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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 |
| 7926670 | Truck mounted telescopic boom structure including a stowable jib boom with a stowable personnel basket A truck mounted telescopic boom structure including a stowable jib boom having a stowable personnel basket mounted thereon is described. A mounting structure is provided at the outer end of the innermost boom section of the boom structure and includes means for pivo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7878346 | Adaptable boom extension for a mobile crane having a telescoping boom A mobile crane includes a boom extension assembly carried alongside a telescoping boom assembly in a stowed position. The boom extension assembly includes a fly section with a first portion adapted for being connected to the head end of the boom assembly in an opera... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7337912 | Automatically deployable boom extension and method of deploying same A crane including a telescoping boom has a base boom member and an inner member slidably mounted in the base boom member with a first end projecting from the base boom member. The inner member includes first and second connector elements. A boom extension has a firs... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7258242 | Mobile crane boom having an autarchic hydraulic power unit mounted thereon The present invention relates to a mobile crane boom having a self-sufficient energy supply arranged on it for supplying hydraulic energy to at least one hydraulic load arranged on the mobile crane boom. The supply of the hydraulic load arranged on the mobile crane ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7131548 | Folding pinnacle bending device A folding pinnacle bending device for a mobile crane (20) comprises a joint area (9) which is bent in order to adjust the angle of the folding pinnacle (10) and which comprises a joint (8) in its upper or tensile load area, wherein the jo... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6837671 | Apparatus for precisely manipulating elongate objects adjacent to and such as energized overhead high voltage transmission lines A remotely-controlled manipulator for mounting to the end of a telescopic boom, includes at least one releasable support mounted to a cross member for releasably holding or clamping an elongate object. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6672467 | Articulating truss boom An articulating truss boom for use with a lifting machine is described. The articulating truss boom assembly includes an articulating truss boom frame, a stationary support member attachable to a lifting machine, and an internal pivot assembly having a ve... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6536615 | Load moment indicator of crane An load moment indicator, in a crane provided with hoist means of a main side and an auxiliary side, including a calculator in which a reference value if a rated load determined by the stability of a crane or the like is preset, a hoist load of the other ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6336565 | Articulating truss boom An articulating truss boom for use with a lifting machine is described. The articulating truss boom assembly includes an articulating truss boom frame, a stationary support member attachable to a lifting machine, and an internal pivot assembly having a ve... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6186346 | Multi-position low profile boom nose A multi-position boom nose includes a support structure disposed at one end of a boom. The support structure supports at least a first sheave set, and the first sheave set includes at least one sheave. A pivot arm has a first end pivotally connected to th... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6036035 | Apparatus and method for extending and storing jib of crane The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for extending and storing a jib of a crane which make it possible to simplify the operation of changing a wire rope. The apparatus includes an end sheave (23), which is detachably attached to the ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5853150 | Aircraft loading and unloading system A system for conversion of existing boarding bridges which are adapted for large aircraft for additional and/or alternating use with small aircraft. The invention is useful for allowing passengers to enplane and deplane between an airport terminal and eit... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5226776 | Foldable link rod for carrying an operative platform Foldable link rod system to be placed on a travelling frame comprises pivotally suspended link rods (16, 18) for raising and lowering an operation platform (14). A rotating stool (20) constitutes the connection between two link rods (16 and 18) which are ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5193698 | Jib stretching and folding device for use in a crane A jib stretching and folding device is used in a crane having a jib for increasing a lift of the crane, the jib being stretchable from a folded position along a side surface or a lower surface of a boom through a vertically suspended position. The jib str... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5143233 | Jib stretching and folding device for use in a crane A jib stretching and folding device is used in a crane having a jib for increasing a lift of the crane, the jib being stretchable from a folded position along a side surface or a lower surface of a boom through a vertically suspended position. The jib str... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5135118 | Jib hold rod securing device for cranes A crane having a boom and a jib swingable on the boom between a taken in position and a stretched out position includes a jib holding construction. A jib hold rod is movably mounted on the jib between a first position in which a base end of the jib hold r... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5115923 | Method for stretching and folding a jib for crane A device for stretching and folding a strut type jib for a crane, including a jib supporting mechanism for supporting the jib along one side surface of a boom under a vertically disposed condition of the jib where a forward end portion of the jib is direc... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5111945 | Boom extension alignment device An alignment device on a crane boom having telescopic boom sections and a side stowable boom extension swingable from a stowed position to a working position and connectable to a nose assembly on a boom section by upper and lower clevis connections on eac... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5076449 | Load measurement system for boom mounted auxiliary arm A boom lift apparatus for use on a truck having a boom and a boom mounted bucket includes a mast selectively positionable on the boom at any of a plurality of different angles and supported on the boom for limited axial movement by a hydraulic cylinder wh... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4967917 | Jib derricking gear for a crane A jib derricking gear for a jib crane having a boom and a jib for hoisting work extended from the boom head of the boom comprises a pair of jib derricking cylinder actuators. Load on the jib is distributed to the pair of jib derricking cylinder actuators,... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4746024 | Aerial boom with tensiometer Tensiometer placed on the free end of an aerially articulable boom such that the tensiometer's load indicator is visible from the bucket. A cable extending from the boom's free end may be attached to a working object such as a transformer. When the boom i... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4595108 | Method for stretching and folding extension jib in wheeled type crane An apparatus for stretching and folding an extension jib in a wheeled type crane including a telescopic boom, and a suspension-rod-supported compression column type extension jib to be supported in a flat posture at the fore end of the boom in stretched s... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4437573 | Boom rack for handling and positioning cargo tie down equipment A boom rack assembly pivotally mounted upon a wall or ceiling, warehouse stacker or the like, either a fixed or movable apparatus, for handling and positioning a cargo net or tie down over palletized cargo. The device includes a pair of vertically dispose... | 03/20/1984 |
