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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 |
| 8182007 | Shovel attachment The present invention is directed to a shovel attachment that is designed to reduce the stress incurred on an operator's muscles, back, joints, spine, and heart during shoveling. The shovel attachment is designed to attach a second handle to a shovel so that an oper... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8070198 | Manual article removal apparatus An article removal apparatus and method for the removal of debris from a surface by a user without physical bending, twisting, or strain. The article removal apparatus includes a blade, a structure for pivotal movement, a primary extension, and a secondary extension... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8038192 | Two-handed ice scoop An ice scoop is disclosed and has a scoop section and a handle section. The scoop section includes a bottom with a forward end, a rear end, and opposed side edges, two opposed side walls extending up from the side edges of the bottom, and a back wall connecting the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7971914 | Auxiliary handle attachment for a tool An auxiliary handle attachment for efficiently decreasing or eliminating the requirement to bend over and cause strain upon ones back when using a long-handled tool, such as a shovel, broom, rake, or the like. The auxiliary handle attachment generally includes a mou... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7866720 | Shovel with auxiliary handle A shovel is provided having a scoop, a shaft coupled to the scoop, a handle coupled to the shaft, and an aperture within the center of its scoop. The aperture in the scoop is configured and positioned to provide an auxiliary handle for a user to grasp in addition to... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7331620 | Shovel capable of facilitating the operation of throwing shoveled objects off A shovel has a main handle, a blade member, a pivot base and an auxiliary handle. The blade member is mounted at an end of the main handle, the pivot base is pivoted on the main handle adjacent to the blade member and the auxiliary handle is pivoted on the pivot mem... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7300081 | Flexible auxiliary handle for hand held implements A flexible auxiliary handle having an elongate member having a hand grip portion associated with a first end and an attaching portion associated with a second end wherein the elongate member provides for torsion or bending or both in response to motions and forces a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267645 | Surgical instrument and method An apparatus and method of use are disclosed to treat urological disorders. The invention is a repositionable handle for an arcuate needle configured to be minimally invasive. The invention is for use with a sling assembly that allows a sling to be controllably impl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7213658 | Ergonomic hand tool An ergonomic hand tool for enhancing the leverage available to a user includes a frame having a distal portion and a proximal portion, and a working element operably coupled to a distal end of the distal portion. The frame further includes a handle that is pivotally... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203986 | Motorized hand held cleaning tool with clamp on extension handle A cleaning tool having a clamp-on handle assembly. The clamp-on handle assembly includes a slidable locking element which can be moved from an open position, wherein the handle assembly can be placed over a handle portion of the cleaning tool, to a locked position w... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178191 | Paint brush with angle adjustable handle A means by which to adjust the angle of a handle. The device is comprised of two components. The body, made of a semi rigid material having a shape that is capable of being inserted into a typical paint brush ferrule. From this section, a “U” shaped component ha... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168230 | Apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials An apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials such as dirt, leaves, debris, trash, hay, ice, snow and other materials or objects consists of two grasping elements which each have shafts with grasping devices or heads at one end, and a coupling ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131255 | Picking rake with dual handles and dual rake heads for gathering and picking material A household tool for gathering and picking material comprising two rake head and handle units arranged side by side, overlapping, or crisscrossed with both rake heads arranged in substantially the same orientation. The units are temporarily held in this position by ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124474 | Adjustable tool handle for paint rollers and the like A tool handle assembly adapted to be connected to a tool head comprises a leg with an inner grip handle connected to the leg between first and second ends thereof, an outer grip handle connected to the first end of the leg and a tool head connector connected to the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124887 | Extension handle and golf bag with extension handle Briefly, one preferred embodiment of the present invention (10) is an extension handle (26) for a golf bag (12) having a top opening (19), and carrying straps (22). The extension handle (26) includes one or more brackets ( | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122015 | Vibrating personal massager A J-shaped vibrating massager and method for manufacture thereof. The J-shaped massager may consist of a J-shaped tubular rod, a head, one or more handles, control means, and vibratory means. Generally, the J-shaped tubular rod may also consist of a J-hook and a bar... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121599 | Hand-operated tool with central step A hand-operated tool includes a tool head having a central longitudinal axis, a handle extending from the tool head, a connector securing the handle to the tool head, and a central step at an upper end of the tool head and at the central longitudinal axis. A length ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100313 | Mechanical digging device A mechanical digging device with a handle-like support is provided with a digging part near its bottom end and two grip arms on its upper end, a support part embodied on the bottom end of the support and a rotating device mounted on the support and connected to the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080496 | Handgrip and stirrup support for bareback horse riding An improved handgrip and stirrup support device for bareback horse riding. The device comprises a handgrip having opposing arms to which are attached at an angle side members having openings therein. The handgrip is improved by being made generally straight and elon... