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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 |
| 8052172 | Glad hand locking device A glad hand locking device featuring a mounting bracket mountable atop the glad hand mating plate of a base glad hand via bolts; a pivot arm pivotally attached to the mounting bracket, the pivot arm can pivot between an up position and a down position wherein the se... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7461869 | Air brake hose coupling with locking device “An air brake hose coupling member includes a locking device having a housing with a first aperture for attachment to the air brake hose coupling member and a second aperture for attachment to a hose support member which is adjusted to provide a predetermined clea... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7399003 | Duct connecting structure A plurality of cylindrical port defining portions project from a passage defining member defining a plurality of passages. A supply line defining body defining a plurality of supply lines is formed of an elastic member. The supply line defining body includes a plura... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7069807 | Adjustable shift detent assembly A vehicle transmission detent assembly is provided that includes a housing having a bore. A movable shift rail is supported by the housing and includes a recess at least partially aligned with the bore. A detent is at least partially arranged within the bore and eng... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052046 | Method and apparatus for a retractable pneumatic line coupling protector The invention protects an at least two component pneumatic coupling. One embodiment contains a spring stop rigidly coupled to one of the pneumatic coupling components, and a spring between the spring stop and a housing. The invention includes a method of protecting ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021334 | Fluid coupling The invention provides a fluid coupling for coupling a fluid source with a fluid supply line. The fluid coupling comprises a gladhand mounted to a body via a swivel connection. The gladhand is movable between a stored and protected position, wherein an outlet of the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6902200 | Contaminant-resistant pivot joint for outdoor lighting fixture The pivoting knuckle joint for an outdoor lighting fixture comprises a base knuckle, a top knuckle and a fastener for locking the base and top knuckles in position. Each of the base knuckle and top knuckle has a generally cylindrical body with a domed top, a portion... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6669237 | Air brake hose coupling member An improved air brake hose coupling member for a rail car including a pivotally mounted pawl. The pawl has a ramp for engaging another coupling member. The engagement causes the pawl to be raised to an unlocking position automatically during coupling of t... | 12/30/2003 |
| 5971442 | Air brake hose coupling member having an extended locking lug A coupling member for detachably connecting together two sections of air brake hose between railroad cars. Each coupling member has a hollow tubular body with one end attached to a section of hose and with an opposite end having an arcuate body portion ex... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5911444 | Automatic locking mechanism for air brake hose coupling members An air pressure actuated stop assembly (50) is disposed in at least one of first and second rotatably engaging housings of a coupling assembly (10), the housings (14) being affixed to ends of respective associated hoses 70) to complete an air passageway (... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5842724 | Air brake hose coupling member having an extended locking lug A coupling member for detachably connecting together two sections of air brake hose between railroad cars. Each coupling member has a hollow tubular body with one end attached to a section of hose and with an opposite end having an arcuate body portion ex... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5685573 | Glad hand anti-rotation device An anti-rotation device to be mounted on standard glad hands for rail cars for preventing unintended uncoupling of coupled glad hands. The device comprises a band assembly and a wire form. The band assembly is generally comparable to a hose clamp. As disc... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5388864 | Air brake hose coupling member A coupling member for detachably connecting together two sections of air brake hose between railroad cars. Each coupling member has a hollow tubular body with one end attached to a section of hose and with an opposite end having an arcuate body portion ex... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5348043 | Universal valve coupling member A universal valve that can be converted into either a service valve or an emergency valve by merely removing or retaining a plug in an air outlet port. The valve is constructed of a material that will not easily corrode and therefore will extend the usefu... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5333915 | Coupling A coupling half designed to mate with an identical coupling half to form a coupling for interconnecting sections of hose or the like, has a tubular body having at one end a projecting tooth and a complementary socket arrangement constituted by a plurality... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5251666 | Brake hose coupling A brake hose coupling for coupling to a glad hand body. The glad hand body has a primary port and a pair of primary flanges bordering and angularly spaced about the primary port. The brake hose coupling has a coupling body with a complementary port and a ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5240271 | Tractor-mounted integrated gladhand and quick-release valve for tractor-trailer highway vehicles An integrated gladhand and quick-release valve for tractor-trailer highway vehicles is mounted on the tractor, as opposed to the trailer, so the operator of a particular tractor will uniformly have quick-release capability for any trailer drawn by the tru... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5014732 | Fluid-joint breakaway swivel coupling A tensile force actuated fuel line swivel-joint quick-disconnecting coupling device has a pair of body members including interlocking elements which cooperatively couple and provide fuel passageways through the body members, and uncouple when a tensile fo... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4791961 | Fluid joint swivel coupling A fluid swivel joint coupling has a body member, a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The body member includes an inlet portal, and outlet portal and a diverted fluid passageway connecting them. The first connecting member is pivotabl... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4779638 | Breakaway swivel coupling A tensile force actuated fuel line quick disconnecting coupling device has a pair of body members including interlocking elements which cooperatively couple and provide a fuel passageway through the body members, and uncouple when a tensile force above a ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4747623 | Anti-disconnect attachment for air line couplings A safety attachment for a two component air line "glad hand" coupling employed on tractor trailers and railway rolling stock is disclosed. The attachment is secured to one part of the coupling and includes a rigid blocking member which prevents relative r... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4402534 | Air hose coupling lock A lock having a first portion for engaging a first coupling and in concert with a shoulder of a second portion to lie in the plane of the lip of a second coupling inhibits uncoupling rotation. A third portion of the lock for engaging the first coupling ma... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4129323 | Lockable hose coupling This invention relates to a hose coupling having mounted thereon a leaf spring locking member of such a configuration that the free end is so disposed that it constitutes a stop which is shiftable by the guard arm of the other one of a pair of hose coupli... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4125279 | Lockable hose coupling This invention relates to a hose coupling on the body of which is rockably mounted intermediate its ends a locking member, one end of which constitutes an operating handle. The other end of this locking member is of such a configuration as to constitute a... | 11/14/1978 |
| 3960365 | Gladhand with shutoff cock A gladhand construction is combined with a shutoff cock and means for mounting the combination to a trailer body. A fitting is positioned within a passage of the gladhand body for use in making a connection with a conduit on the trailer and there is a spr... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3941254 | Wire form locking means for detachable air hose couplings of railway cars Air hose couplings for railway cars are prevented from uncoupling by wire form locking means reacting between the body of one coupling and the lip of the other coupling. In certain embodiments a wire form is an integral part of the air hose coupling assem... | 03/02/1976 |
