same to the outer sheathing of the cord in cases in which the cord is associated with an automatic rewind mechanism and the cord is inadvertently allowed to be uncontrollably rewound by the mechanism.

Abstract: A hand operated magnetic sweeper comprises a longitudinally elongated, reinforced body member molded in one piece of non-magnetic material with wheels mounted for rotation on the longitudinal ends thereof, the body including a handle socket on its top side arranged to support a handle for angular extension vertically upward and rearward therefrom. The body is configured with longitudinally extending magnet holding pockets arranged along its longitudinal centerline so that magnets contained therein have a pair of adjacent perpendicular surfaces disposed at different distances from the circumference of the wheels, whereby each of said surfaces may be positioned to face downward toward an underlying surface by rotation of the body through 90.degree. relative to the surface. A brush is mounted to the rear edge of the body for sweeping contact with a surface when the sweeper is rolled over the surface.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner magnet attachment for picking up pins, needles and other magnetic metal material concealed in rugs and carpets is in the form of a longitudinally flexible housing provided with a plurality of magnet-containing pockets laterally spaced apart by thin webs, the attachment being secured to the front lowermost wall of a vacuum cleaner.