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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 |
| 4693786 | Non-electrical solvent recovery distillation apparatus A portable solvent recovery distillation apparatus for improved on-site recovery of highly flammable solvent from a batch of spent solvent. Both evaporation of the spent solvent and condensation of the purified solvent vapors are conducted within a common... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693250 | Method for dilating puncture site in the renal pelvis A renal tissue puncture site dilator with grooves in the jaws to receive a wire guide. The renal tissue dilator is a scissor-like surgical instrument, similar to a clamp, with jaws that have a triangular cross section to aid in tearing of tissue. The groo... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691424 | Pipe cap extractor apparatus A tool for removing a cap from a pipe. A torque screw is threadedly mounted to a frame having a pair of downwardly extending legs to which is attached a ring slippable over and against a sewer pipe. A pair of fingers are pivotally and rotatably mounted to... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4687443 | Submergible post-type dental implant system and method of using same A submergible, post-type dental implant system for anchoring an artificial crown or bridge in a row of teeth or edentulous or partially edentulous area includes a root structure which is surgically implanted transgingivally and into the bone therebeneath,... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4685260 | Preconstructed multiple-unit housing An arrangement of dwelling units for multiple-family housing includes a plurality of elongate units which are arranged relative to one another in a quadrangle configuration such that a major portion of one side of each unit cooperates with the major porti... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4685163 | Recliner for medical convalescence An air inflatable recliner including: a back and head support extending upwardly at angles between 30 and 45 degrees, comprised of individually shaped, air inflatable, cushions interconnected together; which back and head support is interconnected togethe... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4684870 | Transceiver battery charging apparatus and method An apparatus and method for recharging a rechargeable battery in a hand-held transceiver while maintaining communications capability through the transceiver. The battery charger is housed in a charging unit to which the transceiver can be removably attach... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4679541 | Belt-configured saw for cutting slots into stone A stone cutting device including a continuous flexible cutting belt for cutting a slot in stone which is in the round. The device includes a main frame, a jib pivotally mounted to the main frame, aligned sheaves rotatably mounted to the main frame and jib... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4679852 | Remote harness web adjuster A child restraining seat having a harness with an adjuster for controlling harness sizing. In the preferred embodiment, the harness includes a pair of belts fixedly secured to a pad having a downwardly extending tongue lockingly received by a belt buckle ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4678704 | Impregnated substrate incorporating an indicator dye An impregnated fabric material comprising a fabric substrate to which has been bonded an active cationic impregnant characterized in that there has also been applied to the substrate an anionic indicator dye in combination with a further cationic componen... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4676793 | Intraocular lens An intraocular lens includes a lens body having a convex front surface and a planar back surface, an integral peripheral ring having an internal bevel extending rearwardly from the back surface, and four holes spaced about and adjacent the periphery of th... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676731 | Injection mold with side and end core locks for forming a partitioned container An injection mold assembly for formation of thin walled multi-partitioned plastic containers. An Array of cantileveredly mounted and spaced apart cores are extendable into a female mold assembly which includes a pair of side cavity cams and end cavity cam... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4677390 | Low-power feedforward amplifier A feedforward trunk amplifier having the distortion advantages associated with the feedforward topology while providing significantly reduced power consumption and cost. The trunk amplifier has a discrete preamplifier including active gain and slope contr... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674253 | Insulated construction panel and method A construction panel which includes an interior stud frame having a bottom plate, a top plate, and one or more vertical studs extending between and connected with the bottom and top plates, an exterior stud frame having a bottom plate, a top plate, and on... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4675115 | Method and device for removing hydrogen sulfide from well water with in situ adsorbent regeneration A device for removing hydrogen sulfide from well water having in situ activated carbon adsorbent regeneration. The device includes a tank with a water inlet, a water outlet and a steam outlet. The hydrogen sulfide adsorbent material is situated in the tan... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4671412 | Stackable bottle A stackable plastic bottle for enabling a pyramidal display of several such bottles includes a generally cylindrical main body portion whose height and diameter will vary depending on the volume to be created internally and a neck portion which has gradua... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4669247 | Spring packing apparatus A machine for packing spring units in web material into the form of a roll comprises a winding mandrel. Conveyor means act against said mandrel from below so as to define therewith a bottom entry nip for spring units to be compressed and wound around the ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4669196 | Rangefinding adjustable bow sight A rangefinding adjustable bow sight for use with an archery bow having a mediate grip portion. A frame is adapted for rigid attachment to the bow adjacent the grip portion. A lead screw is mounted to the frame such that the axis of the lead screw is gener... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4670306 | Method for treatment of surfaces for electroless plating A method for the treatment of a substrate for electroless metal plating which includes the steps of applying onto at least a portion of the substrate a material selected for having adequate adherence to the substrate and for being suitably absorptive of a... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4670111 | Electrochemical dimerizations of pyridinium salts An improved electrochemical dimerization of a N-substituted pyridinium salt to its corresponding N,N'-disubstituted 4,4'-tetrahydrobipyridine in a flow cell at a high-surface-area cathode, employing an ion-exchange membrane divider and an alkaline catholy... