Abstract: A swivel assembly for eliminating undesirable loops in an electrical or telephone cord has half shells provided in axial alignment and surrounding an inner core. The inner core defines slip rings for electrically engaging complementary cavities in the shell so as to afford electrical connection between the plurality of electrical conductors within the cord.

Abstract: A device for checking the verticality of a wall includes a square plate with a side length somewhat longer than the diameter of a frusto-conical plumb-bob. A plumb line has one end connected to the plumb-bob, and the other end passed through an opening in the plate so that the user can grasp the excess line in his hand as he holds the plate with his other hand such that it can be tilted relative to the horizontal and/or the line used to raise and lower the plumb-bob as required to check for verticality of the walls surface.