Abstract: A skimmer apparatus including a floatation element defining an operative top end and configured to remain on top of a body of water, a net material having a top edge connected to the floatation element and extending nearly a complete width of the floatation element, a non-floatation element defining an operative bottom and connected to a bottom edge of the net material, a guide element extending from a first side and second side of the floatation element and first side and the second side of the non-floatation element, and a handle attached to the end of the guide element distant from the floatation element and the non-floatation element.

Abstract: A skimmer apparatus including a floatation element defining an operative top end and configured to remain on top of a body of water, a net material having a top edge connected to the floatation element and extending nearly a complete width of the floatation element, a non-floatation element defining an operative bottom and connected to a bottom edge of the net material, a guide element extending from a first side and second side of the floatation element and first side and the second side of the non-floatation element, and a handle attached to the end of the guide element distant from the floatation element and the non-floatation element.

Abstract: A rotary brush cleaning device including a wheel configured to rotate in a direction based on a direction the rotary brush cleaning device is propelled, a brush element configured to rotate in an opposite direction of the wheel when the rotary brush cleaning device is propelled, a cover configured to enclose a top part of the wheel and the brush element, and a handle that is configured to provide a location for a user to propel the rotary brush cleaning device. A rotary brush cleaning system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A manually operated clothes drying system including at least one outer container configured to hold a liquid, at least one inner container located within the at least one outer container and elevated above a floor of the at least one outer container, a plurality of openings disposed therethrough a wall forming at least one of the inner container, a gearbox system connected to the at least one inner container configured to rotate the at least one inner container about a center axis, a lid configured to cover a top opening of at least one of the at least one inner container and the at least one outer container, and means configured for continuous manual interaction to operate the gearbox system to result in rotation of the at least one inner container at a high rate of rotation.

Abstract: A computer peripheral, including a body, a surface on the body having at least a part of the surface that conforms to an external force applied to the surface and returns to an original shape once the external force is removed, at least one control element disposed at a first location upon the surface, and a directional determining device disposed at a second location upon the surface.

Abstract: A system configured to clean a cylindrical filter having at least an opening therethrough the longitudinal center of the filter, the system including a canister, a fixation rod located within the canister that rotates about an longitudinal axis, a gearbox system connected to the fixation rod configured to rotate the fixation rod, a lid configured to cover a top opening of canister, and a means configured for continuous manual interaction to operate the gearbox system to result in rotation fixation rod at a high rate of rotation.