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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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| 7288731 | Switching device A switching device (2) for a multi-step vehicle transmission (4) having one main transmission part (6) and an auxiliary-section transmission part (10) comprising the switching mechanisms (12, 14, 18, 38) for actuating switching ele... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289343 | Architecture for power modules such as power inverters Power converters such as power modules configured as inverters employ modularized approaches. In some aspects, semiconductor devices are thermally coupled directly to thermally conductive substrates without intervening dielectric or insulative structures. Additional... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7208692 | Operating switch mechanism An operating switch mechanism in an IC recorder having an operating switch button for slide operation includes an IC recorder main body and an operating unit. The operating unit is attached to the main body by fixing a frame member on the operating unit side with a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7148433 | Reversing switch mechanism A reversing switch mechanism includes a housing defining contact cavities and a trough, contacts received in the contact cavities, and a slide member received in the trough and engaging the contacts. The slide member includes conductive elements forming conductive p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7046535 | Architecture for power modules such as power inverters Power converters such as power modules configured as inverters employ modularized approaches. In some aspects, semiconductor devices are thermally coupled directly to thermally conductive substrates without intervening dielectric or insulative structures. Additional... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017968 | Automotive ashtray having an electroluminescent lamp and method of making the same An automotive ashtray comprises a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The ashtray further includes a cover having a second connecting me... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6930264 | Switch structure of lamp unit A switch structure of a lamp unit mounted at an interior wall member, includes a switch member and a switch knob. The switch member includes a switch lever which slides in a first direction for turning on or off the lamp unit. The switch knob includes an engagement ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921871 | Slide switch To enable to restrain a portion only of a resin at a pole board made of the resin to restrain warp or a sink mark, in a slide switch including a pole board 3 made of a resin insert-molded with fixed contacts 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 and a movable bo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906269 | Multi-directional slide switch When a control lever is slid to move a driver housed in a quadrangular case in a given direction, the movement of the driver allows the driver to push one of resilient legs of movable contacts corresponding to the direction of movement. This movement resiliently sli... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6872906 | Movable contact structure and movable contact attaching method of slide switch To enable to facilitate integration and part control by reducing a number of parts and a number of integrating steps and restrain electric contact performance from being deteriorated by preventing play, in a slide switch including a pole board (3) having a fi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6559400 | Switch structure for car electrical part In a switch structure for a car electrical part, on the guide rail 11C of a base member 11, there are disposed the respective contact portions 12A, 14A of terminal members 12, 14 in such a manner that they have a given position relationship, and, in the f... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6380502 | Detented slide switch mechanism A switch mechanism for an electrical slide switch that has a detenting or clicking action is disclosed. The switch mechanism provides such detenting action in a mechanism that has a switch lever that moves through an arcuate path of movement and provides ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6325526 | Automotive internal light Automotive internal lights have a molded housing defining an elongate recess and bus bars which integrally include lamp holders secured within the molded housing and adapted to hold a lamp therebetween. The lamp holders have a base exposed to irradiate he... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6046418 | Drive system for switch, especially relay A switch includes a contact having at least two contact springs and at least one slide for moving the at least two contact springs in opposite directions between an open position and a closed position of the contact. Movement in opposite directions ensure... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6005201 | Switch In a switch, the speed at which contacts are separated from each other is increased without depending on the speed at which an operating member is operated, so that an arc is prevented from being generated, to prevent the operating member to be deformed b... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5860515 | Slide switch device A slide switch device adapted to be immersed in automatic transmission oil or the like. A printed circuit board 1 is provided with fixed contacts 11. A guide rail 19 is formed extending in a sectional T-shaped form from a side surface of the printed circu... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5813522 | Sliding switch A sliding switch includes a housing, a sliding seat slidably received in the housing, a fixing member securely mounted in the sliding seat to move therewith, and a wheel rotatably mounted to the fixing member. A face plate is securely mounted in the housi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5794765 | Electric connector assembly An electric connector assembly includes a housing, a slide block mounted in the housing, and a plug-in device mounted in the housing at a position above the sliding block. The plug-in device includes a fixing seat having two first receiving compartments a... