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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5503699 | Applying patches from mold cavity surface on ball and impressing patterns A play ball has visually distinctive colored patches distributed over its exterior. Portions of the ball exterior may be uncovered with patches, and have a color distinct from the color of patches. Regions of different tactile patterns are impressed on th... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503921 | Core with foamed skin covering A bodyboard with skins covering the top and bottom surfaces of a foam plank that forms a core in the bodyboard. The top skin is prepared by heat-expanding a foamable matrix layer having a polyolefin film deposited on the top surface of the matrix layer. W... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5427372 | Applying patches and impressing patterns on ball A play ball having visually distinctive colored patches distributed over its exterior. Portions of the ball exterior may be uncovered with patches, and have a color distinct from the color of patches. Regions of different tactile patterns are impressed on... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5423705 | Flying disc with laminate surfacing A flying disc having a disc body of thermoplastic injection molded material, and a laminate layer integrally joined to the disc body and forming the exterior of the disc. The laminate layer includes an outer clear lamina and an inner white and opaque lami... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5354053 | Play ball A play ball having visually distinctive colored patches distributed over its exterior. Portions of the ball exterior may be uncovered with patches, and have a color distinct from the color of patches. Regions of different tactile patterns are impressed on... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5319996 | Debris resistant foot pedal switch assembly An foot pedal switch assembly including a panel for mounting a foot pedal and a switching mechanism, wherein the panel includes a debris fence surrounding the switching mechanism and the pedal has a cap structure molded in the bottom to telescopically eng... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5295883 | Bodyboard with stiffening reinforcement A bodyboard for riding ocean surf is provided which includes a layer of stiffening material beneath the outer skin of the board in selected regions of the board. The stiffening material is in the form of one or more layers of open-weave or open pattern, c... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5290194 | Swim fin with differential stiffness characteristics A swim fin having differential stiffness characteristics is provided which includes shoe and blade portions, the shoe portion being configured to receive a swimmer's foot and the blade portion being configured to provide the desired hydrodynamic effect. T... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5273470 | Bodyboard with rider-purchase enhancing regions A bodyboard is provided having a top riding surface with a purchase-enhancing region disposed thereon. The purchase-enhancing region includes plural ridges which extend diagonally thereacross to impede forward shift of a bodyboard rider.... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5238434 | Textured bottom skin for bodyboards and method A textured bottom surface is provided for bodyboards of the type which have a semi-rigid foam core and which are used to ride on waves such as ocean surf with the rider in a prone or procumbent position. The improved bottom surface comprises a plurality o... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5229703 | Battery recharge interconnection system with safety cut-out A battery recharge interconnection system is provided for use on an electric toy vehicle or other load device powered by a rechargeable battery. The interconnection system includes a charger receptacle, operatively connected to a rechargeable battery, cov... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5224890 | Bodyboard with variable stiffness A bodyboard is provided which incorporates selected regions of differing stiffness in order to combine in one board the speed associated with relatively stiff bodyboards and the maneuverability of soft bodyboards. Laminated into the layered structure of t... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5211593 | Foam-core structure with graphics-imprinted skin A system is disclosed for applying a graphics-imprinted skin to a substrate of expanded polyolefin foam. The system is used to create bodyboards and other foam devices with durable graphic images. The skin is made of a plurality of thin-film polyethylene ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5129344 | Actuating mechanism An actuating mechanism is provided for controlling external devices by means of coaxial actuating cables or other suitable linkages. The actuator includes an internal slide element movable to selected detent positions by means of a lever arm which pushes ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5116269 | Bodyboard with side grip contour A bodyboard is provided with a pair of elongate side-rail grip contours formed in the top surface of the board for providing an improved handhold along the side edge of the bodyboard. The grip contour includes a ridge extending from the nose end of the bo... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5114370 | Bodyboard with variable stiffness A bodyboard is provided which incorporates selected regions of differing stiffness in order to combine in one board the speed associated with relatively stiff bodyboards and the maneuverability of soft bodyboards. Laminated into the layered structure of t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5051550 | Control mechanism for an on-off switch A control mechanism operable for selectively moving an on-off switch into on and off positions includes an on-off switch having opposed, first and second ends simultaneously movable in opposite directions, an actuator disposed adjacent the on-off switch s... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5031942 | Door latch mechanism A latch mechanism including a panel with structure on the panel movably mounting a trigger element and a striker element. The striker element is biased by a spring to an extended position where a latching end portion in the striker element extends beyond ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4988143 | Dashboard assembly for children's ride-on-vehicle A dashboard assembly is provided to allow unitary vehicle body construction and to provide a dashboard which extends rearward over a floor pan area of a children's ride-on vehicle. The dashboard assembly, or mounting structure, includes a ledge which is i... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4930796 | Riding vehicle An improved riding vehicle includes a frame having a substantially triangular form which includes a seat region thereon. The seat region includes a knee pocket formed along the longitudinal axis thereof which terminates in a foot ledge adjacent the rear o... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4894034 | Bodyboard with integrally-contoured hand-holds for enhancing control during riding A bodyboard configured for enhanced control includes hand-holds disposed adjacent each side edge configured for being securely gripped by a rider and for orienting and maintaining a rider's hand in a predetermined position relative to the length of the bo... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4823632 | Gear box assembly A toy vehicle transmission assembly unit having a drive gear that is nonrotatably mounted on a driven axle, and a multiple gear train that establishes a driving connection between the drive gear and a driving gear mounted on a shaft outwardly extending fr... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4802372 | Selectable ratio transmission and visual identification of the ratio A transmission that uses a gear set in the form of a pair of gears stacked rigidly together to couple a driving gear to a driven gear has its ratio determined by the relative number of teeth of the stacked gears and the gears with which the stacked gears ... | 02/07/1989 |
