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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 |
| 7241081 | Pneumatic carrier A fluid-tight carrier (10) is disclosed which has main latches (34 and 36). Each main latch has a safety latch (70) which secures the main latches within the latched position until an operator deflects the safety latch (70) away fr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6673319 | Vessel centering system and method A vessel centering system comprises a vessel, an annular spacer member, a fastening element, and a first magnetic element. The vessel includes an outer surface and a vessel groove formed on a circumference of the vessel outer surface. The spacer member is... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6562301 | Vessel centering system and method A vessel centering system comprises a vessel, an annular, spacer member, a fastening element, and an elastometric component. The vessel includes an outer surface and a vessel groove formed on a circumference of the vessel outer surface. The spacer member ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6318582 | Enameled slide-in unit A slide-in unit for a baking oven with enameled guideways in oven muffle sidewall regions includes a tray with two opposite lateral supporting regions each respectively with a curled lateral edge region having at least one notch and a sliding clip clampin... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6098805 | Dual bucket assembly A dual bucket assembly (10) comprises a dual bucket (20) including first and second containers (30, 50) adapted for holding liquid. Each container includes a peripheral wall (31, 51) having a proximal portion (34, 54) adjacent the other container and a no... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6093462 | Low orientation thermoplastic sheet products and processes Inherently low orientation sheet is produced by extruding a thermoplastic material in its melt phase onto the surface of a chill roller and thereafter solidifying the sheet at a relatively slow chill rate. Importantly, the just extruded thermoplastic poly... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5979692 | Boss for composite pressure vessel having polymeric liner A boss for a pressure vessel with an outer reinforcing shell and an inner liner has a radially extending flange and a tubular neck projecting outwardly to provide a fluid communication port. The flange is embedded in and structurally integrated with the m... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5881898 | Open top drum having ribbed chime An open top drum having a closed bottom, a sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom, and a chime portion for receiving a removable cover. The chime portion extends from the sidewall so as to define an open top and includes a substantially radial first... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5680948 | Receptacle having a collapsible sidewall structure A receptacle has a bottom and an articulated sidewall structure which is capable of being collapsed and positioned flat on the bottom and, to enhance the static and dynamic load capacity and for simplified handling in transport, includes sidewall retentio... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5667095 | Container for a container disposal arrangement A container 1 for a container disposal arrangement with a mobile crane arranged on a truck with a hydraulically-operated grappler for the container, whereby the container 1 is designed as a rectangle when viewed from above, open on top, can be closed if n... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5611937 | Water Treating apparatus and method A method and apparatus for treating water in which water from a local supply is mixed with measured quantities of a chlorine disinfectant and introduced into a holding vessel maintained at ambient pressure. CO2 added to the holding tank enhance... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5531326 | Reinforcement and container using same A container reinforcement that comprises a pair of interlockable members, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other. The interlockable members have cooperable lock portions that interfit with one another and can be used to manually, remov... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5484077 | Packaging system including small frame with integral lid, bag and external container An improved system for sticking a frame with an integral lid to a flexible bag and to a rigid external container into which the bag is inserted. The improved system includes a frame having a flange and a peripheral groove. The flange has a lower surface a... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5226586 | Container, especially drinking cup 1. Container, especially drinking cup, and process for producing it. 2.1. Drinking cups (20) in particular often have a cup body (21) made of plastic foam. The upper rim (25) of such drinking cups (20) makes drinking more difficult. 2.2. The drinking cup ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5190209 | Plastic chime overlay for fibre drum A corrosion resistent protective plastic overlay is intimately engaged with the chime of a fibre drum and extends from an inner edge portion thermally bonded to the drum lining over the head and into the exterior chime groove. The overlay is fusion bonded... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5119960 | Device adapted to assist in maintaining the open condition of a bag A device for maintaining the mouth of a bag in an open condition includes an annular body member which defines a central cavity sized and configured to accept a region of the bag's mouth therein (preferably in friction fit relationship). The body member i... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5091231 | Retortable container A retortable container has a wall of at least two co-formed laminas. This wall is highly impermeable to fluids selected from the group consisting of oxygen and aromatic vapors. The wall includes a first load-carrying lamina of a first plastic material. Th... