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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 |
| 7748080 | Hinge and closure device for refrigerator A refrigerator comprises a body defining a refrigerated enclosure, a door movable between a closed position and an open position, a hinge comprising a first member coupled to the body and a second member coupled to the door and pivotably coupled to the first member,... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7430832 | Sliding door having automatic closing structure A sliding door includes a track having a longitudinal channel to slidably receive a carrier, a door panel secured to the carrier, a bracket attached to one end portion of the track and having a pathway and a pulley, and a recovering device having a cable. The cable ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421761 | Door closer A door closer comprises a spindle journaled in a housing and connected to turn with a door. Upon rotation of the spindle, a cam carried by the spindle effects linear movement of a slide assembly relative to the housing. A piston is connected with the slide assembly.... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7356878 | Door closer A door closer includes an anchor assembly for mounting on a door frame, an actuator assembly for mounting within the thickness of a door which is hinged for movement between open and closed positions, an operating member coupled by a linkage to the anchor assembly a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334624 | Safety gate A gate having a latching mechanism which requires two distinctly different unlatching movements which occur in distinctly different directions, but where both of these unlatching movements can be performed with the use of only one hand. In addition, timer/alarm capa... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7293328 | Device for closing a door A device for closing a door, including a spring element, an attachment element for fixing the device to a door, and an actuation element. The actuation element and the attachment element are linked at opposite ends of the spring element in such a way that, when the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275284 | Damping device The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displac... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252133 | High load operation of an industrial roll door A high load operation industrial roll door, including a flexible door curtain windable about a top roll positioned above a door opening and provided with a drive system. The roll door includes a bottom beam fastened to the door curtain, and a biasing spring, for res... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252624 | Regulating apparatus for a hydraulic cylinder of a treadmill A regulating apparatus for a hydraulic cylinder of a treadmill having a rotating knob with an opening formed at a top end thereof and with a neck formed at a bottom end thereof. The periphery of the neck is marked with a plurality of numbers or with colors from ligh... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213299 | Method and apparatus for securing a door piston to a door jamb A door piston to door jamb interface (30) includes an elongated plate (32) having a number of threaded holes (34) therein and a bracket (50) including a base (52) and a transverse support member (54) affixed to the base (... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192105 | Door control device for refrigerators and refrigerator with the device A door control device for refrigerators and a refrigerator with the device. The door control device for a refrigerator having a refrigerator door includes a movable body coupled to the refrigerator door, wherein the movable body is arranged to move in opposite direc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185398 | Mechanical door closer A mechanical door closer (10) that includes a spring (20) mounted in a track (13) to urge the door (11) to a closed position. A brake assembly (24) controls that rate at which the door (11) closes. The brake assembly (24 | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160232 | Coil spring connector for use in an exercise apparatus A spring connecting apparatus is disclosed for use in an exercise apparatus that has one or more springs fastened between a movable member and a stationary member. The connector apparatus is adapted to fasten one end of a spring to one of the members. This apparatus... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124469 | Automatic sliding door closure device An automatic sliding door closure device for use with a sliding door on a track. The device comprises a housing attached to the door having a connecting arm attached to the housing. A pulley rotatably mounted within the housing guides a cable having an exterior end ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7029055 | Slidable window assembly with vent screen A window assembly for a motor vehicle includes an opening defined by a pair of spaced apart stationary windows. Above and below the opening are a pair of opposing horizontal guide rails within which a moveable window slides allowing the opening to be selectively cov... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025106 | Automatically-closing screen door and closing speed adjuster for the same An automatically-closing screen door is provided that is typically for enclosure with a conventional sliding glass door used for patio entry in residential and/or commercial dwellings. The automatically-closing screen door preferably has a counterweight that is empl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025343 | Adjusting method and adjusting mechanism for remedying the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation of adjustable helical spring In an adjusting method for remedying the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation of an adjustable helical spring, an adjusting mechanism is mounted at one end of the casing for the adjustable helical spring for changing the precompression or the pretension of t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6983785 | Door operating mechanism and method of using the same A mechanism and method for operating a track-mounted door is disclosed. The mechanism includes a pair of side drums that are connected by first cables to the bottom of the door. The side drums are coaxially mounted on a shaft for simultaneous rotation with a pair of... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981295 | Door closer hold-open apparatus The present invention relates to a hold-open apparatus for controlling the position of a door, preferably a screen door or storm door. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a piston assembly and can maintain a door in a predetermined open position, such as about... