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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 |
| 7343991 | Electrically driven track wheels for tracked vehicles An electrically driven wheel for a tracked vehicle which includes a driving track wheel with built in cogs and a brushless DC motor having a mounting shaft to connect the wheels to the tracked vehicle. The brushless DC motor is coupled within the driving track wheel... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7229137 | Method and apparatus for locating an axle torque plate A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210368 | Ultrasonic welded plastic retainer to secure yoke plug adjustment The toothed rack steering gear has an adjusting nut and a housing. An opening with internal thread of the housing is adapted to the adjusting nut and receives the adjusting nut in the assembled state. In the housing at least one recess is provided in direct proximit... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6702350 | Bolted axle wheel assembly A wheel and axle assembly for a material handling cart has a wheel with a bearing and an axle that extends through the bearing. The axle has a bolt cavity with female cavity threads and an inside tapered portion. A bolt having male bolt threads and an out... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6598941 | Apparatus and method for attaching a wheel to an axle An apparatus and method for attaching a wheel to an axle. The apparatus comprises a wheel with a hub for insertion into an indentation in the end of the axle and a single bolt that is offset from the axis of rotation of the wheel and axle and that attache... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6450585 | Wheel suspension assembly The invention relates to a wheel suspension for the driven wheels of a motor vehicle which are each fastened detachably by means of wheel bolts to a contact surface of a brake member which for its part is mounted rotatably by means of at least one roller ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6322158 | Lockable automobile wheel assembly A lockable automobile wheel assembly (10) that is utilized to safely secure an automobile wheel (70), and especially an automobile spoked wheel (70). The assembly (10) consists of two major elements: a hub adapter (12) end a hub securing member (40), whic... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6267453 | Endless track with debris evacuation side outlets A self-cleaning flexible track for use with vehicles suitable for travel over rough terrain, the track being adapted to be entrained by a drive wheel disposed on the vehicle, the track having opposed first and second lateral sides, an inward surface and a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6116700 | Lockable automotive wheel with splined adapter A lockable automotive wheel which utilizes a splined hub adapter (44) attached to the lug studs of a motor vehicle. A hollow center hub (60) with mating internal splines (62) is disposed upon the adapter. A hub securing member (68) is screwed onto the ada... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5997105 | Swift wheel locking device for golf cart A swift wheel locking device for a golf cart includes a wheel axle and a bracket member. The wheel axle has a small diameter portion with an annular groove for a locking member to lock or unlock the wheel axle with a solid portion of the bracket member by... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971496 | Vehicle wheel having a large contact surface area A vehicle having a rim and a wheel disk center or convex wheel disk which is connected thereto and is secured by a hub or brake drum with a plurality of connection bosses for the wheel bolt holes arranged along the circumference of the bolt pitch circle. ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5957543 | Structure of golf cart wheel holder assembly A golf cart wheel axle assembly having a holder plate connected to the frame of a golf cart to hold a wheel axle by a lock screw, wherein a rivet is fastened in a transversely extended rivet hole on the holder plate and peripherally engaged into an annula... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5758887 | Wheelbarrow with increased efficiency and stability The present invention relates to a wheelbarrow with an improved wheel assembly. The wheelbarrow includes brackets which are fixedly positioned with respect to the wheelbarrow adjacent to the front end thereof. An axle is formed of a rod with external thre... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5707069 | Stabilizer training wheel for bicycle This invention is a side wheel attachment for removably attaching an auxiliary side wheel to a bicycle. The side wheel attachment comprises a single structural rod which is folded in the desired shape, i.e. forms a helical torsion spring. In natural unbia... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5651588 | Bolt fastening structure for easily fastening bolts A bolt-fastened structure includes a supporting member having a through-hole, and a bolt fitted in the through-hole of the supporting member. The supporting member includes at least one of a first notch provided to partially enlarge an opening edge of the... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5495809 | Movable platform having removable wheels for orientation changing A movable platform or dolly for supporting heavy equipment in which the dolly rolls on tracks. Track sections are located under the dolly and additional sections can be attached to extend the track.... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5465985 | Wheeled portable cooler A refrigerant container is provided having retractable wheels mounted to the container front and rear walls in adjacency to the first and second side walls, with the wheels arranged for latching in a raised and lowered orientation relative to the containe... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5407218 | Wheeled cooler A wheeled cooler (10) is provided having an open top housing (22) with a removable cover member (24) forming a closed internal chamber (16) for the storage of articles. At least two wheel members (12) are rotatably secured to opposingly displaced sidewall... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5271633 | In-line roller skate having easily replaceable bearings A skate housing assembly for high speed in-line roller skates. There is a frame with a top surface attached to a sole of a skate boot and two descending side skirts having multiple linear transverse bores. A pocket located on the inside surface of each de... