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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 |
| 7891715 | Shock absorbing structure for vehicle A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle including a top wall to which a shock is to be applied and two side walls integrally formed with the top wall and extending from the top wall such that the side walls are opposed to each other, thereby forming an angular U-s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7410018 | Vehicle body front structure A lower member of a radiator core support includes a front end module formed so as to protrude forward, so that a protruding portion of the lower member is used as an impact absorbing frame member. A lower end portion of a bumper face may be superimposed fixedly on ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401824 | Reinforced energy absorbing bumper An energy absorbing bumper (10) includes a back plate (11) which is adapted to be attached to a vehicle. An elastomeric module (12) includes an impact face (13) and upper and lower rails (14, 15) extending from the impact face (... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7340833 | Bumper system with energy absorber A bumper system includes a bumper beam having a face and ends, and an energy absorber mounted on the face. The energy absorber has a one-piece injection-molded non-foam piece with box sections and interconnecting straps, and a one-piece or multi-piece foam component... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338099 | Bumper beam structure having support walls for center gusset, which are laid over walls of bumper beam A bumper beam structure has a metal and molded bumper beam main body extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a rear face of the main body is joined to side frames of the vehicle; and a center gusset joined to a center portion of the bumper beam main bod... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331413 | Front-end structure of vehicle An attachment portion between an upper member (11) and a radiator (20) is constructed so as to be displaced in a longitudinal direction of the upper member (11) when an impact force is applied to the upper member (11) by constructing a mo... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325861 | Structural component of a motor vehicle bumper arrangement A structural component for mounting in a lower region of a motor vehicle bumper arrangement comprises a longitudinal dimension and is constructed in cross-section such that its spring characteristic in relation to bending stress in a direction (x) substantially at r... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311352 | Front bumper cover and radiator grille A front bumper cover is provided for an automotive vehicle. The front bumper cover includes a plurality of cover parts and a radiator grille having attachment points for fixedly securing the plurality of cover parts thereto. The radiator grille is adapted to mount t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296833 | Bumper system with integrated energy absorber underbar A bumper system for an automobile vehicle includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a beam configured to attach to the vehicle, and a thermoplastic energy absorber coupled to the beam. The energy absorber includes an upper portion including a frame portion and a body ha... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290811 | Bumper structure A bumper structure for the front and rear area of a motor vehicle includes a bumper cross member and a crash box which is placed between the cross member and an end of a side rail. The crash box is configured in the form of a hollow body made of two sheet-metal shel... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278667 | Bumper assembly with energy absorber A bumper system for an automobile vehicle includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a beam configured to attach to the vehicle, and an energy absorber coupled to the beam. The energy absorber is tunable for meeting predetermined criteria for both low speed and pedestria... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275775 | Crash acceleration pulse control block for vehicle A crash acceleration pulse control block for a vehicle. An auxiliary mounting unit capable of adjusting a crash contact area while serving as a bumper is installed at a front portion of a radiator lower member to obtain reliable initial crash acceleration of the veh... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270863 | Resin-made interior member for opening and closing body and molding die and molding method therefor A resin-made interior member for an opening and closing body of the invention is a resin-made interior member to be attached to an inside of an outer panel of the opening and closing body and is formed by an injection molding method using a molding material of polyp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246831 | Bumper beam structure having support walls for center gusset, which are laid over walls of bumper beam A bumper beam structure has a metal and molded bumper beam main body extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a rear face of the main body is joined to side frames of the vehicle; and a center gusset joined to a center portion of the bumper beam main bod... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234741 | Vehicle bumper assembly A vehicle bumper assembly includes an elongated energy absorbing member, a plurality of mounting members, a wiring harness and a bumper fascia. The elongated energy absorbing member is dimensioned to extend between first and second sides of a vehicle. The energy abs... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228723 | Bumper impact-testing device Standardized bumper testing includes a barrier adapted for testing vehicle bumper impact strength and engagement. The present improvement includes first and/or second thermoformed components attached to the barrier to replicate a profile and crush characteristics of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222896 | Bumper having separate energy absorber and fascia support A bumper system includes a beam having mounts adapted for mounting the beam to a vehicle, and a thermoformed energy absorber positioned on a face of the beam for distributing impact energy prior to deformation of the beam. The bumper system further includes a fascia... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222897 | Method of constructing bumper incorporating thermoformed energy absorber A bumper system includes a tubular beam and a thermoformed energy absorber with crush boxes formed into a base flange, such as by vacuum or thermoforming processes. The crush boxes have planar energy-absorbing sidewalls a depth of about 10 mm to 35 mm, wall thicknes... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204531 | Bumper beam structure for vehicles A bumper beam includes a metallic center beam mounted with a plurality of vertical members each integrally crossed by a horizontal member. A plastic outer beam encompasses an external side of the center beam and a plurality of ribs are mounted at the outside of the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201412 | Vehicle bumper A vehicle bumper includes a bumper beam, a bumper face and an energy-absorbing member provided between the bumper beam and the bumper face. The energy-absorbing member has an L-shaped cross-section and includes a head of a front upper portion protruding upward. A sp... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198309 | Vehicle bumper A vehicle bumper is disclosed that includes a first vehicle mounting member, a second vehicle mounting member and an elongated energy absorbing structure. The first and second vehicle mounting members are configured to be attached to a vehicle at horizontally spaced... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188876 | Bumper assembly including energy absorber with vertical translation crush lobes A bumper system for an automobile vehicle includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a beam and an energy absorber coupled to the beam. The beam has a top surface and a bottom surface, and is configured to attach to the vehicle. The energy absorber includes a body having... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172227 | Bumper system with energy absorber A bumper system includes a bumper beam having a face and ends, and an energy absorber mounted on the face. The energy absorber has a one-piece injection-molded non-foam piece with box sections and interconnecting straps, and a one-piece or multi-piece foam component... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163242 | Bumper system with energy absorber A bumper system for an automobile vehicle includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a beam configured to attach to the vehicle, and an energy absorber coupled to the beam. The energy absorber includes a body, an upper crushable member extending from the body, and a lowe... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163243 | Bumper for pedestrian impact having thermoformed energy absorber A vehicle bumper system includes a beam and a thermoformed energy absorber positioned on a face of the beam. The thermoformed energy absorber has a plurality of elongated crush boxes thermoformed from a base flange. Crush boxes near a center of the beam are up to ab... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163241 | Vehicle bumper beam having non-uniform cross sections A bumper for a vehicle comprises a hollow tubular beam, and has two side rail mounting portions and a front impact portion disposed between and formed continuously with the side rail mounting portions. The front impact portion includes an initial impact region and t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147258 | Bumper with nesting energy-absorbing end piece A bumper system includes a high-strength metal B-shaped beam with miter-cut end sections, a front center energy absorber, and a pair of energy-absorbing end pieces that nestingly engage front outer ends of the beam. By this arrangement, the bumper system with energy... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134700 | Bumper for reducing pedestrian injury A vehicle bumper system includes a beam, and an energy absorber with top and bottom horizontal sections and a mid-horizontal section. The horizontal sections form top and bottom nose portions that are semi-rigid but initially collapsible with a parallelogram motion ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108303 | Crushed profile bumper and method for producing A formed beam for use as a vehicle bumper having an elongated body exhibiting front and rear opposing surfaces and top and bottom surfaces interconnecting the front and rear surfaces, such that the beam defines a swept shape between first and second opposite ends. A... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093866 | Bumper assembly for a vehicle and corresponding vehicle comprising said bumper assembly A bumper assembly for a vehicle and the corresponding vehicle comprising said bumper assembly are described. The assembly comprises: at least two crash boxes; a cross member made of a first plastic material which, during use, extends over a distance at least corresp... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090267 | Universal heavy-duty front bumper and mounting bracket system for HUMMER H1 A1/A2 A universal heavy-duty bumper and mounting system is provided which is adapted to be attached to a HMMWV H1 A1 or A2 configured vehicle. The system includes a rightside and leftside universal mounting bracket and a bumper adapted to be received and attached by the b... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077439 | Vehicle bumper and method of making same A vehicle bumper is formed using fluid pressure such that the bumper is characterized by a curvature. The bumper preferably includes an upper bumper bar portion and a lower bumper bar portion that are interconnected. The bumper is also preferably connectable to a pa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073831 | Bumper with crush cones and energy absorber A tubular bumper beam includes mounts for mounting to a vehicle frame and a crush cone in front of each mount. Each crush cone includes a flange engaging a front wall of the beam and includes a tube section extending through the front wall into engagement with a rea... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066508 | Bumper cross-section with hinges A bumper beam is formed from a tailor welded blank with thinner gage sheet metal laser welded to thicker gage sheet metal at opposing sides thereof. The tailor welded blank is then formed into a bumper beam having a uniform B-shaped cross-sectional configuration fro... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059642 | Vehicle bumper structure An impact-absorbing system and method which assures speed dependency of loads generated in side members at times of frontal collisions, and reduces repair costs at times of low-speed collisions. A reinforcing member spans along a vehicle width direction in a substan... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025396 | Vehicle bumper structure A vehicle bumper structure includes a cushioning member provided at a rear surface of a rear bumper beam. The cushioning member has upper and lower hollow protrusions of different protrusion lengths extending transversely of the vehicle along the rear surface of the... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017960 | Bumper beam having face with supported angled wall A vehicle bumper beam includes front, rear, top and bottom walls and a reinforcement wall that define upper and lower tubes. The front wall includes a vertical section, an angled section, and a bent section. The reinforcement wall supports the angled section below t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004519 | Automobile beam The invention relates to a motor vehicle beam shell designed to be placed behind a bumper skin, said shell being provided with a recess for receiving a strength member inside it, the strength member being, for example, a strength member made of metal, in particular ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998174 | Integrated co-injection molded vehicle components and methods of making the same A vehicle bumper (20) integrates rigid and flexible components into a single co-injection molded structure. In a preferred embodiment, a flexible fascia (58) is provided with integrated rigid fastener brackets (62, 66, 70, 71), energy absorption... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994384 | Integrated solitary bumper beam An unitary bumper unit is adapted for attachment to a vehicle for absorbing forces generated from an impact and comprises a singularly molded part combining a relatively stiff beam portion for attachment to a vehicle and an impact energy absorber integrally molded t... | 02/07/2006 |
