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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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| 8006601 | Fiber reinforced resin member and method of manufacturing the same, and apparatus manufacturing fiber fabric An object of the present invention is to provide a high-quality fiber reinforced resin member that enables a longitudinal yarn to be laid out, without slipping, around an outer periphery of a mandrel having at least a bent portion, thus allowing both the longitudina... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7673550 | Fiber-reinforced composites for dental materials A formable fiber-reinforced composite having an inner core of fiber-reinforced composite surrounded by a sheath of fiber-reinforced composite material. The inner core of fiber-reinforced composite has a plurality of longitudinally extending fibers disposed in a resi... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7361185 | Clinical and surgical system and method for moving and stretching plastic tissue A system and method of moving and stretching plastic tissue using dynamic force. A preferably non-reactive force applying component is adjustably attachable to one or more tissue attachment structures for securing the force applying component to the plastic tissue, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353645 | Material for gland packing and the gland packing A reinforcing member made from a fibrous material and disposed at least on one face of a strip-like expanded graphite to form a strip-like base member. The base member is stranded to be formed as a cord-like member. At this time, one side end edge of the base member... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351022 | Unified multi-part head for a staked fastener A unified head for a staked fastener wherein the unified head is made from a first member in combination with a supplemental member, and the two members have at least one shared fiber. In a staking operation that forms the unified head, the operation is conducted in... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331300 | Quilt patch braided rugs and method for making the same Embodiments include a floor covering comprising one or more patches, wherein each patch comprises one or more braids of jute-like fibers. In one aspect, at least one of the braids is wrapped around itself to form a first patch. In another aspect, the first patch is ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318810 | Benson birthing rope for aiding childbirth A device for assisting in the active and pushing stages of childbirth. The childbirthing device consist of a first loop that can be used to provide resistance for pulling. The first loop is then connected by means of a length of rope to a braided handhold two wrist ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309520 | Flat packing and method for the production thereof A flat gasket made up of at least one layer of nonwoven fabric consisting of a sheet of asbestos-free fibers or fiber mixtures and impregnated with a polymer, the sealing element consisting of at least one polytetrafluoroethylene-impregnated nonwoven fabric. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7262353 | Braided composite stringed instrument bow A new and improved instrument bow for use with a stringed instrument is provided. A unique new instrument bow is provided that may be constructed with a braided material and/or composite to form the instrument bow. Additionally, the new instrument bow using a braide... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7229077 | Ordered elastomeric composite material Ordered elastomeric composites comprise an ordered arrangement of a number of first elastomeric phases distributed uniformly within a continuous matrix second elastomeric phase. The second phase can be formed from an elastomeric material that is relatively harder th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228777 | Carrier rope apparatus and method The present invention is related to an apparatus and method for a carrier rope for use in the transport of paper webs in paper threading machine systems. The carrier rope constructed in accordance with the invention comprises a multi filament yarn assembly (A) havin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211766 | Power cable for air cooled welding torches A power cable for use with welding apparatus for conveying power and cooling fluid from a welding machine to a welding torch. The cable includes an outer flexible conduit disposed about a flexible electrical conductor, a pair of end fittings operatively connected to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189165 | Golf club head A golf club head comprises: a hollow main body made of at least one metal material and provided in at least one of a crown portion and a sole portion of the head with an opening; and an FRP part covering said opening and made of at least one resinous material reinfo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174701 | Electrical resistance heater having a core material back twist verification with tracer A method of manufacturing a conductor assembly including the steps of winding and back twisting. The winding step includes winding an electrical conductor around a core material, the core material including at least one color differentiated portion, the core materia... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175908 | High temperature search line A fire safety line is disclosed having a core of heat-resistant strands twisted together and surround by a tough, cut and abrasion resistant jacket. Preferably, the strands of the core are glass fibers coated with vermiculite and the jacket is formed of braided glas... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134267 | Wrapped yarns for use in ropes having predetermined surface characteristics A rope and method of making the same. The rope comprises a plurality of yarns. At least one of the yarns comprises first and second sets of fibers. The first fibers are formed of a first material, and the second set of second fibers at least partly surrounds the fir... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132027 | Complex composite structures and method and apparatus for fabricating same from continuous fibers A method and apparatus for fabricating a complex, three-dimensional structure (12), such as a truss, from composite fiber/resin includes pulling a plurality of continuous fibers (50) from a feed source (62) along a processing path (58) ab... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111543 | Method of making a lariat A method of making a lariat includes twisting under tension a plurality of strands of a plastic material such as nylon to form a rope and then securing the ends of the rope to prevent the strands from untwisting. The rope is then dipped into a hot wax mixture, remov... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108233 | Wire ring net for rocky wall barriers and method for making it A wire ring net, particularly for providing barriers for rocky walls and the like comprises a plurality of braided wire rings, each wire ring comprising, at a starting end of its wire, a first curled portion wound about the wire of the first turn and, at the termina... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7081298 | Specific gravity-adjustable yarns with low elongation rate and excellent abrasion resistance This invention is to provide yarns including fishing lines which contain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filaments with low elongation rate, adjustable specific gravity and excellent abrasion resistance, and to provide a method for manufacturing the same. | 07/25/2006 |
