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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 |
| 7313993 | Feeding mechanism for a microtome A feed device (1) for a microtome, in particular for a cryostat microtome, for setting the cut thickness of the specimen (2) to be sectioned, is described. In order to set the cut thickness, either the cutting knife or the specimen holder (3) is... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7182112 | Wood planing machine with an improved cutter head and method A cutter head for wood planing machine comprises elongated slots, wedges and blade retainers of a cooperative configuration that allows the blade retainers to be positioned in the slots with the wedges overlying the blade retainers. The wedges may be shifted upwardl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7146894 | Automated microtome blade changer An automated rotary microtome blade changing apparatus, comprising an upper stage being adapted to releasably engage a supply cartridge and a waste cartridge, the upper stage having a loading segment adapted to engage and move blades contained within the supply cart... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100648 | Plane-blade adjusting device for a planing machine A plane-blade adjusting device for a planing machine includes a blade shaft, a plurality of plane blades, plural covers and plural eccentric tubular posts. The blade shaft body is provided with plural set flat surfaces for each plane blade to rest on and then each c... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6997095 | Apparatus and method for making labels A label making apparatus includes a cutter that cuts sheets along a desired line, the cutter being switchable between a full cutting state and a half cutting state. A controller controls a switching device to switch the cutter between the full cutting state and the ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6918330 | Adjustable tool station A miter saw includes a tool adjustment unit having a joint pivotable about an axis, a guide rail spaced from and coupled to the joint so as to pivot about the axis, a saw housing mounted on the guide rail and a linear motion bearing assembly, which is positioned bet... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6886440 | Slide miter saw A miter saw including a base, a table, a support housing connected to the table, first and second rails slidably connected to the support housing, a trunnion disposed on the first and second rails, and a saw assembly pivotally attached to the trunnion and movable be... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6792842 | Pin kit for V-cutter A V-cutter for use in manufacturing a light guide panel of the backlight unit in liquid crystal display (LCD), and more specifically, a kit with a plurality of pins for the V-cutter is disclosed. The pin kit may be used to form a plurality of V-shaped grooves spaced... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6722245 | Punching unit There will be provided a punching unit capable of reliably drawing a punch out of the workpiece, improving the productivity and without deteriorating the boring precision even for a workpiece which easily spreads, and preventing leavings rising. A stripper plates wh... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6575069 | Device and method for adjusting a cutting gap The invention relates to a device for setting the cutting gap between a rotor, having cutting blades and rotatable about its rotor axis, and a counter-blade body, which carries a cutting edge, can be fixed in position and can be set relative to the cuttin... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6418828 | Force-adjustable rotary apparatus for working webs or sheets of material Disclosed is a rotary apparatus suitable for processing and working a web or sheet of materials such as plastic films, non-woven substrates, metal foils, paper, diaper cores and the like. Such apparatus includes counter-rotating anvil and tool rolls throu... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418831 | Tool holder and tab system for board cutting machine An improved tool holder for a fiber board cutting machine wherein the cutting machine includes at least one tool holder bar disposed transverse to the direction of feed of the board. The improved tool holder comprises a first member having a bottom and at... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6341548 | Device for adjusting distance of cutting blade from workpiece sheet A cutter shaft 40 provided with a cutter 43 as its lower tip is freely vertically movably disposed in a guide cylinder portion 17a of a cutter holder 17. A horizontal support body 47 is supported in a hollow case portion 17b. A large diameter first steel ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6327951 | Mounting arrangement for hard metal cutting blades in cutting heads In a mounting arrangement for mounting a hard metal cutting blade in a cutting head in a mounting groove of the cutting head in an adjustable radial position, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a support plate and engaged by a clamping bolt. The sup... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6167789 | Dual mini-blind cutter A mini-blind cutter for selective manual in-store sizing of a first mini-blind product having a vinyl headrail and bottom rail and a second mini-blind product having a steel headrail and bottom rail. The mini-blind cutter includes a die assembly movable f... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6142052 | Punching tool A punching tool includes: a punch driver transmitting an impact force to a punch body and having a screw portion on an outer peripheral surface of an upper portion; a punch head having a screw portion meshed with the screw portion of the punch driver on a... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5988027 | Surgical rod cutter A manually operated surgical steel rod cutter is disclosed. The rod cutter has a rod shearing tool head for cutting a rod when the rod is provided within aligned bores of two shearing subassemblies of the tool head. To cut the rod, an operator rotates an ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5901631 | Wood notching system A new wood notching system for cutting grooves into wood before the wood is to be cut by a saw. The inventive device includes an elongated throat plate positioned within an elongated opening in a table top saw. The throat plate has a large slotted apertur... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5893314 | Knife assembly for rotary cutting system A knife holder assembly for a rotary cutting machine includes a holder with a top portion and side portion each including an opening, and an adjusting member with a body portion and an extender. The extender is adapted to extend through the side portion o... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5857396 | Slitting machine A slitting machine includes a pair of parallel arbors structured to support a plurality of cutting knives. The arbors are mounted to a head stock and tail stock on the slitting machine. The head stock and tail stock each rotatably support eccentrics which... