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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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Class 396/496 - Blade moves in opposite directions on alternate exposures


Subclass of Class 396 - Photography
Definition: Subject matter wherein the blade with the aperture moves
No. of patents: 4
Last issue date: 01/28/1997


NumberTitleIssue Date
5598244Camera mechanism displacement means
A camera is provided with means for effecting cyclic displacement of a mechanical system, such as a mirror mechanism (1) or shutter mechanism, between two end positions. The means include spring means (3) for biasing the system towards a neutral position ...
01/28/1997
5416547Camera lens focus and shutter aperture setting
A lens shutter camera includes a movable picture taking lens that can be moved along an optical axis and positioned at a focus setting such that a camera subject is in focus, an adjustable shutter aperture mechanism that controls the amount of ambient lig...
05/16/1995
4213689Electromagnetically actuated shutter mechanism for cameras
The shutter mechanism includes a blade pivotally mounted intermediate its ends. Nearer one end of the blade is an opening through which the subject is viewed when focusing the camera and through which the picture itself is later taken as the blade swings ...
07/22/1980
3956761Shutter device for a photographic camera
A shutter device for a photographic camera has a pair of shutter blade members movable between first and second rest positions for opening or closing the camera aperture, including drive devices associated with the blade members for moving them in the sam...
05/11/1976
 
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