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5769211 | Medical handpiece with autoclavable switch A handle assembly of a medical instrument has a handle with an axis extending from a proximal end of the instrument toward a distal end thereof; and an electrical circuit incorporated at least partially in the handle for controlling an application of an a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5735391 | Dual slide three-position switch An improved switch includes two moving contact members which move in parallel planes. The switch may be moved to either of two positions to complete either of two circuits. The contact members are normally biased to a central neutral position. Since the c... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5720385 | Movable contact plate of slide switch A slide switch S includes a sliding member 1, a fixed contact 10 of a pole plate 7, a movable contact plate 2, a spring 12 interposed between the sliding member 1 and the movable contact plate 2, pawl portions 121, 122 formed on wall surfaces 111, 112 on ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5657861 | Slide switch A slide switch includes an electrically insulated support housing having an interior cavity and having an upper wall which defines an opening in communication with the interior cavity. An electrically insulated slide body is slidably disposed within the i... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5380971 | Dynamic brake switch for motor A power switch is provided for control of the electric motor of a power hand tool, such switch including a shorting bar to achieve a dynamic brake on the motor after the termination of the application of power thereto. In one embodiment of the invention, ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5365028 | Slide switches Slide switches include an electrically insulated support housing having opposing pairs of side walls which establish an interior space. An upper wall is joined to an upper edge of the opposing pairs of side walls to close an upper end of the interior spac... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5350894 | Two piece switch assembly for members that move relative to one another in a fixed manner A two-piece switch is mounted on two members which slidably move in a fixed relation to each other. One portion of the switch, mounted to the stationary member, has a contact recessed within for connecting to a power source. The first portion has flexible... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5322983 | Structure of sliding block electrical switch An electrical switch includes a base, a sliding block, two short circuit metal pieces, contact metal pieces, and a cover. The base has a rectangular top slot, which receives the sliding block, and an elongate guide groove in the middle of the rectangular ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5315079 | PCB mounted 6PDT slide switch A PCB mounted 6 PDT slide switch is formed of a specially-designed cover/actuator sub-assembly and a base assembly which remain in assembly independent of each other. The slide switch includes a base member, a slide actuator member, a plurality of movable... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5272297 | Streamlined air conditioning disconnect switch An air conditioning disconnect switch utilizes a ramped movable contact arrangement for slidably opening and closing the switch contacts without the requirement of a removable type pull-out handle. A plastic face plate covering the switch terminals allows... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5218366 | Emergency transmitter buoy for use on marine vessels An emergency position indicating radio beacon ("EPIRB") includes a watertight housing with an ON-OFF switch on the outside of the housing which does not require holes through the housing wall. A floatation collar on the housing maintains the EPIRB in an u... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5120922 | Momentary pushbutton slide switch A momentary pushbutton multiposition slide switch is provided which can be readily manufactured in miniature size from substantially fewer components than switches of conventional construction while providing the same electrical functionality. The switch ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5051552 | Slide selector switch mechanism A slide selector switch mechanism for use within slide switches for controlling electrical circuits includes a detent spring centrally connected to a slide actuator member and to opposite ends of a movable bridging contactor. The detent spring provides co... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5051549 | Slide switch Slide switches have an electrically insulated slide body which is slidably disposed within an interior cavity defined in an electrically insulated support housing. The slide body has a knob which projects through a opening defined in an upper wall of the ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5047603 | Electrical contact structures specifically suited for low power circuits An electrical contact mechanism for low power circuits includes a pair of movable contacts which can be pressed against fixed contacts. The movable contacts are mounted on a conductive bridge which is movable by a slider. The motion of the movable contact... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4352964 | Slide and rocker switch assemblies having double cantilevered contactor A miniature insert molded slide (10) or rocker (12) switch assembly is designed for machine insertion on printed circuit boards. A metallic strip (90) is blanked to form pairs of oppositely disposed terminals (22) still attached to the carrier strip (92).... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4016401 | Switching device, in particular for a printed circuit A grooved contact roller is movable in a housing between two switching poions determined by an elastic positioning element which defines an intermediate position in which the contact roller is in a state of unstable equilibrium. The positioning element i... | 04/05/1977 |
