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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 |
| 4515030 | Extended range variator for fuel pump computer A pricing mechanism for a mechanical computer, used in connection with a fuel dispensing pump, is of expanded capacity, enabling a price of $0.000 to $4.999 to be set and posted. The mechanism for expanding the variator comprises a supplemental range asse... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513198 | Mechanical computer assembly Conversion of a conventional volume-price computer for a liquid fuel metering pump to extend the existing range from three place to four place unit price per volume and comprising an auxiliary differential gear train assembly driven from the main output g... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4509390 | Differential summing mechanism A mechanical integrator, such as may be used in a fuel pump variator, is of reduced size, adapting it for use in applications in which the space available is limited. It employs three planetary gears having odd numbers of teeth, and may utilize the mounti... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4418273 | Mechanical fuel pump computer conversion mechanism A conversion mechanism for selective conversion of a conventional mechanical fuel pump computer to selectively extend the unit volume price range of the computer while maintaining the rotational speed of the right hand cost and volume counter wheels of th... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4417134 | Mechanical fuel pump computer conversion mechanism A conversion mechanism for selective conversion of a conventional mechanical fuel pump computer to selectively extend the unit volume price range of the computer while maintaining the rotational speed of the right hand cost counter wheels of the computer ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4375030 | Extended range variator conversion mechanism Conversion of an extended range mechanical fuel pump computer price variator for selectively substituting an optional $3, $4 or $5 unit volume price adder for an optional $1 or $2 unit volume price adder.... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4296313 | Gear system and method of assembly A bevel gear system wherein a plastic adaptor of generally frustoconical shape has convergent teeth formed in a recessed frustoconical surface to snap fit over the bevel gear teeth of a more rigid drive gear and similarly has matching gear teeth on an ext... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4292506 | Fuel pump computer price variator Means for converting a fuel pump computer from a maximum unit volume price of 99 and 9/10 cents established by a conventional mechanical variator of the computer to a higher maximum unit volume price of either $1.49 and 9/10 cents or $1.99 and 9/10 cents ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 3943340 | Computer auxiliary gear box Converter for a fuel pump computer having a register driven by a variator normally connected to be driven by a meter wherein the converter is attachable to the variator for driving it by a variator drive gear in the converter which has a meter driven rota... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3938736 | Fuel pump computer conversion means A modified mechanical gasoline pump computer with an input gear box mounted on the underside of the base of the computer variator. A depending gear box input shaft is coupled to be driven by the gasoline meter and is axially shiftable for axially shifting... | 02/17/1976 |
