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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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| 5356044 | Tamper evident seal for dispensing closure A tamper indicating seal for a dispensing closure that is secured to a container to discharge the contents thereof. Closure induces a depending skirt, and a planar top surface, with a cavity defined within the top surface. A spout is located within the ca... | 10/18/1994 |
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| 5115949 | Flexible liquid container with a sliding closure cap The invention relates to a one-piece plastic cap, the lower part of which, which can be attached to a container opening, is provided with a top wall in which a passage opening is provided, the lower side of which is joined via a dip tube to the container.... | 05/26/1992 |
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| 4771923 | Tamper evidencing cap A tamper evidencing closure for a container, such as a bottle, in which a tamper indicator is completely separated from the closure upon removal of the closure. The tamper indicator is separated from the closure as the closure is removed from the containe... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4730751 | Squeeze bottle powder dispenser A squeeze bottle powder dispenser has a plug fixedly secured in the bottle neck, air passages in the plug communicating with a mixing/spin chamber, a discharge orifice leading from the chamber, and a dip tube supported by the plug. A multi-cellular foam p... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4717050 | Multiple orifice dispensing closure A multiple orifice closure for attachment to a container for dispensing product, usually in the form of a liquid, at different rates. The closure includes a cap incorporating the larger orifice and an annular skirt having a container attachment such as th... | 01/05/1988 |
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| 4550864 | Leak-proof dispensing container An insulated dispensing container that includes an air pump for generating pressure above the liquid in the container for selective discharge through the discharge nozzle. A valve arrangement is incorporated for preventing the accidental discharge or leak... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4522317 | Dosage dispenser device for a viscous product A dosage dispenser comprises a rack having a one-way engagement connection with a piston slidable in a barrel. Reciprocation of the rack is actuated by an obliquely movable slide cammingly engaging the rack and results in incremental advance of the piston... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4187966 | Metal dispensing valve assembly for battery grid casting machine A valve assembly for dispensing a predetermined amount of molten metal to a mold filling ladle of a battery grid casting machine. The valve assembly includes a substantially tubular body having an interior chamber therein. A discharge spout projects downw... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4153183 | Ice cube dispensing device A funnel type container is mounted above a bar with its axis vertical. A stop member is mounted on a cross member in the container at the open top thereof and extends coaxially toward the bottom in spaced relation therewtih. A plurality of tubular members... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4081108 | Tamper evident one-piece dispensing closures It is possible to provide a dispensing closure which is tamper evident by using a relatively flexible strap connecting the movable end of a spout as conventionally used in such a closure with a cap or cap body employed in such a closure. The use of such a... | 03/28/1978 |
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