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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938378 | Damped product with insert and method of making the same One embodiment includes a method including providing a first portion of a product, the first portion of the product having a body and a flange extending therefrom; and casting a material around at least a portion of the flange to enclose the same and to provide a se... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7423868 | Apparatus for mounting storage device, integral unit, and electronic device An apparatus for mounting includes a first buffer fixing piece for arranging a first buffer unit to a first hard disk drive (HDD), a holding frame for holding the first HDD that is integrated with the first buffer fixing piece, and for fixing a control board, a seco... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7394009 | Drum cymbal washer A resilient washer design having an annulus body and a concentric sleeve extending from the annulus with a plurality of ribs extending from the sleeve. The washer may have an opposing sleeve extending from the opposite side of the annulus with a second plurality of ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7350778 | Torque rod A torque rod comprising: a first and second bushing disposed at both ends of the resin torque rod, each bushing having a resin outer casing and a rigid inner casing and a rubber elastic body interposed between the outer and inner casings, and a connecting component ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331701 | Gearbox for concrete mixer A drive for a mixing drum has a compensating device (25) for the purpose of compensating the motions between a drum (1) and a bearing bracket (4), which consists of a first component (20), an elastic element (17), and a second comp... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316389 | Vibration isolation member A vibration isolation member comprising an inner member comprising an outer periphery having a first dimension; an outer member comprising a base and a shroud that extends away from the base, the shroud adapted to overlay the inner member, said shroud defining an in... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315447 | Electronic apparatus and hard disk drive housing apparatus A system for mounting a hard disk drive inside an electronic apparatus in such a way that the hard disk drive is isolated from vibration and noise and heat generated by the hard disk dive is radiated to a cover of the electronic apparatus to prevent overheating. A f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303050 | Fastening element for elevator guide rails A sound-damping and/or vibration-damping fastening element for elevator guide rails includes an anchor rail connected by a damping medium with a support rail. The anchor rail supports the elevator guide rail and is partially embedded in the damping medium. The ancho... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293755 | Vibration isolation device A vibration isolation device includes two attachment members inter-connected by an elastic member. One of the attachment members comprises a metal tubular member connected to the elastic member, a metal bracket in which the metal tubular member is press-fitted, and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278190 | Two component fuel and brake line clip A two component line clip for fixing a line therein includes a body defining an aperture. The body is formed from a material having a first hardness. The aperture is defined in part by a rib. An insert is secured within the aperture. The insert is formed from a mate... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7253545 | Vibratory screening machine with single motor mounted to produce linear motion Disclosed within is a fist bracket comprising a base and a circumferential portion extending from the base in which the circumferential portion comprises an outer surface and an inner surface and the outer surface comprises a curved section and a planar section. Als... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251131 | Ruggedized host module An energy dissipative element (24) protects hard disk drives (22, 72, 92) from shocks and vibrations. A closed elastic envelope (48) houses a body of open cell foam (54), a volume of viscous liquid (56), and a compressible gas (... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251100 | Mounting interface for a spindle motor A mounting interface for a spindle motor allows the optimization of the spindle dynamics. The mounting interface provides a steadfast relationship between a motor and a baseplate, wherein the mounting interface includes at least three surface points forming a single... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7222823 | Payload adapter A payload adapter consists of a body that when hollow includes a plurality of stiffeners—radial and/or circumferential—or alternatively a core for carrying shear loads. The body may include a first annular face sheet, a second annular face sheet and a plurality ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213801 | Vibration damping apparatus for supporting engine on vehicular body In a vibration damping apparatus for supporting an engine on a vehicular body, an elastic member damps a vibration developed from the engine, a stopper is brought in contact with the elastic member to limit a transmission of a fluctuation developed on the engine the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7187543 | System for optimal vibration isolation of disk drives in a data storage device A system for dampening vibrations of a plurality of disk drives in such a way that the packaging density of disk drives is optimized. This is achieved by attaching a device for dampening vibrations to a population set of disk drives. The population set of disk drive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7153560 | Damping element for a shoe A damping element for a shoe, especially for a sports shoe, having at least one first element which extends essentially in a load direction over a pre-determined height in the unloaded state of the damping element, and is embodied as a hollow body defining a receivi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121442 | Combustion-type power tool A combustion-type nail driver uses a motor for driving a fan. A motor holder formed from plastic accommodates the motor. A cylinder head has a motor holder receiving portion in which the motor holder is slidably movably disposed. A coil spring has one end secured to... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114653 | IC card and card reader An IC card according to the present invention is configured to be communicable with a card reader by receiving a high-frequency signal transmitted from the card reader through an antenna unit provided on an IC card body, rectifying the high-frequency signal to gener... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101108 | Collar for taking hold of fixation piece of window shade rod A tubular collar is used to take hold of a fixation piece at one longitudinal end of a window shade rod. The collar is provided in an outer wall with a plurality of axial grooves extending through both longitudinal ends of the collar. The collar is provided in an in... