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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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| 7303517 | Motorized inversion gravity machine for the body An inversion apparatus for performing exercises of suspending the body of a person in an inverted position. The inversion apparatus including a stable steel frame, a winch, and a pair of padded anchor rings which connect the feet of the person to a winch operated by... | 12/04/2007 |
| 6494787 | Children's stand up spinner ride A children's play ride includes an elongated rigid vertical pole having an exterior surface and an elongated tubular housing with an inner surface snugly encircling the pole, the housing being moveable along the pole between an upper position and a lower ... | 12/17/2002 |
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| 5997303 | Rotary sliding device and a simulator using the same A rotary sliding device which can perform agile motion, without the need to make the driving means large, and a simulator using the same, are disclosed. The rotary sliding device includes first and second sliding plates 32 which slide in parallel and sepa... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5795235 | Carousel The present invention relates to a carousel for people, especially children, with a substructure that is stationary relative to the ground and that has a stator axle essentially perpendicular to the ground and a radial support star essentially parallel to... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5445564 | Funfair ride Funfair rides (10) on which the passenger reception (17) is assigned to the end of a cantilever arm (14) which can move about a horizontal axis of rotation (13) are known. The movement of the passenger reception corresponds substantially to that of the ci... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5256108 | Passenger powered amusement ride A passenger powered, rotatable, amusement ride comprises a multisided, peripheral frame having the general shape of a convex polygon, with the frame having at least 5 sides and a number of apexes equal to the number of sides in the frame wherein the apexe... | 10/26/1993 |
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| 4147343 | Acrobatic amusement device An acrobatic amusement device comprising an outer wheel affixed to a stationary platform. The outer wheel has a track on its inner circumference and a riding unit is supported within the outer wheel for movement relative to this track. The riding unit com... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4113250 | Motorized inverting exerciser with body guard permitting selection of desired stress An exercising apparatus including an adjustable body frame mounted to be rotated in uninterrupted motion 360° and having a body support including a fixed hand hold and a foot support, the latter being capable of being rotated out of the plane of the body... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4032138 | Adjustable position counterweight assembly for amusement ride In a passenger propelled swinging ride assembly, a variable counterweight employing two eccentrically weighted wheels driven in opposite directions to effect a variable counterweight.... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4018435 | Playground apparatus A playground apparatus for one or two occupants having an elongated member mounted for 360° rotation about a horizontal shaft in a support frame. A seat for the occupant is mounted at one end of the rotating member allowing the occupant to remain upright... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3972527 | Passenger powered rotating amusement ride A passenger carrying cage pivotally mounted at one end of a movable support structure is rotatable completely about an elevated horizontal shaft. The passenger cage is stabilized by a positive mechanical connection between the cage and the shaft so as to ... | 08/03/1976 |
