CONSUMERS : A Bright Device to Aid Children and Invalids
Extend-A-Switch is a simple and inexpensive way to make light switches accessible to small children or people confined to wheelchairs.
Extend-A-Switch has no cords or pulleys that can knot or tangle. It is a 13-inch strip of plastic with a slot at the top that hooks over the switch. The device, at $1.99, is available at Gerald’s Ace Hardware in Westchester or from 3-V Co., P.O. Box 3312, El Segundo, Calif. 90245. One is $1.99; two, $3.75, plus 90 cents shipping and handling.
For Bed ‘n’ Beach, or Merely a Cover-Up
Cool Cat is a furniture cover-up that also can double as a beach towel.
The 35x60-inch heavy terry cloth towel can be used to cover sofas, chairs or the end of a bed to keep them free of cat hairs or deter scratching. Or, you can take the towel--which has a cat design--to the pool or the beach.
Rabbit Foot Inc.recently added its Cool Cat line, which includes T-shirts, sweat shirts and nightshirts.
The suggested retail price is about $22.95. In the Los Angeles area the towel is available at Cats Plus in Burbank, Chatsworth Pet Center, Woodcliff Animal Hospital in Chatsworth, Four Paws Only in Toluca Lake, The Cat’s Meow in Orange, Dr. Roe’s Pet Headquarters in Malibu and (no kidding) It’s A Dog’s Life in Studio City.
You can order it, for $22.95, including shipping and handling (California residents add 6.75% sales tax), from Rabbit Foot Inc., 20945 Devonshire St., Suite 102, Chatsworth, Calif. 91311. In California, call (818) 700-6955; outside California, (800) 228-6902.
A Hinge Helper for a Do-It-Yourselfer
Do-it-yourselfers may want to consider a California company’s latest invention, the Hinge Recess-Matic, a device that helps you cut hinge recesses on doors and woodwork quickly and accurately.
The cutting tool, introduced by Seto Products in Pasadena, fits any hand-held power drill and has three adjustments to accommodate various door thicknesses, as well as an adapter for 3 1/2-inch and 4-inch hinge sizes.
The suggested retail price is $29.95, and in Southern California it’s available at All-American Home Center and in most Lumber City and Barr Lumber stores. You can order it for $29.95, including shipping and handling, from Seto Products, 3165 E. Green St., Pasadena, Calif. 91107; (213) 259-3356.
