Abstract: A device for forming bows from a ribbon which includes a base plate and a pair of uprights mounted on the base plate. One of the uprights is resiliently biased toward the other upright for grippingly engaging portions of the ribbon inserted therebetween to hold bow loops formed from the ribbon in place while forming the bow. A tie wire is placed between the uprights for securing the portions of the bow loops retained between the uprights before removing the assembled bow loops. The uprights have opposed narrow edges to effectively grip the ribbon positioned therebetween. In one embodiment of the invention, the uprights include spaced upright plates to receive the tie wire and a forming arm which moves the portions of the bow loops between the uprights toward the base plate.

Abstract: A display supported on the roof comprising a case and a flexible panel. House number indicia is on the panel. The case is connected to the roof of a house structure and the panel is movable from a storage position wherein the panel is disposed in the case to a display position wherein the panel extends a distance from the space so that the house number indicia is observable or visible from a position above the roof.

Abstract: A display supported on the roof comprising a case and a flexible panel. House number indicia is on the panel. The case is connected to the roof of a house structure and the panel is movable from a storage position wherein the panel is disposed in the case to a display position wherein the panel extends a distance from the space so that the house number indicia is observable or visible from a position above the roof.

Abstract: A ball adapted to cling to a textile surface as an incident of being tossed thereagainst. The ball includes a lightweight spherical body having affixed to the external surface thereof a sheet of flexible Velcro fabric. The sheet is provided with a plurality of slits defining therebetween longitudinal strips. Prior to affixation to the spherical body surface, the sheet may have a generally rectangular configuration, with the slits extending parallel to each other and terminating in spaced adjacency to the opposite ends of the sheet. When formed about the spherical body, the slits are spread to have a maximum width about a circumferential portion of the spherical body. The strips are joined at one end by a first end wall extending polygonally about one portion of the spherical body and at the opposite end by a second end wall extending similarly polygonally about a diametrically opposite portion of the spherical body.

Abstract: A cooking device for preparing food items and includes an open top base member supported on a support structure and having a fuel holder therein for retaining a combustible fuel adapted to direct heat upwardly toward a heat shield and deflector supporting thereon a receptacle for receiving and retaining drippings from food items on a food support member positioned above the receptacle. The cooking device includes a cover and structure for moving the cover between a closed position and an open position permitting access to food items on the food support member. The device is particularly adapted to be relatively small and for preparing party foods, such as hot hors d'oeuvres.