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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110241406 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT APPARATUS A vehicle seat belt apparatus includes: a webbing; a lap anchor to which one end portion of the webbing is fixed and that is pivotable in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and a position retaining member that allows the webbing to be slidably inserted therethrough, and ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110148176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAT BELT CONTROL A system is provided for utilizing belt movement information in a motorized seat belt (MSB) control system algorithm to achieve better levels of comfort and safety. The MSB control system algorithm controls execution of multiple modes including a no friction mode, a sto... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110140501 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME To allow a seat belt retractor to be easily assembled and to be made compact while effectively operating a pretensioner and an energy absorbing mechanism. A plurality of balls 20 rotate a ring gear 25 by gas generated in the event of an emergency. Since in... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20100231024 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE A restraint system for a transportation vehicle may comprise a restraint member movably mounted to the vehicle. The restraint member may have a first leg and a second leg that travel together along opposite sides of a seat carried by the vehicle as the restraint member ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100176649 | PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS [Object] A pretensioner and a seat belt apparatus are provided that can diffuse the heat of high-temperature gas and prevent the heat from concentrating locally on a wire. [Solving Means] A pretensioner 10 has a housing 12 tha... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100156166 | WOVEN BELT AND SEATBELT DEVICE [Object] To improve wear resistance of a woven belt and a seatbelt device including the woven belt [Solving Means] A woven belt 101 has a structure formed by weaving a plurality of warp yarns 102 extending in a substantially l... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100148538 | Body Structure A body structure of a motor vehicle has a rear side wall which is constructed in a simple manner. It is important for the side wall to have at least the following components configured as light metal diecast parts: a support, a suspension strut mount and a bracket for a... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100013205 | Seat Belt Retractor and Torsion Bar Providing Secondary Load Limiting A torsion bar, constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, an elongated bar has a first end, a second end, and a mid-section between the first and second ends. The first end of the elongated bar has a material void. The first end preferably ha... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090322067 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT APPARATUS A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes: a retracting device that retracts one end side of a webbing for restraining an occupant so that the webbing can be withdrawn; a webbing holding portion that holds the other end side of the webbing; and a fixing member to ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090096200 | Reflective seatbelts for increasing safety for patrol officers and motorists A reflective seatbelt device for use with a motor vehicle for determining fastened and unfastened seatbelt positions of motorists and passengers which will prevent patrol officers from departing their vehicles while viewing proper usage of a seatbelt. The reflective mat... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090048739 | Seat belt device A seat belt device includes a detecting unit and a controller which controls a motor to rotate in a winding direction of a webbing when the detecting unit detects that an adjust-through which adjusts a position of a D-ring through which the webbing is inserted is moved ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080265643 | Seat Belt Fitting For A Reversible Seat In order to allow use of the seat belt in both positions of use of a reversible seat, an articulated end fitting is proposed for connecting a seat belt to the reversible seat, with a connecting part (51) and a projecting elongate lug (53) connected thereto... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080238178 | Vehicle Seat Belt Assembly A seat belt assembly is provided for an occupant seated in a seat that includes a seat back portion and a seat base portion having an outboard side. The seat belt assembly includes a continuous seat belt having a lap belt and shoulder belt. The lap belt has an inboard p... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080191540 | SEAT BELT SYSTEM A seatbelt system enables substantially different sized vehicle occupants (for example an elementary school student and a high school student) to occupy the same seat location having a horizontal base on which the different occupants can sit. First and second 3-point re... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080030063 | Seat belt position adjuster and seat belt device including the same A seat belt position adjuster includes a guide rail attached to a vehicle body and a slider slidably provided to the guide rail. The slider swingably supports a belt anchor that guides a seat belt. The slider includes a boss portion that supports the belt anchor, and sl... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080018156 | SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SEAT BELTS A seat assembly for a vehicle comprises a seat having a seat belt assembly comprising two or more seat belts, a latch attached to each seat belt, and a corresponding buckle, wherein each buckle releasably engages each corresponding latch in a corresponding housing, and ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20060145522 | Seat reclining device When a operation handle is operated so that one locking mechanism can be unlocked, one locking mechanism, the operation handle, the connecting mechanism and the other locking mechanism can be engaged each other and operate together, when the one seat back fixed to the s... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060097503 | Seat belt tongue A tongue may include an engaging strip to be inserted into and engaged with a buckle and a gripper for supporting the engaging strip. The gripper may include an upper cover that includes an upper surface portion which rises upward in a spherical shape, an upper surface ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20050231020 | Dual rear racing seat The Dual Rear Race seat allows passengers that ride in the rear seat to have a harness style retractable seatbelt which provides them with stronger support than the standard shoulder strap. Also, it gives rear seat riders a high headrest to prevent whiplash when the veh... | 10/20/2005 |
