Abstract: A lifting and moving device for assisting a user in applying a force to an implement to move a load. In the practice of the invention, the user moves the load, at least in part, by leaning or shifting their weight. One embodiment of the device includes a bar having a first end and a second end. A bracket is pivotally attached to the bar. The bracket is capable of being coupled to the implement. The first end of the bar acts as a fulcrum for the implement. A strap is attached to the bar and also coupled to the user. Movement of the user, such as by leaning or shifting of their weight, places the strap under tension and provides a force for moving the load. The bar, the strap, the leg, and a foot plate form a four bar linkage that is combined with the Class 1 lever.

Abstract: A portable scrubber and methodology for using the scrubber, the scrubber for scrubbing objects such as tools, garden equipment, metal objects, kitchenware, footwear, sporting equipment, grills, plastic objects, and small household objects, and the like, while avoiding the associated mess and pain of the manual scrubbing process. The scrubber has a bottom carriage, a vertical support extending above the bottom carriage and a top carriage hinged to the vertical support. Flaps between the top ad bottom carriages help to suppress the escape of cleaning fluids from the scrubber. A motor in the bottom carriage drives brushes in each of the top and bottom carriages through a drive system. Components of the drive system include sprockets attached to the brushes and timing belts for driving the sprockets. The drive system also includes a driven sprocket having its axis of rotation corresponding to the axis of the hinge and a water containment system.