Newsmakers from the housewares show

I.IOT NEW items observed at I Ithe National Housewares

Manufacturers Association 77th Housewares Exposition include: o Smoke Shelter life-support air reservoir that enables a fire victim trapped in smoke to breathe and see while walking to safety or waiting for help to arrive. o Smoke Fighter emergency escape mask with filter mouthpiece provides a minimum of 15 minutes of filtered air in a life-threatening fire situation. o Code One portable escape light activates on the sound of a smoke alarm. o Room-to-Room electric fan with two grilles works between interior walls to circulate heated or cool air from one room to another. oThermo-Basket combination thermometer and fry basket has an accurate thermometer built into the handle. o Belgian Waffler has pre-set thermostatic control and tubulartype heating elements imbedded in the non-stick grids for even heat distribution. oPorta Q charcoal barbecue has clamps to attach onto most surfaces, including picnic tables, boats, balconies and even the bumper of an automobile. o Combination slow cooker and deep fryer with separate heating elements for slow cooking or deep frying, a removable stoneware pot and an aluminum fry basket. o PepperMate mill collects freshly ground pepper in clear, removable base, has large storage area for peppercorns and an adjustable key-like grinder. o Omelet Folders, reusable, flexible sheets of Teflon film, serve as a frying pan insert for trouble-free folding and transferring. o Bend-a-Light, a thin, flexible shaft, produces a high intensity light beam that can be seen for a distance of 50 feet to illuminate inaccessible areas. o Beachstyxx, a portable beach chair of cotton duck fabric, has two detachable wooden legs for back support and rolls up like a window shade to be carried over the shoulder. o Pac-Man school lunch kit with a widemouth thermos bottle, serv- ing trays, cof fee mugs and glassware. o Also tape cassette and video game racks; environmental room air cleaners; portable kerosene heaters; oil-filled electric room heaters: and much. much more.

O Portable burglar alarm sounds when the passive, infra-red sensor detects the body heat of an intruder.