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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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| 6928717 | Site furnishings receptacle and method A receptacle includes a base and a cylindrical or annular sidewall attached to the base and extending above the base to an open upper end. The sidewall and base define an interior of the receptacle to receive items. The sidewall includes one or more rigid plates spa... | 08/16/2005 |
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| 6739468 | Freight container A freight container (1) having a base (2) and a roof (5) wherein fittings (8, 9) for lifting the container and/or stacking a second container on the roof are provided with a support strut (24) moveably mounted on the container such... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6739150 | Portable icebox A portable icebox having on one of the longer sides of the icebox body, a telescopic or unfolding extendable handle made of a number of joined sections, housed inside vertical cavities in the body of the icebox. When folded, the handle is housed inside the cavities ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6702135 | Universal dumpster The invention is a universal dumpster adapted for use with both conventional front loading and roll-off refuse collection trucks. A universal dumpster according to this invention includes a floor, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls. The floor, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6644493 | Weighted garbage can with legs The weighted garbage can with legs has a receptacle with a rounded weighted base such that the empty garbage can will tend to remain upright and will upright itself if tipped. The weighted garbage can with legs also has retractable legs that function in c... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6491183 | Swivelling glass A swivelling glass is generally composed of a cup and a base. The bottom portion of the cup has a swivel section which has a sphere surface at its bottom portion thereof, and a slanting surface at its bottom end. The base comprises a hole on top portion w... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6290089 | Tooltray device for pipe threader A tooltray device (10), attachable to a pipe threader (101) or other machine tool (100) having carriage rails (160), for holding tooling, workpieces, and hand tools, generally comprises a tool-holding tray (20) with two pivotable arms (40). Tooltray devic... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6164483 | Storage container with self-retaining lid A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the stora... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6135309 | Tilting container system A tilting container system suitable for use in the materials handling industry is described. The system includes a wire mesh container; and a pair of support legs pivotally mounted to the container at an end of the container. The support legs are spaced a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6065656 | Travel mug A beverage container having elongated side walls is provided. The container side walls are preferably generally cylindrical and having an upper end and a lower end. The container also having a base portion that is connected to the side walls at the lower ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5992676 | Expandable support structure of kitchen basket A kitchen basket is composed of a basket, two support frames and two expandable support rods of a U-shaped construction. The basket is held by the two support frames, which are provided with the retaining portions for engaging the expandable support rods ... | 11/30/1999 |
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| 5720537 | Dovetail joint construction One or a pair of aligned dovetail grooves secure various shelves to supports depending upon whether the shelf is an upper or lower unit. Vertical supports have male dovetail projections formed on each end for mating with a groove. A wedge projection is fo... | 02/24/1998 |
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| 5465844 | Wheeled nestable refuse container A wheeled refuse container adapted to be nestable with like containers for storage and shipment comprises a container body having a closed lower end and an open upper end providing access to an interior refuse-receiving area. A pair of wheels are mounted ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462213 | Combination seats and storage containers with carrying straps A combination seat and storage container with carrying straps comprising a container which has trapezoidal shaped sidewalls and front and rear walls secured at their edges into a generally rectangular but downwardly tapering configuration. The container h... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5460291 | Transport container for textile packages A transport container for textile packages, especially sliver, includes a vertically displaceable bottom element and a wall surrounding the bottom element and having a given length. The wall is formed of at least two joined-together wall parts being exten... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5447229 | Cot/tab protective shipping apparatus and method Industry-standard COT/TAB integrated circuit part carrier frame members are receivable into a shipping tube member in a stack which rests at one end on paired retaining pins and at the other end is retained by a closure member of the shipping tube. As so ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5390812 | Wastebasket liner removal device A wastebasket liner removal device (1) having a generally rectangular frame (8). A plurality of elongated ribs (17) extend between the ends (11, 12) of the frame, and a plurality of cross ribs (18) extend between the sides (9, 10) of the frame. The frame ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5368179 | Container having props which can be folded away into the lateral structural members This invention relates to metal containers including two longitudinal lateral members and a plurality of supports articulated on the container body and integral therewith. Each support, in a stored position, can retract into the lateral members of the con... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5217196 | Mixing bowl stabilizer A bowl stabilizer device for use with mixing bowls or the like in food preparation wherein a round or semi-round bowl bottom is present. The bowl stabilizer resiliently engages a portion of the bowl base conforming to the bowl diameter and angular inclina... | 06/08/1993 |
