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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 |
| 7168181 | Hand tool apparatus and method The present invention comprises a hand tool for the installation of elongated horizontally overlapping siding on a vertical framework. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131643 | Clamping system A clamping system including a fixed end and an adjustable end. Both ends having a support and a lock ring pivotally attached to the support. The lock ring has a bottom, top and two sides which together form a receiving area to receive lumber. The fixed end including... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7004067 | Device for holding objects to be treated A device for holding a golf ball during printing of indicia thereon. The device includes a base, a stationary member attached to the base and having a surface for engaging a portion of the golf ball, a clamping member slidably mounted on the base and having a surfac... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996898 | Method of using a self-adjusting printed circuit board support A printed circuit board support including a first member having a planar upper surface for supporting a printed circuit board. At least one second member is movably coupled to a first side of the first member and movable toward and away from the side of the movable ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6938528 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing a workpiece An apparatus for supporting a molding article that is to be cut by a sawing device. The apparatus includes a bottom supporting surface having opposing front and rear edges and opposing first and second side edges. A first wall is included that is upstanding from the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931751 | Methods and apparatus for securing components for inspection A method enables a component to be secured for inspection. The method comprises providing a tool including a first clamping member and a second clamping member coupled to a guide rail assembly, fixedly securing the first clamping member to the guide rail assembly, s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6886821 | Portable, adjustable vertical work holder device The present invention is directed to a portable, adjustable vertical work holder device. The device includes a base support having an arcuate front view profile and a flat bottom view, and has a top and a bottom. There is a pair of opposing jaws connected to the bas... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6722027 | Method of positioning of self-adjusting printed circuit board support A printed circuit board support including a first member having a planar upper surface for supporting a printed circuit board. At least one second member is movably coupled to a first side of the first member and movable toward and away from the side of the movable ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6705217 | Device for holding objects to be treated A device for holding a golf ball during printing of indicia thereon. The device includes a base, a stationary member attached to the base and having a surface for engaging a portion of the golf ball, a clamping member slidably mounted on the base and having a surfac... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6431536 | Adjustable guide system for jaws of fluid-operated grippers A gripper is provided with a body with a top part having at least one pair of parallel wings delimiting between them a channel for guiding at least two jaws. At least one wing (14) on one side of the channel is interrupted in the center (22), elasticized ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412768 | Self-adjusting printed circuit board support and method of use A printed circuit board support including a first member having a planar upper surface for supporting a printed circuit board. At least one second member is movably coupled to a first side of the first member and movable toward and away from the side of t... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6150833 | LCD panel power-up test fixture and method of using An adjustable LCD panel power-up test fixture and a method for using the fixture are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, an adjustable test fixture is constructed by mounting removable side frames onto a substantially planar base plate with conductive e... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6079703 | Clamping/securing/connecting system This is a system/method of clamping or securing or connecting one or more objects together in a wide variety of ways with the main means being a specifically designed bar and mated slot combination. While the main embodiment is the "Handy Table" project, ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6027106 | Clamp apparatus A clamp apparatus having a locking body with a tapered lower cam surface, and a stationary mounting member on which the locking body is rotatably mounted. The cam surface is substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the locking body to provide... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5843271 | Plastic pipe butt fusion machine and cart assembly An assembly is provided for butt fusing lengths of plastic pipe in axial relationship. The assembly includes a cart having a chassis and wheels, the chassis having a longitudinal axis defined by the direction of movement of the cart in a straight line. A ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5791213 | Pipe wrench stand A pipe wrench stand having a flat base, a fixed upright support, an adjustable upright support, and a locking system to lock the adjustable support in the desired position. The pipe wrench stand also has a channel formed in the base, to hold the adjustabl... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775395 | Vacuum fixture A vacuum fixture table is set up to establish a vacuum with the surface of the table so one side of a workpiece can be subject to a cutting operation. It also holds wooden panels in conjunction with a template holding frame without nailing or clamping, th... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5695331 | Multiple width boat carrier for vertical ovens A boat carrier for accommodating multiple width integrated circuit (IC) boats is provided. The boat carrier comprises a base member and opposed guide faces which abut side surfaces of IC boats of multiple widths. In a first embodiment, the boat carrier in... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5513838 | Circle clamp A clamp is more versatile, less damaging, and able to apply a holding force directed from most any angle in its plane of action. This general work-holding clamp consists of several movable clamping units mounted on a circular frame. A clamping unit consis... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5497981 | Miter clamp A clamping device operable to clamp work pieces together at an obtuse angle. The device includes an elongate support bar having an angle element attached thereto and projecting outwardly at the obtuse angle from the support member. A clamping projection i... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5351590 | Scroll saw clamp and method for making the same A clamp (20) and method for making the same are disclosed. The clamp (20) has a pair of jaws (42,44), a pivot (46) and an actuator (48). Each of the jaws (42,44) has a distal end (54,56) and a clamping end (50,52). The jaws (42,44) are pivotally connected... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5330216 | Wall mounted pipe clamp A wall-mounted pipe clamp installation and a mounting kit therefor. The kit comprises an elongated wall bracket having its upper and bottom edges in the form of downwardly and upwardly facing and opposing channels respectively and a pair of pipe end recei... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5318284 | Table, particularly orienting and welding table A table, particularly an orienting and welding table comprises a table plate having a surface provided with uniformly distributed cylindrical throughgoing openings arranged in a grid with a uniform distance therebetween.... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5219153 | Placement aid for making straw stars A placement aid for making straw stars has a locking ring (10), which has an interruption (11) and by shortening said interruption can, in opposition to a restoring force, be fitted into the post ring (3, 4, etc.) of the central disk (14).... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5174553 | Adjustable lock mechanism An adjustable vise includes a toggle plier having first and second handles pivotally joined together to move relative to one another, a fixed jaw mounted to extend upwardly from one end of the first handle, a mounting bar pivotally joining the handles tog... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5161762 | Vehicle cargo clamp A cargo clamp for a van, the van having cargo space defined by a floor, upwardly extending sidewalls and a roof. The cargo clamp comprises a transverse track that extends between the sidewalls below the roof and is supported below the roof and is held in ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5103704 | Device for the horizontal clamping of a workpiece resting on a machine table of a vertical saw The clamping device has a stationary, substantially vertical clamping face (5) for the workpiece, arranged at right angles with respect to the feed direction of the saw band. A movable clamping jaw (8) is horizontally movable with respect thereto, the cla... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5096170 | Clamp for picture frame tool and other purposes A picture framer's tool of the type used to drive brads into picture frames shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,763,825 is modified so that it may also be used as a clamp. The tool has two jaws, namely an inner adjustably positioned along a sleeve and a second jaw o... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5088682 | Facia installation holder A device for holding facia boards in position for attachment to a building is disclosed. The device includes an L-shaped bracket having one leg adapted for removable attachment to a building's roof with a second leg depending down adjacent the position at... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5076552 | Adjustable vise An adjustable vise includes a toggle plier having first and second handles pivotally joined together to move relative to one another, a fixed jaw mounted to extend upwardly from one end of the first handle, a mounting bar pivotally joining the handles tog... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4949946 | Quick-acting clamping device The quick-acting clamping device for clamping preferably identically shaped workpieces has a base part (1) comprising an elongate yoke plate (2) and a fixed jaw (3) at each of the end faces. Into a longitudinally oriented guide slot (6) in the base part (... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4949947 | Eyeglass support An eyeglass frame holder is provided in the form of a variable contour vice. The vice incorporates a series of parallel slideable jaw elements in two banks that may be locked in position by a single wedge clamp which forces a pair of thrust elements outwa... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4834352 | Clamp A spring clamp with a lower clamping jaw, an upper clamping jaw, a first handle portion extending rearwardly from and integrally connected with the lower clamping jaw, a second handle portion extending rearwardly from the upper clamping jaw, the upper cla... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4817693 | Machine tool extension table and method for installing same An extension table for a machine tool of the type that includes a machine table that defines a reference plane includes a rigid, straight beam having a lower surface. A ledge is mounted to the lower surface of an outer portion of the beam to extend outwar... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4779857 | Multi-purpose work stations A multiple purpose work station having an angularly displaceable spine of square section. The station also includes sockets for a headstock or other accessory which are secured to a nut so that rotation of a leadscrew by a handle axially displaces the hea... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4768698 | X-Y table with θ rotation A X-Y table is disclosed having a table rotatably mounted on a base for movement in the X-Y and θ directions. The device includes fine adjustments in both X and Y directions and a quick shear mechanism with means for automatically returning the table to ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4655443 | Insulation holder An insulator holder is provided herein which allows a lineman to service or repair porcelain insulators without being subjected to the hazzards of broken or cracked insulators. The insulator holder provides a plurality of jaws which converge toward a base... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4629109 | Jig for welding frames A jig for automatically welding pipe frames used to form vehicle seats is disclosed. In this jig, there is provided on a frame carrying plate a guide element having the reference plane of one of two side portions of a frame, so that the one side portion o... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4589640 | Connector A connector comprises two parts; namely, a keeper 10 in the form of a substantially flat plate having a slot 12 therein, and a bar 11 which locates in the slot. The keeper has a locking pin 13 which screws into a hole 14 in the keeper and engages the bar.... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4553305 | Pipefitter's scribing and spacing tool A tool adapted for use by a pipefitter in welding a length of pipe to a fitting in which one end of the pipe is accommodated with a predetermined spacing between the end of the pipe and an internal shoulder within the fitting. The tool has jaws which may ... | 11/19/1985 |
