Abstract: A furniture assembly comprises two or more drawers and a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly. The plurality of pouches are filled with water, sand, or dirt. The water may contain a plurality drops of bleach. A minimum weight of the plurality of pouches is determined from torque balance of forces and weights. In one example, the plurality of pouches are disposed at a rear portion of a lower drawer. A rear wall of the plurality of pouches directly contacts a rear wall of the lower drawer. A top surface of each of the plurality of pouches and a top surface of a rear wall of the lower drawer are coplanar.

Abstract: A furniture assembly comprises two or more drawers and a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly. The plurality of pouches are filled with water, sand, or dirt. The water may contain a plurality drops of bleach. A minimum weight of the plurality of pouches is determined from torque balance of forces and weights. In one example, the plurality of pouches are disposed at a rear portion of a lower drawer. A rear wall of the plurality of pouches directly contacts a rear wall of the lower drawer. A top surface of each of the plurality of pouches and a top surface of a rear wall of the lower drawer are coplanar.

Abstract: A personal flotation device having a vest, an inflatable balloon, a radar reflector, a gas cartridge, a pocket, a flap, a tube, a string, and a harness assembly. The vest comprises a first prong, a second prong opposite the first prong; and a connection member connecting the first prong to the second prong. The pocket extends from the first prong through the connection member to the second prong. The gas cartridge is disposed in the first prong of the vest. The tube connects the inflatable balloon to the gas cartridge. An end of the tube is directly attached to the inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon is characterized by a deflated condition, stored in the pocket, and an inflated condition.

Abstract: A personal flotation device having a vest, an inflatable balloon, a gas cartridge, a tube, and a harness assembly. The vest comprises a first prong, a second prong opposite the first prong; and a connection member connecting the first prong to the second prong. The connection member comprises a pocket and a flap. The gas cartridge is disposed in the first prong of the vest. The tube connects the inflatable balloon to the gas cartridge. An end of the tube is directly attached to the inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon is characterized by a deflated condition, stored in the pocket, and an inflated condition.

Abstract: A portable standing desk device has a top board, four block assemblies each having a groove, a first base panel, and a second base panel. The first base panel has an open ended slot extending upwardly from a bottom surface of the base panel. The second base panel has an open ended slot extending downwardly from a top surface of the base panel. The open ended slots may be strengthened by U-shaped reinforcing elements. In an assembled condition, the first base panel and the second base panel form a base having a letter X shape. The first base panel and the second base panel may be coupled with angle adjusters to be assembled with different top boards having different sets of block assemblies. In a storage condition, the portable standing desk device is compactly packed.

Abstract: A device to set up on a regular work desk—and to extend such a regular work desk—so that the user can work standing up which is healthier than sitting down for extended periods of time as most the nation's work force does. The device has been especially designed for quick adoption in large corporations. The device is easily removable and foldable into a small volume. The device is composed of a foldable base on which is placed a flat top board, itself foldable. The base is configured in an series of elements articulated to form a multi-pointed star. Height adjusting feet are added. Board and base are made of light materials.

Abstract: A device to set up on a regular work desk—and to extend such a regular work Desk—so that the user can work standing up which is healthier than sitting down for extended periods of time as most the nation's work force does. The device has been especially designed for quick adoption in large corporations. The device is easily removable and foldable into a small volume. The device is composed of a foldable base on which is placed a flat top board, itself foldable. The base is configured in an series of elements articulated to form a multi-pointed star. Height adjusting feet are added. Board and base are made of light materials.

Abstract: A precipitation protecting device that may be configured as a wide brimmed hat, or as an umbrella like covering. The device is movable from a collapsed, low volume configuration in which it is easily transported or stored, to a deployed configuration in which it well protects a user's head and upper body. A covering of flexible material, which may be transparent, has a relatively rigid perimeter defined by a plurality of distinct rigid tubular elongated support members. The support members may be tubular, or may be bars or other solid structures. An elastic structure, such as an elastic band, operatively connects the support members so that they are movable from the low volume configuration in which the members are generally side-by-side, to the deployed configuration in which adjacent elements are connected end-to-end to define a relatively rigid perimeter for the flexible covering.