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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 |
| 5135522 | Diaper having disposable chassis assembly and reuseable elasticized belt removably retained by said chassis assembly A diaper comprises a rectangular disposable chassis assembly capable of absorbing and containing bodily wastes, including front, crotch and rear portions and a liquid-previous liner and liquid-impermeable barrier formed together about a liquid-absorbing c... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4759967 | Embossing process and product Cross-machine strength reduction of creped wadding sheets due to embossing is reduced by a background embossing pattern having elongated embossments oriented with the major axis of the embossments substantially parallel to the cross-machine direction of t... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4756949 | Method for producing pad structures with viscoelastic cores and article so made In accordance with the invention, compositions of matter are provided for forming visco-elastic materials to simulate the physical feel of natural human soft tissue, such as fat or breast tissue. The compositions preferred are formed from a major portion ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4743237 | Container having securely-attached handling cord and method and apparatus for producing the container The invention provides a method and apparatus to wrap a filler material with a porous gauze and attach a handling cord. The gauze material is thermoplastic and is heat sealed around the filler material. A string is then pierced through the gauze wrapping ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743245 | Labial sanitary pad A labial pad (30) having an anatomically conformable configuration with a generally ovate geometry defined by a principal longitudinal axis (L), a minor transverse axis (T) and a generally orthogonal lateral or height axis (H), is comprised of a laterally... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743242 | Disposable diaper with refastenable tape system The invention relates to a system for fastening refastenable garment such as diaper or incontinent garment in which a tape and polymer backing material for the garment are provided such that tape may be removed after refastening to the diaper without tear... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4739910 | Apparatus and method for inverting a child's training pant or the like Apparatus and method are provided for inverting a child's training pant or the like. The apparatus generally comprises a pair of mutually facing, diverging conveyor belt assemblies and a pair of suction systems respectively associated with the conveyor be... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738847 | Multi-ply virucidal product A multi-ply absorbent product, such as a facial tissue, comprising a virucidal composition substantially confined to the middle of the product reduces or eliminates any stinging response associated with contacting the virucidal composition with certain se... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4735739 | Sustained detergent release wash wipe A polyolefin wash wipe containing a detergent and a long chain alkanolamide exhibits significant sustained time release of detergent, thereby enabling the user to repeatedly rinse the wipe while still retaining detergent for cleaning.... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4732552 | Fiber processing apparatus having slotted outlets The throughput of an apparatus for processing fibrous materials is increased by a fiber outlet portion consisting essentially of a plurality of dividers oriented in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the impact elements (such as hamme... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4726873 | Apparatus for applying contoured elastic to a substrate This invention is generally accomplished by providing continuous self-adhesive strands of elastic to a substrate having retractable supports extending therefrom. The retractable supports in a convex pattern are contracted with the self-adhering elastic an... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4726876 | Apparatus for repositioning discrete articles Apparatus for changing the spacing between articles of a moving array of discrete articles includes transfer means mounted for orbiting along a closed orbital path passing through a receiving zone and a discharge zone. The orbital radius of the transfer m... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4725473 | Cloth-like, liquid impervious composite material and method for making the same The cloth-like, liquid impervious composite material is made by applying a nonwoven layer of loose, unadhered fibers to a liquid impervious film, and then point-bonding the nonwoven layer to the liquid impervious film to form discrete points of adhesion b... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4723322 | Knee pad A knee pad for use on a supporting surface, and not attached to a person's knee, to provide support and cushioning to a person's knee. The pad has a lower region having a bottom for contacting the supporting surface, and a contoured upper region for conta... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4724114 | Selective layering of superabsorbents in meltblown substrates The invention generally provides for formation of meltblown material containing wood fiber on to a continuous foraminous belt. During formation a polymer and wood fiber first layer is applied to a moving belt from at least one bank of meltblown forming ap... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4721295 | Apparatus and process for separating stacks of sheets into bundles Method and apparatus for automatically separating interfolded sheets from an interfolder into bundles having a predetermined count. Two separator plates are inserted into the stack of sheets at the proper sheet count, defining a bundle. An elevator and on... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4720320 | Apparatus for splicing a trailing end of a web from a depleted coil to the leading end of a fresh coil An improved process and apparatus for splicing a new web to a running web including cutting the old web between two rollers, the first roller having a cutting means, a rotating means, an actuating means and the second roller being a backing cylinder. The ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4717135 | Apparatus and process for automatically interfolding sheets and separating them into bundles Apparatus and process for interfolding a pair of webs into a plurality of bundles, the process comprising conveying the webs through cutting means, a first web-directing means, and a folding means in a first path to form a first bundle, and conveying the ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715918 | Method for forming discrete particulate areas in a composite article The invention is generally accomplished by providing a roll having cavities suitable for retaining small quantities of particulate material. The roll further is adapted to be rotated such that the particulate material is deposited onto a web in discrete a... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4713132 | Apparatus and method for ultrasonic bonding of a moving web Apparatus for ultrasonically bonding a web of bondable material, comprising web transport means for moving the web along a web travel path, a plurality of ultrasonic bonding means disposed along the travel path, means for selectively energizing the ultras... