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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 |
| 8168899 | Engine starter switch device A coil bobbin to which an immobilizer coil is mounted, coil connecting terminals to which ends of the coil are connected, a fixed contact, a terminal for the fixed contact and connector terminals are integrally formed by resin molding into a coil bobbin integrated t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7363787 | Steering lock system with control knob for vehicle A steering lock system with a control knob for a vehicle, comprises: a cylinder rotatably carried in a stationary housing; a rotor relatively rotatably inserted into the cylinder and having a key hole into which a mechanical key can be inserted; and a control knob m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7102581 | Multiband waveguide reflector antenna feed A multiband waveguide reflector antenna feed comprises waveguide feeds in a concentric architecture. A waveguide feed is located in the center and coaxial waveguide feeds are disposed around the center feed. The waveguide feeds may be all-metallic with the center fe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7057121 | Low-current starter switch for vehicles and starter gear comprising said switch A low-current starter switch (1) for vehicles, includes a rotor (3;3′) fixed to an anti-theft cylinder and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit is low current with a variable resistance, depending on the annular position of the rotor (3;3... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7007525 | Electric steering lock device An electric steering lock device which can prevent a motor from being overloaded and can increase the drive force of the motor. The electric steering lock device of the present invention has a lock bar which moves according to the movement of a cam follower. The cam... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6143994 | Electrical switch for an automobile anti-theft device A rotary electrical switch for an automobile vehicle anti-theft device of the type comprising a rotor mounted free to rotate about a stator to supply electrical power to a starter, by at least one electrical strip contact, wherein the rotor comprises a su... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5638944 | Ignition cylinder anti-theft sensor contact mechanism An anti-theft sensor contact mechanism for an ignition system of an automotive vehicle has a sensor contact mechanism 24 which utilizes a non-conducting lever 46 to sense the physical presence of a lock liner 26 within a lock cylinder 28 of the ignition s... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5563387 | Motorcycle ignition switch lock A switch lock having a reliable side-opening door and an improved rotatable handle is provided for use in motorcycle ignition systems. The side-opening door is rotatable between an open position wherein the lock plug assembly is exposed and a closed posit... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5310974 | Switch for power take-off controls An electrical switch mechanism for actuating and deactuating a power take-off (PTO) drive connectable to ancillary equipment is disclosed wherein the operating member for the switch mechanism first requires a linear movement and then a rotary movement in ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5190148 | Marine key switch A switch for controlling the operation of a motor boat comprises a cylinder and a key. The key includes a grippable knob and a detachable key actuator which engages a key-receiving member in the cylinder. The knob is turned from a first stable angular ori... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5150610 | Auxiliary starter switch with illuminated guard In an auxiliary starter switch device, a guard for the auxiliary switch actuator and a small warning lamp and lens are combined in such a way that the guard itself contributes to the indicator warning. The guard is formed of a transparent or translucent m... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4659883 | Repeat lock and inhibitor for starters of combustion engines Restart of a running engine is prevented by a slide lock in a disk rotating upon ignition key turning and cooperating with stops and cams to define and limit positions of the slide lock in relation to turning angles. The slide lock as held by a spring bia... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4350852 | Bi-stable mechanism and anti-theft device for a motor vehicle comprising such mechanism The invention relates to a bi-stable (toggle) mechanism for a vehicle anti-theft device comprising a lever 5 pivotally mounted by a shaft 6, the said lever being subject to the action of a spring 10 and movable from one stable position through a center po... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4298776 | Motor vehicle ignition-starter switch The invention relates to a motor vehicle ignition-starter switch which is provided for the switching of a plurality of galvanically separated electric circuits. The switch wheel comprises lifting contact bridges, sliding contact bridges and a radially act... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4292483 | Ignition switch with starter lockout An ignition switch having a starter lockout to prevent attempted restarting of a running engine. The starter lockout includes a slide-mounted orthogonally movable plunger which engages a depression formed in the switch housing upon completion of a movemen... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4286126 | Ignition switch An ignition switch has contact plates held in a socket plate and with trip cams on the circumference of the socket plate. A switching wheel carries a plurality of contact springs, which abut on one side against a central contact and have contact arms swit... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4281226 | Ignition switch A rotary ignition switch has a pair of tiltable bridges extending in opposed directions and spring-pressed toward a center contact. When the switch is rotated a first end of one bridge remains against the center contact while its other or contact end ride... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4049932 | Safety device for a rotary starter switch for an automobile vehicle A safety device for a rotary starter switch for an automobile vehicle, of the type comprising a non-rotatable part and a part which is rotatable with respect to the non-rotatable part about an axis of revolution. The safety device comprises elastically yi... | 09/20/1977 |
