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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128096 | Mechanical seal assembly A mechanical seal assembly to be used in sterile applications comprises a pair of co-operating seal rings (2, 5), one of which is held rotationally fixed and the other of which is provided to rotate together with a rotating component, wherein one of the seal ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7815194 | Mechanical seal and mechanical seal device A mechanical seal 4 includes a rotary sealing ring 8 which is fixed to a rotary shaft body 2 and a stationary sealing ring 9 which is movably held to a tubular case body 1 in an axial direction thereof, and seals a space between in... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7651100 | Seal assembly for limiting movement of a seal within a seal housing An improvement in a seal assembly for sealing with a rotatable component extending within the seal assembly and defining a longitudinal axis of rotation, the seal assembly being of a type including a seal element retained by a seal housing, where one of the seal ele... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7427071 | Divided driver device for a slip ring seal A divided driver device (5) for a mechanical face seal for non-rotatable assembly on a rotary component and for the transmission of a torque to a seal ring (2) held in non-rotatable manner on the driver device. The driver device (5) is divided i... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7334799 | Sealing device for a turbocharger A sealing device has a seal ring and a cylindrical bellows portion connected to the seal ring. The cylindrical bellows portion has a corrugated outer surface. A turbocharger utilizing the sealing device has a turbine wheel connected to a shaft and a compressor wheel... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322579 | Spline shaft seal assembly The present invention relates to seals and, in particular, to a seal that retains lubrication between the interface of a spline shaft and a sleeve shaft, which move relative to each other. The seal body has a flexible body with an axis and alternating projections an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311307 | Seal seat assembly with specialized features A seal seat assembly utilizes a positive mechanical drive between a seal seat and the bore of a pump component, which in turn is mounted to and driven by the shaft by means of a positive mechanical engagement therebetween. The grommet accommodates the positive mecha... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7204490 | Shaft-sealing device having an inner modular structure for combining with a rotary machine A shaft-sealing device includes a shaft tube, a retaining ring member, a rotary ring member, a resilient ring member and a sealing ring member. The shaft tube provides with an annular end flange and engaging notches thereon. The rotary ring member also provides with... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178807 | Shaft mounted seal device and method for a scraped surface heat exchanger A scraped surface heat exchanger includes a seal assembly between a rotating tube and the end housing. The seal assembly is removable by removing the tube. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163206 | Fluid seal A jet pipe assembly containing at least one joint provided with a seal assembly to isolate, substantially, the fluid flowing in the pipe from the fluid external to the pipe. The dynamic member of the seal assembly is provided with both radial and cylindrical sealing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125019 | Single seal with resilient member The invention relates to a single seal, and more specifically to a seal for a rotary shaft extending through a wall, e.g. that of a pump housing. The single seal exhibits one single sealing location between a stationary and a rotating sealing ring. The seal is attac... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118324 | COcompressor A CO2 compressor for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle is suggested having a sealing device, assigned to the driveshaft of the CO2 compressor, which is implemented as a sliding ring. The CO2 compressor features a lubrication devi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6994351 | Mechanical seal device and method for a scraped surface heat exchanger A sealing method and apparatus is provided for sealing between a rotating shaft and a fixed housing such as found in scraped surface heat exchangers. The sealing apparatus and method includes a sealed cartridge where a gland and a trapped seal ring can be releaseabl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6935632 | Automatically disengaging spacing mechanism for a mechanical seal A spacing mechanism is provided for locating at least one rotatable component relative to a stationary component of a mechanical seal. The spacing mechanism is configured to automatically disengage from the rotatable seal component, and/or its associated hardware, u... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935633 | Shaft sealing device having a positioning ring and a retaining ring thereof A shaft sealing device includes a shaft tube, a main body, a fixed sealing ring, a positioning ring and a retaining ring. The shaft tube is provided with an outer flange and a rotary ring mounted thereto. The main body has an axial hole for supporting the shaft tube... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918592 | Face seal device A face seal device for sealing a shaft relative to a casing includes a pair of co-operating seal rings, one of said seal rings serving for non-rotational mounting on the casing and the other for common rotation with the shaft. The seal rings include bores through wh... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916022 | Shaft seal A sealing assembly for extending around a rotating shaft for preventing the transmission of fluids along the shaft, in which a sealing element is biased towards the rotary sealing part; and a pusher sleeve extends between the sealing element and a housing. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6884022 | Diesel engine water pump with improved water seal An improved diesel engine water pump includes three main features that aid in extending the maintenance-free life of the pump. The impeller shaft is carried by tapered roller shaft support bearings of which the impeller bearing has a floating outer race that is urge... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6712366 | Seal assembly for limiting the movement of a seal within a seal housing An improvement in a seal assembly of the type including a seal element retained by a seal housing, where one of the seal element and the seal housing is constructed from a compressible material, where the seal element includes a seal engagement surface and where the... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6679678 | Increased wear-life mechanical face seal anti-rotation system One or more stator seal assemblies are mounted in the housing of a rotating machine such as, for example, an air turbine starter for a gas turbine engine, and surround a rotating shaft. The seal assemblies each include a seal case and a seal. The seal has... