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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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| 7543655 | Selective position control system and method A selective position control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a processor, remote control and solenoid valve in conjunction with interacting valving, a potentiometer or ultra-sonic device and necessary wiring. The system interfaces wit the tracto... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7246456 | Linked mode for a multi-axis machine control A tool control system includes actuators to move the tool, a controller to permit either manual or automatic tool operation, and an output configured to display information pertaining to a position of the tool. In addition, the tool can be moved in either an indepen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7201106 | Hydrostatic hi-rail system A hydrostatic hi-rail system for use with a railway maintenance vehicle to allow travel along railway rails by raising the vehicle off of road-engaging tires onto rail-engaging flanged rail wheels. The operator controlled system includes front and rear lift assembli... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156185 | Soil stabilizer with track apparatus A soil stabilizer treating earth includes a stabilizer frame, a rotor rotatably mounted thereon and including a cutting tool for cutting earth and being movable such that the rotor may engage various depths of earth, a rotatable axle, and a track apparatus mounted o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142968 | Hitch raise rate calibration method A method is provided for automatically determining a hitch raise rate calibration value for a hitch control system having a hydraulic actuator for moving the hitch, a valve for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid to the actuator and an electronic hitch control unit.... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121355 | Bulldozer autograding system A dozer blade control system controls the position of a bulldozer blade, maintaining the blade at a constant position as the dozer travels through a worksite. The control system monitors the angle of the dozer blade with respect to the earth and when it senses that ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7073452 | Automated tree spade centering device An automated device for centering a mechanical tree spade provides a sighting device on each blade thereof with a readout adjacent to the operator to determine proper blade placement in order to provide an acceptable root ball for transplanting a tree. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063167 | Self leveling towed implement An implement has a tongue used to tow the implement that can be raised or lowered with respect to the rest of the implement. The tongue is raised or lowered by a hydraulic cylinder. The raising and lowering ports of the cylinder are connected to two hydraulic accumu... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055616 | Automatic row crop implement positioner A row following apparatus that attaches to the forward portion of the frame of a tractor towed harvester or cultivator which operates to monitor and adjust the position of the harverster. The row following apparatus uses a pair of pivotally attached sensing feet for... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025148 | Vehicle with an attachment The invention concerns a vehicle with an attachment, which has a lifting drive with at least one hydraulic cylinder and a control device, the control device having a position sensor and a position generator. It is endeavored to improve the position control of the at... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971452 | Device for controlling the position of a mountable implement relative to an implement carrier element A device for controlling the position of a mountable implement relative to an implement carrier vehicle has a mountable implement (2, 3, 4) which can be moved at a predetermined height by the implement carrier 1 following the ground. A support element ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971453 | Control system for a three point implement hitch assembly A control system controls a three point implement hitch assembly of a tractor. The three point implement hitch assembly includes an upper link and two lower links. The upper link includes an adjustable length double acting hydraulic unit. The position of each lower ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938701 | Blade for working machine, and construction and earth-moving machine with the blade A blade preferably adopted to work machines for digging, carrying of soil and leveling, which achieves an increase in a quantity of soil per tractional force with a simple structure to reduce consumption horsepower and increase fuel consumption efficiency thereby le... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6934616 | System for determining an implement arm position A control system for determining a position of an implement arm having a work implement is disclosed. The implement arm includes mating components connected by at least one joint. The control system includes at least one position sensor operably associated with the ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928353 | System and method for providing data to a machine control system A system and method for updating parameter data available to a machine control system. A work machine having an implement attached thereto includes a machine control system for controlling the machine and the implement and for providing additional functionality, suc... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918237 | Feeder position sensor A mounting assembly and a rotational position sensor adapted for indicating a rotational position of a feeder of an agricultural combine relative to a frame or chassis supporting the feeder for rotation, utilizing a transfer shaft for connecting a rotatable element ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912963 | Apparatus for preparing soil for the placement of seed and additive An apparatus for preparing soil for the placement therein of at least one of seed and fertilizer. A frame is provided with there being first structure on the frame for penetrating the soil to create an opening for at least one of seed and fertilizer as the frame is ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6883299 | Height sensor arrangement for agricultural applications A sensor for detecting the height above the soil of harvesting machinery such as a combine header includes an elongated, curved, flexible arm attached at one end to a rotation sensor mounted to the harvester. The sensor arm is concave in an upward direction and incl... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6701857 | Depth control device for planting implement A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the down pressure exerted by an actuating device on a seed channel opener of a planting implement in order to maintain the seed channel opener at a predetermined depth. The method and apparatus includes a... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698523 | Electrohydraulic control system for implement lift cylinders Different sections of an agricultural implement can be raised and lowered independently and by varying amounts by a unique hydraulic system. That system incorporates a three-position, four-way primary control valve which selectively connects a supply line... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6530197 | Ground contact height sensor A ground contact height sensor for a harvesting header comprises a transverse rotatable shaft, a first rigid arm, a second rigid arm and a connecting member. The rotatable shaft is rotatively mounted to the frame of the header. The first rigid arm is rigi... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6516595 | Harvesting machine having an obstacle sensing device A harvesting machine with a front-mounted harvesting attachment that is pivotable about a shaft running transversely to the direction of travel comprising and capable of lifting when an obstacle is detected that includes a sensing device with at least one... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6460623 | Hydraulic system providing down force on a work implement A hydraulic system (20) for controlling the seed/fertilizer supply system (10) and the down pressure on a plurality of individual row units (12). A secondary supply arrangement (60) interconnects a first control circuit (26) of supply system (10) with a s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6431515 | Ceiling-supported suspension means A ceiling-supported suspension mechanism for a piece of equipment, in particular for operating lights, has a pivot arm, as extension, which is arranged on the rotary bearing of a ceiling mount such that it can be rotated about a vertical axis. The pivot a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6389999 | Dynamic controller of excess downpressure for surface engaging implement A surface engaging implement having a surface penetrating member, a depth regulation member, a pressure sensor, a processor, and a variable controllable downpressure source is disclosed. The pressure sensor is disposed to detect loads upon the depth regul... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378620 | Method and apparatus for controlling the attitude of an implement Method and apparatus for controlling the attitude of an agricultural implement drawn by an agricultural tractor, the device including a lift; two deflection sensors located at the attachment points of the bottom arms of the lift to the frame of the agricu... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6305478 | Hydraulic controls for agricultural implements An agricultural implement, having ground engaging tools mounted on subframes that are movable through hydraulic actuators between raised transport and lowered working positions, is provided with a hydraulic circuit in which the actuators are connected in ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6253136 | Method and apparatus for a limp home mode The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a work implement in order to enable an earth moving machine to move to a service area after a failure within an implement control system occurs. The method includes the steps of detecti... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6216794 | Joystick control for an automatic depth control system and method An automatic depth control system is disclosed. The system includes a Console and remote Controller mounted in the tractor cab, power beyond Valving, and Depth Sensors, either ground contact or non-ground contact, mounted on the frame of the implement. Th... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6216795 | Ultrasonic transducer based device positioning system and method An ultrasonic transducer position sensor for use as part of an automatic depth control system. The ultrasonic transducer position sensor works with a Console and remote Controller mounted in the tractor cab, power beyond Valving, and Depth Sensors, either... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6202395 | Combine header height control An arrangement for controlling the height above or depth below an irregular surface of a body moving over or below the surface includes a rotation sensor coupled to a controller responsive to an angular deflection signal output by the rotation sensor. The... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6164385 | Automatic depth control system and method An automatic depth control system is disclosed. The system includes a Console and remote Controller mounted in the tractor cab, power beyond Valving, and Depth Sensors, either ground contact or non-ground contact, mounted on the frame of the implement. Th... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6151874 | Adjustment device for hydraulic cylinders A device for the control and adjustment of hydraulic cylinders on work attachments and assemblies of work machines, preferably self-propelled harvesting machines. Increasing the performance of harvesting machines for bringing in crops efficiently and with... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6141612 | Apparatus and method for controlling the position of an implement and marker of a work vehicle An apparatus and method is disclosed for positioning a farming implement connected to a farm work vehicle controlled by an operator. The apparatus includes an actuation system for positioning the implement with respect to a reference, a position sensor fo... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6123155 | Control system for power take-off shafts A control system controls the actuation of a plurality of control devices of a utility vehicle, including a PTO shaft control device. The control system includes a control unit which is electrically connected to the control devices and to switches for the... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105679 | Control system for a hitched or trailed implement A control system for a hitched or trailed implement coupled to a work vehicle is disclosed herein. The control system allows control to be selectively transferred between various types of implements by use of a hydraulic selector valve. An electronic cont... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6085846 | Potentiometer-based gauge wheel device positioning system and method A potentiometer-based gauge wheel position sensor system for use as part of an automatic depth control system. The potentiometer-based gauge wheel position sensor system works with a Console and remote Controller mounted in the tractor cab, power beyond V... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6088621 | Portable apparatus for rapid re-programming of irrigation controllers An irrigation control system including an irrigation controller, a portable data shuttle, and a personal computer. The user creates a watering program comprising watering schedules by using a graphical user-friendly interface of the personal computer. The... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076611 | Implement mounted depth control system A depth control system for controlling the working depth of an implement. The depth control system includes a monitor having an automatic mode of operation and a manual mode of operation wherein the automatic mode of operation provides preset, discrete wo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076029 | Slope excavation controller of hydraulic shovel, target slope setting device and slope excavation forming method A slope excavation control system for a hydraulic excavator and a slope excavation method using a hydraulic excavator include an external reference 80 which extends horizontally in the direction of advance of a target slope face. A vertical distance hry a... | 06/13/2000 |
