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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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| 7170414 | Systems and methods for optical reading and EAS tag sensing and deactivating at retail checkout Methods of operation of a data reader and security tag deactivation system whereby a data reader such as a barcode scanner is equipped with EAS deactivation coils or modules disposed in the vicinity of the read volume or generally proximate thereto and the system is... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6733898 | Resin compositions for producing biaxially oriented polypropylene films Polypropylene resin compositions are provided that are useful in the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPPs). The resins of the present invention are blends of high crystalline (low solubles) polypropylene homopolymer and an ethylene/propylene r... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6540867 | Composite materials and products made therefrom An article made up of (1) a composite having a polyurethane matrix including fibrous or particulate reinforcement, the polyurethane matrix being formed in situ about the reinforcement by reaction of polyurethane forming components at a temperature below t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6514451 | Method for producing plastic containers having high crystallinity bases A method for producing a heat set plastic container including: providing a mold cavity having sidewall surfaces and base surfaces; providing a plastic preform within the mold cavity; expanding and stretching the preform into conformity with the sidewall s... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6485670 | Blow molding method for producing pasteurizable containers A method for producing a biaxially oriented, heat set plastic container, including the steps of providing a plastic preform within a mold cavity; expanding and stretching the plastic preform into conformity with the surfaces defining the mold cavity to fo... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485669 | Blow molding method for producing pasteurizable containers A method for producing a biaxially oriented, heat set plastic container, including the steps of providing a plastic preform within a mold cavity; expanding and stretching the plastic preform into conformity with the surfaces defining the mold cavity to fo... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6458314 | Process for the dimensional stabilization of containers in polyethylene terephthalate Treatment for the dimensional stabilization of containers in PET or COPET obtained by injection-blow molding consisting in subjecting to beat treatment during the blowing phase, preforms obtained from PET or COPET upgraded in the solid state in the presen... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6458313 | Method for reducing dilation balloon cone stiffness A method for stretch blow molding dilatation balloons for angioplasty catheters having a significantly reduced cone thickness without sacrifice in burst strength is achieved by utilizing a mold whose cavity includes arcuate walls defining the balloon's en... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6413466 | Plastic container having geometry minimizing spherulitic crystallization below the finish and method A plastic container for retaining a commodity during a high temperature pasteurization or retort process. The container includes a finish defining an aperture for receiving the commodity, a body portion generally extending downward from the finish portion... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6287506 | Method for reducing dilation balloon cone stiffness A method for stretch blow molding dilatation balloons for angioplasty catheters having a significantly reduced cone thickness without sacrifice in burst strength is achieved by utilizing a mold whose cavity includes arcuate walls defining the balloon's en... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5681522 | Method and apparatus for annealing angioplasty balloons to improve re-wrappability thereof To improve the re-wrappability of the expander members used on balloon catheters subsequent to an initial inflation thereof, the balloon member is subjected to an annealing process in which the balloon member, in its wrapped configuration, is placed withi... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5234637 | Method for controlling the temperature of a layer in contact with a plastic material A method and apparatus for thermically processing a material, such as a plastic material made of PET, in contact with a very thin heating layer that is provided on a body, such as a blow-mold. The intensity of current supplied to the heating layer is cont... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5078946 | Method for the manufacture of a comfort heat exchanger A heat exchanger, especially a heat exchanger in the form of a comfort heat exchanger, includes two manifold elements adapted to receive and discharge fluid, and a plurality of tube units transversely located between the manifolds, each tube unit being in... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5071029 | Functional and economical plastic can A plastic can, having a cylindrical sidewall with circumferential beads and a flange at each end is disclosed. The material of construction preferably includes a structural layer and a barrier layer; the thickness and dimensions of the wall permit lidding... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5034177 | Method for molding saturated crystalline polyesters A crystalline saturated polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, is molded into a desired shape in a molding machine under conditions such that the crystallization temperature of the resulting molded article is within 20° C. of the crystalliza... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4927680 | Preform and method of forming container therefrom A blow molded container which is formed of a polyester resin which has formation and shape characteristics wherein it may be hot filled with a liquid at a temperature on the order of 180°-185° F. with a maximum volumetric shrinkage of no greater than 1 ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4803036 | Process for blow-molding and heat setting of polyester hollow formed body A process for the preparation of a heat-resistant polyester hollow formed body, which comprises mounting a preform of a thermoplastic polyester composed mainly of ethylene terephthalate units, which is maintained at a temperature where high-speed drawing ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4764403 | Multilayer biaxially oriented heat set articles A multilayer biaxially oriented heatset article and method of making forming a preform comprising an outer layer and an inner layer of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), an intermediate layer of olefin-vinyl alcohol copolymer, a layer of adhesive laminat... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4711624 | Apparatus for heat-setting a tubular article of crystallizable polymer For making open-ended thermoplastic tubular articles, which are dimensionally stable up to elevated temperatures, an open-ended polymer tube is placed between a fixed, heated external mould and a cooled mandrel, which is vertically displaceable relative t... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4697718 | Dimensionally stable thermoplastic tubular articles A food container comprising an open-ended cylindrical body which is made of a crystallizable polyethylene terephthalate material, and end closures at each end of the body forming with the body a closed container, the body material being biaxially oriented... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4587075 | Method and apparatus for making dimensionally stable thermoplastic tubular articles For heat-setting tubular articles (such as can bodies) of an at least partly biaxially oriented crystallizable polymer, preferably a saturated linear polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate, e.g. for thermally processable food containers, a tube of t... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4482518 | Methods for reducing post-mold shrinkage of hollow oriented polyethylene terephthalate containers A method is disclosed for reducing post-molding shrinkage of a hollow oriented polyethylene terephthalate container; the method including the steps of: (1) bringing a polyethylene terephthalate parison to orientation temperature, (2) blow molding the pari... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4241008 | Process for manufacture of hollow bodies Process for making transparent hollow bodies of terephthalate of polyethyleneglycol in which a preform is made, the preform is cooled rapidly to a temperature at least equal to the crystallization temperature, and is then rapidly expanded to obtain bi-ori... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4144298 | Method of forming strain crystallized thermoplastic articles A method is disclosed for conditioning strain hardenable thermoplastic materials, such as polyethylene terephthalate, so that a highly developed strain crystallized morphology may be established during a blow molding operation. In the method, a thermoplas... | 03/13/1979 |
| 3971173 | Process for heat treating plastic bottles This disclosure relates to a process of reducing the creep characteristics of plastic containers, principally bottles, jugs or the like, by providing a cartridge having upper and lower ends and a plurality of vertically extending transversely inter-connec... | 07/27/1976 |