| 7047860 | Safety mountaineering rope and manufacturing method therefor A mountaineering rope (7) with the diameter 10.1 mm to 10.8 mm characterized in that the core (8) made from such number of yarns being necessary for achieving required static strength and resistance to dynamic stress. A braiding (9) around the c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048014 | Methods for creating woven devices Self expandable, woven intravascular devices for use as stents (both straight and tapered), filters (both temporary and permanent) and occluders for insertion and implantation into a variety of anatomical structures. The devices may be formed from shape memory metal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018401 | Woven intravascular devices and methods for making the same and apparatus for delivery of the same Self-expandable, woven intravascular devices for use as stents (both straight and tapered), filters (both temporary and permanent) and occluders for insertion and implantation into a variety of anatomical structures. The devices may be formed from shape memory metal... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978593 | Composite synthetic string for tennis racket The invention concerns a composite synthetic delaminated string in particular for a tennis racket. The string includes central monofilaments surrounded by multifilament yarns, the assembly being impregnated and coated with polyurethane and is subjected to tensile be... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945153 | Rope for heavy lifting applications A large diameter rope having improved fatigue life on a sheave, pulley, or drum is disclosed. This rope includes a blend of HMPE filaments and liquid crystal polymer filaments selected from the group of lyotropic polymer filaments and thermotropic polymer filaments.... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6647852 | Continuous intersecting braided composite structure and method of making same A continuous intersecting braided composite preform including a first member with at least one ply of biased fibers and a second member also with at least one ply of biased fibers. The first member intersects with the second member and passes continuously... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6314856 | Manufacture of variable stiffness microtubing A process for manufacturing novel composite microtubing with variable stiffness over the length of the tubing. By varying the pick count of a braided layer the stiffness of the microtubing may be varied by a factor of 100 from proximal end to distal end. ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6250193 | Braided structure with elastic bias strands A triaxial braided sleeve in which the axial strands are reinforcing and the bias strands are elastic. Due to the elastic bias strands, the sleeve can be used as the reinforcement in a fiber-reinforced plastic part having a tapered, curved, or other irreg... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237460 | Method for preparation of a self-expanding stent for a medical device to be introduced into a cavity of a body A self-expanding stent for a medical device to be introduced into a cavity of a human body, is disclosed and includes a radially expandable and axially retractable tubular body (1), characterized in that the tubular body comprises first flexible rigid fil... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6148597 | Manufacture of polyolefin fishing line Yarns and fishing lines are made by a process that includes the step of exposing an opaque yarn made from ultrahigh molecular weight, gel spun polyolefin filaments to a temperature within the melting point range of the filaments for a time sufficient to a... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6128998 | Continuous intersecting braided composite structure and method of making same A continuous intersecting braided composite preform including a first member with at least one ply of biased fibers and a second member also with at least one ply of biased fiber. The first member intersects with the second member and passes continuously ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6112634 | High coverage area braiding material for braided structures A braided structure produced by strands of a braiding material consisting of multiple yarn ends of multifilament fibers oriented side-by-side or in parallel to form a generally single layer band of yarn ends and treated with a suitable forming material in... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5979287 | Lubricated braided packing and method of making same A braided packing has a number of longitudinal strands around which a braid strand is wound in a lattice pattern to form a substantially square braid. The longitudinal strands include at least two lubricant sink strands, the lubricant sink strands having ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5934168 | Rope for the taking along and transferring of paper webs in the manufacture of paper and cardboard on paper machines The invention relates to a rope for the taking along and transferring of paper webs in the manufacture on paper machines of paper and cardboard made from round-braided textile fiber material. In accordance with the invention, raised positions are distribu... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5878645 | Accordion fold curtains and method of manufacture A method for forming a ready-to-hang lace curtain and a lace curtain comprising stiffen vertical panel of woven fabric. Each panel being joined to an adjacent panel by an integrally woven vertical zone of open mesh. The open mesh zones formed from a plura... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5802828 | Composite yarn for the manufacturing of braided packings, braided packing and process for forming the composite yarn A composite yarn is for making braided packing for sealing pump or rotating valve shafts. The packing comprises an external layer and a core. Preferably, the external layer is made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) impregnated with graphite, and ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794504 | Lubricated braided packing and method of making same A braided packing has a number of longitudinal strands around which a braid strand is wound in a lattice pattern to form a substantially square braid. The longitudinal strands include at least two lubricant sink strands, the lubricant sink strands having ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5732541 | Method and apparatus for making filament rope A filament rope may be produced continuously by the method and apparatus of this invention. In an upper portion of a frame of the apparatus is a unit having strand carrying spools that move about to braid the strands into a core of the rope. During braidi... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5672417 | Turbomachine blade made of composite material A turbomachine blade, particularly a fan blade for an aircraft jet engine, is made of a composite material comprising reinforcing fibres embedded in a thermosetting resin matrix, wherein the reinforcing fibres form a multilayer woven fabric in which the w... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5605035 | Rope with strain damage indicator A rope including a heat sensitive component which is subject to a visible change in appearance, such as a color change, when exposed to a selected elevated temperature resulting from a strain-related heat release from the rope. The heat sensitive coating ... | 02/25/1997 |
