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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 |
| 7909198 | Tamper evident enclosure for the storage and transport of bank notes A tamper-evident enclosure for the storage and transport of bank notes comprises a frame spanned by a membrane of elasticated material. The frame is located in the top of an open-topped container and bank notes are pushed through the frame, deflecting flaps, until t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7614521 | Platform and multiple box case The present invention relates generally a platform and multiple box case for housing electronic and acoustical equipment for stationary and transitional operations, and more particularly to offer an apparatus for safely and adjustably providing an upper platform mat... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7341297 | Automotive storage apparatus The present invention provides an automotive storage apparatus which can store various types of articles so as to improve the convenience for use. An automotive storage apparatus has a storage apparatus main body in which an opening which opens upward can be covered... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341147 | Disposable container for use in a waste sorting system A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293846 | Storage bin assembly for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a storage bin assembly removably mounted to an inner liner of a door. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having a frontal opening, and a face portion. The frontal opening is defined by first and second side portions, as well as ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275653 | Reclosable container lid A reclosable lid for use with an open-top container is disclosed. The reclosable container lid comprises a cover including an annular top wall having a channel integrally formed therein. A drinking spout in the top wall is adapted to dispense the contents of the con... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234746 | Storage box with opening/closing mechanism The storage box includes an opening/closing mechanism. At a first stage, sliding of a lid relative to a box main body partially opens an opening. At a second stage, pivoting of the lid relative to the box main body fully opens the opening. At a third stage, pivoting... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7182246 | Secure collection box for mail pieces A drop box for storing mail pieces includes an enclosure, and an articulated door which runs on tracks. The door is selectively positioned in a horizontal course. When the door is in the horizontal course, a mail piece may be inserted through an opening in the enclo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178674 | Container comprising a slide cover The invention relates to a container for storing and providing stacked film-like or sheet-like materials. The container is comprised of a pan, which accommodates the stacked materials and has a bottom and closed lateral walls joined thereto, and of a tightly sealing... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7138918 | System for sorting waste A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7123150 | Waste container identification system A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114619 | Child resistant dispensing closure package A medicine container includes a child-resistant closure with a tamper-evident feature. The closure includes a plug adapted to be fixed to the container adjacent the open end. The plug has an access opening for enabling removal of material from the container through ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7036661 | Apparatus for sharp implement transfer, counting and temporary disposal or storage The invention relates to a multipurpose device for the safe handling of sharp surgical implements and comprises a molded thermoplastic body that includes a container portion and a scalpel holder section. Magnetic material in the container holds scalpel blades and/or... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014039 | Sliding shell package for smoking articles Smoking articles, such as filter cigarettes, are packaged in a metal box which is curved to a shape that conforms to the curvature of the human body so that the box can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket. The metal box comprises a lid and a four sided ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004527 | Console box A console box of the present invention has a box main body, a pair of sidewalls, and an armrest. The box main body is located between the sidewalls, and the armrest is located above the box main body. Each sidewall has a guide groove extending in the moving directio... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004312 | Aluminum business card box An aluminum business card box comprises a main box and a drawer box. A top cover is on the top of the main box and a containing slot is arranged in the middle part thereof. The inserting slot accommodates the ID badge. And a drawer cover is on one end of the drawer ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997313 | Waste container, particularly biohazard bin for collecting medical waste In a hazardous waste collection container, particularly for medical waste, comprising a top part with a discard opening and a discard opening lid for opening and closing the discard opening, the discard opening lid comprises a retaining element and a closure element... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976577 | Mint package In accordance the present invention a package assembly 10 for the storage and distribution of a plurality of mints 14 is provided comprising a bottom container 12 for the storage of the plurality of mints 14, the bottom container 12 | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932402 | Console box A console box of the present invention has a box main body, a pair of sidewalls, and an armrest. The box main body is located between the sidewalls, and the armrest is located above the box main body. Each sidewall has a guide groove extending in the moving directio... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913148 | Sealable cover device A cover device or the storing of an object, comprising a cover moulding/housing/case and a drawer movable in the cover moulding, in which, with the drawer in its closed/pushed-in position, a sealing hook connected to the drawer bears lockingly against a breakable se... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6749079 | Storage box having a sliding lid A storage box including a body, a lid and an arm member. The body is provided with a storage portion and a guide portion. The lid is provided with a sliding portion engaged with and directed by the guide portion. The arm member is held rotatably by the body at a fir... