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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 |
| 8071905 | Gas circuit breaker A gas circuit breaker includes a grounded tank corresponding to each one of the plurality of phases, a bushing, an upper housing, and a lower housing, those mounted on a base that is supported by a frame. The grounded tank and the upper housing are located on a plan... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8013268 | Circuit breaker with a double acting circuit-breaking chamber and an inverted structure This invention relates to a circuit breaker (1) for high or medium voltages, of the type having a drive bar (70) coupled to a drive member, and a circuit-breaking chamber (2) facing it and having two contacts (3, 4), each contact (3, 4... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7915558 | Circuit breaker with articulating control cabinet A circuit breaker is provided having three horizontal circuit breakers coupled together with a base housing. Each of the horizontal circuit breakers comprising a tank secured in the housing, first and second current transformers extending from the tank and exit and ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7728247 | Switching device A switching device is disclosed which includes a frame, a first connector and a second connector, the first connector and the second connector extending from inside the frame outside the frame. The first and the second connector are electrically connected to one ano... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7579572 | High current switch and method of operation An electrical switch which includes an insulative housing having a wall defining an axial bore therein, a first electrical contact disposed in the housing bore and a second electrical contact movably disposed in the housing bore between an open position and a closed... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7397012 | High current switch and method of operation An electrical switch which includes an insulative housing having a wall defining an axial bore therein, a first electrical contact disposed in the housing bore and a second electrical contact movably disposed in the housing bore between an open position and a closed... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388169 | Electrical device with fixed contacts, mobile contacts and inspectable arc chambers An electrical device for low-voltage applications that comprises at least one fixed contact designed to connect to a corresponding mobile contact; the electrical device also comprises at least one module, on which said fixed contact is housed, and the module is oper... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7323652 | Gas insulated switchgear The gas insulated switchgear includes a rotary shaft which penetrates a pressure vessel is connected with a moving part which is housed in the pressure vessel by way of a lever, and is connected to the moving part, and brackets which support the rotary shaft and are... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310221 | Switching installation provided with an electrically insulating barrier A switching installation (5) having a circuit breaker (12), which is connected to a cable connection (33), and optionally a disconnector (14) for making or breaking a conductive connection between the cable connection (33) and a ra... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7285743 | Shielded encapsulated vacuum interrupter A shielded encapsulated vacuum interrupter with a ceramic vacuum chamber and opposing conductive end caps is provided. One end cap is electrically connected to a fixed contact, while an opposing end cap is connected to a moving contact. The moving contact is actuata... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280338 | Power supply circuit, back-pack power supply module and circuit interrupter including the same A back-pack power supply module is for a circuit interrupter including an elongated line conductor. The back-pack power supply module includes a housing having an opening therethrough. The opening receives the elongated line conductor, which passes through the openi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274550 | Single phase control and protection system of high voltage with dry insulation A protection system and single-phase control of high voltage with close loop dry insulation is provided. A detector detects the voltage through the influence of the electrical field in conductors, insulators and breakers, mainly, turning the field into an electronic... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262362 | High voltage device with a particle trap The high-voltage switching device used in one installation position and has metallic encapsulation (10) a switching gap (4) and a particle trap (1) for holding foreign body particles (2), and is characterized in that in the one installati... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259646 | Electrical service device having an arc prechamber area, prechamber plates and a current-limiting arc-quenching device The invention proposes an electrical service device, in particular line circuit breaker or motor circuit breaker, having a housing having connection means (20, 21) for the purpose of connecting busbars and/or connection lines on at least one end side, having ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244903 | Vacuum switchgear A main circuit switching unit and an isolator are accommodated in a vacuum container. A first conductor and a main circuit conductor are arranged to extend in and out of the vacuum container. A movable electrode of the main circuit switching unit is connected to the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223932 | Vacuum Switchgear Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear comprising an electro-conductive outer vacuum container, a plurality of inner container disposed in the outer vacuum container. The inner containers and the outer container are electrically isolated from each other. The outer contain... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7199318 | Air guidance device for cooling a switch part of an electrical switch An air guidance device is for cooling a switch part of an electrical switch. It includes at least one air guidance element arranged at a distance from the switch part to be cooled, forming at least one air duct which runs vertically when the switch is in the install... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193172 | Gas-insulated switchgear tank In a gas-insulated switchgear tank in which an electric insulating characteristic is improved by a gas, and which has a vacuum circuit-breaker, a disconnecting switch, and a container in which container the vacuum circuit-breaker and the disconnecting switch are arr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7154062 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker has a molded case with a main case, a middle cover and a top cover being dividable from one another. The main case contains contactor sections, each including a stationary contactor and a movable contactor for a pole corresponding to each phase in ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148441 | Solid dielectric encapsulated interrupter with reduced corona levels and improved BIL A current interrupter assembly includes an insulating structure, a current interrupter embedded in the structure, a conductor element embedded in the structure, a current interchange embedded in the structure and connected to create a current path between the curren... