Abstract: An ashtray body having a bottom portion, the bottom portion having both a rubbish receptacle portion and a retaining sidewall disposed about a perimeter of said rubbish receptacle portion; a removable cover portion having a top wall and having cover portion sidewall disposed about a perimeter of the top wall, the top wall having a first opening; and an interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly disposed about both the bottom portion and the removable cover portion.

Abstract: A portable sunshade that can be universally mounted for protection from intense sun rays or other weather elements that is especially suited for boats or open vehicles such as truck beds, comprising an opaque flexible canopy to provide shade, an umbrella-like frame of support members that can be opened to a first position and collapsed to a second position, an adjustable central pole for adjusting the central support member in height, a cushion mounted at the base of the support pole, and a plurality of tie-downs and fasteners for affixing the sunshade to a plurality of locations, each of the tie-downs being adjustable in length for proper tensioning on the central support pole. The device can also be used in other outdoor environments such as for hunting, fishing, camping or the beach.

Abstract: A dry soup mix adapted to be combined with water and residual food items in ield ration tray packs to provide a soup, the soup mix comprising a uniformly blended and free flowing mix of substantially dry edible components, the mix being adapted to pass through a U.S. Standard No. 5 sieve, having a moisture content of not greater than 5% by weight, and having a salt content of not greater than 6% by weight, and the mix comprising a selected one of two groups of components, the first of the groups comprising about 22-26% beef related components and the second of the groups comprising about 38-43.5% chicken related components.

Abstract: Method of making a storage stable cake mix; a leavening agent coating comition for preventing premature reaction of the sodium bicarbonate leavening agent with the acidic leavening agent when both types of leavening agent are to be mixed with the other components of a cake mix; and the leavening composition comprising the coated sodium bicarbonate.