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5253849 | Wheel suspension structure with buffering leaf springs A wheel suspending device for a vehicle has a plurality of leaf springs disposed inside of a rim of the wheel. Each of the leaf springs is a chord member, two extremities of which are supported by the rim member, and a central portion of which is supporte... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5171068 | Golf cart wheel holder assembly A golf cart wheel axle assembly having a holder plate connected to the frame of a golf cart to hold a wheel axle by a lock screw, wherein the wheel axle has a tapered rod and a rectangular block longitudinally aligned and respectively inserted into a tape... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5088799 | Attachment wheels for concrete finishing machines An improved attachment wheels are to be attached on a frame of a machine which provide equipment to rotate on a surface. By attaching the improved attachment wheels on the frame of the machine to move the machine from one place to another. The improved at... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5022333 | Universal press wheel arm assembly A towable, furrow opening seed planting assembly includes a mobile frame and a planting unit, the planting unit including a ground engaging opener, a seed depositing apparatus and a press wheel for covering the deposited seed with soil. A variety of diffe... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4925249 | Automobile hub mount A wheel mounting and dismounting mechanism for allowing a driver to easily mount and dismount a wheel to the axle of a vehicle. A hub is mounted to the end of a vehicular axle and consists of concentric mounting of several lug studs with a central gear dr... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4919491 | Wheel assembly A wheel assembly especially suitable for use on large heavy refuse carts. The wheel assembly includes an axle which has been heat treated and plated to provide a central core, an outer skin on the central core of substantially increased strength and hardn... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4889205 | Rear wheel holding mechanism for a motorcycle The rear wheel holding mechanism of a motorcycle has a driving axle of double-shaft construction comprising an outer shaft having a comparatively large outside diameter and an inner shaft of comparatively small diameter wherein power is transmitted effici... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4880279 | Model automobile rim construction A dual wheel or rim for supporting two tires in parallel for a radio-controlled automotive vehicle having an axle with a threaded end has a unitary generally hollow cylindrical body, an interior radially-extending web across the interior of the body, the ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4869633 | Locking lug nut for wheels and tires A lug nut device is provided to enable an adjustable, durable and lockable connection between a wheel and an axle of a vehicle. The lug nut device includes two components, a lug nut composed of hardened metal and a tapered washer composed of aluminum. The... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4704058 | Fastening device A vibration resistant fastening device includes a fastener (1) comprising a shank (20) and a drivable head (21), the shank (20) having a first handed thread closer to the head (21) and an opposite handed thread further from the head (21). A nut (2) is thr... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4664290 | Method and apparatus for precise positioning of a seed disk in a seed meter In a seed meter in which a seed disk is rotatably mounted within a housing, a method and apparatus are provided for positioning the seed disk within the housing so that the peripheral portion of the seed disk is located a desired, relatively uniform dista... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4432427 | Agricultural tractors and other vehicles A tractor has three pairs of ground wheels: front and rear steerable pairs which cooperate to steer the tractor, and a central pair. The central pair of wheels each are connected to the frame through a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly which can be c... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4376554 | Implement wheel An improved implement wheel includes two wheel halves permanently secured together, such as by welding. The first wheel half includes a bearing seat and the second wheel half includes a threaded nipple for receiving a bearing engagement member, such as a ... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4360213 | Sport type wheel chair A sports wheel chair has elongated side frame members of hollow high strength tubing extending along the two sides of the chair to provide rear wheel and seat support and extending accurately downwardly to provide front wheel supports. The elongation prov... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4354711 | Vehicle wheel assembly A vehicle wheel assembly comprises a detachable wheel mounted on a radial wheel mounting flange using a single wheel fastener and a conical disc spring to secure the wheel to the wheel mounting flange. The conical disc spring is deflected to a preselected comp... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4324119 | Passive wheel lock for bicycles and the like A locking device with a main body member having a threaded bore therein adapted for screwing onto the axle bolt of a bicycle, a securing member for shackling the main body member to an adjacent frame member of the bicycle, and a lock device for locking th... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4299425 | Central locking mechanism for web disk wheels A central locking mechanism for web disk wheels having a central guide bushing which is provided with a central receiving bore for accommodating a wheel carrier pin with radial centering of the web disk wheel with respect to the wheel carrier pin and with... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4172620 | Axle-hub assembly An axle-hub assembly for automotive vehicles in which lubrication is provided by a grease fitting position between a rear grease seal and a rear bearing.... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4135766 | High performance axle assembly High performance rear axle assembly comprising a separable wheel-mounting flange and axle. The flange is fabricated of alloy steel highly resistant to bending stress, and the axle of a different alloy steel more highly resistant to torsional stress. The f... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4004838 | Vehicle hub assembly A hub construction for connecting a wheel and tire assembly to each of the drive shafts of a vehicle subassembly including a hub carrying the wheel and tire assembly adapted to be slidably received on the drive shaft, and a nut threadedly engaging the dri... | 01/25/1977 |