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077444 | Two handled shovel A two handled shovel for clearing a surface, the shovel comprising a blade having a leading edge which contacts the surface, a main handle attached to the blade, and an auxiliary handle pivotally attached to the blade near the leading edge. The shovel may be used by... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059643 | Snow shovel construction An improved snow shovel construction (10) (10′) (10″) for a snow shovel blade member (20) having a front face 22 and a rear surface (21) wherein, the snow shovel blade member (20) is connected to a handle member (... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052058 | Tool leverage attachment A tool leverage attachment for use with digging or lifting tools which includes a saddle with curvilinear end, anchor channel and protruding flange together with Greek letter Pi (TT) shaped driver fulcrum consisting of a pressure bar perpendicularly affixed to protr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032942 | Extensible grip stand-up shovel This invention describes an ergonomic shovel having an extensible grip connectably attached to a tether and return spring obstensibly located inside the primary handle and having a fairlead to facilitate the extending and retracting in accordance with prior art for ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014232 | Removable auxiliary handle for tools An auxiliary handle for use on an elongated rod-shaped handle of a tool includes an open loop member with a pair of opposed clamping arms connected to each other solely at a first end thereof via a gripping portion. The clamping arms have free distal end portions de... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6883845 | Two-handled shovel The present invention is concerned with a two-handled shovel for use in lifting or moving heavy loads, such as snow. The present invention comprises a snow shovel having a second handle assembly pivotally attached to the blade of the shovel. The assembly is an inver... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6865779 | Ergonomic brace for inline power tool An ergonomic brace attachment for a pneumatic inline power tool. The attachment is designed to reduce the forces transmitted from the power tool to the operator. The device attaches non-destructively to a wide variety of inline power tools using the threaded air inl... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830271 | Two-handled shovel A shovel for snow, dirt or other product comprises a main shovel handle having a main hand grip and a main pole which is attached to a blade; and an auxiliary handle having an auxiliary hand grip and an auxiliary pole. According to one aspect, the auxiliary pole has... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6704968 | Auxiliary handle attachable to tools for moving bulk material An auxiliary handle attachable to a tool having an elongated handle is disclosed. The auxiliary handle has a shaft with a gripping yoke at one end for manual gripping. At the opposite end of the shaft a contact surface is positioned which interfaces with the tool ha... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6601887 | Leverage enhancement arrangement for tool A frame assembly for attachment to an elongated shaft of a tool. The frame assembly is arranged to increase the leverage and handling capabilities of the tool. The frame assembly comprises a generally triangularly shaped frame having a housing portion leg... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592160 | Tool handle A handle is disclosed for tools such as shovels and the like. The handle includes first and second legs, each of which has a first end which is securable to a tool head such that the first and second legs extend outwardly from the tool head in generally p... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6553627 | Handle assembly for a tool A handle assembly for a tool for providing an ergonomic handle designed to minimize back strain and injury. The handle assembly for a tool includes a main member with a gripping portion, a connection assembly which extends from the main member and include... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6485076 | Versatile attachment for a shovel A versatile attachment in the form of an elongated member having an obtuse angle is mounted on a shovel handle. The lower end of the elongated member is pivotally mounted in a cantilever manner to the lower portion of the shovel handle. The elongated memb... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464272 | One handed shovel for handicapped This design is to be used by handicapped persons for the removal of snow. The invention is made to be used with one arm, and is adjustable to fit a short or tall person with only one aim or leg, left or right. It consists of a grip handle which is secured... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460911 | Ditch scooping device A ditch scooping device for removing loose dirt from deep, narrow trenches. The ditch scooping device includes an elongate shaft having a top end and a bottom end; and also includes a particle pickup member being removably attached to the bottom end of th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6435284 | Gardening tool A gardening tool which consists of a handle grip, a tool head section, an extension rod and a support pad; a section of the extension rod is joined and secured to the handle grip, and since the support pad is actively conjoined with the extension rod to f... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6343822 | Pivoting shovel handle A pivoting auxiliary handle for a shovel or other hand tool having an elongated primary handle. The range of motion of the auxiliary handle about the axis of the elongated primary handle is limited. A user holds the primary handle in one hand and the auxi... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6283522 | Detachable and adjustable auxiliary handle for a long-handled material-moving tool A detachable and adjustable auxiliary handle for a long-handled material-moving tool that includes a swiveling hand grip attached to an outer section of lightweight galvanized tubing, housing an inner section of lightweight galvanized tubing, that is adju... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6254154 | Hole digging tool An improved digging tool for digging holes and the like. A shovel is pivotally attached to a handle shaft and includes an improved primary lever mechanism and a secondary lever mechanism.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6203081 | Easy lift levered shovel A shovel has a pan connected to an end handle by a shaft. A lever is attached to the shaft to assist in lifting a load. The lever has an L-shaped member and a portion of the L-shaped member is received in the bight portion of a spring. The lever preferabl... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6120073 | Device for gathering and lifting leaves A device for gathering and lifting leaves that utilizes a specially designed pair of leaf scoops that are pivotally secured to each other in opposing orientation via their handles. Each of the leaf scoops is provided with a separate pivotal axis that exte... | 09/19/2000 |