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073423 | Compliance device for trimming a workpiece A compliance device having a housing, a support block coupled to the housing and movable relative to the housing along a linear axis, and a tool holder coupled to the support block and rotatable relative to the support block about a rotational axis. The compliance d... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072274 | Adaptive mounting system for data storage devices An apparatus and method reduce the transfer of vibration to and/or from a data a data transfer mechanism in a data storage device by coupling an adaptive mount responsive to an electrical stimulus to the data transfer mechanism. In one embodiment of the invention, a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061147 | Superconducting electrical machines for use in navy ships Superconducting electrical machines, for example motors or generators, especially high-temperature superconducting machines, include a rotor equipped with superconductors, especially high-temperature superconductors. They further include a rotor cryostat, a rotor sh... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048247 | Support leg device for equipment case A support leg for an equipment case is made of a support leg main body and a stand base. The main body defines a concave (recessed) portion in the bottom thereof. A spire head portion that defines a spike is disposed in the concave portion so the spike does not exte... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044457 | Mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members A mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members is provided. The mount comprises a housing that defines a first chamber and a second chamber; a load bearing member removably located in said first chamber, said load bearing member comprising a load bearing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025344 | Rubber bearing, preferably a stabilizing bearing, and method for mounting this bearing A rubber mount, preferably a stabilizer mount, and a process are provided for mounting the mount, which is used to mount sectional bars used preferably as stabilizers. The mount is of a simplified mounting type. For this purpose, the elastomeric mount body (2... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017891 | Motor vehicle equipment module A motor vehicle equipment module having at least first and second components in which first and second fixing zones are designed to be fixed to a structural element of the vehicle with a common fixing element. The module includes links which link together the two co... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016189 | Computer hard disk damper A damper adapted to be sandwiched between a computer casing and a hard disk includes multiple pads adapted to be sandwiched between the computer casing and a side face of the hard disk such that impact to the computer casing and transmitted to the hard disk is reduc... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012805 | Ruggedized host module An energy dissipative element (24) protects hard disk drives (22, 72, 92) from shocks and vibrations. A closed elastic envelope (48) houses a body of open cell foam (54), a volume of viscous liquid (56), and a compressible gas (... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008686 | Plastic pads, for placement between equipment and its support A non-metallic pad for placement between equipment and its support, for example between a pipe and a beam supporting the pipe. The pad comprises an elongated main body, preferably having male and female dovetails on either end to permit connecting multiple pads toge... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009835 | Energy dissipative device and method An energy dissipative element protects hard disk drives from shocks and vibrations. A closed elastic envelope houses a body of open cell foam, a volume of viscous liquid, and a compressible gas. Under compression or expansion of the foam, viscous liquid flows throug... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979778 | Foot pad A foot pad has an elastic conical body and at least one elastic rib. The elastic conical body defines a connecting surface and an outer conical surface. The connecting surface defines a hollow portion, and the elastic rib integrally connects to the elastic conical b... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962229 | Engine mount structure for vehicle An engine mount mounts a motive power source to a vehicle body. The engine mount includes an inner cylindrical member attached to the motive power source, and a resinous bracket attached to the vehicle body. The inner cylindrical member is elastically connected to t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6932439 | Support structure and method for supporting a hydraulic unit of a brake system on a vehicle body, and hydraulic unit arrangement for a vehicle brake system A support structure for supporting a hydraulic unit of a brake system on a vehicle body is provided. The hydraulic unit has a housing and a motor attached to a lateral side surface of the housing. The hydraulic unit has a predetermined support width and is supported... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926237 | Vibration damping clip A vibration damping clip of rigid material in which a softer lining is formed on the holding part of the clip including through an aperture in the holding part so that the lining is physically locked thereto. A similar lock is provided at an entrance or lead-in to t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902157 | Vibration isolator A vibration isolation assembly comprises a base, a plunger and an annulus of resilient material between the base and plunger. The base has a pair of oppositely inclined, internal, tapered surfaces connected to each other which define an opening though the base. The ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902300 | Back light assembly having elastic support member for liquid crystal display device A back light assembly for a liquid crystal display device includes at least one or more diffusion plate supporting members disposed between a reflection sheet and a diffusion plate, and having a complex structure including an elastic material in contact with the dif... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887544 | Four-sided elastomer mount A shock isolator for simultaneously isolating shocks and for supporting a static load in an axial offset compression mode comprising a four-sided elastomer having a first elongated support surface and a second elongated support surface with the laterally offset from... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6862177 | Vibration-reducing system for data access apparatus A vibration-reducing system for use with a data processing apparatus is provided. The data processing apparatus includes a data access apparatus. The vibration-reducing system includes at least one first elastic element and at least one second elastic element, and t... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6859363 | Shock absorbing mechanism for hard disk A shock absorbing mechanism for the hard disk is provided. The mechanism comprises a hard disk frame including, at either side, two first holes, two second holes, and two first apertures; two side brackets each including, at an outer side, two slots and two second a... | 02/22/2005 |