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5852964 | Safety mechanism for right angle shear When power failures or breakdowns occur, an apparatus that is able to hold the upper blade in the raised position without using the drive source and increase the safety and facilitate maintenance and inspection. The work cutting apparatus that cuts by a pair o... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5787777 | Cutting device for trimming printed paper packages in a packaging machine A cutting device for trimming printed paper packages in a packaging machine. A cutting unit includes an upper part and a lower part which are movable relative to each other when a paper package passes between them. The package originates from paper materi... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5730039 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the position of a cutting plate An apparatus to adjust the position of a cutting plate supported on a bolster plate and to register the cutting plate with a die member in a die cutting press includes alignment plates disposed within openings adjacent opposite ends of the cutting plate, ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5730083 | Pest barricaded animal feeder An improved animal feeder in the nature of a dish or bowl for feeding pets and which includes a pest barrier to preclude crawling pests from infestation of the food or liquid to be ingested by the animal. In one embodiment, the invention includes the use ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5669278 | Knife holder for receiving a wedge-shaped microtome knife A knife holder for receiving wedge-shaped microtome knives, in particular regrindable hard metal or steel knives, has a base and upwardly open right and left clamping jaws for receiving the knife. The upwardly open configuration allows easier exchange of ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5613417 | Apparatus and method for forming a groove in a board In order to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of forming a groove in a board, an apparatus and method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a station for feeding the board from a supply of boards, a table for supporting the board upon receipt from ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5531146 | Tire shear A tire cutting machine including a fixed cutting blade and a movable cutting blade, the machine being adapted to cut by shearing action. The movable blade is guided by adjustable guides at each end of the blade to provide very close proximity of the blade... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5524516 | Miter saw A miter saw includes a base for placing a work thereon, a miter saw unit having a saw blade mounted thereon, and a slide support mechanism comprising a slide mechanism having a slide shaft mounted on one of the miter saw unit and the base, and a sleeve me... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5501128 | Floating die paper punch A pin-type punch having an arm pivotal on a base in which the punch pins for punching sheets of paper are located on the arm or on the base and die holes on are located the opposite part. To create alignment of pin-to-hole, one or the other is mounted on ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5293798 | Sawing machine A sawing machine having a spindle and circular saws thereon adapted to rotate with and axially slidably mounted on the spindle. A movable joint member or a one-way clutch is provided between the spindle and the saws. While the spindle is rotating at a low... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5271305 | Base and clamping bar assembly A support assembly includes a base having end edges along which extend toothed racks for engagement of a clamping bar having meshing detents on its end portions, the clamping bar providing a guide track for a DIY mat cutter. The base is invertible to pres... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5241887 | Cutting device for cutting food products, in particular sausage, ham, bacon, meat, cheese and such Known are cutting devices for cutting food products with a base plate, an orbital-driven circular knife, a product feed unit and a counterknife. The invention proposes a height- adjustable distance of the circular knife to the counterknife along the cutti... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5235885 | Food slicing with continuous cleaning of endless band slicing blades An apparatus and method for slicing food products such as loaves of bread and the like where multiple slices are formed at substantially the same time. A blade cleaning assembly is included for removing slicing debris from band slicing blades after having... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5191822 | Adjustable clamp jaws An improved clamp structure is disclosed in which a replacable liner element is mounted on a mount body. The liner element is accurately longitudinally positioned relative to the mount body such that the liner can be positioned in any one of a plurality o... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5111724 | Slitter knife arrangement A device for slitting a metallic foil which is continuously fed along a path comprising a support base having an elongated guide formed therein, the guide defining a generally linear guide path, and the support base being positionable adjacent the foil pa... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5099735 | Versatile knife holder for microtome knives A microtome knife holder comprises a support element provided on the base connected to a microtome and at least one jaw for clamping the knife that is adjustable along a rail of the support element in the same direction as the cutting edge of the knife an... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5076125 | Rotary arc ram A tube cutoff apparatus includes a parallelogram link assembly and a rotary arc ram which orbits 360° to maximize the vertical workstroke of the ram relative to the apparatus and has a lower inertia whereby to cut tubes of increased diameter, increase th... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5054347 | Punch assembly with improved disassembly features A punch assembly is described for a punch press having a quick tool change capability. The punch assembly comprises a punch sleeve having a punch slidably mounted therein. A tang extends from the sleeve, and a bolt is connected between the tang and the pu... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4951540 | Shingle ridge cap cutter A shingle ridge cap cutter utilized for cutting uniform sections from roof shingles comprising a frame along which a shingle is guided to a manually operated cutter that comprises spaced blades that are moved to sever a section of the shingle. The cutter ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4913016 | Waste stripping tool for use in a machine used for cutting sheet-like items A waste stripping tool comprising a grid formed of crossbar members consisting of a crossbar assembly of two members held side-by-side by a coupler. The assembly consists of a strap, which has two jaws having two triangular profiled teeth engaged in groov... | 04/03/1990 |
