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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 |
| 7261506 | Washer and threaded fastener assembly incorporating same A washer for a threaded fastener assembly and a threaded fastener assembly incorporating such a washer. The washer includes a body having a central axis including two opposed sides an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining a central aperture extending betwe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7175560 | Thermally compensating bearing preload arrangement in axle assembly A power transmission device includes a housing, a differential assembly having a case and a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the case within the housing. A preload is applied to the bearing assembly along a load path. A shim is positioned in the load path with ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168902 | Wedge cam lock washer for threaded fasteners A locking device for a threaded fastener comprises a pair of washers each having a plurality of wedge cam sets that include a base-cam and a raised tooth-cam. When the washers are mated together in use, the wedge cam sets of each washer are placed into confronting e... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165471 | Thermally compensated differential A thermally compensated differential comprises a housing, a pinion gear mounted into the housing, a differential case carrying a ring gear with the case being supported by a first roller bearing and a second roller bearing with the bearings being mounted indirectly,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155827 | Method for verifying predetermined bearing preload of differential assembly module A rigid drive axle assembly includes a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section, a differential assembly module secured to the central plate section through at least two threaded studs extending from the central plate section. The differ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7055655 | Disc brake caliper assembly with shims A bicycle assembly includes a frame portion, a component and a shim. The frame portion has a component mounting section. The component has a frame mounting section. The frame mounting section is removably coupled to the component mounting section by a fastener. The ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6932512 | Agricultural rockshaft bearing block structure and wear inserts therefor A bearing block structure for an implement rockshaft includes a two-piece ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene wear insert located between a cast iron or welded steel bearing block and a rockshaft. In one embodiment, identical insert halves are supported ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6865809 | Method of preloading tapered roller bearings A method is provided for achieving a desired preload on tapered roller bearings which rotatably support a gear between first and second transmission housing members in the assembly of a transmission. The bottom of each pocket which supports a tapered roller bearing ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6803095 | Composite shims having a laminate structure A composite shim is provided having a laminate structure that includes a composite layer having at least one circumferential fiber. The composite layer may be in combination with composite layers with radially oriented fibers, uniaxially oriented fibers, and/or biax... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6736544 | Vehicle differential and method An improved method and structure for setting pinion bearing preload and fastener clamp load in a vehicle differential is provided. The apparatus and method provide a preload spacer readily accessible outboard of the pinion bearings and input yoke. Pinion bearing pre... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6280091 | Bearings A combination of a bearing and a housing for the bearing is described, the bearing comprising two substantially semi-cylindrical half bearings each retained in a corresponding housing part about a joint face split-line wherein the housing has at least one... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273617 | Wheel bearing spacers for racing automobiles A wheel bearing assembly for a wheel assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the wheel bearing assembly includes a wheel hub having inner and outer bearing race shoulders for receiving respective inner and outer roller bearing races and roller bearing housin... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6210044 | Transmission floating bearing carrier A transmission for use in a vehicle has a housing with a center support and an opening. The transmission further comprises first and second shafts that extend coaxially along an axis and have adjacent ends disposed within the opening. A bearing assembly s... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6000851 | Adjustable electric motor bearing system The parameters of a rotor bearing assembly are readily changed to facilit evaluation, determination and establishment of optimum bearing clearance and rotor bearing adjustment to minimize noise and vibration, by an arrangement which includes seating of s... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5947251 | Shim plate for remanufactured clutch release bearing and housing assembly A shim for use in a clutch release bearing and housing assembly includes an annular base portion, a first pivot pad, a second pivot pad, a first contact leg and a second contact leg. The first pivot pad and the second pivot pad are both formed on a first ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5810485 | Auxiliary bearing system This invention is directed toward a bearing system for a rotating element, and more particularly directed toward an bearing system which provides an auxiliary bearing system if the primary bearing fails. Transfer of load from the failing primary bearing t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5811902 | Support structure for electric motor used for operating pump A motor support apparatus is provided which supports an output shaft of a motor used to operate a pump. The motor support apparatus includes a support housing, a bearing chamber formed in said support housing, a bearing member for bearing an output shaft ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5722163 | Bearing and a method for mounting them in screw compressor Rolling element bearings capable of both axial and radial restraint are readily removably mounted on the shaft of each screw rotor so as to allow a clearance type radial fit between the bearing and shaft. A washer engages the inner race of the bearing whi... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5654597 | Magnetic disk drive motor A magnetic disk drive motor includes a hub stand for driving a disk while carrying the disk thereon, a shaft fixed to the middle of the hub stand, a rotor case attached to an end of the shaft and having a drive magnet on an inner side of a circumferential... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5622378 | Device and method for adjusting camber and/or toe A shim and method for using the same for adjusting camber and/or toe of a wheel assembly wherein first and second tapered annular shims are coupled together to permit relative rotation therebetween and each of the first and second tapered annular shims ha... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5505595 | Scroll type fluid displacement apparatus having axial movement regulation of the driving mechanism A scroll-type fluid displacement apparatus includes a compressor housing, which contains a compression mechanism and a driving mechanism operatively connected to one another. The compression mechanism includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll interfi... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5466119 | Spacer of adjustable thickness A stack of parts, such as the stator disks of a turbomolecular pump, the parts being stacked alternately with spacers, includes a spacer having a knife-shaped deformable portion. When the stack is installed for the first time, the portion is compressed so... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5366299 | Articulated vehicle and hinge assembly A hinge assembly for an articulated vehicle having front and rear frame portions joined at a pair of vertically aligned hinges. Each hinge includes a similar roller bearing assembly attached to the front frame portion and having a rotatable protruding tru... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5358074 | Motor drive mounting for elevator leg An adjusting device for aligning a drive pulley for an elevator leg or similar belt conveyor. The driving mechanism, normally perpendicular to the axis of the pulley, is pivotally mounted so that the drive shaft may be slightly tilted. The bearing block o... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5344240 | Bearing system for automotive alternators A bearing system for automotive alternators comprising a draw cup needle bearing, a bearing journal or spacer to accommodate this needle bearing onto the alternator shaft, and a bearing sleeve to fix the bearing system into the alternator housing.... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5286119 | Bearing play adjusting assembly A bearing play adjusting assembly is useable to adjust the bearing play in an axle journal of a printing plate cylinder of a rotary printing press. A pressure plate is secured to an end of the axle journal and bears against an inner bushing. A shim plate ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5161904 | Transmission countershaft rotary bearing shim A motor vehicle countershaft type transmission (100) is provided in which a rotary shim member (200) is employed to rotationally advance through a threaded opening (39) in an external cover plate (38) to engage and minimize end-play of the countershaft to... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5129156 | Method for setting the axial end play of tapered roller bearings A motor support bearing assembly is provided for a live axle used in locomotives. A wheel is press fit on each end of the axle under high pressure, with a gear secured between the wheels adjacent the pinion end of the axle. The motor support bearing assem... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5115558 | Apparatus for preloading antifriction shaft bearings located in a casing Apparatus for determining shim thicknesses used to position antifriction bearings on shafts located in recesses formed in a casing. The shafts, fitted with the bearings, are installed in the casing and located with compensating discs or shims. An apparatu... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5110151 | Shim and computerized chart for simultaneously adjusting camber and toe-in Computerized chart apparatus for selecting a shim to simultaneously adjust the toe-in and camber of the wheel assembly of a vehicle.... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110223 | Shim thrust bearing apparatus The present invention comprises a spacer, especialy a spacer for use with a thrust roller bearing assembly. An internal radial lip projecting into the central aperture of the spacer provides for frictional retention on a shaft passing therethrough. Where ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5098117 | Apparatus for adjusting camber and toe A shim device adjusts camber and/or toe of a wheel assembly that is attached to an axle assembly by a plurality of spaced apart bolts. The shim device includes a relatively flat tapered plate that has a indicia selectively positioned thereon to indicate t... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5074578 | Wheel camber and brake caliper adjustment shim A shim is used to adjust camber in a wheel mounted on a suspension assembly that has a mounting plate with an opening for a drive axle for mounting both a brake caliper and a hub and wheel bearing assembly associated with the wheel. The shim has a central... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5072993 | Self-contained shim pack assembly Shim pack assemblies are useful for adjusting an dpositioning a guide relative to a moveable member. When adjustment is needed, shim plates are added or removed to move the guide relative to the member. The subject self-contained shim pack assembly includ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5027024 | Dynamoelectric machine with bearing retainer A dynamoelectric machine in the form of a windshield wiper motor having an armature shaft with a worm driving a worm gear mounted in a gear end housing. The armature shaft bearing is positioned against a shoulder on the shaft by a washer and push-on retai... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5022815 | Structure for mounting a fan to a fan motor The invention concerns a structure for mounting a fan to a fan motor. The structure is designed to fit a plurality of thrust washers onto the end of a motor shaft supported in a casing through a bearing and to thrust and fit a flat washer on a peripheral ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5007658 | Shim and computerized chart for simultaneously adjusting camber and toe-in Computerized chart apparatus for selecting a shim to simultaneously adjust the toe-in and camber of the wheel assembly of a vehicle.... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4984910 | Adjustable spacer, particularly for rolling bearings, and support assembly implementing the same A spacer designed for fitment between pairs of oblique rolling bearings (taper roller, ball bearings or similar) for enabling adjustable axial positioning of the same inside a support assembly, e.g. the hub-axle assembly of a vehicle suspension, the outer... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4980241 | Foil insert in a joint between machine components A foil intermediate layer is arranged between machine parts forming a joint to protect the machine parts against fretting corrosion. The foil intermediate layer includes at least two foils or plies of which the respective inner contact surfaces contacting... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4957375 | Apparatus for guiding a shaft A shaft is guided axially with respect to position and clearance in a bearing flange. The guidance is adjustable by means of guiding pieces engaging a turned groove of the shaft. The groove has oblique conical sidewalls, and each guiding piece by radial a... | 09/18/1990 |
