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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 |
| 7900539 | Chain tension tool A tool for creating tension of a chain on a cycle according to one embodiment comprises a wheel engaging portion; a frame engaging portion positioned opposite the wheel engaging portion; and at least one handle operatively coupled to the wheel engaging portion and t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895925 | Clamping device for anchoring a microphone to an instrument A clamping device includes an elongated seat unit and a clamping lever unit which respectively have mated and mating jaw segments to clamp a to-be-clamped part of an instrument, grip and actuating segments confronting each other, and mount and fulcrum segments pivot... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7784383 | Jewelry aid An aid for the connecting of a piece of jewelry together that has a pliers type construction. The aid includes a first handle and a first jaw connected by a pivotal joint with a second handle and a second jaw. The first jaw has a distal end portion with an inwardly ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7677141 | Soft-grip, low-force, hand-held spring clamp A padded spring clamping device for making hand-crafted jewelry and similar activities comprising removable padded jaws and adjustable clamping force, is herein disclosed. The padding is of a closed-cell and chemical-resistant foam applied thereto the removable jaws... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7654177 | Snap ring pliers Snap ring pliers include a first section having a first jaw portion with a first outer end and a first tip projecting outwardly from the first outer end, and a second section having a second jaw portion with a second outer end and a second tip projecting outwardly f... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7448301 | Snap ring pliers Snap ring pliers include a first section having a first jaw portion with a first outer end and a first tip projecting outwardly from the first outer end, and a second section having a second jaw portion with a second outer end and a second tip projecting outwardly f... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7398956 | Tensioning tool and method for using same A tensioning tool for applying tension to string-like material includes a first member having a first handle section and a first engaging section opposite the handle section facing a first direction for receiving and engaging a first strand. A second member is pivot... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7194936 | Slidable switching mechanism for convertible retaining ring pliers A convertible retaining ring pliers has a pivot, first and second jaws and first and second handles rotatably secured about the pivot. A pair of transfer pins is slidably disposed for selective movement in the jaws and the handles for establishing alternative operat... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171877 | Compression tool A compression tool enables efficient handling, compression, and installation of a compressible component. The compression tool includes a first handle having a proximal end and a working end, wherein the working end has a first engaging member. The tool further incl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153321 | Surgical forceps A surgical forceps has blades of arcuate shape and handles which are urged apart by springs on a guide blade which mounts the blades by a pivot joint. The guide blade projects below the blades. Gripping means formed by bifurcated arms on the guide blade will, when m... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146879 | Champagne bottle opener The Champagne Bottle Opener, a hand manipulable device is described for removing mushroom-shaped stoppers from sparkling beverage bottles. It includes a pair of bifurcated jaws and opposing handles about a common pivot wherein each jaw contains improvements over pri... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100474 | Tool for adjusting rimless eyewear A tool (10) for facilitating the adjustment of rimless eyewear (100) includes two pivotaby connected arms (12, 14) having distal and proximal ends (16, 18). The distal ends (16, 18) of the arms (12, 14) each has a gripping p... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055413 | Pair of pliers for snap rings A pair of pliers is provided for snap rings. The pair of pliers includes two handles pivotally connected with each other, a spring compressed between the handles and two jaws detachably installed on the handles. Each jaw includes a first operative portion, a first t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032479 | Pliers for E-shaped snap rings A pair of pliers is disclosed for E-shaped snap rings. The pair of pliers includes two handles and two jaws. The handles are pivotally connected with each other. Each of the handles includes a first end and a second end so that the first ends of the handles are open... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011000 | Bolt or nut tightening device having reaction force receiving member A bolt or nut tightening device comprising a tightening socket (4) and a reaction force receiving member (5), the tightening socket (4) being rotatingly drivable upon a speed reduction by a motor (2) and a reduction mechanism (3) w... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007357 | Removal and installation device for external and internal snap rings A removal and installation device for external and internal snap rings that can switch between shaft and hole modes by simple operation and produces better controllability, workability, serviceability and easiness in handling is provided. A rotary plate is rotated i... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993999 | Expander locking plier A clamping device utilizes the mechanism of conventional vise-grip locking pliers to clamp internally or to expand workpieces with adjustable force. The invention comprises a fixed arm, a movable arm with quick release mechanism, a pair of special design, crossed cl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983677 | Switching mechanism for convertible retaining ring pliers A convertible retaining ring pliers has a pivot, first and second jaws and first and second handles rotatably secured about the pivot. A pair of transfer pins is slidably disposed for selective movement in the first and second jaws and the first and second handles f... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976412 | Tool equipped with a turnable driving head A tool equipped with a turnable driving head includes a left handle and a right handle to couple with a right driving section and a left driving section therebetween. The left handle and the right handle and the right and the left driving sections are coupled togeth... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6904830 | Broken bulb remover Broken bulb remover for removing a broken light bulb by twisting the glass stem protruding from the remnants of the broken bulb. A pair of longitudinal members of non-conductive material with handles on one end and semi-cylindrical engagement sections on the other e... