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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 |
| 7380652 | Reciprocating slat conveyor Separate manifold blocks are connected to the ends of tubular piston rod end portions of linear hydraulic motors that are parts of a drive assembly for a reciprocating slat conveyor. The manifold blocks are removably connected together by bolts and when connected co... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7264106 | Positioning device and conveyor system with the positioning device The positioning device for positioning a movable conveyed goods carrier on a conveyor track in a clamped position includes a stop device (12); a movement device for a positioning movement and a drive (20) for driving the movement device. The movement d... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243779 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with V-slats Fixed conveyor slats (12) in the nature of beams extend over a window in support framework (53, 100, 102, 116, 118) for the movable and fixed slats (10, 12) in a reciprocating slat conveyor. The fixed slats (12) support the movable slats ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243780 | Conveyor slat drive beam connection A screw (114) is rotated to move a head (110, 110′) against a first squeeze bar (30) and through a threaded opening (114) in a second squeeze bar (32), for moving the squeeze bars (30, 32) relatively together. This movemen... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7131526 | Slat conveyor with V-slats and slat support beams Fixed conveyor slats (12) in the nature of beams extend over a window in support framework (53, 100, 102, 116, 118) for the movable and fixed slats (10, 12) in a reciprocating slat conveyor. The fixed slats (12) support the movable slats ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118320 | Multiple compartment waste collection container The present invention relates to a refuse collection system for use in association with a transport vehicle. The system comprises a container having multiple internal compartments and a refuse-receiving trough divided into a plurality of trough-shaped receptacles, e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063205 | Reciprocating conveyor with liquid collecting tray A system for carrying refuse and other materials can be used in combination with a transport vehicle. More particularly, the system can be part of a trailer for a transport vehicle. The system has a frame to which a load-bearing platform is attached. The platform ha... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028832 | Drive unit mount for reciprocating slat conveyor Transverse frame members (14, 16) extend across and are connected to longitudinal frame members (10, 12). Frame member (14) divides longitudinal frame members (10, 12) into major and minor parts (20, 22, 24, 26). The minor parts ( | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994012 | Drive units and drive assemblies A threaded nipple (26) at the closed end of a linear hydraulic motor (12) is received within a recess (82) in a frame member (78). Single clamp members, or individual clamp members (88), have recesses (92) that receive lower... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6805233 | Conveyor slat of a fiber reinforced thermoplastic material The invention relates to a reciprocating slat conveyor comprising a plurality of side by side disposed elongated conveyor slats, means for attaching the slats to at least one of a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart transversely extending drive beams for drivin... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6261049 | Withdrawal device A device for withdrawing debris, for example compost material, stored on a sliding base with longitudinally displaceable boards. A mobile driving unit having at least one driving device can be coupled/uncoupled to at least one section of the sliding base ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6056113 | Drive beam to drive unit connections In the drive assembly (10) of a reciprocating slat conveyor, three transverse drive beams (28, 30, 32) extend over and across three piston rods (22, 24, 26). The drive beams (28, 30, 32) have side flanges (74, 76) in which three pairs of downwardly openin... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039092 | Conveyor drive and control system Method and apparatus for conveying a plurality of containers to a filling station for supplying the containers with paints or coatings. The conveyor is periodically driven to the filling station by a rotary actuator including a plurality of air motors whi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6006896 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with front end drive assembly A reciprocating slat conveyor has upper and lower sections formed by upper and lower conveyor slats (14, 12). The upper section is at the forward end of a receptacle (10) in which the conveyor is located. It includes a transition wall (150) that extends t... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000530 | Drive beam connector and connection method A conveyor includes floor slats 36 connected to transverse drive beams 20 by connectors 22. Each connector 22 comprises a base 24 secured to the corresponding drive beam 20 and a nut element 30. Laterally elongated openings in the base allow the base and ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996774 | Drive beam to drive unit connections A semi-annular sleeve segment (60) is welded (78) to a drive member (24). Sleeve segment (60) presents abutment surfaces (52, 54) at its ends which upstand from the drive member (24). The abutment surfaces (52, 54) are contiguous inside surface portion (5... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5544739 | Installation for the temporary storage of bulk goods An installation for the temporary storage of bulk good, such as a composting tunnel, comprises a number of supported floor plates (1), which are slidable in their longitudinal direction, for receiving the bulk goods, the floor plates (1) are jointly movab... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5402878 | Reciprocating slat conveyor A reciprocating slat conveyor for loading and unloading a bulk cargo from a stationary or movable receptacle includes a plurality of elongate slats arranged side-by-side along the bottom of the receptacle and grouped into three slat sets each set movable ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5390781 | Mounting assembly and method for reciprocating slat conveyor A drive frame assembly includes opposite transverse drive frame members (64), each of which includes a metal plate (66) with a central portion having a plurality of longitudinal corrugations (68). The central portion is stiffened by transverse beams (78, ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5383548 | Reciprocating floor conveyor A reciprocating floor conveyor has at least one group of at least three individually reciprocatable slat members. A drive engages each slat member and moves more than half of the slat members simultaneously in a conveying direction and moves the remainder... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5332081 | Reciprocating conveyor having detachable drive unit A drive mechanism for a reciprocating floor conveyor, wherein the conveyor has a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats, includes a drive cylinder for each of the slat groups located adjacent to an end of the slats. A cross-member for ea... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5263573 | Drive connector for reciprocating conveyor A reciprocating conveyor includes a plurality of groups of reciprocating slats supported on a main frame, each group of slats being connected to a separate drive beam by releasable clamp bolts extending through laterally elongated openings in the drive be... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5092732 | Reciprocating floor conveyor having separable floor unit and drive unit Disclosed is a reciprocating floor conveyor having a separable floor unit and power drive unit (24). The floor unit includes a bottom frame (38, 40, 42, 44) and at least three sets of elongated reciprocatable floor members (26, 28, 30) which are supported... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5000647 | Reciprocating floor conveyor having separable floor unit and drive unit Disclosed is a reciprocating floor conveyor having a separable floor unit and power drive unit (24). The floor unit includes a bottom frame (38, 40, 42, 44) and at least three sets of elongated reciprocatable floor members (26, 28, 30) which are supported... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4966275 | Reciprocating conveyor with detachable power drive A reciprocating conveyor comprised of a plurality of elongated, reciprocative, load-supporting slats mounted on a conveyor frame for reciprocative movement relative to the frame, is mounted detachably on an underlying support frame which carries integrall... | 10/30/1990 |