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135652 | Vacuum switchgear Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear comprising an electro-conductive outer vacuum container, a plurality of inner container disposed in the outer vacuum container. The inner containers and the outer container are electrically isolated from each other. The outer contain... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7054143 | Electrical installation comprising a decompression channel The invention relates to an electrical installation, especially a medium-voltage switchgear, comprising at least one encapsulated function module (FM), a decompression channel (DK) which is connected to said function module, and at least one inflow opening (EO . . .... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038912 | High-power switchgear with cooling rib arrangement The high-power switch (1) according to the invention, with at least one switch pole (2) for guiding and switching an electric current which flows in one current flow direction when the switch is in the closed state, with the at least one switch pole ( | 05/02/2006 |
| 7009132 | Terminal assembly for vented circuit breaker and circuit breaker incorporating same A circuit breaker vents at least some of the arc gases generated during current interruption from an internal cavity containing separable contacts through a terminal recess vent in a wall in the housing into an external terminal recess. The line side main conductor ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6960736 | Switching gas damper for low-voltage power circuit breakers A switching gas damper for low-voltage power circuit breakers, is arranged as an attachment above the arcing chambers for additional damping, deionization and cooling of the switching gases. The switching gas damper includes a cuboid enclosure with separate inlet op... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6946942 | Transformer A transformer comprises a rectangular insulative housing, a plurality of inductive coils received in the insulative housing, and a plurality of soldering tails. The insulative housing includes a bottom wall and four sidewalls, and forms a plurality of partitions the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930577 | Circuit breaker lug cover and gasket A molded insulator cover for a circuit breaker molded case includes a terminal connector attachable to the strap terminal. The terminal connector is disposed in the circuit breaker molded case and an insulator discrete from the molded case is disposed around the ter... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911610 | Medium voltage switching device A medium voltage switching device includes an electromagnetic actuation chain and a power supply which provides electric power to the electromagnetic actuation chain. The power supply includes at least a first power supply device which is electrically connected to a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907830 | Multipoint lock assembly An enclosure lock comprises at least one keeper 2 and latch 5. The keeper is mounted to an interior of the enclosure body 18. The latch is mounted to the interior side of the enclosure door 1. The keeper includes spaced projecting lugs | 06/21/2005 |
| 6888086 | Solid dielectric encapsulated interrupter A current interrupter assembly includes an insulating structure, a current interrupter embedded in the structure, a conductor element embedded in the structure, a current interchange embedded in the structure and connected to create a current path between the curren... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6865072 | Metal-enclosed switchgear A tank filled with an insulating gas accommodates insulator tubes incorporating vacuum-valve breakers for individual phases. One end of each insulator tube is fixed to the inside of the tank. Each vacuum-valve breaker is installed generally on a common longitudinal ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6765169 | Chamber cover fixing for arc quenching chambers for low voltage switchgear A chamber cover fixing is for arc quenching chambers for low voltage switchgears operating in air. The arc quenching chamber cover is fixed to the arch quenching chamber, by use of interlocking guide and lock elements, without the use of screws. In addition to the s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6756868 | Electromagnetic relay The present invention provides an electromagnetic relay that has a long service life, even when being used for interrupting high voltage, and that can be miniaturized. In this electromagnetic relay, the circuit interruption is cut-off by two or more keying circuits,... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743999 | Integrated type gas-insulated switching apparatus In an integrated type gas-insulated switching apparatus, a plurality of switching devices are provided. Each of switching devices includes a contact and an insulated container in which the contact is contained. The contact comprises electrodes adapted to be contacte... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723940 | Encapsulated magnetically actuated vacuum interrupter with integral bushing connector Apparatus (10) for interrupting the flow of current in a power distribution system is disclosed for use with an enclosure containing insulating fluid. The apparatus (10) includes a housing (20) formed from insulating material and having a mounti... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6703575 | Arc-extinguishing system for a contact switching apparatus An arc-extinguishing system for a contact switching apparatus having a plurality pieces of grid plate for arc extinction arranged outside the contact switching apparatus so as to be substantially vertical to a movable contact, and an arc box as well as an... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6689968 | Circuit breaker with capacitor discharge system A presently-preferred capacitor discharge system for a circuit breaker adapted for use in a switchgear enclosure comprises a capacitor discharge circuit adapted to be electrically coupled to the capacitor, and a contact switch electrically coupled to the ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6670872 | Low-voltage circuit breaker with an arc-extinguisher chamber and a switching gas damper A low-voltage circuit breaker (1) has an arc-extinguishing chamber (2) and a switching gas damper (4) which consists of two partial bodies (6, 7) that are displaceable in relation to each other. One (6) of the partial bodies (6, 7) is fixed to the circuit... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6624375 | Wire lug/arc vent barrier molded case circuit breaker The present invention provides a wire lug arc vent barrier for protecting a wire lug in a molded case circuit breaker, with the circuit breaker having a housing with a terminal for a load connection and a terminal for a line connection. The wire lug/arc v... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6559404 | Vacuum circuit interrupter A vacuum circuit interrupter for use in a switchgear connectable to a three-phase ac power system and having for each phase a vacuum valve including a pair of separable electrodes supported within a hermetic vessel by an electrode. Axes of the vacuum valv... | 05/06/2003 |
