A straw accessible compartmented container is provided which consists of a beverage container having a plurality of compartments, each outer compartment individually accessed by drinking straws contained within concave bowl shaped depressions located in container shoulder portions. The bowl shaped depressions have centrally located apertures to receive the drinking straws. The drinking straws have corrugated middle portions that are located adjacent to and are larger in diameter than the apertur...

A fast-accessible socket retainer mainly comprises a socket holder and at least a snap fastener, wherein the snap fastener further comprises: a main body having at least a through hole; a flexible buckling portion coupled to the main body; a depressing portion jointed to the buckling portion; at least a protruding part on the outer surface of the buckling portion; and a resilient member disposed between the depressing portion and the main body. When a wrench socket is collared onto a snap fasten...

A parallel-accessible memory device of one or multiple dimensions has submemories for the respective dimensions. Each of the submemories has a capacity provided by dividing the total memory capacity by positive integers given for the respective dimensions. The memory device comprises an address converting section for generating addresses of the submemories of the respective dimensions according to dimensional addresses; a data rearranging section for rearranging input and output data of the subm...

A footrest for use by a person seated in a wheel-chair facing a toilet facility includes an upper surface capable of accepting a foot thereon and slanting downwardly generally towards the front of the toilet facility. The footrest also includes a lip attached to the upper surface for retaining the foot on the upper surface at a fixed location.

A fruit tree protector has a plurality of stretchable netting pieces fastened together by hooks which may be C-shaped, and made of plastic, or copper wire, and the like.

A combination desk and wheelchair-lift adapted primarily for medical-surgical examination/treatment of a wheelchair-seated person comprises a mobile desk unit having a selectively retractable caster assembly. The wheelchair lift is attached to the desk by a linking slider assembly and is movable between a stored position underneath the desk and an extended position spaced from the desk. When in the extended position, a wheelchair may be rolled onto the wheelchair-lift rotatable platform and rais...

A portable computer has the features and benefits of a conventional portable computer and in addition including the added features of two larger than normal speakers, an integral microphone, a infrared transceiver and a touchscreen. The computer, also, has ports for receiving components tailored for disabled personnel including switching ports. The portable computer has a housing with an upper assembly and a lower assembly. The lower assembly has a support rib projects upward from the base and e...

An accessible seating assembly for a snowboard which allows a physically challenged skier to participate in the sport of snowboarding. The seating assembly is composed of a rotatable seat to allow for transverse or forward-facing seating arrangement. The seating assembly is also capable of raising up to allow for users to ride conventional chair lifts without being detached from the seating assembly. The nature of the seating assembly allows for adaptation for riders of either orientation, goofy...

An adjustable, open end wrench is described having a wrench head for turning a variety of different size fasteners. The wrench head comprises two jaws each having an engaging surface for engaging with the fasteners. One jaw is generally fixed and connected to a gripping portion formed as a wrench lever and the other jaw is movable relative to the fixed jaw. The wrench head comprises an adjustable mechanism by which the jaws may be spaced apart including a defined maximum spacing dimension betwee...

A sieve retainer for an agricultural combine which is more accessible, particularly from the rear of the combine, which provides improved access to, and removal and replacement of the sieve and prevents loss of sieve retaining hardware.