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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 |
| 7341073 | Valve member for a balanced pressure reducer A valve member (1) for a balanced pressure reducer, said valve member (1) having a wide head (1′) designed to co-operate with a valve seat (6), said valve member (1) having a central body (2) made of a material that is har... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290562 | Non-return valve What is disclosed is a non-return valve comprising a sealing piston which is biased against a valve seat in the basic position inside a valve housing, and which is manufactured by a plastics injection molding technique. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275732 | Solenoid-operated valve for fuel cells A valve housing has a bottomed hollow cylindrical main body and a boss projecting from and smaller in diameter than the main body. The main body has a tapered surface circumferentially along a joint where a side wall and a bottom wall of the main body are joined to ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266891 | Method for sealing a throttle valve housing The present invention is a method where a one-piece throttle valve is fastened to a throttle valve shaft in a first step. In another step, at least one elastic compensating element is placed onto the throttle valve. In another step, the elastic compensating element ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222837 | Valve body with integral seal retention groove A valve body having at least one internal hollow or space comprises two separately formed portions joined by at least one cylindrical web. Internal space may communicate with space outside the valve body via a fluid passage, and internal space may be filled with a s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210669 | Deformable fastener A deformable fastener is provided. The fastener includes a first member having a cavity and a second member sized to be rotatably attached within the cavity. The fastener further includes a protrusion disposed on either the first or second member for locking engagem... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7029013 | Seal member, and substrate storage container using the same A seal member for a substrate storage container disposed between an opening end portion of a container body and a cover, which container body and cover form the container and which container body has the opening end portion and stores substrates, is disclosed. The s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028929 | Nozzle and manufacturing method thereof A nozzle and the method for manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: 1. forming a base with a closure and a supporting frame with two corresponding shafts on the top thereof via extruded hard plastic; 2. inserting a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011111 | Sealing elements for compressor valves In sealing elements (3, 3′, 3″) for automatic compressor valves, composed of synthetic material (12) having embedded fiber reinforcement (11), the fiber reinforcement (11) and/or the surrounding synthetic material (12) in the f... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6953059 | Check valve with hanger A large diameter check valve has an upstream inlet part mountable on a discharge end of a conduit, a downstream outlet part adapted to prevent backflow of fluid through the check valve, and a transition part located between the upstream inlet part and the downstream... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932322 | Valve body of an on-off valve and a method for manufacturing the same A valve body of an on-off valve that minimizes the deviation of opening and closing characteristics of a valve member made of an elastic polymer material and provided in a valve body of the on-off valve due to expansion caused by the fluid handled thereby and that m... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929240 | Solenoid valve A valve 6 fixed on a tip 5a of a rod 5 as a moving part, abuts a sealing part 9 of a fluid passage 8 when the rod 5 moved to the left, and interrupts a flow of fluid, is made, for instance, of elastic materials such a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6854713 | Diaphragm valve The diaphragm valve uses a metal dish-type diaphragm set to control the inflow and outflow of fluid. The metal dish-type diaphragm set is above an air flow channel to control the stem above the metal dish-type diaphragm set, and the air will be blocked by pressing t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6820857 | Needle valve with soft tip stem A needle valve having a soft tip adapted for sealing an annular valve seat of a body port. The soft tip may be defined as two dissimilar circular rod sections of ductile plastic with the larger diameter having a conical taper. The soft tip is pressed into a mating h... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6783115 | Integrally formed nozzle structure with soft and hard plastics A hard and soft plastic integral nozzle structure includes a built-in supporting frame member which is made of hard plastic, and at least having a left and a right clipping rod. A soft nozzle is formed integrally by inrection to wrap the the left and right clipping ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6453940 | Insert bonded combination valve A combination valve including a metal sleeve and a valve body. The valve body is formed of a resilient material and insert bonded or vulcanized to the metal sleeve and includes a cylindrical elongated member defining a passageway therethrough and an annul... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454243 | Springless seat cup A seat cup seal for a valve includes a base portion and a nipple portion projecting outwardly from the base portion. The nipple portion and said base portion define a blind bore about a longitudinal axis that opens in the base portion. The nipple portion ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6382591 | Plug valve assembly An improved plug valve assembly having polymerically encapsulated seats and a machined inner surface is provided. The valve assembly comprises a valve body having an internal chamber, a plug disposed within the internal chamber and seat members supporting... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6322051 | Elastomeric molded valve stem and spring hat A valve comprises a valve body including a valve cavity with an inlet and an outlet. The valve body has a valve seat in the valve cavity. The valve seat has a flow passage disposed between the inlet and the outlet. A valve stem is movable in the valve cav... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6250516 | Assembly for filling canisters A device for controlling fluid or liquid flow which comprises: a.) a metallic fill tube which is tapered at one end and has an opening at said end and has an internal profile and an outer profile; b.) a metallic tip and elastomeric assembly within said metallic fil... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6085788 | Plastic coated valve rotor and a method of manufacturing A method of manufacturing a valve rotor with a wear-resistant, low-friction surface, wherein a disk having angled edges and a shape which correspond with the surface of the rotor is formed from a sheet of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The disk is placed... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6047943 | Fluid flow control sleeve valve A fluid flow control sleeve valve having a generally concave cylindrical deformable sleeve sealing against a core in the flow passage at rest and defining an annular flow passage in the housing when deformed, including a pressure chamber defined between t... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5996967 | Hydraulic valve A hydraulic valve with a housing, which is made of a plastic material, and with at least two fluid connections and a valve element arranged movably in the housing. A valve of this kind must on the one hand be able to withstand a sufficient pressure and on... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992818 | Control valve and method of making and installing A pinch type control valve uses an elastic sleeve having main flanges at each end of a center pinch section with flange gasket extensions on each end. The flanges of the flange gasket extensions project through metal backing flanges and each cooperates wi... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947152 | Check valve and backflow preventer A check valve or backflow preventer has a valve mechanism mounted to a valve cover for removal and replacement as a unit. The valve clapper is resiliently supported to accommodate variations in tolerance. The valve seat is removably secured within the val... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5931197 | Asymmetrical check valve An asymmetrical check valve has an inlet end, a transition part and an outlet end, with a pair of vertical lips facing one another. The lips may be flat or they may be curvilinear. The check valve is asymmetric about a horizontal longitudinal plane throug... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5901944 | Composite valve seal A composite sealing unit for sealing between moving parts in a valve is disclosed. The sealing unit has a sealing portion that interfaces with the moving parts and is adapted to isolate a reinforcing portion from media within the valve. The reinforcing po... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5848615 | Check valve cartridge for fluid pump A check valve cartridge for a fluid pump, the check valve cartridge including: a valve seat; a flap valve member seated on the valve seat, the flap member having a first portion movable toward and away from the valve seat; a bumper seated on the flap memb... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5769125 | Inversion-resistant, readily openable tide gate valve The present invention is directed to an inversion-resistant tide gate valve comprising a generally tubular sleeve bounding a longitudinally-extending flow-through passage for fluids, the sleeve having an upstream fluid inlet end region adapted to be affix... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5749515 | Valve venting apparatus A thermostat includes a valve movable from a closed position to an open position to permit fluid flow through a conduit in an engine. The valve is formed to include a vent opening defined by a wall. The thermostat also includes an actuator for selectively... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746198 | Valve for a first stage regulator having an encapsulated head A movable valve member is disposed within a first stage regulator within a regulator body for receipt of pressurized gas. The movable valve member is formed of a metal having an enlarged head and an attached stem with a shoulder integral with the stem adj... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5730168 | Pipe burst protection pressure relief apparatus for plumbing fixtures According to the present invention, water regulation assemblies disposed in the water supply path of conventional fixtures are modified to include a pressure relief assembly which permits release of water under elevated pressures. A normal shut-off seal i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5709240 | Check valve and backflow preventer A check valve or backflow preventer has a valve mechanism mounted to a valve cover for removal and replacement as a unit. The valve clapper is resiliently supported to accommodate variations in tolerance. The valve seat is removably secured within the val... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5655752 | System with imperviousness joint compressed between two non-parallel bearings Imperviousness system composed of a metallic toric joint (9) compressed between two bearings (27, 28) which together form an acute angle () so as to produce a sliding and polishing of the skin of the joint and reduce the local levellings which woul... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5615861 | Throttle device for an internal combustion engine A throttle device having a throttle-flap connection piece which is produced from plastic. For an efficient production of the throttle-flap connection piece form plastic in the plastic injection-molding technique, it is necessary to avoid undesirable shrin... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5560587 | Gate valve sleeve A gate valve sealing unit includes first and second annular seal members that are attached to a main body structure within a passageway that receives and is selectively occluded by a gate. The first and second seal members include first and second rigid m... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5524829 | Spray element especially for mold sprayers A spray element for use with a mold sprayer of the type used to spray a mold prior to or between cycles of a manufacturing operation such as die-casting, drop forging or other operations involving the working of metals. The spray element includes a valve ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521000 | Polymer composite reed for a reed valve A polymer composite reed for a reed valve is provided, wherein the reed has improved mechanical properties as a result of its construction and is highly resistant to chemical and thermal attack. The improved mechanical properties of the reed are primarily... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5413096 | Regulator with improved high pressure seat due to a plastic-covered valve body The invention disclosed herein comprises a self-contained breathing apparatus regulator having a valve seat for overlying the crown of an orifice wherein high pressure gas is regulated by said valve seat into said orifice. The valve seat has a valve seat ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411552 | Valve prothesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prothesis A valve prosthesis (9) for implantation in the body by use of catheter (11) comprises a stent made from an expandable cylinder-shaped thread structure (2,3) comprising several spaced apices (4). The elastically collapsible valve (4) is mounted on the sten... | 05/02/1995 |
