Abstract: An adjustable kitchen draining rack for spanning across a sink basin and supporting a plurality of cooking receptacles that contain hot or cold flowable oils and/or greases, and allowing said cooking receptacles to safely and efficiently drain into a disposable collection receptacle thus preventing said oils and/or greases from entering sink basin drain systems and avoiding costly sink drain and piping clogs, costly clogging and damage to public sewer systems and equipment, and harm to the environment, while reducing water and energy consumption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making and using an economical and disposable kitchen utensil, by forming a dished, semi-circular or semi-elliptical receptacle, by cutting an existing dished circular or elliptical food plate in half, resulting in two matching units, or by manufacturing a dished semi-circular or semi-elliptical receptacle in the shape of half of a dished circular or elliptical food plate, that will be used for the collection and transfer of prepared food items located atop a kitchen chop board or countertop surface to a cooking, serving, refuse or other kitchen receptacle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an action-figure type board game wherein players advance their game pieces around a dividedly spaced instructional peripheral track in accordance with a die being thrown, subsequently allowing a player's poseable cheerleader figure to be launched and propelled gymnastically-like airborne at a plurality of athletic competition stations, and then land upright on landing surfaces using interlocking “hook and loop” fastener material, simulating the physical skills and tumbling routines that are performed by Competitive Cheerleaders, and in order to win, collect the majority plurality of awards referred to as “trophy” cards.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a simple, safe, convenient and economical means of securing catheters to or at the outside of a human or other animal body by suturing, tying or taping to a tubular depression-shaped anchor member that is integrally formed during manufacture with the forming of the catheter resulting in a one-piece multipurpose combination construction unit.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a simple, safe, convenient and economical means of securing catheters, feeding tubes and other types of medical tubing devices to or at a human or other animal body by suturing, tying or taping to a tubular depression-shaped portion that is integrally formed during manufacture with the forming of the overall medical tube resulting in a one-piece construction unit.

Abstract: A simple and inexpensive self-closing spring-loaded ball valve assembly that can be latched in the valve open position and consequentially triggered to automatically close and shut off the flow of fluid therethrough.