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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 |
| 7363794 | Bearing structure and press molding apparatus having the structure While a rotational die and a predetermined position of a lower mold in which the rotational die is provided can be set in a zero contact manner, operation of setting the rotational die in the predetermined position of the lower mold can be easily performed, and occu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311445 | Tilting pad bearing assembly A tilting pad bearing assembly consists of an array of bearing pads each supported on a rigid carrier by way of an intervening pivot ridge extending from the pad or carrier. The individual pad surfaces are able to tilt or rock to a limited extent about a pivot or fu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 6361215 | Journal bearing A journal bearing having a working surface for contacting a shaft, and channels provided on the working surface and being configured to collect lubricant and redirect lubricant across the bearing working surface. A method for lubricating a bearing assembl... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5743654 | Hydrostatic and active control movable pad bearing A one piece hydrodynamic bearing which can include hydrostatic support features. The pads are supported on a single thin web for pivoting on a support structure which can include one or more beam-like members. The bearings may have hydrostatic and active ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738447 | Pad bearing assembly with fluid spray and blocker bar A bearing assembly for supporting a rotatable member, which includes a bearing casing with an inner surface and a fluid drain outlet, and pads mounted on the inner surface of the casing, is provided. Each pad has a face facing the rotatable member and has... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5738356 | Shaft support structure for turbomachine The support structure for a rotatable shaft of a turbomachine includes tilt pad bearings mounted within an outboard seal ring so that the tilt pad bearings urge the outboard seal ring to be concentric with the shaft. A squeeze film damper acts between the... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5702186 | Journal bearing with leading edge groove vent A journal bearing is disclosed with shoe segments. Each shoe segment has a supply groove for even distribution of oil across the shoe surface during shaft rotation. The supply grooves have bleed vents that relieve pressure build-up in the supply groove by... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5556208 | Low profile thrust bearings having spaced pads and methods of making the same A hydrodynamic thrust bearing and method of manufacturing the same. The bearing includes spaced planar pads supported on radially extending beams. The beams are connected to a base ring which is preferably circular. The radial beams support a circumferent... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5547287 | Method and bearing construction for control of hot oil carryover and loss of lubricant A method and bearing construction for inhibiting hot oil carryover in hydrodynamic bearings. The method includes supporting the pads so that they form a hydrodynamic wedge and supplying oil to the entrance of the wedge. The oil flowing through the wedge i... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5518321 | Tilting pad type bearing device A tilting pad type bearing device prevents the temperature elevation of the tilting pads, and heat sticking, and generation of unstable vibration concomitant with temperature elevation, and effectively utilizes lubricant oil to ensure a stable high perfor... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5482380 | Double tilting pad journal bearing A double tilting pad journal bearing includes a substantially cylindrical, open ended beating casing having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, an interior surface of which supports a plurality of beating liner pads for circumferential and axial t... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5423613 | Tilt pad journal bearing assembly with self-contained hydrostatic lift provisions The tilt pad journal bearing assembly includes a conduit within the bearing housing for supplying lubricant hydrostatically to each tilt bearing pad. The conduit includes a flexible segment coupled at respective opposite ends to the tilt pad and to a quic... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5288153 | Tilting pad journal bearing using directed lubrication In a tilting pad journal directly lubricated bearing the axially spaced apart sidewalls of the tilting pads are provided with extensions that have an axial space between them and contribute to defining the boundaries of a cool oil infeed well whose other ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4919549 | Hydrostatic spindle The spindle has a sleeve about a fixed shaft. Swing-type bearing pads are attached to the fixed shaft. The bearing pads are lubricated by flowing a lubricant through primary and secondary lubricating holes located in the fixed shaft.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4746230 | Tilt pad journal bearing A tilt pad bearing assembly for use in supporting a rotating shaft is disclosed. The bearing assembly includes lubricant means for effectively cooling separate individual bearing pads, and separate cooling channels for selectively cooling a portion of the... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4686403 | Dynamoelectric machine with rockable bearing supports A dynamoelectric machine has rockable pedestal journal members to support the rotor. The rockable journal members ride on spherical buttons to permit movement. A lower bearing shell supports the rockable members within an outer housing. A key is provided ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4643592 | Vibration limiting of rotating machinery through active control means Unwanted vibrations in rotating machinery are controlled from an "active" point of view, meaning, that certain parameters, and thereby vibrations, can be controlled while the machine is operating. This is accomplished from the theoretical knowledge known ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4621931 | Method apparatus using a cavitating venturi to regulate lubricant flow rates to bearings A method and apparatus for regulating the flow of liquid lubricant to hydrostatic bearings is disclosed. A cavitating venturi is utilized to regulate the volume flow rate of liquid lubricant supplied to a bearing. The cavitating venturi acts to provide a ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4597676 | Hybrid bearing A hybrid bearing for a horizontal rotatable shaft includes an upper portion which is essentially a half section of a fixed arc journal bearing. The lower portion of the bearing is essentially the lower portion of a tilting pad bearing. Appropriate modific... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4494882 | Self-pumping thrust bearing for electric machines A self-pumping thrust bearing for electric machines having a vertical shaft is disclosed in which the oil is circulated via radially-extending bores which suck hot oil from an oil space adjacent to the vertical shaft and conduct it to at least one cooler ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4322116 | Hydrodynamic bearing A hydrodynamic bearing for supporting a rotary member has a bearing gap between the rotary member and the bearing and which is occupied by fluid. Hydrodynamic pressure in the gap is monitored by a sensor which is coupled to a starting aid that is responsi... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4291926 | Guide bearing device A guide bearing device for vertical rotary shafts including a plurality of segmental pads disposed circumferentially equidistantly around the rotary shaft, a plurality of adjusting bolts each supporting the respective segmental pads for pivotal movement, ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4047769 | Apparatus for supporting a rotary body of large diameter A large cylinder is supported for rotation on a stationary support frame which carries a support block glidingly contacting an annular raceway on the periphery of the cylinder. A swivel joint mounts the support block on the support frame and the pivoting ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4027931 | Flexible damped bearing support A flexible damped bearing for rotatably supporting a shaft within a machine including at least one helper spring mounted below the shaft and being arranged to act against the bearing to support the weight of the shaft and thus eliminate the effect of stat... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4019787 | Method of equalizing radial load on plurality of pivoted bearing pads A method of equalizing the radial load on the pivoted bearing pads of a journal bearing which comprises in excess of two pivoted bearing pads, say four or five pivoted bearing pads, for example. The method may be used, for example, in an arrangement in wh... | 04/26/1977 |
