Abstract: An extending ornament apparatus may comprise a compressed gas cartridge and a valve having a release mechanism, the valve being connected to the compressed gas cartridge and configured to release compressed gas from the compressed gas cartridge upon activation of the release mechanism. The apparatus may further comprise an inflatable ornament, and the compressed gas cartridge may be configured to inflate the inflatable ornament upon the activation of the release mechanism. The inflatable ornament may be configured to be mounted on an object.

Abstract: An extending ornament apparatus may comprise a compressed gas cartridge and a valve having a release mechanism, the valve being connected to the compressed gas cartridge and configured to release compressed gas from the compressed gas cartridge upon activation of the release mechanism. The apparatus may further comprise an inflatable ornament, and the compressed gas cartridge may be configured to inflate the inflatable ornament upon the activation of the release mechanism. The inflatable ornament may be configured to be mounted on an object.

Abstract: A collapsible canopy system comprises an inflatable canopy cover, which may itself comprise a plurality of inflatable frame members, the frame members forming a top frame having a first end and a second end, and a back frame having a first end and a second end, the first end of the top frame being attached to the first end of the back frame and one or more flexible shade panels, wherein at least one of the flexible shade panels is disposed between the plurality of frame members forming the top frame. The system may comprise a canopy housing itself comprising an air pump configured to pump air into at least a portion of the inflatable canopy cover, a mechanism for attaching the canopy housing to another object, and a storage compartment configured to retain the inflatable canopy cover when it is in a deflated state.

Abstract: A retrieving device includes a support bracket and an expandable ball holder member which has a pair of arms with outer end portions capable of being flexed away from one another and having oppositely curved configurations, and an intermediate structure rigidly interconnecting inner end portions of the arms and pivotally connected to the lower end of the support bracket such that the expandable member is pivotally movable between a first position in which it extends alongside the support bracket and a second position in which it extends outwardly from the lower end of the support bracket such that when the retrieving device is used to retrieve a golf ball with the expandable member in the second position the outer end portions of the arms thereof are forced against the golf ball causing their outward flexing from one another to fit around and support the golf ball for lifting it.

Abstract: A multi-functional golf accessory includes an elongated shaft, a handle attached to an upper end portion of the shaft, a ball teeing mechanism mounted to a lower end portion of the shaft, a trigger mounted to the handle, a motion transmitting rod extending through the shaft and coupling the handle with a pair of pivotal arms of the ball teeing mechanism for operating the arms for placing and releasing a ball and tee in a teed position on the ground, a tee height setting device and a ball retrieving device mounted on opposite sides of a housing of the ball teeing mechanism, a lying tee retrieving device and a standing tee retrieving device mounted to the ball retrieving device, and a quiver element removably storing a ball marking element mounted to the shaft.

Abstract: A golf cart sun shade and inclement weather protection device includes a support frame adapted for attachment to a golf cart and being convertible between a retracted position and an extended position and an elongated shade adapted for attachment to the support frame and being convertible between a collapsed condition and a deployed condition. The shade in the collapsed condition is unattached and removed from the support frame and in the deployed condition is releasably attachable to and overlying the support frame with the support frame in the extended position. The support frame is secured to the golf cart and the golf club bag is placed within the support frame. The shade is attached to the support frame while the support frame is moved from the retracted position to the extended position. A securing arrangement secures the support frame in the extended position.

Abstract: A multi-station weight-training machine includes a movable weight stack device and support frame. The device includes a plurality of weights in stack form, an upright support structure mounting the weights for undergoing vertical movement between upper and lower ends of the upright support structure and a movable carriage for mounting the upright support structure and the weights therewith to undergo lateral movement along and to positions at different workout stations disposed along the support frame of the multi-station weight-training machine. The support frame includes an upright framework supporting the different workout stations and lower and upper structures attached to the upright framework for supporting therebetween the movable weight stack device and for guiding it to undergo lateral movement between opposite ends of the upright framework and along and to different positions adjacent to the different workout stations.

Abstract: Bench-press and preacher-curl weight workout stations incorporate improved safety features to reduce the likelihood of injury to the weight lifter during the workouts. A bench assembly of the bench-press station has includes a platform and a base supporting the platform. The safety feature in the bench assembly is a platform height adjusting mechanism operable to permit one end of the platform to undergo pivotal movement from an upper position to a lower position relative to the base to where the body of the weight lifter is clear of the barbell so that the weight lifter can slide out from under the barbell and off the platform at the end of a workout session.