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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 |
| 7832052 | Drapery motor remote activation by manual drapery pull A drapery master carrier for a drapery electric drive system is provided having a built-in wireless transmitter and a sensor to determine whether a manual pull is being applied to the drapes. The sensor is operatively connected to or incorporated into the wireless t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7137171 | Custom ornamental traverse rods A new and useful traverse rod structure, designed to maintain or improve the functionality of a traverse rod, while improving the aesthetics of the traverse rod is provided. The traverse rod is designed to improve the functionality of the rod, while minimizing the r... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6571426 | Adjustable hanging rod An adjustable hanging rod comprising a main body and at least one gliding rod with a contact element and an adjusting mechanism. The main body has a central gliding groove. The gliding rod is inserted in the gliding groove. The contact element is attached... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564851 | Detachable drapery hanger assembly for emergency use A drapery hanger includes one or more barrels attached to a track, and one or more blocks attached to a closure member and detachably securing to the barrel, for allowing the block to be quickly disengaged from the barrel when the block is forced and pull... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6550848 | Sliding door for a motor vehicle A sliding door is arranged on a side wall of a body of a motor vehicle. A running device interacts with a guide rail mounted on the side wall. A safety device is provided for aiding in opening of the sliding door after an accident-caused deformation of th... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6532625 | Universal mounting track A rigid, one piece mounting track with mounting and suspension slots for carrying multiple functional and decorative hangings simultaneously. The track has generally U-shaped construction with two vertical legs joined by a horizontal member. An elongated ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6446394 | Housing for automatic door mechanisms having a removable portion to permit access to the interior of the housing A housing for an automatic door operator comprising a header section, a closing section and a terminal section. The header section includes two legs and a connecting leg which connects the two legs to one another. One of the two legs includes an end porti... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6381904 | Track mounted bath doors with clip anti-derailer A door system for an enclosure such as a shower enclosure, including sliding doors suspended from hanging brackets which are attached to rails mounted to an opening of the enclosure. The hanging brackets include rollers which roll along the rails enabling... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6336248 | Suspension system for sliding door A suspension system for a sliding door (15) has an upper support rail (16) from which the door is suspended and a lower guide rail (25) along which the door is guided at a tilt over gaskets (12) that bound the doorway. A spring (40) biases the door (15) t... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324727 | Track spacer for twin sliding door installations A system for installing a pair of separate door guiding tracks in a predetermined parallel relation below and to an overhead structure of a door opening comprising applying a series of track spacing members to a pair of separate tracks while the tracks ar... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6253492 | Housing for automatic door mechanisms having a hinged connection A hinged connection between a removable housing closure and a stationary housing part, wherein a terminal configuration of the housing closure has a convex molding, with a web that is contiguous with the molding and which web has a tapering cross section.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223389 | Curtain tab carrier A curtain tab carrier assembly includes a rod having a pair of vertical flanges that form a channel therebetween. A guide is configured to slidably engage the pair of flanges along the channel. A carrier is secured to the guide and includes a base having ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6182739 | Snap mounted drapery system A drapery system comprising, in combination, an elongated track; a carrier slidably attached to the track, the carrier having a snap member; a connector including a body member, an arm member attached to the body member, and a snap member attached to the ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138324 | Curtain track A curtain track, which includes a cylindrical metal profile track, the track having three longitudinal coupling grooves and one longitudinal sliding slot equiangularly spaced around the periphery thereof, and two end brackets for holding the track on a su... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5950278 | Drapery support and drawing structure A drapery support and drawing structure having drapery guides, a rod mechanism and a drapery panel. Each of the drapery guides incorporate a plate and a rod engagement mechanism. The plates are inserted into uniquely spaced pockets on the back side of the... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5690157 | Rigid panel folding shower door assembly having improved horizontal track and method for making the same A improved folding shower door assembly and related method of manufacture therefor are disclosed in which rigid panels with living hinges therebetween are supported by a horizontal track, with the shower door assembly mating at both sides thereof by remov... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5570490 | Curtain rod and attachment system A curtain hanging system is disclosed which comprises an I-shaped slide member, the second end of which is portioned to slide within the interior space of a curtain rod, the first end which slides beyond the curtain rod and a middle brace which connects t... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5555603 | Sliding curtain clip and guide track A sliding curtain clip (5) made of a stiffly resilient plastics material, has a hook (6) at its lower end and three upwardly projecting arms (8 and 9) at its upper end. The arms extend upwardly from a flattened neck (7) and diverge in opposite directions ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5544387 | Curtain attachment connector assembly and curtain attachment connector A molded curtain attachment connector for connecting a curtain hanger member and the top edge of a curtain includes a fastener member having a fastener surface releasably engageable with the fastener surface of a surface-type separable fastener member att... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542149 | Carriage and rail assembly for a curtain The vertical and horizontal movements of a wheeled carriage mounted for movement along a rail having a pair of inwardly directed lateral rails terminating in a pair of upwardly extending inner edges are limited by providing a first plurality of rollers en... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5513419 | Shower curtain rod assembly A Shower Curtain Rod Assembly includes a stem-to-stem, double-Y shaped shower curtain rod with an integral split-track extending along almost the entire length of its bottom surface, shower curtain clips and screw-type endcaps. The shower curtain rod is s... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5426821 | Wraparound bathtub curtain rod A shower curtain rod has curved ends branching from the straight body. A curtain hung therefrom is caused to follow a curved contour of a bathtub below. Tracks are provided on the inner and outer sides of the curtain rod so that inner and outer curtains m... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421059 | Traverse support rod A tubular member divided into a top portion and a bottom portion by a divider. A longitudinal opening formed in the bottom portion of the tubular member. A glider slidably received within the bottom portion of the tubular member. A clip, for supporting a ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5404675 | Assembly for movably suspending panels from overhead supports The upper portion of a panel can be slidably suspended in an elongated guide rail at the underside of an elongated support by connecting the upper portion of the panel with two spaced-apart carriers each of which is provided with an upwardly extending fol... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5347683 | Curtain rod and attachment system A curtain hanging device is disclosed. The curtain hanging device features a rod which has a rectangular cross section composed of a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, and a fifth surface. The first and fifth surfaces of t... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5337676 | Track device for mounting an entertainment module in chairs slotted The invention provides a device for moving an object, such as an entertainment module, between a storage location within a housing location (such as the armrest of a seat) and a user location outside of the housing. The device employs a track with a centr... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5230122 | Mounting device for window shades A mounting device for hanging window shades hinged along its length, and its opposite edge clamping the top margin of material of the shades in place. A series of channels on the bottom of the mounting device extend the length of the mounting device. Cord... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5195211 | Guide channel pivot for window regulator A device for slidably and pivotably connecting a window regulator arm to a door inner panel includes, a molded plastic slide channel mounted in a slot provided in the door inner panel. The slot defined by spaced apart walls of the door inner panel and ext... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5189759 | Shower curtain rod unit A dual curtain rod unit for installation between opposite walls of a shower stall, the unit having an outer rod, a substantially bow-shaped inner rod of uninterrupted, substantially smooth outer surface construction over its entire functional length, a ke... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5189758 | Support system for a flexible closure A flexible closure support system comprising two end brackets secured to walls with a rail therebetween and supported thereon. A plurality of carriers are carried by the rail and are freely movable the length of the rail. The carriers have button assembli... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5170531 | Carrier for a baton traversing drapery system Master carrier for a baton traversing drapery system comprises an elongated hanger adapted to be received in the horizontal gap of the conventional C-shaped type of traverse rod. The hanger element supports beneath the rod a platform having a rim along it... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5103531 | Shower bow A shower bow apparatus consisting of a rigid high impact rod which forms an horizontal bow causing a shower curtain to be held out from the showering area. The rod is held in place in use by inserting the ends into angled bores in brackets attached to the... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5086540 | Support mechanism for room dividers A support mechanism for room dividers is constructed to support room divider curtain rods, for example, to divide an aircraft cabin into several cabin sections. For this purpose a carrier crossbeam is formed of two beam elements hinged to each other in sc... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5029365 | Head rail attachment A novel and aesthetically pleasing head rail attachment which may be used in combination with vertical blind head rail assemblies to help reduce the amount of sunlight entering through the open sides of vertical blinds when they are mounted away from a wa... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5012552 | Blind and carrier for vertical slats and/or curtains A blind with vertical slats has a horizontal rail for a row of trolleys which carry connectors for the upper end portions of slats and further constitute or form part of holders for the upper portion of a curtain. This ensures that the gaps between neighb... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4935988 | Curtain rod assembly An improved curtain rod assembly is disclosed which includes a track having a decorative fascia attached thereto. The track and fascia cooperate to permit the fascia to be easily attached thereto. A return plate is configured for attachment to the track a... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4846249 | Window shade carrier and carrier assembly The window shade track hook carrier includes a body of plastic, metal, ceramic or the like which is adapted to slide or roll freely in a shade track and bear a depending shade hook which is adapted to extend out of an opening in the bottom or side of the ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4840216 | Valance bracket for a vertical blind A valance assembly is disclosed which allows the hook-in assembly of a valance support onto the head rail, and the snap-in mounting of the valance on the valance support. The valance support in one embodiment has the cross-section of an I-beam for strengt... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4837891 | Track and trolley with dual drive wheels having annular track engaging surfaces of different diameters A track and trolley system that allows wall panels to be moved with a minimum amount of friction is disclosed. The system includes a track having a first rail, a second rail which is higher than the first rail, and a trolley having two drive wheels that e... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4833756 | Bendable drapery rod assembly A bendable drapery rod assembly comprising an elongated plastic rod member formed of flexible plastic and defining a trackway for drapery carriers, an elongated metal rod member, and provision for laterally retaining the plastic rod member and metal rod m... | 05/30/1989 |
