Abstract: A vacuum cleaner head for attachment to a suction pipe or hose of a vacuum cleaner includes a body, an inlet through which air from a surface enters the body en route to the vacuum cleaner, and an agitation plate attached movably to the body across or adjacent to the inlet and adapted to beat against the surface in use. An ultraviolet lamp illuminates and disinfects dust and debris as is passes through the head.

Abstract: A plant stand includes a base for supporting a contained plant, a hood positioned above the base and a light source mounted to the hood for emitting light toward the base. An adjustable support member is mounted to the base and supports the hood in such a way that the distance between the light source and the base can be adjusted as the plants grow.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing, a heater within the housing, a cooking space within the housing, a fan causing hot air from the heater to enter the cooking space, a receptacle located lower than the cooking space, a passage from the cooking space to the receptacle, and a pan located within the cooking space for receiving food and being movable from a first position in which the hot air cooks the food, to a second position whereupon cooked food in the pan can fall through the passage to the receptacle.

Abstract: A popcorn cooking and dispensing appliance includes a housing, a cooking vessel located within the housing, a scoop located within the housing, an inclined surface adjacent to the cooking vessel and adapted to deliver popcorn ejected from the cooking vessel upon cooking/popping to the scoop when the scoop is at a first position, and a dispensing mechanism for moving the scoop from the first position to a second position whereat popcorn is dispensed from the scoop.

Abstract: A handheld device includes a casing having a cylinder presenting an opening for placement upon a user's skin. A motor is housed within the casing. A piston driven by the motor oscillates within the cylinder toward and away from the skin of a user to cause a pressure fluctuation thereagainst.

Abstract: A handheld device includes a casing, a motor housed within the casing and a massage member having a longitudinal pivot axis and a surface for bearing against a user's skin which is spaced radially from the pivot axis. The massage member is driven by the motor for pivotal oscillation about that axis.

Abstract: A fan/heater includes a body having a spherically shaped resting surface, an air inlet and an air outlet. The body houses a heating element and a fan causing a flow of air from the inlet to the outlet past the heating element. The fan/heater also includes a base having a bottom surface enabling the base to rest on a flat surface such as a floor, and a spherically shaped bearing surface complementing the shape of the body's resting surface and against which the resting surface frictionally bears to support the body on the base in any one of a multitude of desired angles.

Abstract: A fountain includes a bowl for containing a viscous substance such as chocolate sauce. A pair of riser tubes extends upwardly from the bowl. Each riser tube has an inlet to receive the viscous substance from the bowl and a pair of augers, one within each respective riser tube. A gearbox is driven by a motor and includes a pair of output gears both driven to rotate in the same direction. Each output gear is connected to a respective one of the augers.

Abstract: A stand for a portable computer, includes a base, a platform attached pivotally upon the base and configured to support a portable computer, a support mechanism interacting with the platform and with the base to maintain the platform at one of a number of selectable acute angles with respect to the base. The base has a number of desktop-engaging rollers enabling the base to be moved linearly upon a desktop. A braking mechanism engages two of the rollers, and a user-activated pushbutton releases the braking mechanism upon depression, so that the stand can be moved upon the desktop.

Abstract: A hanging ornament for attachment to a door includes an upper body part having a support surface for bearing against one face of the door, a lower body part for bearing against the other face of the door. The support surfaces are of the same shape and together define a severance across a torso of a body defined by both body parts when aligned. A strap extends from the upper body part to the lower body part for passing over the door to suspend the body parts at either side in an aligned manner —giving the illusion that the body is passing through the door.

Abstract: A clock includes a support hanger, a hand-moving mechanism attached to the support hanger, a number of time indicators suspended from the support hanger, and hands attached to the hand-moving mechanism to point at the time indicators by action of the hand-moving mechanism. The clock does not have a conventional face.