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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 |
| 7972085 | Method and device for shoring trenches A method and device for shoring trenches includes insertion of a first couple of lining plates into a ditch. A stiff bracing frame may be guided within a first couple of linear guides between the two lining plates, one linear guide being connected to one lining plat... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7766582 | Device and method for transporting trench boxes A handling device for depositing a trench box into an open excavation includes at least one reciprocal trench box wall contact member movable along a first axis; motor means for selective movement of the wall contact member; and a coupling for attaching the contact ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7658573 | Trench shoring extraction device A hydraulic lifting device including a main beam, two or more connection plates fixedly connected to the main beam, at least two legs, each leg pivotably attached to two of the plates, at least two hydraulic cylinders, each cylinder disposed between the beam and one... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7611308 | Panel for supporting the walls of an excavation A panel for supporting the sidewalls of an excavation includes a plate, longitudinal members and vertical members. Each longitudinal member includes a first leg extending along the length, substantially parallel to and spaced laterally from the plate. The first leg ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7559724 | Adjustable and portable trench support A portable and adjustable trench support for placement within a trench for shoring up and maintaining the integrity of the trench walls so that workers can work safely within the trench includes a pair of support plates disposed within the trench and against the opp... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7530767 | Trench box safety ladder Various embodiments of the present invention relate to trench box safety ladders and methods of constructing trench boxes with safety ladders. In one embodiment, a trench box comprises two side walls with a plurality of supports between the two walls, a built-in lad... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7402003 | Trench box moving apparatus and method There is disclosed an apparatus and method for moving with an excavator arm a trench box having a pair of adjacent spreader bars at a forward end. The apparatus has a bracket end for connecting to the excavator arm and a hooking fork. The hooking fork has a first su... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387470 | Stackable concrete forming apparatus components A stackable component for concrete forming systems is described. End plates are secured to opposite ends of a longitudinal element having a round profile that prevents stacking of the components. The end plates nest together and receive for retention the longitudina... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7309190 | Shoring device with removable swivel side plates containing detente sphere attachments A shoring device is disclosed comprising a piston and a cylinder. The piston is axially expanded by compressed gas, whereby the shoring device engages two opposing surfaces. Removable swivel sideplates comprise détente sphere attachments by which the sideplates rev... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309191 | Shoring system This shoring system enters in the category of slide rail shoring systems, including rails, panels and strutting assemblies. It applies on shoring of excavations of various shapes such as trenches, rectangular and polygonal pits of great or lesser depth. Rails are of... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290961 | Lightweight trench shield A lightweight trench shield having side panels spaced apart by spreaders. Each panel has a core formed of a metal honeycomb with the core faces having a fiber in resin matrix layer thereon. The core density varies with regions proximate the spreader supports being i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7258511 | Shoring system Improved shoring systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a shoring system includes first and second opposing side walls. A manifold is pivotally connected to the first side wall and is pivotally moveable between a shielded position and an exposed posit... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252457 | Channel installation device A cradle assembly for installing trench drain or conduit channels which enables the channels to be suspended from support rods while simultaneously permitting the adjustment of the channel height with in the trench. Because the assembly enables the channel to be sup... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7156245 | Device for demountable assembly of the jib elements of a tower crane The invention is concerned with the demountable assembly of latticework jib elements comprising upper and lower chords connected to one another by means of triangulation bars. In the region of the upper chords, there is provided an assembly by shackle, tenon and a c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144200 | Innovative prestressed scaffolding system Disclosed herein is a support system that is temporarily placed below ground for preventing collapse of the excavated ground when a subway is constructed or a basement of a building is built. The excavated ground or load is supported by means of supporting members, ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140808 | Catwalk device and method A catwalk is provided for use in trenching operations that provides increased safety and improves efficiency. Methods are also provided that save time over the prior process of building multiple land bridges. Selected features include reduction in the number of ladd... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128500 | Corner connection for temporary shoring A connection arrangement for temporary shoring in an excavation site is used to secure I-beams together at corners within the excavation site. Typically, four I-beams are connected together to form a rectangular frame that is suspended within the excavation for brac... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101119 | Shoring assembly and method An inventive apparatus and method provides for restricting movement from a collapsed or folded position of a pair of rails employed by a shoring assembly. The shoring assembly has a plurality of first pads each pivotally connected to one of the rails, a plurality of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065831 | Sliding element with keeper device suspended from and guided on a roller rail by support rollers The invention relates to a sliding element, which is suspended and guided on a running track by means of roller carriers or gliding elements, using running track retainers that are connected to a substructure and engage with the underside of the running track. The i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056067 | Trench shoring device This invention discloses a device for shoring open excavations including a pair of shoring panels held vertically apart and parallel to each other against sidewalls of excavation by a pair of strutting assemblies. Each shoring panel having laterally on either end a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056068 | Trench shoring system A shoring system for trenches comprising large shoring panels and strutting assemblies is disclosed. Shoring panels are arranged in pairs against either wall of the trench and held vertically by adjacent strutting assemblies spaced apart along the trench. Each strut... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048471 | Shoring device This apparatus relates to shoring of deep excavations such as pits or trenches. It includes vertical rail posts arranged symmetrically in pairs that are spaced from each other along the excavation, articulated trusses and/or spreaders holding opposite rail posts aga... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029072 | Modified rumble strip cutter A rumble strip cutting machine having a drum that can be shifted from one side of the machine to the other. The machine includes a piston wheel that imparts an up and down motion to the frame so that rumble strips can be cut at desired intervals as the machine is dr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021868 | Lightweight shoring system for accommodating crossing utilities An excavation shoring system having four vertical, cylindrical poles, each connected to a base element, arranged to constitute corners of a rectangle. At least one vertically oriented shoring panel corresponding to each side of the rectangle is provided, with each o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000358 | System support assembly A system support assembly comprises a pair of substantially parallel footer forms, insulated concrete forms, footer form base saddles, a poly form saddle assembly and first and second vertical stabilizers. The footer form base saddle may be generally u-shaped and is... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984092 | Corner connection for temporary shoring A corner connection used to secure I-beams together at corners within the excavation site is provided with a reinforcing assembly that allows for greater loads. Typically, four I-beams are connected together to form a rectangular frame that is suspended within the e... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6964542 | Pin and collar shoring device A shoring device is disclosed comprising a piston and a cylinder. The piston is axially expanded by compressed gas, whereby the shoring device engages two opposing surfaces. An outer cam collar and a concentrically enclosed inner ring are mounted upon the cylinder e... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6922955 | Pre-cast dock leveler pit A dock pit for a dock leveler mechanism comprises a pre-cast concrete body including integrally formed side, rear panel and front panels, all forming a continuous perimeter open therethrough to receive the load leveler mechanism. Each side panel has a top edge and t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907957 | Trench shield ladder A trench shield ladder that hangs on the wall of the trench shield to provide workmen safe access to a trench. The ladder is provided with a top platform and hand rails that extend over the platform. The ladder can be adjusted in length by employing an extension por... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6848865 | Shoring device A device for shoring trenches having rails, panels and articulated trusses such that pairs of opposite rails are upheld vertically by trusses and spaced along the trench to support shoring panels which slide past each other vertically within guides of adjacent rails... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6821057 | Magnetic shoring device This apparatus relates to shoring of deep excavations such as pits or trenches. It includes vertical rail posts arranged symmetrically in pairs which are spaced form each other along the excavation, articulated trusses holding opposite rail posts against each other ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6746183 | Shoring device with outer ratcheting collar A shoring device comprises a piston and a cylinder. The piston is axially expanded by compressed gas, whereby the shoring device engages two opposing surfaces. An outer ratcheting collar and a concentrically enclosed inner ratcheting ring are mounted upon the cylind... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6585231 | Pneumatic jack A pneumatic jack energized from a container having a pressurized gas therein for rapidly and effortlessly lifting an object such as a motor vehicle including an automobile, a van, and a truck for one purpose of changing a tire that has gone flat is disclo... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6474911 | Trench sheeting device A trench sheeting device consists of trench sheeting boxes which are each made up of two trench plates supported against each other, the width of the trench apart, and at least one shaft sheeting box whose width exceeds that of the trench. The shaft sheet... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443665 | Trench shielding and shoring device A portable shoring device for securing the sidewalls of an excavation having a pair of walls or panels mutually facing each other and being held in spaced apart relationship by at least one support bar. Attached at opposite ends of each panel are vertical... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6416259 | Corner connection for temporary shoring A connection arrangement for temporary shoring in an excavation site is used to secure I-beams together at corners within the excavation site. Typically, four I-beams are connected together to form a rectangular frame that is suspended within the excavati... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6267538 | Beam joining cap for trench shield An apparatus for joining at least two or more wales of a shoring system including a first substantially rigid end-cap adapted to enclose an end of a first horizontally disposed wale, the first end-cap having a horizontally extending flange with a first ve... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6224296 | Sliding double panel type trench shoring system A trench shoring system using panels as shoring walls to prevent possible collapse of natural ground walls of trenches in trenches such as for burying pipes underground, having a sliding panels type trench shoring system that offers increased safety durin... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6164874 | Sheeting device A sheeting device includes a column with two supporting surfaces in one guide channel. The second supporting surface is provided with an offset relative to the first supporting surface. The offset is both toward the middle of the column in the lengthwise ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6164875 | Trench shield directly ridable and movable on a constructing pipe A trench shield includes a pair of shielding panels for protecting opposite side walls of a trench excavation, two side frames are provided for restively adjustably securing the two shielding panels on the two side frames, and have a plurality of brace ... | 12/26/2000 |
