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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 |
| 7047596 | Structural bushing application for highly loaded composites lugs A composite lug assembly includes a composite lug defining a loaded side and an unloaded side and having at least one hole extending therebetween, a shoulder bushing assembly including a first side bushing having a first cylindrical portion adapted to fit in the hol... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6814493 | Plain bearing and wind energy unit with said bearing In a plain bearing for the transmission of high axial forces and great flexural moments with slight relative movements the one co-operating bearing component has an annular rib which engages into an annular groove provided on the other co-operating bearing component... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6481894 | Pitch bearing A bearing that includes a first bearing support member; a second bearing support member spaced from the first bearing support member, the first and second bearing support members each having a first end and a second end; and a resilient member between the... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6386763 | Bushing for a jet engine vane A vane assembly for an engine is disclosed, the vane assembly having a vane including a blade having a spindle disposed at one end thereof and a bushing mounted on the spindle. The bushing-includes first and second half portions, each half portion having ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5951170 | Tapered resilient sleeve bearing assembly At least two rigid segments of a tapered bearing sleeve are interconnected y deformable elastomeric sections for rotational support of a shaft or pin about a fixed axis established within a housing into which the bearing sleeve is inserted and held therein... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5857396 | Slitting machine A slitting machine includes a pair of parallel arbors structured to support a plurality of cutting knives. The arbors are mounted to a head stock and tail stock on the slitting machine. The head stock and tail stock each rotatably support eccentrics which... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5590968 | Bearing retainer assembly Apparatus comprising an inner member having an axis and an axially extending outer surface, an outer member having an axially extending inner surface, the inner and outer members being rotatable relative to each other about the axis, a bearing between the... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5560714 | Bearing Assembly A bearing assembly comprises a piston mounted within and capable of reciprocating movement with respect of a fixed bearing shell. The bearing shell is provided with openings for the supply of a bearing medium, such as compressed air, into a clearance betw... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5286116 | Bearing assembly An improved motor and bearing assembly is provided for use in an axial gap electric motor. The motor and bearing assembly includes a bearing support, bearing cones circumferentially mounted on the bearing support and a rotating bearing member. Each bearin... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5251986 | Bushing assembly A bushing assembly for use in eliminating axial and radial play in a connection joint is disclosed wherein the bushing assembly is comprised of various members which can be interconnected so that it can be assembled as a unit. Although various embodiments... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5048646 | Anti-skid device An anti-skid device of the type including an arm, carrying in its outer end a chain-provided pulley that is brought in contact with a vehicle wheel so that the chains are thrown in under the vehicle wheel. The arm is, in its inner end, journaled in a U-sh... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5011306 | Apparatus for mounting a bearing or other device and tapered adapter onto a shaft An assembly and method is provided for properly securing a device such as a bearing, pulley, sheave or the like to a shaft wherein a split tapered adapter is received about the shaft, the adapter having a first end of lesser diameter, a second end of grea... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4981049 | Tilt-telescope steering column "A tilt telescope steering column assembly comprises a housing supported for tilting movement, a tubular member supported for axial movement in the housing, and a steering shaft supported for rotation in the tubular member. Axially spaced bearings engage ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4972732 | Tilt-telescope steering column A tilt telescope steering column comprises a bracket pivotably supporting a housing between first and second pivot limits. The first and second pivot limits may be changed. A pair of screws attach the housing to the bracket and clearance between the screw... | 11/27/1990 |
