Abstract: An anti-liquid splash device for a water closet comprises a plurality of flexible elongate floats (1) extending from a support (4) which is attached to a wall (5) of a vertical limb of a U-trap at the lower half or neck (8) of a water closet bowl (7). The elongate floats can be arranged to extend across substantially the entire surface of the liquid in the flow passage of the water closet so as to deflect solid or fluid matter from immediate impact with a major part of the liquid surface theeby inhibiting the splashing effect of that impact.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a holder (2) for a beaker (10) containing a drink, in the form of a hollow cylindrical body for receiving said beaker which leaves a gap (12) between the beaker and the body thereby allowing a through-flow of air across the surface of the beaker. The hollow cylindrical body may include a number of protrusions (14) or sticky strips (16) in order to provide sufficient friction between the beaker and the holder. The body may be fabricated from the relatively rigid or relatively soft material. Using the holder enables the drink to be drunk at its proper temperature. Furthermore, it is simple, inexpensive and reuseable.