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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415806 | Ballistic abatement barrier method and system A modular ballistic abatement barrier system (10) includes a first corrugated panel (12) having at least one aperture (13), a second corrugated panel (16) having at least one aperture (17), and a ballistic cloth (14) placed ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7287405 | Drill resistant lock A drill resistant lock (30) comprises a bolt member (33) for fitting into a similar sized and shaped slot (35) to secure closure of entry to a property, a locking mechanism (31, 32) associated with a bolt member (33), whereby relea... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6474213 | Reactive stiffening armor system A reactive armor structure having an outer layer and a reactive element adjacent to and integral with the outer layer is provided. The reactive element provides an amount of support to the outer layer effective to restrain movement of the outer layer and ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6363867 | Structural protective system and method A barrier to penetration by a foreign object includes a rigid housing and a mechanism, enclosed within the housing, for mechanically trapping the foreign object, for example by exerting a lateral compressional force on the foreign object. The mechanism ma... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5671984 | Exhibition apparatus A protective member is disposed in a contracted state thereof within an exhibition case for an exhibition apparatus. When a larger shaking of the exhibition case than a predetermined level is detected by a detector, an actuation mechanism expands the prot... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5293806 | Reactive armor A reactive armor structure is disclosed for protecting a vehicle. A housing ncloses a chamber attached to the vehicle. A reactive armor sandwich with two rigid plates is mounted transversely across the chamber. The reactive armor sandwich is designed so th... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5206451 | Armor-protection for a wall, for example a bombshelter or an armored vehicle A wall of, for example, a bombshelter or armored vehicle, is provided with an inner and outer armor spaced from each other. This armor protection is designed to provide a deflection, respectively destruction of an impacting projectile as soon as the proje... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5083515 | Method and apparatus for affixing applique armor panels to a surface without tools An inexpensive light weight system for attaching, supporting and suspending an item on or from a host surface without the need for tools to secure said item. The system comprises: (1) a base member attached to a host surface, the base member having a mean... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5070764 | Combined reactive and passive armor Reactive armor elements each holding at least one reactive assembly of the kind in which an explosive layer is sandwiched between two metal plates, which is paired with a passive assembly comprising a layer of swellable material sandwiched between two met... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5025707 | High pressure gas actuated reactive armor An improved reactive armor is disclosed. The armor has means which impinge n a penetrating threat to destroy its integrity and prevent incursion to the interior of an armored vehicle.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4961368 | Anchoring element An anchoring element for the securing of heavy plates or the like on an anchoring base, particularly for securing armoring elements or additional armoring to vehicles, includes a plate-shaped buffer body of a material that is elastically deformable to a l... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4741244 | Elements for an add-on reactive armour for land vehicles Protection of land vehicles such as tanks, armoured cars or the like against shaped charge projectiles. Protection is achieved by a cover member having suspended therefrom on the side that faces the substrate at least one explosive insert comprising an ex... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4727789 | Vented suppressive shielding A vented suppressive shielding device which may be used in either a permanent building placent or portable device to protect persons or equipment from the effects of an explosive detonation. The shielding is relatively lightweight and comprises a shieldin... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4718356 | Exterior blast protection for buildings A system for protecting exterior building walls against damage from pressure waves generated by explosions on the building exterior. Exterior walls are constructed of multiple wall panels mounted in a circumferential framework of building elements formed ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4561362 | Mobile-immobile safe A storage container, such as a safe, is provided with internal removable excess mass which renders the container relatively immobile until the mass is removed. The mass may be, for example, water stored between inner and outer walls of the container or le... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4292882 | Armor comprising a plurality of loosely related sheets in association with a frontal sheet comprising metal abrading particles Bullet proof armor comprising a laminated pad with front and rear surfaces and composed of a plurality of loosely related fabric sheets woven of fibres having high tensile strength, said fibres of the fabric adopted to establish gripping and holding engag... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4186648 | Armor comprising ballistic fabric and particulate material in a resin matrix An armor wall structure comprising a plurality of woven fabric laminates of polyester resin fibres arranged and supported in and by a supportive resinous matrix with a filler of particulate metal abrading material, said matrix, filler of particulate metal... | 02/05/1980 |
