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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 |
| 7762451 | Paperboard carton with two new types of dispensers A carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers i... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7331507 | Carton with top dispensing feature A carton with a new type of dispenser that is placed midway between the ends of the carton adjacent a fold line between the top panel and adjoining side panel. The dispenser is designed so that it is slightly larger than the diameter of the bottom ends of from two t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7249703 | Device for assisting in the removal of contents from its packaging Foldout tabs for assisting with the removal of contents from a carton. When extended, the foldout tabs provide a leverage point on which a user may place one or both feet so that while pulling the contents from within the carton, the carton does not exhibit its norm... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234631 | Packaging case A packaging case which can store a plurality of stored items, enables the stored items to be individually removed, and prevents the occurrence of formation failures. First broken cut lines (perforations) extend from a first flat plate (a side plate) over one flat pl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204406 | Carton with outwardly-extending access panel Multi-unit product cartons for store racks, shelves, walls, columns, and floors, in particular, cartons with advantageous product visibility and accessibility via a radially-openable access panel disposed on at least one of the carton sides. The access panel has at ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134593 | Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row f... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100798 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073665 | Dispenser with detachable retention feature A carton for dispensing articles having a dispensing feature is adapted for restraining articles within the carton until the consumer desires to remove the endmost articles from the carton. To erect the carton, a plurality of panels are connected together to define ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066379 | Shipping container convertible to a display container Shipping containers that are convertible to display containers are disclosed. The containers comprise wrap around outer shells of the general type known as “Bliss” wraps, in combination with interior vertical support structures. The invention presents improved t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066380 | Carton configured for automated loading A carton having a door and a method of making a carton having a door, the carton being adapted for automated assembly and/or loading by reducing or eliminating interference between side panels of a door and product during loading and use of the door. In an aspect of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036714 | Carton blank, carton and method of forming the carton A carton blank having an outer layer of a relatively rigid material, a first inner layer of a relatively rigid material superposed over a portion of the outer layer and a second inner layer of a relatively flexible layer of a fluid impervious material is provided wi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6951300 | Display packaging A packaging forming a parallelepipedal display unit includes a first opening element forming a display opening disposed on a first side and a second opening element forming a second display opening disposed on a second side intersecting with the first side. The disp... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932266 | Collapsible bulk material container A container assembly for bulk materials and a kit for assembling same are disclosed. A forming member having a plurality of sidewalls defines an internal cavity for receiving bulk materials. The sidewalls are arranged relative to one another and are locked into posi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932265 | Box convertible to a display container and method of making same A container for the shipping and display of goods includes a box formed from a first blank. The box includes a front panel having upper and lower flaps, a first side panel having upper and lower flaps, a second side panel having upper and lower flaps, and a rear pan... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918487 | Dispensing system for double stack carton The carton of this invention is capable of carrying the plurality of containers stacked upon their ends in two tiers with a unique dispenser that permits the dispensing of containers on their sides. The dispenser is formed in a top side wall and extends into the end... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6871778 | Container for holding and dispensing multiple types of items A container is provided with a main cavity partitioned into several compartments by dividing walls bridging the main cavity. The container and dividing walls are constructed by providing a single blank and forming the container out of the blank using folds and attac... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869009 | Carton with top dispensing feature A carton with a new type of dispenser that is placed midway between the ends of the carton adjacent a fold line between the top panel and adjoining side panel. The dispenser is designed so that it is slightly larger than the diameter of the bottom ends of from two t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866188 | Paperboard carton with two new types of dispensers A carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers i... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6598737 | Angled dispenser box for sutures A suture dispenser box is provided that has an angled design such that the suture dispenser box may be received in at least two differently formatted storage racks. The suture dispenser box has a plurality of panels including at least two panels that have... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6394338 | Convertible container for food and condiment Disclosed herein is a construction for a single piece blank and a container formed therefrom. The container is convertible between a single-compartment container and a multiple-compartment container. The container is characterized by having a rear panel d... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6237842 | One-piece multiple-compartment shipping and display box A multiple compartment shipping and display box includes a plurality of compartments and is made from a single piece of material. The box includes two channel-beam structures that are used to form two end compartments. A shelf extends between the two-chan... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6095408 | One-piece multiple-compartment shipping and display box A multiple compartment shipping and display box includes a plurality of compartments and is made from a single piece of material. The box includes two channel-beam structures that are used to form two end compartments. A shelf extends between the two-chan... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092717 | Tubular container with independently openable compartments A tubular container includes a tubular body open at both ends and a divider affixed within the body so as to divide the body into two tubular compartments each accessible through one of the open ends of the body. Each open end is closed by a closure. The ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5934550 | Container with integral pouring spout A cardboard blank includes a front wall, end wall, side walls, top wall and bottom wall and glue flaps for presenting a container upon folding. An opening is presented In the top wall of the container with a spout assembly, integral with the blank, surrou... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5908153 | Container made from single foldable panel A multipurpose panel structure formed of a relatively thin resilient type material adaptable for use as a container device, the panel structure comprising a relatively flat one-piece wall member having a cooperatively engageable interlocking arrangement a... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5813597 | Dual orientation dispenser carton A dispenser carton for holding and dispensing a plurality of medical items such as surgical instruments or surgical components has a top panel, a bottom panel, and a pair of opposed side panels connected between the top panel and the bottom panel. A front... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5746369 | Packaging carton with perforations for dispensing mouth An improved paperboard carton including a dispensing mouth which when separated from the surrounding carton forms a dispensing mouth for dispensing single units of a row of units, the units typically being individually-wrapped and thinly profiled packages... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5746371 | Cutting brick folding carton and blank A blank for forming a cutting brick carton is provided. The blank comprises cover, top, rear, bottom and front panels hingedly connected in the order named. End wall-forming flaps are hingedly connected to bottom and top ends of the main panels. Perforati... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5711479 | Boxlike package with closable dispensing opening The invention relates to a boxlike package to be produced by folding and adhesion, which package comprises a dispensing opening provision (8) which is provided at the location of a corner point (7) of the package. The dispensing opening provision (8) is d... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5505372 | Carton blank and carton A carton formed from a carton blank comprising a unitary sheet of material having cut out portions, cut lines, fold lines and perforations to form various panels which are folded together to form a carton wherein the perforations are located so that a per... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5259631 | Embroidery floss and accessories box A box for storing embroidery floss and supplies includes a plurality of cells for receiving flat spools of skeins of floss, and an enlarged compartment for receiving embroidery accessories. The box includes a bottom wall, front and back walls, opposite si... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5181651 | Paperboard asparagus carton An asparagus carton and a unitary blank for forming it. The blank is of corrugated paperboard. The carton interior is tapered along opposite side walls by virtue of slanting side spacer panels. This yields a trapezoidal configuration of a part of the cart... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5092486 | Apparatus and method for packaging container In a packaging container of the bag-in-box type for accommodating a liquid product, an article to be added for measuring the liquid product can be included if the volume enclosed by the rigid envelope of the container is made larger than the volume of the... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5074429 | Folding box for a bag-in-box pack A window flap formed in the outer envelope of a bag-in-box pack for the removal of a dispenser may readily be reclosed if the insertion flap formed from an external head flap is drawn in from both sides at the fold crease and if an insertion slot securing... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4944405 | Multi-celled enclosed carton A fully enclosed carton divided into four cells. Cell-dividing flaps connected to the bottom panel flaps extend into the interior of the carton through the spaces separating adjacent dust flaps. A cell-dividing flap connected to the top panel flap extends... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4915235 | Tear panel french fry carton A frence fry scoop/container formed from a unitary blank of paperboard. One sidewall of the container has a projecting tongue which functions both as a scoop and as a resilient or snap top closure. The second sidewall is provided with two parallel rows of... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4890787 | Shipping container A shipping container for shipping bulk loads of pelletized, granular, powdered or other particulate material including an outer corrugated box and an inner cylindrical paper cylinder extending to the inner walls of the box. The container is characterized ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4739922 | Dispensing container A cardboard container having a dispensing opening formed in the lower portion of its front wall through which articles can be withdrawn. The container has a bottom wall that is elevated from its lower end. The front portions of the lower edges of the side... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4714191 | Dispensing carton for plastic bags A one piece paperboard carton blank is folded into a rectangular shape for packaging and dispensing from a roll of individual plastic bags, particularly disposable milk bottles for feeding babies. The carton has a double wall front part which includes an ... | 12/22/1987 |