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6736261 | Sliding shell package for smoking articles and method Smoking articles, such as filter cigarettes, are packaged in a metal box which is curved to a shape that conforms to the curvature of the human body so that the box can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket. The metal box comprises a lid and a five-sided ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6672471 | Tablet box construction A two-piece container for mints or similar tablet type contents in which base and cover elements are arranged for relative sliding movement in opened and closed condition and are of curvate configuration so as to approximately conform to the figure of a u... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6568552 | Systems and methods for low contamination, high throughput handling of workpieces for vacuum processing A workpiece handling system with dual load locks, a transport chamber and a process chamber. Workpieces may be retrieved from one load lock for processing at vacuum pressure, while workpieces are unloaded from the other load lock at the pressure of the su... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6561401 | Article storage device of scooter A scooter is provided with an article storage device which is formed of a base and a box body disposed slidably in the base. The base is disposed in a receiving space of the footboard of the scooter. The box body is provided in the top and in the undersid... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6318579 | Roll-top trash can A trash can with a sliding lid that rides in tracks facing inwardly on sides of the trash can body from an open position along a back wall of the trash can to cover and close the top of the trash can. Stops are provided for limiting the closing movement o... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6196590 | Slide hatch for bulk carrier A slide hatch for a bulk carrier vehicle for removing a hatch cover from an access port on the top of a carrier tank on the vehicle, the slide hatch including a slide carriage connected to the hatch cover and to an actuator which displaces the slide carri... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6173854 | Post closure for a tank and method of retrofitting a tank with the same A port closure and method of installing the same. The port closure includes, in combination, a tank, a closure member and an actuator. The tank has defining walls, an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior cavity and an access port. The closur... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6129231 | Multiple box case with continuously adjustable safety slider A multiple box case for housing audio equipment in both a transport and an operating mode is disclosed. An upper box has six latches extending downward to engage two continuous slider members fastened to a lower box to secure the case in the transport or ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116452 | Method and apparatus for combining the lid-securing and carrying functions of covered containers The present invention provides an improved system and method for carrying and securing the lid of a container, such as a surgical sterilization tray. A tray is provided with rotating wire bail handles and at least two studs. The cover for the tray has a k... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105805 | Port closure for a tank A port closure is a combination which includes a tank, a closure member and an actuator. The tank has defining walls, an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior cavity and an access port. The closure member is disposed within the interior cavit... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079565 | Clipless tray A semi-conductor chip tray and associated retainer and method of use. The tray is provided with a plurality of side notches and tabs which are configured to admit and engage a plurality of posts and flanges, respectively, which extend from the retainer. T... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6015058 | Paintball gun loader A container which can be held and opened by one hand has a dome-shaped cap formed by a series of adjacent, contiguous and ogee-shaped segments resiliently held together by an elastic ring. When the cap is forced down over the opening rim of the vessel, th... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996831 | Closure device A closure device for a case of an antimagnetic material comprising a box part (1) and a sliding lid (5) requires neither in the lid nor in the box part break-throughs and offers high security against unauthorized opening of the case when at least one perm... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5507408 | Disposal container with locking closure A disposal container including a lid having an access aperture, and a closure which is shaped to overlay and seal the access aperture. The closure is slidable in an operative position at a first elevation from a temporarily closed orientation over the acc... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5431572 | Lock for preventing unauthorized use of electrical appliances A small box with a keyed lock into which an electrical plug is placed and then locked for preventing the insertion of the electrical appliance plug into a wall socket comprises a plastic box (A) with a front sliding door (B) and a keyed cam lock (D).... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5415315 | Closure lid to disposable container for holding and disposing of used medical sharps and other medical-surgical materials A container lid for a medical storage-disposal container including a slide closure resistant to inadvertent movement from an open position into a fully closed and locked position. The container lid includes a top cover defining a disposal aperture and a l... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5405034 | Closure device A closure apparatus for a container includes an adapter which is mounted on or otherwise integrally formed with the container adjacent the container opening, and a cap which is moveable between an opened position and a closed position over the container o... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5377856 | Air cargo security vault An air cargo container (1) for use as an integral part of the aircraft. It is adaptable to any of numerous options while maintaining basic structural and functional concepts. Fundamentally, it comprises a floor (7) enclosed by a body (2) having an opening... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5358136 | Resealable liquid container A resealable liquid container is provided which consists of a cylindrical body to hold liquid therein. A top end is affixed on the cylindrical body, with the top end having an aperture therein. A structure is built-in the top end of the aperture, for open... | 10/25/1994 |