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6792837 | Universal retaining ring plier tool A plier tool having first and second jaws independently and rotatably disposed about a pivot. A pair of handles are rotatably disposed about the same pivot. The handles are attached on opposite sides of the jaws by a bolt that passes through openings in the handles ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6782591 | Punch press tool The punch press tool efficiently punches out a sheared sickle blade section bolt or a bolt from which the retaining nut has been removed in an implement using a reciprocating sickle bar. The punch press tool includes an elongated handle having a pair of rigidly conn... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6752042 | Cap popper A tool designed to remove a primer cap from a muzzleloader, the cap popper comprises a pair of flat blades joined with a hinge. A first end of the cap popper is wedged between the gun nipple and the primer cap. The other ends of the cap popper blades are then squeez... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6678930 | Universal snap-ring tool The retainer or snap-ring tool of this invention includes a pair of jaws with only one of the jaws attached to a single handle. The jaws are disposed to be spread apart one from the other by a jaw positioning device. The lower end of each jaw is equipped ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6652277 | Dentist's matrix contact instrument A hand operated dentist's instrument having two adjacent tines that spread apart when the instrument handles are squeezed. The tines are used to press against a matrix band surrounding a molar and press the matrix band and adjacent teeth away from a centr... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648313 | Clamping article and method In an article and method for clamping a plurality of objects together, the article includes a body portion, comprised of spring wire, formed in a generally C-shape. The body portion comprises a pair of side portions, an intermediate portion extending betw... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6615474 | Sink flange assembly installation method and tool A tool for installing a locking ring in an annular groove defined by a lower annular rim portion of a sink flange (e.g., a component of a garbage disposer sink flange assembly) includes a pair of first and second elongated members that are pivotally conne... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609303 | Pistachio nut opener for splitting open pistachio nut shells A hand held pistachio nut opener for splitting open pistachio nut shells and removing the edible nut from the opened half shells comprises forwardly directed upper and lower protruding members having forward distal edges adapted to be inserted in the late... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6574847 | Valve keeper installation device A valve keeper installation device for facilitating installation of valve keepers. The valve keeper installation device includes a pliers member for engaging and compressing valve locks including: a jaw portion for providing a compressive force; a handle ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6470774 | Structure pliers for inner and outer diameter C-shaped snap An improved structure pliers for inner and outer diameter C-shaped snap rings comprised of a two-part symmetrically paired left and right-handled pliers body that is situated together at a predetermined point between its two inner sides and, furthermore, ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6378403 | Universal retaining ring plier A pair of convertible pliers capable of switching between a first configuration suitable for use with external retaining rings to a second configuration suitable for use with internal retaining rings. The pliers convert from external to internal by operat... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6364979 | Carpet seam repair tool A carpet seam repair tool, and a method, for repairing a seam in installed carpet wherein a first carpet portion is separated from a second carpet portion along a seam rift and the seam overlies an adhesive tape. The repair tool includes a pair of legs jo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6324741 | Method and apparatus for removing a fastener An apparatus for removing a fastener includes a main body portion. The fastener secures a first panel and a second panel and includes a retaining portion extending substantially through an aperture in the second panel. The retaining portion has a pair of ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308597 | Locking device for a hand tool A pair of tongs is disclosed that includes first and second spaced apart members each having a first end having a jaw-like part and a second end, the second ends of the first and second members being movable toward and away from each other by the use of o... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6257105 | Reversible jaw snap ring pliers A reversible jaw snap ring pliers equipped with a single pair of jaws having tips disposed at both ends that can be alternated directionally for snap ring installation and removal which is comprised of similarly shaped handles contiguous to two one-piece ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6249946 | Removal tool for internal and external retaining rings A tool for the one-handed removal of retaining rings includes a handle and a ring-engaging portion. The ring-engaging portion includes an engagement head that has a slot formed in it for receiving the free end of the retaining ring. The engagement head ha... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6212977 | Spring chuck A spring chuck having a locking mechanism provided between two handles of the spring chuck. The locking mechanism includes a sleeve connected at an end to one handle of the chuck, a shaft having an end connected to another handle of the chuck and another ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6161823 | Apparatus for adapting a clamp A dynamic self-adjusting dual-action clamp comprising a first clamping component defining a plane and generating clamping force along a first clamping axis in that plane, and a second clamping component generating force in a second clamping axis substanti... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6145417 | Convertible plier tool A plier for inserting and removing retaining rings and other purposes. The plier is convertible for alternately closing and opening of the jaws as the handles are closed. The handles and jaws are rotatable about a pivot shaft. Cams effect movement of the ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6085410 | Suspension assembly gripping tool A gripping tool for gripping a suspension assembly component of a disc drive includes a first planar gripping member connected to a second planar gripping member. The first and second planar gripping members each have respective first and second gripping ... | 07/11/2000 |
