Abstract: A golf swing practice comprises a body for attachment to a golf club at the upper end of the club with a second end fitted to the club shaft below the grip. There are a pair of first laser light sources which are directed downwardly and outwardly so as to create diverging beams of light which pass by the front and rear faces of the club head in a plane perpendicular thereto. Securement of the body at the upper end of the golf club is by a pin axially inserted into the end of the club, and by a geared clamp positioned below the grip portion of the golf club so as to be symmetrical about the longitudinal axis thereof. A practice mat has two zones for different stroke practice, and a ball can be struck from it. The speed and direction of a golf club may optionally be determined.

Abstract: A directional night light has a front face and a rear face, a source of illumination within the interior of said housing, and an adjustment actuator such as a wheel. At least a portion of the front face is translucent. The light source may be an incandescent bulb, an LED lamp, an LED panel, an electroluminescent panel, an OLED panel, and combinations thereof. The light source is mounted within the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis through an arc of 30° to 150° by actuation of the adjustment actuator, which has a portion extending forwardly beyond the front face. In another embodiment, a directional night light has a bezel mounted front face with a louvered element behind the front face through which light will pass and be directed at an angle away from the front face.

Abstract: A pastry blender or cooked fruit and vegetable masher has a base portion, a side portion, and a handle member, and is such that the handle is separated from the base portion. The base portion has a pair of edge frame members and a plurality of cutter wire members which extend between them in spaced parallel relation one to another, and which are rigidly secured to the edge frame members. The spacing between the cutter wire members is at least five times the greatest horizontal width of any one cutter wire member.

Abstract: There is provided a toothbrush head for an electric toothbrush, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention. A camshaft passes substantially through the main body of the toothbrush head and is adapted for connection to a motor to rotate the shaft. The camshaft has a first section that defines a longitudinal axis. A first bristle head is rotatably mounted to the main body for rotation between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. A second bristle head is slidably mounted to the main body proximate the tip and is moveable between a first position proximate to the longitudinal axis and a second position spaced from the longitudinal axis. The rotation of the camshaft drives the first bristle head between the first rotational position and the second rotational position and second bristle head from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A hose reeler includes a sprinkler head. The hose reeler includes an area and a mechanism to retract and store a hose when the hose is not in use. When the hose is connected to a water supply source, the hose reeler functions as a sprinkler head on the ground or a hand-held sprayer. Another type of a hose reeler includes a sprinkler head and wheels for facilitating the transportation of the hose.

Abstract: A bottle handling device for assisting in inserting a number of similar sized bottles into a secondary container, such as a partitionless beer carton. The device comprises a frame which, when inserted into the empty carton, provides a number of similar sized cells or compartments equal to the number of bottles which would completely fill the carton. The frame is maintained by support means above the shoulders of the bottles when located in the carton. Each bottle is inserted into, and its main body passes through, the frame until the bottle sits on the carton floor, the walls of each cell preventing a bottle in that cell from toppling over and hindering the insertion of further bottles and completion of filling of the carton. Upon completion and filling of the carton, the device is readily removed for reuse and the bottles are maintained in their upright condition by contacting adjacent bottles and the carton walls.

Abstract: A safety shield assembly for an electrical apparatus comprises a bellows which is recessed into the planar surface of the apparatus which surrounds a pair of electrical blades, and which faces the planar face of a wall receptacle when the electrical apparatus is plugged into the receptacle. The safety shield assembly includes the bellows and a cavity into which the bellows is secured. In its uncompressed state, the bellows extends nearly the length of the electrical blades; in its compressed state, the bellows recedes fully into the cavity.

Abstract: A pull tab opener for a container having a push-in closure is articulated at a crease line behind the rivet connecting the tab to the container top surface. At least one protrusion extends upwardly from the base of the tab so that, when the rear lever portion is articulated about the crease line, to an amount at least in the range of 110° to 160°, and interference between the at least one protrusion and a cooperating face portion occurs, and the push-in closure is opened. There may also be cooperating protrusions. Another embodiment provides an undercut notch at each end of the crease line in the tubular peripheral edge of the pull tab opener.

Abstract: A pull tab opener for a container having a push-in or fully severable closure is articulated at a crease line behind the rivet connecting the tab to the container top surface. At least a pair of protrusions extends upwardly from the base of the tab so that, when the rear lever portion is pivoted about the crease line, the opposed front faces of the protrusions contact each other, and the elastic memory of the tab is overcome so that the tab is articulated into a bent condition. The tab may then be re-grasped for easy opening of the container, without having to initiate opening leverage of the tab using the fingernail.

Abstract: A safety shield assembly for an electrical apparatus comprises a bellows which is recessed into the planar surface of the apparatus which surrounds a pair of electrical blades, and which faces the planar face of a wall receptacle when the electrical apparatus is plugged into the receptacle. The safety shield assembly includes the bellows and a cavity into which the bellows is secured. In its uncompressed state, the bellows extends nearly the length of the electrical blades; in its compressed state, the bellows recedes fully into the cavity.

