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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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| 5455400 | Machining tank with a mobile part giving a free access to the machine area of machine tools A work tank for machine tools for receiving the machining fluid comprising a fixed part and a movable part which retracts to move the tank away from the work area when it is necessary to remove a workpiece.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5433234 | Supportive device for walking A cane or walking stick includes a grasping mechanism and optionally includes prongs for providing the user with traction in ice or snow. The preferred embodiment includes a scissor action grasping mechanism that is controlled by the user of the cane. The... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5420388 | Tool-holder and rapid rotary spindle Tool-holder (5) makes it possible to rotate a tool at high speed around its axis of symmetry. Its tapered end (26) is engaged in the tapered bore (16) provided in the spindle (6). In a bore of suitable shape a clamp (2) is engaged, adapted to secure the e... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413094 | Apparatus for reducing the noise of coughs and sneezes An apparatus for reducing the noise of coughs and sneezes by placement over the nose and mouth of the user. The apparatus has a core with a recessed portion to fit over the mouth and nose of the user and the core is made of a noise reducing material. A co... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5410119 | Thermostable wire cutting electro-erosion machine A wire cutting electroerosion machine with upper and lower machining heads on cross slide systems for taper machining. The upper and lower machining heads spray a dielectric liquid at the machining zone. A reservoir and filter elements are used to recycle... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5410117 | Device and control process for EDM machining with an electrode-wire At least one machining parameter of an electrode-wire EDM machine, cutting according to a predetermined trajectory, is varied when the electrode-wire reaches the apex of an angle or approaches an arc. The strategy consists of the following stages: 1) calc... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5403150 | Bearing insulating system for aircraft turbocharger A turbocharger having a heat insulating system whereby an aluminum bearing housing, its internal components including bearing assemblies and lubricating oil are insulated from the heat of the turbine. The insulating system includes three basic component p... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5397163 | Suspension arrangement for an article of furniture A suspension arrangement for example for an article of furniture such as a chair comprising a base portion and a support surface portion movable relative thereto has cable hang members by which the support surface portion is suspended on the base portion.... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5392695 | Automatic breadmaking machine An improved breadmaking machine for adjusting at least one operating parameter of the machine in response to the atmospheric pressure and atmospheric temperature existing outside the machine. Signals representative of the atmospheric pressure and atmosphe... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5385329 | Method and apparatus for enhancing stability in hydraulic flow control A flow control valve having a piston and valve element connected together by a portion of a spring also connected to a pressure relief mechanism. Also disclosed is an alternative embodiment featuring a passage delivering metered flow from an input passage... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5381632 | Chimney flashing system A flashing system is provided for a chimney. The flashing system includes an elongated base flashing which is generally L-shaped within cross section thus having two generally planar legs which intersect each other along a mid-line of the base flashing. O... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5379910 | Apparatus for sealing a container and closure A threaded closure and container arrangement having complementary annular surfaces on the closure and container which engage each other during threading and unthreading to guide the closure and container into axial alignment and to shape the relatively fl... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377170 | Uteral contraction timer A timer which measures the duration of a first of two consecutive contractions and also measures the elapsed time period between the beginning of said first contraction and the beginning of a second of two consecutive contractions and which displays succe... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5376366 | Composition and process for forming isopropyl alcohol gel with water-soluble vinyl polymer neutralizing agent An isopropyl alcohol gel having use as a rubbing composition and having antiseptic properties. The isopropyl alcohol gel of the present invention comprises a polymer, water, isopropyl alcohol and a polymer neutralizing agent. The polymer is dispersed in w... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375374 | Combination manual and electric door opener A combination manual and electric door opener having a bracket mounted to a door frame at a hinged side of the door. An electric motor is connected to the bracket and in turn connects to a threaded rod. A threaded nut is positioned around the threaded rod... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5376473 | Fuel cell system A fuel cell system in which first partition members are arranged in a substantially parallel pair, with opposite end faces thereof placed in tight contact with contact surfaces of columns. One cell is placed on the pair of first partition members. Second ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373954 | Tamper indicating closure A tamper indicating closure has a tamper indicating band which is retained on a container by a container neck flange without the use of a cooperating bead or flange on the tamper indicating band. The retention is accomplished by providing a flexure at the... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5370424 | Pipe connection A connection system for a deformable conduit with a support portion which is inserted within an end of the conduit. The support portion has a hollow interior and an external contour with first and second surfaces. First and second portions of the deformab... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369973 | Process and device for bending tubes which can be deformed or bent The invention relates to a process for bending pipes, which preferably are deformable or bendable when heated. In this process the pipe to be bent is heated, if need be, an inside support is put in, and then the bending operation is carried out. Prior to ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5370722 | Filtering assembly for air intake A filtering assembly for protecting an air intake of a structure. A flexible screen is mounted so as to cover an air intake opening of the structure. The screen may be selectively moved in either of opposite directions so as to be raised or lowered across... