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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 |
| 7361185 | Clinical and surgical system and method for moving and stretching plastic tissue A system and method of moving and stretching plastic tissue using dynamic force. A preferably non-reactive force applying component is adjustably attachable to one or more tissue attachment structures for securing the force applying component to the plastic tissue, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7281341 | Lace system for footwear A boot incorporating techniques for making the process of tightening and loosening the laces of a boot more convenient for the wearer is disclosed. The boot may be provided with at least two independent lacing zones, the tensions of which are separately adjustable b... | 10/16/2007 |
| 6729000 | Lace tightening assembly A lace tightening assembly is adapted for use with a shoe body having eyelet tabs, and includes a mounting seat mounted on one of the eyelet tabs, a tightening member mounted pivotally in the mounting seat, and an operating member for operating the tightening member... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6219891 | Lacing aid and connector A lacing aid which assists in lacing two elements tightly together comprises a first open portion that is easily threaded and engages a lace with reduced friction, and a second portion for frictional restraint of the threaded lace. Such lacing aids of the... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6119318 | Lacing aid A lacing aid is disclosed which quickly and surely guides and holds an elongated flexible member. The device includes a body, a plurality of fingers defining a slot between them and a fixation portion for fixation to a foot covering or other object to be ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5467511 | Shoelace fastening device A shoelace fastening device to be mounted on each side of the instep of a shoe in the vicinity of the corresponding end portion of a shoelace for fastening the shoelace end reliably by a single action. The shoelace fastening device comprises: a mounting b... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5263202 | Securing apparatus for clothing An apparatus for releasably securing an opening of a garment is described. The apparatus includes a drawstring, a casing with a window, and a cord lock. The casing has an inner tunnel and encloses the opening. The drawstring runs through the tunnel of the... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5214863 | Footwear lace locking assembly This lacing assembly is for use with an article of footwear (10) and includes lower and upper vamp sections (26 and 30) connected by a single continuous lace (36). The lower vamp section (26) includes opposed vamp portions (28) having lace-receiving eyele... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5209667 | Teaching shoelace A shoelace is described for use by young children or the handicapped, which facilitates tying of a bow by providing a moderately stiff end portion; the stiff end portion can retain a loop shape when a pair of spaced locations on the stiff end portion are ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5189818 | Footwear lace locking assembly This lacing assembly is for use with an article of footwear and includes lower and upper vamp sections connected by a single continuous lace. The lower vamp section includes opposed vamp portions having lace-receiving eyelets including opposed upper end l... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5129130 | Shoe lace arrangement with fastener A shoe lace arrangement having a fastener (10), goes from a hole attachment (22) on one flap of the shoe to a groove (12) on lever (11) on the opposite flap. The lever rotates an oblong pin (27) inside a stationary oblong aperture (26). In the lever close... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5042120 | Shoe lacing system Shoes having outlying lace receivers. The receivers can be in cinch arrangement or allow the lace to freely pass. Shoes with such lace arrangements have a more snug fit. The lacing arrangement of the present invention is particularly suited for athletic s... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4999889 | Shoe lace arrangement with fastener A shoe lace arrangement with fastener where a lace (24) is engaged in a hole attachment (22) and becomes engaged on a groove attachment (23) as it crosses over a shoe frontal opening (21). The lace ends are tied permanently leaving enough slack to disenga... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4899466 | Footwear lace locking assembly This lacing assembly is for use with an article of footwear and includes lower and upper vamp sections connected by a single continuous lace. The lower vamp section includes opposed vamp portions having lace-receiving eyelets including opposed upper end l... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4864695 | Closure mechanism A closure mechanism for a tubular member, open-ended container or glove. A channel member coupled to the portion to be closed forms a channel of an opened length corresponding to a distance around the portion to be closed. The channel has a cross-sectiona... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4648159 | Fastener for a lace or rope or the like A device for removably securing a line or the like, said device having a base with at least one fastener integral therewith. The fastener has at least one wall extending outwardly therefrom and is, effectively, flexibly secured to the base with the wall t... | 03/10/1987 |
