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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 |
| 7320656 | Plate-link chain A drive chain suitable for use in a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission having two pairs of spaced drive members about which the chain passes to transfer torque from one drive member to the other. The chain includes a plurality of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7281627 | Forged chain link assembly The forged chain link assembly comprises a forged chain link having a male end and a female end which cooperates with an opposite end of an adjacent link to form a chain, each end having a bore therein which cooperates with a bore in the opposite end of an adjacent ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7121122 | Strap lock A strap lock has a flexible strap having a leading end and a trailing end. A locking device includes a first strap engagement portion that is capable of holding one part of the strap in position with respect to the locking device in a lock position thereof, and rele... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6655258 | Rodless cylinder using a round stick type chain A rodless cylinder using a round stick type chain can be applied to a carrier for transportation of materials. The rodless cylinder uses a round stick type chain having the round stick type chain and the chain sprocket, which serve to guide the round stic... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6558281 | Chain A drive chain suitable for use in a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission having two pairs of spaced drive members about which the chain passes to transfer torque from one drive member to the other. The chain includes a p... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6390943 | Retainer subassembly for and in combination with a master link for a chain A retainer subassembly for a master link of a chain includes a cover plate, a pair of snap rings and a strap plate. The cover plate includes a pair of stepped recesses terminating in openings adjacent the outer face of the cover plate for receiving the sp... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6311469 | Drive chain A drive chain has opposed pairs of inner link plated that are interconnected by cast outer links. Pins pass through aligned apertures in overlapping end portions of the inner and outer links. Each pin is fixed relative to the inner link. The outer link ha... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6244032 | Chain A chain comprises inner and outer links that articulate relative to one another on pins. The outer link having apertures which receive said pin ends in such a way that the links are easily assembled or dismantled. The pin ends have a retention portion tha... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5921881 | Narrow bicycle chain with inner links that receive sprocket teeth within a bottom recess A derailleur bicycle chain includes a plurality of intermediate links, a plurality of pairs of outer links, and a plurality of fasteners. Each fastener connects an end of one of the plurality of intermediate links between a corresponding pair of outer lin... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5445571 | Chain lock In a chain lock for link chains with a plurality of lock parts (1,2) the lock parts (1,2) are connected with each other by projections. For increasing the load-bearing capacity of the chain lock the projections (5-10) in the area of the transition of thei... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5400585 | Chain structure A chain structure is provided which includes a base plate having a pair of integral cylinders extending from one side. A connecting plate has a pair of elliptically contoured apertures at respective ends adapted to receive the corresponding cylinders. Eac... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5376055 | Transmission chain with readily engageable connecting pin An elongated transmission chain is formed by roller assemblies and pairs of link plates extending in parallel spaced relationship outwardly of the roller assemblies to provide a pivotable connection therebetween. A master link pivotably connects the ends ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5362282 | Master chain link A reusable master chain link for a derailler chain comprises first and second parallel pins extending between first and second parallel plates. The first pin includes first and second heads at opposite ends thereof and the second pin also includes first a... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5305594 | Chain structure A chain structure is provided which includes a base plate having a pair of integral cylinders extending from one side. A connecting plate has a pair of elliptically contoured apertures at respective ends adapted to receive the corresponding cylinders. Eac... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5291730 | Knuckle connector for connecting end knuckles of a chain strand A knuckle connector is used to connect spacedly end knuckles of a chain strand to form a chain loop. The knuckle connector includes a pair of link units, each of which has a link pin and an oval-shaped link plate formed with a circular through-hole on one... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5224904 | Chain joint A chain joint for a power transmission chain comprises a joint pin and a projecting bush having brims swelling outwardly both its ends with at least one a slit extending longitudinally through the bush. The projecting bush is inserted into a pin hole and ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5186569 | Chain connector A chain connector includes a second chain plate being integrated with a chain pin in each lateral portion thereof, each chain pin having an annular groove adjacent to an end distal to the second chain plate to form a neck portion. A first chain plate has ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5114384 | Silent drive chain In a power transmission chain comprising multiple rows of link plates, leaf spring links, interposed between adjacent link plates, provide the chain with a degree of resistance to bending and thereby reduce vibration noise. The leaf spring links are provi... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4626046 | Tank tread assemblies with track-linking mechanism A tank tread assembly having adjacent tank tread segments joined by a link bearing tapered pins retained by clips inserted through the tread shells perpendicular to the axes of the pins and having highway pads attached by a release rod bearing tapered, gr... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4572588 | Connecting elements for crawler track vehicle chains pursuant to the dually-hinged pin principle Connecting elements for crawler track vehicle chains constructed pursuant to the dually-hinged pin principle, wherein the connector is arranged interiorly of the chain members. The connectors consists of two clamps each having arms which can be inserted o... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4458807 | Conveyor chain A conveyor chain has longitudinally elongated coupling links having transverse throughgoing bores and longitudinally elongated entrainment links each formed with a transversely throughgoing window having a relatively wide central section and a pair of opp... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4345904 | Chain drive assembly There are provided means for pressing link plates constituting a chain drive assembly in the axial direction of pins, whereby a clearance between the link plates arranged adjacent to each other in the transverse direction of the chain assembly is eliminat... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4043215 | Chain master link construction An elongated chain master link is provided including a removable side link of substantially conventional construction but provided with a transverse opening intermediate the opposite end transverse bores formed therethrough adapted to receive groove maste... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4041790 | Roller chain connecting link spring clip A spring clip is capable of selective installation on and removal from a pair of adjacent pins in a roller chain. The spring clip has a body portion formed of sheet spring metal and an opening at each of its opposite ends. The intermediate section of the ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4000568 | Bucket dredger A bucket dredger has a bucket chain guided over a rocker, the buckets being pivotally interconnected by links of a length shorter than the length of the frame member of the buckets. Each link has an elongated opening with rounded ends in which the pivot p... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3939721 | Master link assembly A master link assembly for releasably coupling the opposing ends of a series of articulated links to form a chain, wherein the opposing ends are defined by a pair of roller link assemblies each having a pair of opposing link plates with pitch holes extend... | 02/24/1976 |
