A tool is provided that includes unitary plate that includes a blade portion and a tang portion. The blade portion can include an edge. The tang portion can include a positioning hole, a first hole, a slot, a second hole, a rivet hole, and one or more teeth (also referred to as one or more barbs) on a side of the tang portion. The tool can further include a hilt member which includes a through passage, a tab, and a notch. The tool includes an overlay on a body to create a handle for gripping the tool. The tool further includes a hammerhead cap on an end of the body, the hammerhead cap is coupled to the handle with a rivet through the rivet hole.

A dipstick assembly includes a first handle attached to an end of the rod, a second handle including a second handle opening configured to receive the first handle and the rod, and a cleaning pad disposed at the bottom end of the second handle. The cleaning pad is configured to receive the rod and contact the rod to clean the rod when the first handle and rod are moved vertically relative to the second handle and the cleaning pad.

A light-emitting (LED) fountain light with a self-cleaning lens includes a light body with a central hole, a light housing surrounding the light body, a nozzle provided in the light housing and located in the central hole, a central hole pressing ring sleeved in the central hole, LED light beads arranged between the central hole pressing ring and the light housing and sealed by a sealant, a driving mechanism provided between the nozzle and the central hole pressing ring, a cleaning mechanism provided on a surface of the light body to scrape off algae and other dirt, and a transmission mechanism provided between the driving mechanism and the cleaning mechanism. In the LED fountain light, scrapers are rotated forward and backward once to effectively clean the algae and other dirt on the surface of the LED fountain light.

A reusable drinking straw that is foldable into a compact configuration for storage and easily transportable in a storage case. The straw comprises a rigid external tube and a flexible internal tubing that is foldable to a compact configuration for storage. In a folded configuration, the reusable straw has a significantly reduced length of approximately one-half to one-fourth of its extended length when in use. The external tube of the straw is preferably formed of multiple rigid segments for supporting the flexible internal tubing in the extended configuration during use as a drinking straw. A simple cleaning device is provided to clean the straw after use. A storage case is provided to store the straw in the folded configuration in a compact form and to store the cleaning device.

A flange gasket scraper tool includes a handle, and flexible shaft extending from the handle, one or more scraping elements and a removal member. The scraping elements extend outward from the shaft or are located at a distance away from a central axis of the shaft. The removal member is coupled to the shaft and extends back towards the handle. The scraper body may have either a rectangular profile or a triangular profile. The scraper blades are configured with an edge treatment and may be tapered or squared at the edges. In one embodiment the scraper blade, the shaft, and the removal member are in the same plane. The tools are used to enter into and scrape out used gaskets from an area at the end of pipes.

A tube scraping tool comprises: a handle; and a blade, carried by the handle. The tool has first and second laterally spaced apart portions for engaging the tube outer diameter (OD) surface during a drawing of the tool along the tube. The blade has a cutting edge trailing the first and second portions during the drawing and laterally between the first and second portions.

Provided is a tool that includes a handle assembly including a top portion and a bottom portion. The tool also includes a lock plate disposed between the top and bottom portions and having a deflectable arm having a free end biased towards the top portion, a fixed end opposite the free end, an inner edge, an outer edge, and a detent near the free end and the inner edge. The tool additionally includes a blade having first and second ends, an indent in a bottom surface of the blade near the first end for engaging the detent in a closed position, and a ramp on the bottom surface near the indent defining a reduced thickness portion of the blade that reduces in thickness from the indent towards an edge of the blade to reduce contact between the detent and the blade during rotation of the blade.

An apparatus for removing snow from vehicles incorporates an elongated flexible wall with gripping structures at either end of the flexible wall. The device can be used by an individual or a pair of individuals together. A single user bends the flexible wall into a generally U-shaped form, places the U-shaped flexible wall onto a vehicle surface and pulls the flexible wall toward themselves to remove snow. A pair of individuals extend the flexible wall so that it spans the vehicle width. The individuals stand on opposite sides of the vehicle where each individual grabs a gripping structure on one end of the flexible wall. The two individuals then pull the extended flexible wall along the vehicle length to remove snow. The flexible wall can roll up into a compact cylinder when not in use.

A laundry dryer having a cabinet with a plinth, a first door on the plinth, a drum rotatable in the cabinet, a process air flow duct exiting the drum, and a filter assembly behind the first door in the a duct section inside the plinth. The filter assembly includes a frame, a filter supported by the frame, and a cleaning device. The cleaning device has a slidable wiper and a fluff collector. The cleaning device is movable within the frame to cause the wiper to wipe the filter, and to collect material wiped from the filter in the fluff collector.

An apparatus for cleaning a lidar sensor may include: a contaminant detector configured to detect a contaminant adhering to a window cover of the lidar sensor; a rotator configured to rotate the window cover; a cleaner configured to clean the window cover; and a controller configured to control the rotator to rotate the window cover to a cleaning region for removing the contaminant, and control the cleaner to remove the contaminant, when the contaminant is detected by the contaminant detector.