Abstract: A door opening apparatus comprises an elongated rod joined pivotally, at one end to a U-shaped bracket, which, in turn, is joined pivotally to a mounting plate fixed to the surface of a door. The elongated rod normally hangs downwardly when not in use, but through its enablement for arcuate swivel movement within a U-shaped bracket, the rod may be pivoted over a 180 angular degrees of motion and rotated over a 360 angular degrees of motion. This permits the rod to be used to pull the door open and to one side of a wheel chair bound individual to facilitate moving through the doorway.

Abstract: A power cord connector engages a power outlet of the two wire or three wire types. The connector (plug) has a pair of spaced apart prongs in side by side parallel alignment and a grounding pin which is slidingly mounted within a recess in the connector body so as to be positionable between an extended position in parallel, spaced apart alignment with the prongs, and a retracted position fully enclosed within the recess. A biasing spring is positioned within the recess for urging the grounding pin into the extended position. A locking device includes a finger actuatable slide engaged with a tongue spring enabling the tongue to be moved into a locking position inhibiting retraction of the grounding pin.