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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 |
| 7901544 | Paper machine fabric leader A paper machine fabric leader includes a leader having a first end, a second end, a first leader face and a second leader face, the first end being connected to a paper machine fabric; and a solid sheet cover attached to the first leader face of the leader. A method... | 03/08/2011 |
| 6972074 | Equipment for fabric guiding in a paper machine Equipment for fabric guiding in a paper machine has a fabric (10) and rolls (12–18) adapted to support it. In connection with the roll (17) end there is arranged equipment comprising a stand (19) and a nip guard (26). The stand (... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926804 | Multi-tier rope harness A multi-tier fabric loading harness for installing a fabric onto a papermaking machine. The loading harness has a first portion with a supporting rigid member that attaches to an end of the fabric in the cross-machine direction and a plurality of apertures spaced ac... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6733633 | Pull-on leader A leader which is used to pull a seamable papermaker's fabric onto a paper machine comprising a ravel area for securing pull ropes or cables thereto. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723205 | Degassing centrifugal apparatus with energy recovery, process for degassing a fluid and process for producing paper or board The invention relates to a degassing centrifugal apparatus such as a pump having energy recovery means and to a process for degassing a fluid. The apparatus has a rotatable hollow rotor connected to a fluid inlet at one end and a liquid outlet at the opposite end. A... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6517681 | Method and device for changing an endless felt Felt changing device and procedure for changing an endless felt, in which procedure an endless felt is placed around rollers. In the procedure, an elongated lifting beam (4) with the endless felt (5) placed around it is attached to the first end (3) of a ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6447873 | Leader device for installation of on machine seamable papermaker's fabrics and belts A leader used to pull a seamable papermaker's fabric onto a paper machine comprising at least one section of material comprising yarns which are so oriented so as to distribute the load evenly across and down the fabric.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6398915 | Leader device for installation of on machine seamable papermaker's fabrics and belts A leader having a shape substantially that of a triangle which is used to pull a seamable papermaker's fabric onto a paper machine comprising a plastic coated substrate having plastic reinforcing strips thereon.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5500090 | Method and apparatus for guiding a fabric in a paper machine An apparatus and method for guiding the transverse position of a fabric in a paper machine, such as a drying wire, a press felt, or an equivalent fabric having an alignment roll for the fabric. The axial alignment of the alignment roll is regulated by a g... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5466339 | Method of making and using a paper maker felt A papermaker felt that is formed in a conventional manner and the ends thereof being interconnected at a seam to form an endless construction. Extruded monofilaments are secured in a machine direction to the underside of the felt in spaced parallel relati... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5429719 | Self-aligning dryer fabric loading harness A self-aligning fabric loading harness for installing a fabric body having a leading edge and a plurality of spaced empty grommets disposed proximate to the leading edge onto a papermaking machine, the harness including a line receiving device, having an ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5306393 | Method for installing a fabric in a paper machine A method for installing a fabric body onto a paper machine includes providing a self-aligning fabric loading harness having a leading edge and a plurality of spaced empty grommets disposed approximate to the leading edge, securing a pull rope through the ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5154799 | Method and device in a compact press section of a paper machine for replacement of rolls and fabrics Method and device in a compact press section of a paper machine for replacement of press rolls and fabrics. Above the compact combination of press rolls, there is an open space between the front frame and the rear frame of the press section. By means of t... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5127996 | Method and device in a compact press section frame construction of a paper machine Method and device in a compact press section of a paper machine for balancing of its static and dynamic properties as well as for replacing of the press rolls and fabrics. The press rolls form a compact press roll combination. A space is located in and ab... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5032228 | Method of and an arrangement for supporting the frame of a paper machine The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for supporting the frame of a paper machine or the like. In the method, the frame is supported at a point below it for the time the wire or felt is being changed by means of a separate support member (1... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4875975 | Device for drawing an endless belt into a paper making machine A device for drawing in an endless belt into a machine which manufactures paper, cardboard, or the like, includes a frame having a draw-in side over which the belt is drawn in and having an opposite side. An auxiliary support for the belt and off which th... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4755260 | Method for producing felt for paper making A papermaker's felt having an elongated base fabric, at least one batt layer, and means to interconnect the opposite longitudinal ends of the base fabric to make an endless felt. The endless felt is made by providing seaming loops on opposite longitudinal... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4737241 | Method of making a papermaker's felt A method of making a papermaker's felt which includes the steps of forming a pin seam fabric having interdigitated loops at the ends of the fabric joined by a pin. A batt of fibrous material is needled into at least one face of the fabric and across the p... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4699692 | Method in a paper machine press section for facilitating replacement of press rolls and fabrics A frame construction and method in a paper machine press section having a compact press roll combination forming at least two press nips through which a paper web runs, the frame consturction and method facilitating the removal and replacement of the fabr... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4657634 | Frame construction and method in a paper machine press section for facilitating replacement of press rolls and fabrics A frame construction and method in a paper machine press section having a compact press roll combination forming at least two press nips through which a paper web runs, the frame construction and method facilitating the removal and replacement of the fabr... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4601785 | Felt comprising a loop seam for use in the press section of papermaking machines and a method of manufacturing such felts A felt for use in the press section of papermaking machines. The felt consists of a woven base preferably of two layers of threads extending in the machine direction of the felt and cross-machine direction threads interconnect the machine-direction thread... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4481078 | Procedure and means for changing a press fabric in the press section of a paper machine Method for changing a felt (20) in the press section of a paper machine. The normal run of said felt (20) passes in a substantial part in spaces (K) under the floor level (T--T) of the paper machine hall. In said press section its lower roll (12) is rotat... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4267018 | Method for changing fabrics in paper manufacturing machines A method and apparatus for introducing an endless fabric loop over rolls in a paper making machine in connection with changing the fabric therein comprising an inflatable changing bag which, upon being inflated, has a vertical cross-sectional configuratio... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4220501 | Papermaking machine with means facilitating stringing, and method Beam means are provided for facilitating stringing of a forming belt into position with respect to the machine frame. The beam means are supported to be moved transversely from an inactive position generally rearwardly relative to the frame into a positio... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4200490 | Method and apparatus for handling rolls inside an endless paper-making belt A support device with air caster units is provided sufficient to lift and support heavy rollers or rolls inside an endless belt so that the rolls can be removed from within the endless belt and the endless belt replaced.... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4138316 | Fabric stringing method for non-cantilevered fourdrinier machine Fabric changes at the forming section of non-cantilevered, fourdrinier, paper making machines are simplified through use of one or more C-shaped carriages which carry the new fabric and support the front framing of the machine to allow spacer blocks which... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4127441 | Paper machine wire draping system A draping system, for use in clothing a pulp forming section with an endless belt, has a rigid top frame to receive a plurality of substantially rigid poles in mutually parallel, loop supporting relation thereon, and a lightweight lower frame having semi-... | 11/28/1978 |
| 3989587 | System for installing endless belts in a machine for making multiple-ply paper products An elongated machine frame has a plurality of uprights which are spaced longitudinally of the frame and subdivide the same into individual sections each provided with a support structure. A first plurality of rollers is cantilevered on the support structu... | 11/02/1976 |
