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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 |
| 4258464 | Method of forming fastening system A fastening system utilizes a tapered plug configured to be matingly received in an elongate, buttonhole-like slot. The slot has an enlarged receiving portion into which the tapered plug can be axially inserted, and a narrower retaining portion having a c... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4231281 | Adjustable spacer-cam assembly An adjustable spacer-cam assembly designed to close gaps which fall within a predetermined range of widths. The assembly includes: a cam plate which has a peripheral increasing-height ramp, a spring washer, and a threaded fastener. Serrations on the under... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4228986 | Attachment for anchoring a safety belt An attachment for use in anchoring a safety belt on a vertically extending supporting member such as a frame member of a concrete wall form side includes a plate-like bracket member and a connecting member extending outwardly from one face of the bracket ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4214793 | Connector and bearing devices A plate segment for insertion in a hole, cavity or recess to position and/or lock a shaft-like portion of an object within and/or with reference to its bounding wall structure has preferred embodiments comprising plate segments formed of sheet metal in a ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4210212 | Tool mounting with member locatable in first and second position between standard and frame An angularly adjustable bracket structure is provided for mounting tool-carrying standards on the frame of an agricultural implement. The bracket structure includes a bracket having three adjoining vertical faces which are angularly offset from one anothe... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4208148 | Wedge for wooden handled tool A wedge for securing a wooden handle to the head of a tool, the wedge having serrated tapered surfaces and serrated tapered edges and being bent into a U-shape. The wedge has a bight portion laying adjacent the end of the oval-shaped eye of the tool, and ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4199907 | Panel joint A panel joint for joining two upstanding panel members at right angles to one another. A right angle joining member has slots which cooperate with spacers on the panel members. The spacers on at least one of the panel members include a cam surface which c... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4187035 | Keeper pin system for shovel teeth Improved locking or keeper pin system for replaceably retaining digger teeth on large power excavator shovels includes a pair of wedge-shaped keeper pin members which cooperate to produce a seizing taper lock. The keeper pin members are easily installed a... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4168922 | Frame jointing assembly and the like A corner structure for use in assembling and dismantling frames for screens, etc., includes two extruded members to be joined to each other at a 90° angle and a corner piece. Each extruded member has an X-shaped cross section with lips at the ends of the... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4167355 | Attachment device and assembly An attachment device and assembly for effecting connection and disconnection between component parts in a simple but reliable manner. A first structure includes first and second substantially parallel spaced apart plates, a conically-shaped, conically thr... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4140414 | Wedge-clamped scaffold joint An arrangement for connecting the ties to the uprights of a scaffolding includes a plurality of vertically elongated openings in the uprights, an end projection on a wedge-shaped end plate of the tie which has an enlarged end portion which is introduced i... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4113910 | Composite load coupler for reinforcing composite structural joints A composite reinforcement member is provided for reinforcing composite structural joints. The reinforcement member is optimally a laminate of fiber composite sheets of uniform size and shape which are adhesively bonded together. By virtue of the shape of ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4104951 | Fixing stud for joining building or constructional elements A stud which, by being inserted through holes in structural or like building members, joins them together, includes two parts which can be moved relatively over contacting, planar side surfaces, at least one of the parts having lateral facing portions for... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4089382 | Cutter mounting for a large hole earth boring bit A large hole earth boring bit with a clevis-type coupling for mounting the rolling cutters to the bit. The mounting apparatus includes a first member having two ends with aligned holes and a second member having its end inserted between the two ends. The ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4078276 | Hinge pin A hinge pin including two substantially identical sections which when assembled form a cylindrical sleeve. Each section has a first end having a cross-section greater than a semi-circle which tapers along its length to a second end having a cross-section ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4069731 | Wedging device A fastening device for the connection of two bodies having aligned openings therein utilizing two members having facing inclined surfaces and projections engaging the lip of an opening such that an impact force creates a wedging action resulting in firmly... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4047341 | Frame structure The frame structure comprises a pair of spaced apart vertical steel columns with a generally horizontally extending steel beam interposed between but spaced slightly from the columns by spacers carried by the columns. The columns and beam each has a gener... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4045927 | Wall construction A wall construction comprising a plurality of wall panel sections interconnected by an anchoring plate which has a frustoconical hole at each of two ends. The ends are disposed in anchoring or connecting side members mounted in respective, mutually juxtap... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4032247 | Lockable wedge A lockable wedge for securing heavy objects in place is disclosed. The wedge has typically a thin forward edge or face tapering to a thick rear edge or face with a longitudinally grooved, inclined surface connecting the forward edge to the upper junction ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4025414 | Device for clamping a body against downward movement Device for electrode clamping against supporting crosspieces in electrolytic cells for aluminum production, comprising a clamping unit for each of the electrodes, which clamping unit is transversely arranged on the brackets having the electrode inserted t... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4004855 | Articulated joint including seals maintained by wedge A first member is disposed between and pivotally connected to a pair of spaced apart parallel portions of a second member through means of a pivot pin extending through axially aligned holes respectively located in the first member and in the parallel por... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3989173 | Hinged leg stand for child carrier A child carrier of the type adapted to be carried on a person's back and having a framework with spaced side frame members includes a novel form of leg stand with a hinged connection to the side frame members for movement between an extended supporting po... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3974621 | Wedge-bolted joint A fastening device for the connection of two bodies having aligned openings therein utilizing two members having facing inclined surfaces and projections engaging the lip of an opening such that an impact force creates a wedging action resulting in firmly... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3971186 | Wedge lock unit A wedge lock unit is disclosed for clamping a subsystem chassis with two outwardly extending spaced apart flanges to a system main frame, from which a single flange or tab extends outwardly. The wedge lock unit includes a stationary member which is fixedl... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3953142 | Wedge mounted machine element A wedge-shaped sleeve is inserted between the inner race of a bearing and a shaft to clamp the bearing to the shaft. The sleeve, which is resilient with a longitudinal slit, has a rib thereon to engage a groove in the bearing race to hold the sleeve and b... | 04/27/1976 |
