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Patent No. 5678617

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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Class 222/508 - For swingable elements in receptacle interior


Subclass of Class 222 - Dispensing
Definition: Dispensers in which the movable element, located within
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 10/08/2002


NumberTitleIssue Date
6462288Metering device
A metering device comprises a scale barrel, a weight part, and a shut mechanism. The scale barrel is composed of a stationary box plate and a movable box plate pivotally connecting with each other. At least a weighing platform is provided at an inner side...
10/08/2002
6003742Spigot actuating device
An improved spigot actuating device is provided for actuating the spigot on a spout of bag-in-box potable liquids. The device comprises a collar for mounting onto a spout of a large standard diameter. A spacer is provided in the shape of an arcuate cuff, ...
12/21/1999
5699933Valve for a water dispenser for bicyclists
A valve for a water dispenser including a housing, a resilient member, a slide, a button, a O-ring and an inlet connector, wherein the resilient and slide are fitted within the housing and the inlet connection is engaged with an outer end of the housing, ...
12/23/1997
5667111Plastic pour-spout and container
A novel container having a plastic pour spout is provided, the container carrying a pour spout having a platform, a first side panel connected by hinge to the platform on a first side and a second panel connected by hinge to the platform on a second side,...
09/16/1997
5495966Fluid container plug
A fluid container plug is disclosed in which, if a button of the plug is pressed, the content of the container can be discharged by inclining the container, and if another button is pressed, the container is locked shut, so that the container can be manip...
03/05/1996
5044529Liquid dispensing bottle cap with integral value and actuator
A unitary liquid dispensing cap with integral actuator and valve assemblies is provided which includes a centrally located bellows to provide a restoring force to drive the valve back to the closed position after dispensing the liquid. A guide is provided...
09/03/1991
4927114Tilt valve cartridge
A tilt valve cartridge for a pneumatic mechanism has a cylindrical housing having two open ends, an annular valve seat secured in one open end, a valve member in tiltable contact with the annular seat and having a valve stem which extends through the valv...
05/22/1990
4896797Seed stick
A manually operated seeder and gardening device has a storage hopper for seeds with a pressure activated valve therein to permit the passage of seed from the storage hopper onto the desired location. The arrangements of parts and relative sizes is such as...
01/30/1990
4844291Dispensing device
A dispensing device for materials such as loose fill packaging material, is disclosed. The endwalls of the device housing are formed by corrugated sheets which are slit laterally from side to side and folded over into the inside of the housing to define h...
07/04/1989
4836423Pump dispenser package
The preferred package of this invention has a fluent or paste containing body portion with a pump, nozzle and cover combination mounted at its top. The cover is rotatably mounted on the body portion of the container so that it may be turned through a half...
06/06/1989
4773566Hot melt adhesive applicator
A hot melt adhesive applicator capable of dispensing relatively large volumes of molten adhesive at relatively fast rates, comprising a barrel and rotary valve block mounted in a housing and a rotary valve to control the flow of the molten adhesive throug...
09/27/1988
4706854Particulate material handling
Apparatus and method for containing and feeding particulate material tending to pack into a mass from an elongated hopper having opposed sloping walls converging downward and inward towards each other to terminal margins presenting between them an elongat...
11/17/1987
4673109Liquid soap dispensing system
A liquid soap dispensing system includes a molded plastic housing adapted to receive a disposable refill cartridge containing liquid soap. Rails on the housing engage in recesses on the cartridge to guide vertical movement of the cartridge to its mounted ...
06/16/1987
4607767Closure device for the discharge opening of an autoclave
In an autoclave (1) which can be charged with bulk material and has at its bottom a discharge opening (2) to be closed by means of a cover (4), the cover (4) can be opened inward. For preventing that the bulk material obstructs the opening movement of the...
08/26/1986
4574989Swing gates
In a hopper or the like wherein the flow of particulate material is controlled by a gate the improvement wherein the gate is mounted to be swingable towards an open position within the hopper so as to break arches and rat holes which form in the material ...
03/11/1986
4564131Dispensing closure mechanism for resiliently squeezable receptacles
Disclosed are closure mechanism for the open-neck of manually resiliently squeezable receptacles permitting fluids of a wide viscosity range to be dispersed through the open-neck only so long as manual pressure is being exerted against a visually indicate...
01/14/1986
4478358Dispensing closure mechanism for resiliently squeezable receptacles
Disclosed are closure mechanism for the open-neck of manually resiliently squeezable receptacles permitting liquid to be dispensed through the open-neck only so long as manual pressure is being exerted against a visually indicated portion of the receptacl...
10/23/1984
4441624Drinking cover
Drinking cover for a beverage container comprising a circular top wall and annular side wall with sealing means on the bottom periphery of the side wall for securing the cover to the upper rim of a beverage container. The top wall is tapered downwardly fr...
04/10/1984
4225062Expanding syringe with filling valve
A feminine syringe unit wherein a housing with a valve member and nozzle serve as both a filling and dispensing port for an expandable syringe bag. The syringe unit includes a removable nozzle retainer which has slidably secured thereto a nozzle member. W...
09/30/1980
4222503Pouring spout attachment for a container
A self-contained pouring spout which can be attached to a container over a single opening in the container. The structure includes a spout which is attached to the side of a container by a hinged tab and swings in and out through an opening in the contain...
09/16/1980
4133446Drinking vessel cover with valve controlled openings
A cover for a drinking vessel of heat-insulating material comprising a cylindrical wall with elements at its lower end which cooperate with complemental elements at the upper end of a drinking vessel to provide a detachable bayonet joint. Integral with th...
01/09/1979
4049161Ice making and vending machine
The ice making and vending machine of the present invention will be seen to minimize to the extreme any ice bridging or fusing within the ice storage bin by virtue of the unique design and relationship of the bin rotor to the configuration of the bin. Add...
09/20/1977
4040544Material dispenser with snap-acting outlet valve
A material dispensing device having a discharge spout, passage of material through the spout being controlled by a curved blade spring which is operable to snap between two positions in each of which it co-operates with an obturating member in closing the...
08/09/1977
3967748Drinking receptacle valve means
The disclosure relates to a drinking receptacle and valve means wherein: hot or cold liquids may be safely contained and carried during intermittent drinking such that the liquids cannot be spilled and in the case of hot liquids the valve means is manuall...
07/06/1976
3952922Precessing bottom pour stopper having swinging movement
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, a precessing bottom pour stopper is used to accurately and precisely control the flow of molten metal through the tap hole which is located in the bottom of a metallurgical vessel. The precessio...
04/27/1976
 
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