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6568686 | Mechanical rotary seal A mechanical rotary seal that produces a positive drive force so that all components of the seal rotate in unison upon a rotating shaft. The mechanical rotating seal effects a tight fluid seal between a submersible pump housing and a rotating shaft when t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550779 | Mechanical split seal A split seal component including a seal face comprising two seal face segments rigidly mounted in two holder halves and methods of assembly and installation. The seal face segments may each have a nose that is held snugly by each holder half and is suppor... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6460858 | Mechanical seal The compression ring 21 is mounted on the seal ring 20 at the end thereof. The compression ring 21 has the outer circumference projections 30 that are fixed in the groove 40 extending in the axial direction at the inner surface of the flange 22 . With thi... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6443459 | Sealing arrangement between two components rotating relative to one another Sealing arrangement between relatively rotatable components that includes a first component having a cylindrical circumferential surface on one of an interior and exterior circumference, and a second component having a ring groove open toward the circumfe... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6428012 | Compact drive shaft floating seal system A compact floating seal system for sealing a rotating shaft within a structure. The floating seal system has a cylindrical outer seal housing positioned within the structure with a cylindrical internal recessed region formed in the outer seal housing and ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6357753 | Cartridge-type mechanical seal A mechanical seal M1 that can be installed in a simple procedure and thus simplifies maintenance. The positioning of the stationary seal unit 3 and rotary seal unit 4 is effected by setting spacers 5 fixed on the stopper ring 36. The stopper ring 36 is mo... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6343793 | Dual channel rotary union A rotary union for use with an electroplating apparatus includes a shaft having a first surface area and an extended surface area, the first surface area having a first aperture therein, the extended surface area having a second aperture therein. The rota... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6325381 | High-pressure rotary seal A rotary seal adapted for placement on an associated rotating shaft to inhibit fluid flow between the shaft and an associated housing includes an annular main seal member having a peripheral surface, an inner surface defining a central opening, and first ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6186510 | Mechanical contact bearing seal A mechanical face-type seal assembly which provides substantially annular, axially biasing force along the annular seal created between the rotary seal face and the stationary seal face of the seal assembly. The device preferably employs a substantially a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6131913 | Anti-rotation and axial locking arrangement of a gas seal on its sleeve The present invention relates to a non-contact shaft seal (1) comprising a sealing element (14) mounted co-axially to a rotary sealing ring (10) to form a primary seal between opposed faces thereof to substantially prevent fluid flow across the primary se... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6003875 | Gland assembly for use with mechanical seal A mechanical seal assembly having multiple compression spring assemblies that are used to bias a stationary seal into sealing engagement with a rotating seal, the springs in the spring assemblies being supported on their internal diameter and having their... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5913521 | Rotating seal ring component kit for a mechanical split seal A rotating seal ring component kit is provided which comprises a seal ring having a split dividing the seal ring into at least two sections configured to fit around a shaft, a clamp ring having a split dividing the clamp ring into at least two sections co... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5797602 | Mechanical seal for water pump of heavy duty vehicle A mechanical seal assembly for use in a coolant circulation system of a heavy diesel engine. The seal assembly includes relatively rotatable seal rings disposed in surrounding relationship to the pump drive shaft. One seal ring is non-rotatable with respe... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5116066 | Mechanical seal construction and locking assembly for use therein A mechanical seal construction for use between a wall and a shaft extending through the wall and rotatable relative thereto, the seal construction comprising a seal assembly which includes a pair of seal elements having mutually engaging sealing faces, on... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4917389 | Water pump face seal assembly A water pump face seal assembly uses a wave spring stamped from flat stock with drive tabs which, besides providing contact force and wear take up, also serves to maintain a square, concentric contact interface and to transfer torque with almost no lost m... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4854598 | Slide ring seal with carrier body A slide ring seal for use in a liquid pump, for example, employs an open-ended seal housing and a carrier body which is urged away from the seal housing by a spring. A rubber ring and a slide ring are mounted in the carrier body. The slide ring slidably e... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4819950 | Mechanical seal The mechanical seal is particularly effective for sealing the shaft of a pump used to pump difficult liquids, such as slurries, relative to the casing through which the shaft passes. The seal has a first rotating sealing member and a second stationary sea... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4815747 | Face type seal assembly A seal cartridge for providing a fluid seal between a rotating shaft and a housing such as found in a centrifugal pump. The seal cartridge includes rotating and non-rotating seal portions which prior to installation are maintained in alignment and carried... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4763905 | Seal retention and anti-rotation locking assembly A seal retention and anti-rotation locking assembly (20) positioned within an aircraft wheel hub (10). The wheel hub (10) has a plurality of eccentric grooves (24) disposed about the periphery of an opening (12), the eccentric grooves (24) receiving there... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4752077 | Sliding ring seal A seal between rotating machine components, such as two hollow shafts, is constructed as a sliding ring seal. An axially and radially effective sealing is achieved by using a centrifugal force for causing a wedging effect on sealing elements which are axi... | 06/21/1988 |