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6968645 | Sliding service window In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a sliding, bi-parting, service window may be operated by pressing on a push operator. In response to such push operation, a pair of bi-parting windows may be caused to slide apart sufficiently to provide a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938302 | Door closing mechanism A door closing mechanism, involving a shaft rod that moves in relation to, and is installed inside a tube unit. On the shaft rod is an open/close unit. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935000 | Gate hinge and method for mounting gate opener The disclosed device is directed toward a lifting gate. The lifting gate comprises a barrier member having a top and a bottom opposite thereof. A top bracket assembly is coupled to the top of the barrier member. The top bracket assembly includes a top bearing couple... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932395 | Window assembly with release mechanism A window assembly having an emergency release mechanism that can be actuated by a release handle is provided. The release handle can be moved from an initial, non-releasing position to an intermediate, non-releasing position, and then to a final, releasing position ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6735820 | Apparatus for closing sliding doors An automatic door closer for a sliding door. The closer has a reel with a cable extending around a pulley on the end of the rod of a return mechanism. In preferred embodiments, the return mechanism is an oil dammed gas spring or a magnetic spring. A spool rotates on... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6725503 | Door closer having dual operating directions A door closer includes a housing having one or more bulges, a shaft rotatably received in the housing and having an axle, and one or more resilient rings engaged between the shaft and the housing. The bulges of the housing may be engaged with the resilient rings for... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6715182 | Self-closing safety gate hinge A self-closing safety gate hinge comprises a bracket, a bottom seat, a top seat and a hinge pin. The bracket is attached to a top of a gate post. The bottom seat is attached to one side of the bracket and an inclined top surface is cambered on the bottom seat. A thr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6691465 | Door closer assembly for sliding doors A sliding door closer assembly including an elongated anchor bracket that is attached to a wall section above the trailing edge of a sliding door. One end of a spring is attached to the anchor bracket at a selected point along the length thereof, and the ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6640387 | Damper assembly that opts to open doors for usage with reciprocating door closer devices An assembly (50) adapted to a reciprocative door closer device (10) and contingent door (62), the device (10) comprising a rod (16) and a body (12) having a biasing means (11) normally operating to comprise decreasing actuation and causing the rod (16) an... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634059 | Reinforcement hardware for a doorjamb bracket A reinforcement plate for use in attaching a doorjamb bracket to a doorjamb, the plate member having an aperture through which the arm of a conventional doorjamb bracket may be inserted. A plurality of holes in the plate member are available for receiving... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6625847 | Door closers A door closer comprises an actuator assembly (20) adapted for fitting within the thickness of a door and an anchor member (10) adapted for fitting in a door frame in opposed relation to said edge face of the door. An operating member (30) is driven by spr... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6477736 | Gate closer apparatus A gate closer apparatus is provided in the form of a coil spring arranged to be installed onto a selected one of the corresponding, hinge-mounting, vertically extending gate post or gate frame members of a fence gate arrangement, the coil spring member fi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446305 | Rollerless door check mechanism A check mechanism for a motor vehicle door includes a housing secured to either the vehicle frame or the door and a check arm secured to the other one of the vehicle frame and the door. The door check extends into the housing through an opening in the hou... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6421876 | Door closer A door closer with an oblong, one-piece body such to achieve a compact and aesthetic unit which can be produced with a minimum material consumption. The door closer has lateral faces which each have a curvature and/or bevel that shapes towards each other,... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6397431 | Spring assembly normally inactive that opts for causing towards any position with reciprocative door closer devices An assembly (50) adapted to a reciprocative door closer device (10) and contingent door (62), the device (10) comprising a rod (16) and a body (12) having a biasing means (11) normally operating to comprise decreasing actuation and causing the rod (16) an... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6345412 | Arrangement for controlling an angularly movable member A control mechanism for use with a door closer having a pinion shaft. The control mechanism comprises a coiled torsion spring around the shaft with a free end of the spring lying along part of a strap. The strap is connected to the shaft and normally held... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6317922 | Door closer A door closer includes a cylinder and a piston sliding along the cylinder with a piston rod extending from the cylinder, with the closer mounting at one end to the door and at a second end to the door frame. The door closer has a speed adjustment know ext... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6282750 | Power adjustment size indicator for a door closer A gear driven dial indicator is used to indicate the door closer size for a door closer having an adjustable closing force. A drive gear is attached to the door closer adjustment screw. In the preferred embodiment, this drive gear engages a ring gear whic... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6158085 | Closing device for original cover In order to provide a closing device for an original cover in which a spring case is not cracked or broken during use even if zircon by which the spring case can be cheaply manufactured and which has excellent mechanical characteristics is especially used... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5901412 | Top-mounted door closer A door closer actuated by an eccentric cam plate includes a one-piece piston that is displaced axially by the rotation of the eccentric cam plate. The one-piece piston includes a damping piston portion located axially on one side of the eccentric cam plat... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5671500 | Overhead door spring shield system The invention relates to a design for covering and protecting an overhead door spring assembly from the coercive and deteriorating effects caused by the environment that overhead spring assembley's operate in. This includes preventing rust accumulation an... | 09/30/1997 |