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368389 | Paint can cover assembly A cover assembly is disclosed for a paint can having an open top. The cover assembly includes a lid dimensioned to over-lie the open top of the paint can having a spout attached along one side of the lid to provide access to the contents of the paint can.... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5367861 | Riding lawn mower A small riding lawn mower having a grass cutting unit suspended from a body frame between a front axle and a rear axle, an engine supported by a body frame in a position forwardly of the rear axle with respect to a longitudinal direction of the body frame... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368340 | Quick connect coupling A quick connect fluid coupling is disclosed for use with a fuel tank having an opening. The coupling includes a coupling body having a tubular retainer housing and a tubular fill tube which is telescopically positioned through the retainer housing. The re... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5367158 | Photoelectric switch for use with a machine control circuit A photoelectric switch having a rectifier for converting a received AC voltage to a DC voltage, a transparent cover having a user friendly finger rest surface, means for generating a pulsed infrared beam across the finger rest surface, means responsive to... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366361 | Vane pump A vane pump has a casing, a rotor rotatably mounted in the casing, and a plurality of vanes mounted in the rotor and projecting variable amounts from an outer peripheral wall of the rotor. The outer peripheral wall of the rotor and an inner peripheral wal... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364077 | Handrail assembly The handrail assembly includes at least one tubular metal stanchion, having a base and a hemispherical cap having a threaded receiver and at least a horizontal top rail. The horizontal top rail has an inner metal pipe, an outer plastic pipe, and at least ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361894 | Conveyor rail An improved conveyor radii is provided for us with a conveyor system of the type in which two rails are spaced apart and parallel with each other and define a conveyor line therebetween. The rails are adapted to rotatably support a plurality of longitudin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359793 | Greeting card with bookmark A greeting card with removable bookmark combination comprises a sheet forming at least one leaf, an ornamented, preferably rigid sheet and a connector for removably attaching the ornamented sheet to a leaf of the card without substantially increasing the ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358264 | Mobile machine support A mobile machine support having an I-shaped frame structure. The frame structure has a centrally-disposed longitudinal member and two parallel transverse members attached to the opposite ends of the longitudinal members. The transverse members are stabili... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5358006 | Adjustable downspout extension assembly An adjustable extension assembly for a downspout includes a fixed piece attachable to the lowermost end of a downpipe, a rotatable collar attached to the fixed piece, and at least one extension pivotably attached to the rotatable collar. Optionally additi... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357648 | Part washing and drying machine An apparatus is disclosed for washing and then drying industrial parts. The apparatus includes a housing having an inlet for receiving the parts to be washed and an outlet for discharging the parts after drying. A first conveyor has one end positioned adj... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5355855 | Integrated feed forward air/fuel ratio sensor for gaseous fuel engines An integrated air/fuel sensor is disclosed for use with a gaseous fuel internal combustion engine. The sensor includes a housing having a mass air flow sensor which provides an output signal representative of the mass of air flow through the mass air flow... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5353593 | Bootstrap hydraulic systems The present invention is directed to a hydro-mechanical or electro-hydro-mechanical control system utilized for positioning a mechanical device. The control system incorporates a control valve for selectively controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to inp... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353765 | Fuel management system for a gaseous fuel internal combustion engine A fuel management system is provided for use with an internal combustion engine which utilizes gaseous fuel as the fuel source. A mass gas flow sensor is fluidly connected between the gaseous fuel source and the engine. A mass air flow meter is similarly ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5354037 | Multiple design guardrail system The guardrail assembly includes at least two tubular metal stanchion posts having a base, at least one aperture through one side of each stanchion post and at least one horizontal rail having a fastener at each end for extending into the respective stanch... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5354961 | Device and process for electrical-discharge machining of a three-dimensional cavity with a thin rotating tool electrode An EDM device for machining by electro-erosion a three-dimensional cavity by compensating for tool-electrode wear, which device includes a mechanism for rotating a tool electrode whose diameter is small in comparison to the dimensions of the cavity being ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353667 | Combination tool and fastener A combination tool and fastener in which the fastener has a head portion and a threaded screw portion. An aperture is formed in the head portion. The aperture has a first portion of constant dimension recessed inwardly from the head portion A second porti... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350642 | Solid-electrolyte fuel cell system A solid-electrolyte fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cells stacked to form a cell assembly. Each cell has an electrolyte layer, an oxygen electrode applied to one surface of the electrolyte layer, a fuel electrode applied to the other surface... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5348639 | Surface treatment for iron-based permanent magnet including rare-earth element A surface treatment for a R-TM-X type of permanent magnet comprising the steps: Etching the magnet with nitric acid having a concentration of 0.2 to 10 vol %, then etching the magnet with a mixture of oxygenated water having a hydrogen peroxide concentrat... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5346997 | Agents for complexing sodium under biological conditions An agent for complexing sodium in aqueous solution comprises a glucuronic acid, specifically, beta-d-glucopyranosiduronic acid. The agent of the present invention furthermore includes the salts and esters of beta-d-glucopyranosiduronic acid. The salt of t... | 09/13/1994 |