Abstract: A bracket for removably supporting a dental floss container on a support surface is a one-piece plastic member having a back wall, a pair of spaced side walls with inturned end flanges and a bottom wall which form a pocket therebetween for slidably receiving and supporting the container therein. A pair of tapered ribs extend along the back wall for tilting an upper portion of the container forward to facilitate opening of a container lid. An adhesive strip on the back wall attaches the bracket to the support surface. In a second bracket embodiment a first part of a tongue and groove connection is formed on the front surface of the bracket and is adapted to mate with a second part of the tongue and groove connection formed on a back wall of the dental floss container to removably mount the container on the bracket.

Abstract: A bottle handling device for assisting in inserting a number of similar sized bottles into a secondary container, such as a partitionless beer carton. The device comprises a frame which, when inserted into the empty carton, provides a number of similar sized cells or compartments equal to the number of bottles which would completely fill the carton. The frame is maintained by support means above the shoulders of the bottles when located in the carton. Each bottle is inserted into, and its main body passes through, the frame until the bottle sits on the carton floor, the walls of each cell preventing a bottle in that cell from toppling over and hindering the insertion of further bottles and completion of filling of the carton. Upon completion and filling of the carton, the device is readily removed for reuse and the bottles are maintained in their upright condition by contacting adjacent bottles and the carton walls.

Abstract: Discloses a bristle head oscillation mechanism for an electrically driven toothbrush. A toothbrush bristle head is rotatably disposed at an end of an elongate housing. A drive shaft is rotatably disposed in the elongate housing and has an offset end coupled to one end of a pivot arm. The other end of the pivot arm is coupled to the toothbrush bristle head. Rotation of the drive shaft pivots the pivot arm to effect oscillation of the bristle head with respect to the elongate housing.

Abstract: A power handle for electric toothbrushes is adapted to have a toothbrush head assembly placed thereon for delivery of driving power to the toothbrush head assembly. The power handle comprises a generally U-shaped battery compartment portion, a power delivery neck portion, and an end cap portion, and an electric motor installed within the power handle in a coupled power delivery relationship to the power delivery neck portion. The battery compartment portion has first and second legs arranged in parallel relationship one to the other. Typically, each leg is hollow, and has a length and a minimum inside dimension which is sufficient to receive a standard battery such as an AA battery. The power delivery neck portion, electric motor, and first leg of the battery compartment are aligned one with another; with an electric switch being mounted on them.

Abstract: A bottle handling device for assisting in inserting a number of similar sized bottles into a secondary container, such as a partitionless beer carton. The device comprises a frame which, when inserted into the empty carton, provides a number of similar sized cells or compartments equal to the number of bottles which would completely fill the carton. The frame is maintained by support means above the shoulders of the bottles when located in the carton. Each bottle is inserted into, and its main body passes through, the frame until the bottle sits on the carton floor, the walls of each cell preventing a bottle in that cell from toppling over and hindering the insertion of further bottles and completion of filling of the carton. Upon completion and filling of the carton, the device is readily removed for reuse and the bottles are maintained in their upright condition by contacting adjacent bottles and the carton walls.

Abstract: An electroluminescent supplementary lighting device having three-dimensional configuration will typically have a curved front face, or a partial conical front face; or have the configuration of a truncated pyramid. The entire front face is light emitting when the device is plugged into a wall receptacle. The front face is translucent, and an electroluminescent panel having substantially the same configuration as the front face underlies the front face within the attached interior of the lighting device. A connection tab extends from an edge of the electroluminescent panel into an enclosed volume within the lighting device, where connections are made to electrical prongs so as to provide a voltage across the electroluminescent phosphor lying within the electroluminescent panel between the electrically conductive front and back sheets.

Abstract: Discloses a bristle head oscillation mechanism for an electrically driven toothbrush. A toothbrush bristle head is rotatably disposed at an end of an elongate housing. A drive shaft is rotatably disposed in the elongate housing and has an offset end coupled to one end of a pivot arm. The other end of the pivot arm is coupled to the toothbrush bristle head. Rotation of the drive shaft pivots the pivot arm to effect oscillation of the bristle head with respect to the elongate housing.

Abstract: A structure for removably securing a container to a planar supporting surface comprises a flexible plastic tape having an adhesive coating on a first portion of each of its two sides, and a second portion where there is no adhesive coating. The second portion forms a graspable tab to facilitate removal of the container from its supporting surface, and is retained in a position which is generally out of sight. De-adherence of the flexible plastic tape is achieved by stretching the tape from the graspable tab. Retaining means for the graspable tab may comprise a slot which is parallel to the back face of the container, located a distance away from the back face which is less than the length of the graspable tab; or it may also comprise a pair of opposed tabs spaced away from and substantially parallel to the face against which the graspable tab is placed.

Abstract: An electroluminescent supplementary lighting device having three-dimensional configuration will typically have a curved front face, or a partial conical front face; or have the configuration of a truncated pyramid. The entire front face is light emitting when the device is plugged into a wall receptacle. The front face is translucent, and an electroluminescent panel having substantially the same configuration as the front face underlies the front face within the attached interior of the lighting device. A connection tab extends from an edge of the electroluminescent panel into an enclosed volume within the lighting device, where connections are made to electrical prongs so as to provide a voltage across the electroluminescent phosphor lying within the electroluminescent panel between the electrically conductive front and back sheets.