Abstract: A waterless shaving system including a method of shavings consisting of the steps of applying a shaving product in the form of a thin transparent film of lubricant gel cream to a dry, unwetted skin surface area to be shaved thus leaving the hair in an erect and substantially rigid condition as compared to hair that has been wetted and soaked which results in the hair being hydrated and becoming limp and easily flexed or bent away from a razor blade when the blade comes into contact with the hair shaft in order to cut the erect hair shafts in a straight, transverse manner closely adjacent the skin surface area being shaved. The residual shaving product is rubbed into the skin area without washing off or rinsing off the skin area with water.

Abstract: A hand manipulated cordless rechargeable powered washing system powered by an electric motor and a rechargeable battery. The washing system includes an apparatus that is lightweight, self contained and submersible. The motor is a high speed motor having dual planetary reduction gear set to reduce the output to a low rpm high torque drive. The DC motor is powered by a rechargeable stick battery on the housing or on a handle attached to the housing. Interchangeable brushes can be used with different bristle arrangements. The handle is an elongated wand type handle having a U-shaped yoke at one end pivotally connected to the motor housing and includes a lock mechanism engaging a portion of the motor housing to lock the motor housing in rigid predetermined angular relation to the longitudinal axis of the wand type handle to enable a non-concentric, non-perpendicular bristle brush to be rigidly associated in a desired angular relation to the handle.

Abstract: A storage canister for a rechargeable electric razor and related shaving items including a base having an upper surface with a plurality of recesses formed therein for receiving and stably supporting an electric razor and a plurality of shaving items and a vertically extending cover or enclosure removably mounted on the base for enclosing the electric razor and shaving items when the cover or enclosure is in place on the base and providing easy access to the razor and shaving items when the cover or enclosure is lifted off the base. The storage canister base includes a bottom surface which can be placed on any convenient supporting surface adjacent to or contiguous with a bathroom lavatory sink such as a countertop surface. A recess in the bottom surface of the base includes a stationary spool on which excess DC power cord connecting a recharger with contacts in the razor receiving recess can be wound.

Abstract: A shaving lotion used when shaving with an electric razor. The shaving lotion includes a combination of lubricants, vitamins, aloe vera, moisturizers, sunscreen with or without sunless tanning and/or fragrance and other constituents to act as a skin enhancing and protecting product which also serves to reduce the appearance of fine lines in the skin surface. The shaving lotion is applied by utilizing a roller ball applicator prior to shaving with an electric razor and has the ability to orient the whiskers or hair vertically or perpendicular to the surface being shaved so that the whole hair shaft can effectively be directed through holes found in the foil shaver or through the grill openings found in a rotary shaver to cut the hair close to the skin surface. After shaving, the light residue of shaving lotion that remains on the skin surface is briskly rubbed into the skin surface to provide skin enhancement and protection.

Abstract: A disposable resilient razor in which the razor includes a handle and a razor head interconnected by a resilient, flexible, reduced diameter area of plastic material of one piece construction with the handle and head to enable universal or global flexible, resilient movement of the razor head in relation to the handle. The flexible, resilient, reduced diameter area connecting the handle to the razor head retains the handle and razor head in normal position until a force is applied to the handle when the razor head is engaged with a skin surface to be shaved. This enables a razor blade having a cutting edge mounted on the razor head to be oriented in parallel, substantially flush relation to the skin surface.

Abstract: A storage canister for shaving items including a base having an upper surface with a plurality of recesses formed therein for receiving a plurality of shaving items and a vertically extending cover or enclosure removably mounted on the base for enclosing the shaving items when the cover or enclosure is in place on the base and providing easy access to the shaving items when the cover or enclosure is lifted off the base. The storage canister base includes a bottom surface which can be placed on any convenient supporting surface adjacent to or contiguous with a bathroom lavatory sink such as a countertop surface. The recesses in the base are shaped to receive shaving items such as the head of a razor, a razor blade cartridge dispenser and a container for a shaving lubricant in the form of gel or cream in which the container is in the form of a squeeze tube.

Abstract: A razor structure incorporating a resilient connection between a razor handle and a razor head which enables the razor head to resiliently float in relation to the handle with the floating head being capable of resilient movement in all directions of movement in which the resilient characteristics of movement of the razor head exerts optimum blade pressure against the anatomical skin surface when the blade or blades on the razor head are oriented in optimum relation to the anatomical skin surface being shaved. A plurality of embodiments of the invention are disclosed with all embodiments enabling the razor head to move against a resilient bias, provided by a resilient, flexible body or component, in all directions or in the X, Y and Z planes.

Abstract: A polisher or scrubber having a rectangular pad that is driven in a random orbital path for polishing or scrubbing floors or surfaces in which it is incorporated into two basic embodiments, one being a heavy duty embodiment provided with an elongated telescopic handle that is permanently attached to the housing or casing of the orbital polisher by an offset yoke arrangement in which the tubular handle receives a power cord for supplying alternating current to the electric motor in the casing of the polisher. The other embodiment is a smaller unit and is provided with a detachable handle connected with the casing by quick connect and disconnect structure and an offset yoke to enable the polisher to be used in hard to reach places and easily converted to a hand held and manipulated polisher by quickly and easily removing the elongated telescopic handle from the casing.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus in the form of a scrubber that is motor driven by a direct current (DC) motor driving a rotatable scrubber unit which includes a scrubber disc with the motor and scrubber disc forming a power head supported from a detachable and adjustable length pole which enables surfaces that are normally out of reach to be easily scrubbed. The scrubber disc incorporates a unique pad structure driven through a unique clutch structure with the power head being supported from the pole and connected with a source of DC electric power through a unique, dependable and longlasting electrical conductor arrangement.

