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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281608 | Loading/unloading device for shelving The invention relates to a rack serving device (1) with a load-bearing means (4) displaceable in the height direction of a mast (2), the mast (2) being guided by means of bogie assemblies (7, 8) on bottom and top guide tracks and m... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270297 | Hoist for aircraft cabin construction A device is provided for hoisting a module for mounting into an overhead space, such as the crown of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes a frame that supports the module, and a lifting device that lifts the first frame to properly place the module. The lifting... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7021595 | Slide rail A slide rail has a pair of inside rails in which V-grooves having a V shape in cross section are formed in a lengthwise direction in outside faces of the pair of inside rails which have inside faces provided so as to face each other. V-grooves are formed in inside f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6634515 | Lifting apparatus for implementing a rectilinear movement of a handling device A lifting apparatus includes two parallel longitudinal members interconnected by at least one connecting element. A lifting beam is movable by a drive mechanism along the longitudinal members and supports, directly or indirectly, a handling device. Extend... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6571970 | Monorail telescopic carrier A load carrier for supporting, raising or lowering a load includes a frame member, a telescoping mast, and a support frame. The frame member is adapted for being movably supported by a rail. The telescoping mast is supported by the frame member, with the ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561368 | Telescoping tube assembly with a cabling system A telescoping tube assembly includes a frame and a first longitudinal tube section mounted on the frame. A second longitudinal tube section is disposed within the first longitudinal tube section and adapted for telescoping motion into and out of the first... | 05/13/2003 |
| 5492236 | Apparatus for suspending and manoeuvring a load An apparatus for suspending and manoevring a load, more particularly for providing a theatrical or stage effect in which an actor or article "flies", includes hoist means and means associated with the hoist means for rotating a load suspended therefrom, s... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5489033 | Low headroom stacker crane A stacker crane comprising a trolley moveable above the ground, the trolley including a frame, a turntable supported by the frame for rotation relative to the frame about a generally vertical rotation axis, and a rotate drive which rotates the turntable r... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5465854 | Telescoping tube assembly An extensible and retractable telescoping tube positions test devices that inspect large stationary objects. The tube has three dimensional adjustment capabilities and is vertically suspended from a frame. The tube sections are independently supported wit... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5425464 | Palletizing apparatus A palletizing apparatus has a horizontally displaceable carriage movable on a horizontal member of a frame. A counter-weight is received in one or each of a pair of uprights and is connected via a cogged belt to the lifting slider which is provided with a... | 06/20/1995 |
| 4523887 | Stacker crane for narrow aisles In a stacker crane having a trolley comprising a turntable rotatable about a vertical axis, a mast projecting down from the turntable for rotation and horizontal motion with it, and a load supporting device vertically positionable along the mast, the mast... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4316528 | Mechanism for latchingly connecting telescoping members A stacker crane having an elevated trolley on which there is a hoist, a load member beneath the trolley is moved vertically by the hoist and is guided by a mast comprising a vertically fixed inner member projecting down from the trolley and an intermediat... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4279560 | Workpiece transfer apparatus for machine tool A workpiece transfer apparatus for transferring a workpiece for a machine tool. A first crank arm is rotatably supported and rotatably supports a planet gear engaging with a stationary gear and a driven gear engaging with the planet gear. A second crank a... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4248353 | Apparatus for collecting drippings from a wet load carried by a crane Apparatus is provided for collecting drippings from a wet load carried by a crane having a carriage 14, 16 to which elements 10, 12, 18, 20, 22 for lifting loads are mounted for movement up to and down from a load carrying station beneath the carriage. Th... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4204903 | Apparatus and method for handling uncured tires An improved tire building and tire transfer apparatus and method includes a pivotally mounted transfer ring. After picking up an uncured tire band from its building drum and transferring the tire band to a position away from the building drum, the transfe... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4139107 | Spreader positioning apparatus for automatically grasping a handling article An apparatus with sensor mounted on a spreader for handling articles of a rectangular parallelepiped shape for detecting elements in plate form attached to both sides of such handling articles and both sides of the handling article loading and unloading b... | 02/13/1979 |
| 3993198 | Telescopic column crane for stores in particular for cargo holds A telescopic crane for stores, in particular for cargo holds, designed for transportation and storage of loads placed in stacks or on racks, which consists of a two-girder bridge with the crane movably mounted thereon, and includes a crab with a rotary pl... | 11/23/1976 |