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4969569 | Disposable pan with retractable leg-supports A disposable oven pan is formed of stamped aluminum sheet material having a bottom, side walls and a rim at the periphery of the side walls. A pair of handles are fastened to the rim at opposed locations. Stabilizing bars bridge the connection points of e... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4926934 | Radiator tank plates Radiator plates are contoured to fit the rims of radiator tanks where the tanks are bolted to the radiator core, and the radiator plates have bolt holes therein which align with the bolt holes in the radiator tanks and the radiator core, whereby the radia... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4905861 | Lidded containers A lidded container made of plastics material comprises a body (10) with a top rim (11) and a lid (12) with a flange (18) for sealing engagement inside the rim (11). The lid (12) has a web (17) part carrying said flange (18), which depends therefrom, and a... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4884665 | Automotive shock absorber with unitary striker plate and closure cap An automotive shock absorber including a working cylinder, an outer cylinder mounted coaxially about the working cylinder, a piston rod attached to a piston slidably carried within the working cylinder, and a rod guide engaged with the outer cylinder for ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4874106 | Collapsible containers A collapsible container includes plural side walls joined so as to be movable between a generally flat condition, and an erected condition whereby an interior area of preselected cross-sectional geometry is defined. A bottom wall is removably coupled to a... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4863059 | Utility box construction and ring therefor Utility box construction having an enclosure formed of concrete with an opening in its top side. A ring-like protective cap formed of plastic is mounted in the concrete enclosure and circumscribes the opening. The ring-like cap has a side wall, a continuo... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4721040 | Seamless pressure responsive diaphragm installation A flanged, dish shaped rectangular pressure responsive diaphragm is made from non-stretchable flat sheet stock in which the corners are formed with a tapering loop of excess material, and pleat folds take up the excess flange material to allow a tab porti... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4717038 | Disposable pan A disposable oven pan is formed of stamped aluminum sheet material having a bottom, side walls and a rim at the periphery of the side walls. A pair of handles are fastened to the rim at opposed locations. Stabilizing bars bridge the connection points of e... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4692195 | Method for repairing and reinforcing a plastic tote A method for repairing and reinforcing a torn plastic tote is provided. The edges of the tears are bevelled and the tears are then welded with a plastic material which is of the same type as the material from which the plastic tote is made. A strip of pla... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4678084 | Shipping container for packaging endless belts for transportation or storage A novel shipping container, package, and method of packaging are provided for facilitating the packaging, shipment and storage of heavy, bulky, and deformable endless belts. The shipping container includes top and bottom members which cooperatively engage... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4669978 | Heat treating basket A heat treating basket which comprises a bottom section having upwardly extending post members provided with first connecting means, upper frame members having second connecting means associated therewith, said bottom section being connected to said upper... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4585136 | Attachment of rings to articles Attachment of a ring, particularly a metal ring (2), to an article which has walls or skirts (1) of fibre-reinforced resin material. The ring has a plurality of external grooves (3, 4, 5, 6). The skirt comprises, for each groove in sequence, a first (32, ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4314677 | Journal and end closure for tubular vessels A journal and end closure for a tubular vessel particularly a shell supported tubular grinding mill. The mill shell is conventional to the point of the journal. The journal and end closure are formed by a pair of spaced apart cylindrical members and a T-s... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4193652 | Carpet sample display case An upwardly open, transversally partitioned box is preferably made of exteriorly decorated corrugated paper box board. The upper and lower box edges are protected and reinforced with square hoop-like metal frames, riveted in place. The dividers are hung f... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4095719 | Edge extrusion and associated casing hardware The present invention is an edge extrusion which is attached on the peripheral rim and to the sidewall of a shell of a plastic container. The edge extrusion has either a male or female joining edge. A rubber gasket is placed between the male and female jo... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4047632 | Pressure vessel especially for a nuclear reactor A pressure vessel, containment or burst shield for a nuclear reactor has a substantially circular cover (closing the top or bottom of a cylindrical casing or shell) comprised of a plurality of layers, each formed from a multiplicity of segments meeting a ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3972440 | Meter housing A housing for containing a meter such as a water meter or the like, with the housing being adapted to be buried in the ground. The housing is comprised of a generally cylindrical member having a hollow interior with a cover mounted on the upper end thereo... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3945530 | Enclosure for electrical use An improved enclosure for electrical use comprising a box having an open top and front, and a cover for closing both openings simultaneously. The front is bordered by lips turned inward from the sides, and near its lower end is provided with a pair of int... | 03/23/1976 |
