Abstract: A holiday decoration includes an inflatable figure in the shape of a holiday icon. The lower end of the inflatable figure is located inside a base having upstanding side walls and a hinged lid. A fan is arranged to blow air into the figure to inflate the figure and to keep it inflated. A vertically telescoping pole is located within the figure. Straps or rings connect the upper end of the telescoping pole to the inner wall of the inflatable figure proximate the upper end of the inflatable figure. When the blower is turned off and the figure deflates, the vertical pole telescopes downward under the weight of the collapsing figure. The straps connecting the telescoping pole to the inner surface of the figure ensure that the figure collapses substantially straight down into the base as it deflates.

Abstract: A feeder for dispensing solid water treatment chemicals into a circulating water system comprises a hopper for holding the solid water treatment chemicals, a housing for holding the hopper and for directing and containing the water to be treated, a water inlet and a water outlet. The hopper has a perforated floor that is separated into a water inlet portion and a water outlet portion. The water inlet feeds water through the water inlet portion where it contacts the water treatment chemicals. The treated water falls by gravity through the water outlet portion of the perforated floor, where it is directed to the water outlet by vacuum pressure. The hopper is removable to facilitate cleaning scale and other insoluble solids form the hopper and the surfaces surrounding it.