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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 |
| 7293577 | Toilet tank plumbing fixture assembly Described is a plumbing fixture assembly 10 for a toilet tank 14 comprising an upper portion 24 that connects with a valve 18, a lower portion 26 that is adapted for engagement with upper portion 24, and an attachment pipe | 11/13/2007 |
| 7077157 | Spring-loaded pressure relief valve, particularly for containers of pressurized fluids A spring-loaded pressure relief valve, particularly for containers of pressurized fluids, comprising a valve body that is associable with a container and forms a discharge port that is controlled by a main piston; an auxiliary valve is further provided, which contro... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6962163 | Dual-float snap-action flush valve A liquid level control apparatus for a flush tank includes a valve mechanism communicating with a fill tube and operable between open and closed conditions, two floats, at least one of which is coupled to the valve mechanism for closing it when the at least one floa... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6192920 | Chain link float valve A valve for maintaining a given level of liquid in a tank, reservoir, or other container having a liquid-gas interface. Said valve being actuated by a float that rises and falls along with the liquid in the container. Said valve float actuates a series of... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189857 | Fluid-actuated rapid closure valve A fluid-actuated squeeze valve is provided for use where leak-tight operation and/or very rapid valve closure characteristics are required. The valve comprises an annular valve body with a generally cylindrical open-ended bore for receiving the frusto-con... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182306 | Side-mount toilet valve A toilet fill valve includes an outlet pipe associated with a wash basin, an outlet tube associated with a wet-bowl configuration and an outlet assembly for filling the tank of the toilet. A blocking device includes a first plug for blocking the pipe in t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164313 | Low-high flow rate valve A float operated valve for controlling the rate of flow of water from a pipe carrying water under pressure, to a vessel, comprises a pipe having an end opening of selected diameter and a flange of larger diameter surrounding the pipe. A flexible diaphragm... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6123099 | Pinch tube tank level control valve with snap-action shutoff A liquid level control apparatus for a flush tank includes an upstanding fill tube integral at its upper end with a valve housing carrying a flexible resilient pinch tube valve member. The valve housing defines a conduit which communicates with a downward... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6109294 | Leak-preventing toilet flush valve assembly A leak preventing detent apparatus for a toilet flush valve assembly in which an inlet valve (13) to a toilet flush tank (11) is controlled by an inlet valve control device (14, 14a, 16, 17), and an outlet flush valve (21) is controlled by a flush lever (... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5950666 | Leak-preventing toilet flush valve assembly A leak preventing detent apparatus for a toilet flush valve assembly in which an inlet valve (13) to a toilet flush tank (11) is controlled by an inlet valve control device (14, 14a, 16, 17), and an outlet flush valve (21) is controlled by a flush lever (... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5896887 | Pinch tube tank level control valve with snap-action shutoff A liquid level control apparatus for a flush tank includes an upstanding fill tube integral at its upper end with a valve housing carrying a flexible resilient pinch tube valve member and a pivoting actuator engageable with the pinch tube for opening and ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5775366 | Leak-preventing toilet flush valve assembly A leak preventing detent apparatus for a toilet flush valve assembly in which an inlet valve to a toilet flush tank is controlled by an inlet valve control device, and an outlet flush valve is controlled by a flush lever. The detent apparatus includes a f... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5722961 | Flow control device for use with an intravenous set Disclosed is a flow control device for use with an intravenous set to control the flow of medicinal fluid in a barrel into patient's body. The flow control device comprises a floating member capable of being supported for floating by the buoyancy of the m... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5522179 | Automatic christmas tree stand water level control system An automatic water level control system, for use in conjunction with a Christmas tree stand of the type having a watering basin with an outer rim and a tree clamping mechanism for holding the Christmas tree in an upright manner with the base portion of th... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5090443 | Fluid level control float valve A valve for controlling the level of fluids in basins, such as stands for cut trees, aquariums, or hydroponic plant basins. The valve 6 includes a rigid fluid conduit 26 passing through the wall of a float chamber 16, in order to transmit fluid into a fle... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5042526 | Valveless toilet A toilet flush mechanism comprising a tank holding a water supply and having a valve for flushing a toilet bowl a handle for opening the valve to the toilet bowl for initiating the flushing actions, a water supply entering the tank near the bottom of said... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5020567 | Drainage valve having a flexible flap with an edge taper A valve is installed into an underground conduit to control drainage of water through that conduit. The drainage control valve includes a perforated plate across the conduit. The latter plate is formed with a peripheral groove rectangular in cross section... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4913140 | Float-controlled humidifier A humidifier for humidifying gases flowing from a source to a person, e.g. a patient breathing apparatus, has a gas chamber interconnected with a water compartment and at least one float controlled valve which controls the flow of water into the water com... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4812265 | Carburetor fuel inlet valve A preassembled carburetor valve of the general type shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,454,036 has a floating disc-type valve without an encircling metal rim. The hollow body is provided with oppositely disposed "cathedral window" openings. The valve ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4709721 | Integral base refill system ballcock assembly An improved ballcock assembly for a toilet water reservoir which provides quiet reservoir refill operation without requiring a conventional water discharge hush tube. Quiet refill operation is provided by discharging refill water through a plurality of op... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4621945 | Head control stand In association with a subsurface drainage/irrigation tile system, a head control stand is provided to selectively control the flow of water through a drainage/irrigation tile system and in turn control the depth of the water table. An actuating unit which... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4529002 | Pilot-operated ball cock valve A pilot-operated ball cock valve of the type wherein a vent to a pressure chamber is controlled by a lever arm to thereby control the flow of fluid through the valve. A movable rod is slidable in aligned relief and pilot conduit openings and has a valve s... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4527584 | Automatic condensation discharger The condensation discharger comprises a tank (1) including a float (8) and an elastic cut-off blade (14) the blades of which being connected in such a way to the forked arm (6) of the float (8) that the discharge orifice is opened when the float is moved ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4509692 | Drip or trickle irrigation A drip and trickle irrigator independent of the pressure of the water supply. The drip irrigator has an inlet with a variable-orifice to control the fluid flow into a chamber. A float within the chamber coupled to the variable orifice in order to vary the... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4448213 | Water valve A float valve in this invention has a hollow body having a spigot adjacent an orifice, a valve seat surrounding the orifice, a float arm pivoted to the hollow body, and an abutment surface on the float arm engageable against an elastomeric valve member wh... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4431025 | Back flow prevention valve There is disclosed a float-responsive valve of the type used in cisterns. Lost motion connection means are provided between the float and the valve, so that in the event of a drop of water pressure in the line supplying the valve, a resilient means overri... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4352371 | Low-high flow rate valve A float operated valve for controlling the rate of flow of water from a pipe carrying water under pressure, to a vessel, comprises a pipe having an end opening of selected diameter and a flange of larger diameter surrounding the pipe. A flexible diaphragm... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4318421 | Float controlled syphon valve for swimming pool cover A float controlled valve syphons water out of a swimming pool cover. The syphon valve includes co-operable male and female valve members disposed for mutually relative movement to bring them into and out of mutual engagement to thereby close and open flow... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4306580 | Overflow return tank An overflow return tank, especially for receiving return fuel at internal combustion engines with fuel gauge, comprising a receptacle (20, 21, 22) with an inlet (23) located upwardly for a return flow and an outlet (25) and an air bleed hole (24), and wit... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4286618 | Valve A water control valve particularly suited for use with poultry watering apparatus having a deformable rubber sleeve lining the interior of the valve housing. A pair of piston members are arranged to pinch the sleeve and thus cut off the flow through the v... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4186764 | Valve for controlling liquid flow A valve is provided for controlling fluid flow between the inlet and outlet of a closed valve housing. A stationary insert body in the housing includes a through channel with cross channels extending transversely therefrom. The latter open on the inner si... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4122862 | Extendible ballcock An extendible ballcock assembly including a support pipe threaded at its lower end for partial receipt in a support fitting. The support fitting furthermore includes a peripheral cavity in the upper end thereof adapted to receive a toroidal seal. The seal incl... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4114642 | Water closet valve assembly Most valve assemblies used in water closet tanks are relatively bulky and often interfere with the operative action of the tank. Furthermore, such valve assemblies are noisy in operation and "wire drawing" effects cause considerable wear of the valve seat... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4082106 | Air eliminator valve An air eliminator valve for automatically collecting and venting air and other gases included in flowing liquid. The valve has a chamber in which air collects, a float in the chamber and a vent valve at the top operated by the float to vent the chamber wh... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4034026 | Multi-function fluid inlet valving means and reservoir means A fuel carburetor structure is shown having a main fuel bowl or reservoir with a second fuel reservoir therein; a fuel inlet valve assembly for controlling the rate of fuel flow to both the main and second or auxiliary reservoirs is shown as having a need... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3996960 | Liquid level controlling valve A control valve for liquid in stationary tanks, such as toilets humidifiers and the like, of the type housed within a tank, having an inlet orifice for water and an outlet orifice for the same, including a lever which actuates, by means of chain or cable,... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3994313 | Toilet bowl valve A diaphragm controlled toilet bowl valve of simple construction that is substantially silent in operation, will not permit water to be siphoned from the tank in which it is disposed during an emergency in which the pressure of water in the supply lines de... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3973582 | Flexible band device A force translator in the form of an S-shaped flexible band is connected at its center by a double pivot linkage to an axially movable actuator which, in an air eliminator, is a float.... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3965925 | Pinch valve A pinch valve has a tubular resilient sleeve with at least one transversely elongate aperture extending through it that is opened and closed by a control member having elements engaging diametrically opposite regions of the sleeve. The control member is r... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3945392 | Disposable safety float valve The specification discloses a medical suction apparatus including a generally rigid container. A pair of conduits extend from the lid of the container for connection to a patient area to be drained and for connection to a vacuum source. In operation, flui... | 03/23/1976 |