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4701177 | Three-dimensional shaped feminine pad with narrow, absorbent center and winged edges The invention is generally accomplished by providing an elongated, curved, better-fitting absorbent pad for absorption of bodily excretions comprising a liquid-impermeable backing member, an absorbent inner member and a liquid-permeable body-side member. ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4701237 | Web with enhanced fluid transfer properties and method of making same An absorbent web is provided with spaced apertures which have been formed by slitting, tensioning, and setting fusible material which forms a part of the web. The web preferably includes absorbent material which is capable of increased absorbency when com... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4700939 | Apparatus and process for separating and removing bundles of sheets Apparatus and processes for receiving sheets from a sheet stacker, separating them into bundles, and removing the bundles from the discharge area of the sheet stacking apparatus. The apparatus includes a frame, a rotatable receiving means mounted on the f... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4696779 | Method and apparatus for forming an isotropic self-adhering elastomeric ribbon Apparatus and method for extruding and cooling self-adhering elastomeric materials to obtain substantial uniform consistency. This is accomplished by bisurfacially exposing the material to cooling while supporting the material as a foraminous means.... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4694978 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously inverting, folding and pleating Apparatus and method are provided for simultaneously folding and pleating a child's training pant or the like. The apparatus generally includes a plunger that is reciprocative through a tube member. The tube member has an interior surface defining an inte... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4690681 | Disposable leakproof catamenial device The invention is generally accomplished by providing a panty-like garment containing an integral menstrual pad. The absorbent pad portion extends from the crotch region up in both the back and the front to a point higher than normal menstrual pads. The pa... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4689143 | Drum separator A drum separator includes a cylindrical screen drum which is mounted for rotation within a sealed housing such that a small portion of the perimeter of the screen drum is exposed. Air, fibers, and fines are introduced onto a first part of the exposed port... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4684439 | Creping adhesives containing polyvinyl alcohol and thermoplastic polyamide resins derived from poly(oxyethylene) diamine An improved wettable creping adhesive comprises an aqueous admixture of polyvinyl alcohol and a water-soluble thermoplastic polyamide resin comprising the reaction product of a polyalkylene polyamine, a saturated aliphatic dibasic carboxylic acid, and a p... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4677695 | Web with adjustable opening and method of making the same A composite with an adjustable, conformable opening therein, comprising a base web of less extensible, lower elastic recovery material, joined to a second web, of more extensible, higher elastic recovery material, wherein the base web has a first opening ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4676773 | Compact tampon tube applicator A compact tube applicator is provided in which a nesting telescoping inner tube has slits on its leading edge to receive the tampon pledget and a ring positioned around the trailing end, the trailing end being narrower in diameter than the leading end whe... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4675012 | Method of forming an absorbent genitalia pouch for incontinent males The invention is generally accomplished by providing an absorbent pouch for the male genitalia that has a generally triangular opening wherein one side of the triangle is adapted to be worn flat against the upper genital region and the other two portions ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4668339 | Process for dry deinking of secondary fiber sources Ink-bearing secondary fiber feedstocks are mechanically fiberized in a substantially dry state to produce substantially discrete fibers and ink-bearing fines, and the fibers are separated from the fines in a substantially dry state.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4668230 | Bowed, trough-like absorbent pad The pad of the invention is composed of impervious backing sheet and a pervious body-side liner with an absorbent material there between. The pad is elasticized along its edges from points at substantially one end extending along the longer edges of the r... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4668564 | Hydrogel materials for hot and cold therapy and method for forming same A hot or cold compress a layer of substituted urea/urethane hydrogel material bonded to a porous substrate. The hydrogel material is made up of a high molecular weight polyol, a toluene diisocyanate prepolymer and water. Generally, the water and polyol ea... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4659609 | Abrasive web and method of making same An abrasive polypropylene meltblown web having a very light basis weight and thick fibers is made by depositing the fibers onto a substrate while in a semi-molten state.... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4650530 | Apparatus and method for folding, bonding and severing a web Apparatus for folding, bonding and severing a longitudinally extending web, comprising a rotatable disc having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart, radially extending protrusions at its periphery, means for rotating the disc, means for feeding t... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4648928 | Method and apparatus for applying discrete strips of material to a longitudinally extending web A method and apparatus for applying discrete strips of material to both longitudinally opposite segments of a longitudinally extending web, comprising: longitudinally moving the web along a travel path including a helically looped portion having a center ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4647336 | Rebuildable support assembly An assembly for providing support to a component, such as an ultrasonic component, including converters, boosters and horns which are subjected to continuous and repeated impacts and stresses. Such devices generally have integral nodal flanges for support... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4646362 | Disposable underpants, such as child's training pants and the like A disposable underpant (10, 10') comprising a front panel (11) and rear panel (12) joined together along side seams (13) to provide a three-dimensional garment having a pair of elasticized leg openings (14) and an elasticized waist opening (15), and inclu... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4642819 | Disposable garments with multiple strand elasticized openings A disposable garment (10) having at least one opening (13) elasticized with two or three spaced elastic elements (30) having a cross-sectional shape with an aspect ratio of 0.25 to 1, its shortest axis about 0.8 to 3.2 mm long and a cross-sectional area o... | 02/17/1987 |