Abstract: A torsion handle polisher in which a motor housing is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed, aligned outwardly extending torsion handles oriented in aligned relation and in perpendicular relation to the rotatable axis of the motor and polishing bonnet which is randomly orbited in relation to the motor housing. An arcuate slide arrangement is provided for actuating a motor switch enabling effective operation by left and right handed individuals with equal facility. The torsion handles can rotate with a limited degree of resistance to rotation to enable the polisher to readily move to various angular positions while the hands and arms of the operator of the polisher remain in the same angular relation to each other as the torsion handles rotate in relation to the motor housing.

Abstract: An air filter assembly and more specifically the use and combination of a relatively inexpensive and easily replaced paper filter associated with a conventional polyfoam or fiberglass filter conventionally employed in an intake of an air duct system associated with an air conditioning system or air heating system utilized in homes, offices and the like. Specifically, the air filter assembly includes a rolled filter paper that is drawn across the upstream side of a polyfoam filter or fiberglass filter which acts as a support for the filter paper with the paper filter being replaced periodically by moving a new segment of paper filter from the paper supply roll to a position in alignment with and in engagement with the polyfoam filter and disposing of the used paper filter. An inspection window is provided in the air intake louver door normally provided in air conditioning/heating systems to enable the condition of the paper filter to be observed to determine if the paper filter should be changed.

Abstract: An electrically operated dispenser for sheet material normally supplied in a spirally wound roll such as paper towels, toilet tissue, aluminum foil, plastic wrap and the like and more specifically a dispenser which is electrically powered to move the web of sheet material through a discharge slot until a desired length of material has been dispensed with the dispenser then automatically cutting the web so that the cut-off length of sheet material can be utilized with the cut-off edge connected with the supply roll of sheet material being disposed inwardly of the discharge slot for concealing the end edge of the supply roll of web material.

Abstract: A dispenser for plastic wrap material including a housing for storing a spirally wound supply roll of plastic wrap and a mechanism for cutting a quantity of plastic wrap from the supply roll with the dispenser including a discharge slot for the plastic wrap material, a powered rotary cutter mounted on a carriage supported and guided for movement transversely of the path of the plastic wrap material and a structure which enables the plastic wrap material to be pulled off of the supply roll out through a discharge slot with the structure including a door which precludes accidental contact with the rotary cutter thereby providing an efficient and safely operated plastic wrap dispenser.

Abstract: An illuminated medallion adapted for use on vehicles such as automobiles, boats or other owner or passenger occupied vehicles, in desk top display units or other interior or exterior display units by which various indicia, insignia or the like can be displayed in a manner to facilitate effective observation thereof. The illuminated medallion includes a lens having various insignia, indicia and the like including transparent areas, colored transparent areas combined with a backing plate with a light bulb mounted thereon in a unique relationship to the lens and a hollow, externally threaded mounting stud for supporting attachment to a bracket with the wires supplying electrical energy to the light bulb passing through the hollow threaded stud. The arrangement of the lens, light bulb and backing plate is such that substantially total light diffusion through a diffusion disc is obtained with all hot spots or bright spots being eliminated.

Abstract: An air circulation device including a blower having a hollow housing with a rotatable squirrel cage blower incorporated therein with discharge louvers being adjustable for controlling the direction of air flow discharged from the air circulation device. The air circulation device is supported on a stand of hollow construction having air inlet openings elevated above the lower end thereof together with a filter structure associated with the air inlet openings to remove particulate material and pollutants from the air taken into the air circulation device with hollow air transfer members extending from the hollow stand to the interior of the squirrel cage blower through doughnut shaped seal devices of lightweight compressible foam material.

Abstract: An air circulation device and more particularly an air circulation device having a dome shaped housing enclosing all moving components of an air blower which incorporates a squirrel cage impeller in a casing provided with an air inlet and discharge. A supporting structure enables adjustment of the dome shaped housing for discharging air in a desired direction. The air blower discharge communicates with and is connected with a peripherally extending outlet in the housing in the form of a plurality of slots with a transition member sealingly connected to the blower discharge and air outlet. The housing also includes an air inlet with a removable filter so that inlet air completely surrounds the blower in the housing. The upper portion of the housing may be provided with an illumination device and several embodiments of the housing and support structure are disclosed.

Abstract: A socketless light bulb holder in the form of a substantially rigid, plastic bracket including a base affixed to a supporting structure with a generally centrally disposed mounting screw and a pair of terminal screws. The holder also includes a bulb holder portion snugly embracing the base of a light bulb. The terminals on the base of the light bulb are connected to conductor members extending from the terminals on the base of the light bulb to the terminal screws on the base of the holder with the conductor members being soldered to the terminals on the base of the light bulb thereby eliminating the necessity of the light bulb being inserted into and twisted in relation to a light bulb socket in order to mount the light bulb in the socket. In one embodiment of the invention, the holder includes a locking retainer for engagement with one of the bayonet pins which conventionally project radially from the base of the light bulb to mechanically lock the bulb in position.

Abstract: A dispenser for sheet material supplied in a spirally wound roll such as paper towels, or the like, in which the paper web is fed from the supply roll by an electrically driven feed roller and an opposed spring biased feed roller follower for gripping and feeding the paper web through a discharge slot in a housing. A reciprocating cutter assembly is mounted adjacent the discharge slot and feed roller which includes a carriage with an electrically driven rotary cutter blade mounted thereon with the carriage being guided by a guide structure and propelled transversely of the path of the paper web by an electrically powered cable and drum arrangement.