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4668941 | Method and apparatus for discriminating sounds due to the breakage or glass The sound of breaking glass comprises a low frequency or thump sound at the moment of breakage, followed by a tinkle sound caused by collision of the glass fragments, this sound being of lower amplitude. The invention turns on the discovery that, irrespective ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4665779 | Method for making stripping dies Stripping dies and a method of fabricating matching male and female stripping dies wherein the female die and a portion of the male die are fabricated from the same piece of wood. A series of separated sawcuts are cut into a first sheet of wood to define ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4663962 | Method and a device for detecting leakage of a tube section A device for detecting leakage of a tube section communicating with atmosphere at a first end comprises gas filling and flow measuring apparatus for filling the tube section from a second end with a known gas. Pump apparatus is arranged for conveying the ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4664093 | Arrow rest assembly for an archery bow An arrow rest assembly for an archery bow comprises a thin strip member having a V-shaped notch at one end for supporting an arrow shaft. The strip member is mounted to the mid-portion of the bow in a stabilized fixed position relative to the bow. The mou... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4662169 | Production of yarns In the friction spinning of yarns, staple fibres are supplied to a yarn formation zone in which the yarns end is rotated by frictional contact with at least one twisting element. In the yarn form zone, a jet of air is applied to the yarn or forming yarn b... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4660951 | Collapsible disposable camera with external film development means A disposable camera constructed to produce a single photograph and to collapse to a stored position. A top wall and bottom wall are spaced apart by a pair of inwardly folding side walls and a pair of outwardly folding side walls. A negative and associated... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4660889 | Harness web adjuster with child restraint seat A child restraining seat having a harness with an adjuster for controlling harness sizing. In the preferred embodiment, the harness includes a pair of belts fixedly secured to a pad having a downwardly extending tongue lockingly received by a belt buckle ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4661246 | Dialysis instrument with dialysate side pump for moving body fluids A dialysis instrument having a pump located on the dialysate side of a dialyzer for moving body fluids. A disposable cartridge mounted to a main frame includes containers of calcium chloride, priming solution, water, sorbent column, dialysate reservoir ba... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4661045 | Leakage detection in remote supply painting system A painting apparatus has a peristaltic pump having a pump cavity in a pump body and a pumping tube in the cavity. The cavity is provided with an elongate drain passage. A photoelectric sensor is arranged to receive light from a light source, both being as... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4659092 | Mechanical seals In a mechanical seal, a seal face member is compressed by a shrink fitted squeeze ring onto a spigot of a carrier forming one of two seal elements. This arrangement reduces distortion of the seal face and shrouds the seal member from attack by a fluid pro... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4658558 | Apparatus for attaching roofing membrane to a structure A roof membrane anchoring system in accordance with the present invention includes an anchoring plate with a substantially planar bottom surface and convexly radiused top surface that can be attached to an existing structure. The anchoring plate is disk-s... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4660193 | Digital modulation method for standard broadcast FM subcarrier A digital transmission system using standard FM broadcast stations employs an SCA subcarrier which is amplitude modulated with a second subcarrier modulated to have different phase orientations representative of digital data. Bits are separated from a dig... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4659274 | Computer controlled load-out system A computer controlled system is provided for regulating the flow of coal into a railway car or the like. The coal flows into the car through a loading chute. When the total weight in the car reaches the desired weight as determined by spaced platform scal... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4653624 | Fluid shear coupling apparatus having fluid modulating valve A fluid shear coupling apparatus includes a driving member comprising a rotor mounted to a shaft and defining several annular ridges and grooves. A driven member including a bearing housing is mounted to the shaft. A cover secured at the perimeter to the ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653240 | Waterfront structure A waterfront structure including a plurality of structure segments each containing a plurality of business units, the structure segments being arranged in a U-shaped configuration and fronting and overlying a portion of a body of water. The free ends of t... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4654886 | Local oscillator null circuit and method A local oscillator null circuit and method for use in tuning a wideband, heterodyne receiver relatively close to zero frequency without experiencing excessive feedthrough from a local oscillator to an associated IF stage in the receiver. The local oscilla... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4654627 | Resistor grid assembly A grid assembly for converting electrical energy to heat and then dissipating same. A plurality of parallel grid members include outwardly extending legs received in holes provided on mutually facing surfaces on polyester glass insulator members. The grid... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651902 | Fluid-dispensing apparatus A support housing for a fluid-dispensing container that includes a pump for delivery of the fluid from the container. The container has a specifically contoured D-shaped neck portion flange which mounts to the support housing which has a receiving flange ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651946 | Belt retractor with belt retraction lock An automatic belt retractor mounted within a boot having belt retraction locking means mounted within the boot to lockingly but releasably engage the belt to counterbalance the spring bias retraction of the retractor spool. The belt locking means includes... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651971 | Direct acting valve assembly A direct acting valve assembly including a valve body and a guide tube attached thereto. An insert is secured within the guide tube and includes a central aperture and at least one filtering aperture. The valve body includes an annular surface between an ... | 03/24/1987 |
