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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 |
| 7996964 | Buckle device A buckle device for a motor vehicle is provided. The buckle device comprising a locking tongue for inserting into a buckle and a deflecting body connected to the locking tongue, which is configured to subdivide a safety belt into a shoulder portion and a lap portion... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7716795 | Anti-rattle tongue plate assembly An anti-rattle tongue plate assembly for a seat belt and the method of making the same are provided with a cover member of a hard material that is a distinct component and has soft material on the cover member to reduce noise. The cover member may be a cinch member ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7322647 | Adjustable headrest for juvenile vehicle seat A juvenile vehicle seat unit includes a seat and a headrest mounted for up-and-down movement on a headrest support included in the seat. The seat unit also includes a headrest height-adjustment mechanism coupled to the headrest and to the headrest support. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7263790 | Releasable closures for removable display surfaces A precisely measured removable cover for reusable beverage containers with releasable closures. The cover has a flexible sheet with a graphical display imprinted on one side and a cover fastener for removably fastening the cover to a container. The sheet is advantag... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254872 | Belt buckle There is disclosed herein a decorative belt buckle comprising a base frame and a cover frame lockable with the base frame, and a tongue when it is inserted into the base frame thus creating a secondary lock. The cover frame includes a ratchet teeth mechanism for eng... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219406 | Buckle with safety latch The plastic snap buckle is provided with a safety latch slidably mounted to an elongated bar of the male plug of the buckle. The latch member is generally rectangular shape having a length equal to the distance between two arcuate portions formed in the free end por... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7117569 | Adjustable ratchet buckle fastener An adjustable fastener such as one suitable for use in securing straps in a variety of orthotic and other types of devices. The fastener has a male portion and a female portion that are each attached to a strap or other desired location on the device with which the ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6859982 | Connector The present invention provides a connector for releasable joining of two ends of material. The invention involves two generally symmetrical connector halves which engage with one another to maintain a connection capable of resisting opposing tension forces. A spring... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6357090 | Twist latch A plug of a twist latch is comprised of a main body, knob body and fixing plate. The main body has a shaft-bearing portion provided on a base, whose outer shape is an ellipse and having a circular hole portion inside. An upper portion of the shaft-bearing... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6163942 | Two-piece lock with hidden locking mechanism A two-piece lock comprises a male connector; a locking mechanism provided on the male connector including a pair of connecting rods each having a rod portion and a slope portion, a pair of springs each putting on one of the rod portions, a tube member for... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5926927 | Enhanced adjustable slider buckle means Adjustable slider buckle means for bracing clothing upon the body of a user includes at least one of ratchet biased closure means and the like selectively adjustable mechanisms in complement with a variable width coupling means. Ready adjustability of, fo... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5752298 | Earcup tension adjustment strap assembly A strap assembly for controlling the inward pressure on ear cups (14) mounted on a helmut (10). A rear strap (22) is rotatably secured to the helmut (10). At each end of the rear strap (22) are a pair of opposed buckles tabs (27). Each buckle defines a sl... | 05/19/1998 |
| 4945616 | Adjustable closure for overlapping parts An adjustable closure for overlapping parts of clothing comprising a rail 1 and a slide 2. The rail 1 has a plurality of projections 4, and is attached to one of the overlapping parts. The slide 2 comprises a mounting frame 13, an actuating frame 20 and s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4936534 | System for wall mounting a cantilevering piece of furniture An assembly for wall mounting a cantilevered piece of furniture comprising a first anchoring means suitable for being fastened to a structure such as a wall and a second anchoring means suitable for being fastened to a body such as furniture, stably inter... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4916779 | Adjustable fastener An adjustable fastener for interconnecting a first and a second part of an article includes a flat hollow sleeve having a first connecting portion for attachment to the first part, a plug having a second connecting portion for attachment to the second par... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4597138 | Connecting member for straps, bands or the like A connecting member (1, 16, 20) consisting of at least two pivotably joined parts is suggested for the attachment of straps (2) to watches (3). In this arrangement, the mutually pivotable parts (6, 7; 17, 7; 21, 22) exhibit surfaces (14, 15) in contact wi... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4577375 | Quick attachment device for harness of a piece of equipment The quick attachment device for the harness of a piece of equipment, which can be used to attach an oxygen mask to an aviator's helmet, comprises a receiver member adapted to receive a bayonet member securely connected to the harness. The bayonet member c... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4524495 | Separable fastener A separable fastener is provided, consisting of a male member with a stem portion and a T-shaped head portion, and a female member in the shape of an elongated body having a tail portion and a forward portion that is bent with respect to the tail portion.... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4507831 | Spring clip for tilter worm shaft A spring clip shaft connection wherein a shaft includes a transverse hole spaced inwardly from one end of the shaft, a generally U-shaped body having a leg formed with longitudinally extending proximate and distal leg portions laterally offset from each o... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4502192 | Separable fastener A separable fastener is provided, consisting of a male member with a stem portion and a T-shaped head portion, and a female member in the shape of an elongated body having a tail portion and a forward portion that is bent with respect to the tail portion.... | 03/05/1985 |
