Abstract: A hitting practice device comprises a frame on which is mounted a rotatable arm. The arm is attached to a shaft which is driven by a motor also disposed in the frame. Attached to one end of the arm is a tethered ball such as a baseball or a tennis ball. The motor is drivingly connected to the shaft to rotate the arm about the frame and propel the ball repeatedly past a hitter to allow hitting practice.

Abstract: A system for recycling refuse comprises mixing a predetermined amount of refuse with a predetermined amount of plastic, heating the mixture until the plastic becomes liquid, forming the liquified mixture into a desired shape such as a brick, and cooling the mixture. This results in a solid brick in which the refuse is encapsulated, and the brick can be used in construction. Prior to mixing, the refuse may be dried and ground to a particulate size as may be desired. The plastic may be preheated prior to the mixing step to aid in forming the desired shape of the article which uses the refuse in its encapsulated form.

Abstract: A bag handle apparatus comprises a thin sheet of semirigid flexible material having a locking tab formed on one end, and a locking slot formed in a second end of the sheet. A locking tab lockingly engages the locking slot to hold the bag handle apparatus in a generally arcuate shape about one or more bag handles which are loaded with articles. The sheet has a width sufficient to cover the palm of the user's hand and a length sufficient to be disposed around the desired number of bag handles. The sheet is preferably low density polyethylene having a thickness of from 0.060 to 0.090 inches.