Abstract: A copy machine paperclip and staple retrieval device with a rigid longitudinally-extending elongated member having a cross-sectional area extending transversely across its longitudinal axis with its cross-sectional area diminished toward its distal end, a permanent magnet having a transverse cross-sectional area smaller than the member's distal end's cross-sectional area, and a cap member of compressible composition with an inner space having the permanent magnet received and seated therein after insertion through the cap's open upper end, and the open end size having the distal end received therein with the compressible composition compressibly secured onto the distal end, the cap member having a small cap cross-sectional area, with the bottom end having an outer surface substantially columnar with a blunt outer bottom surface having rounded edges, the cap member being columnar in shape, the cap's top open end having an inner circular surface, the elongated member at its diminished cross-sectional area being

Abstract: An apparatus for irradiating a foodstuff with ultraviolet energy comprising a transport unit for receiving foodstuff at a first location and for transporting the foodstuff in a relatively spread out condition along a path to a second location. The foodstuff passes through a substantially enclosed housing wherein the foodstuff is exposed to a flux of ultraviolet radiation from a plurality of germicidal lamps. The transport unit includes a shaker table within the housing sloping downwardly from the entrance opening of the housing for agitating the foodstuff so that the foodstuff turns over and exposes its entire surface to the flux of radiation as it travels through the housing.