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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878724 | Printer A roll paper printer having a cover movable between an open and closed position with the printer having hooks on locking levers disposed to the cover to hold the cover in the locked position upon engaging pins located on the printer body side and having an opening l... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7806609 | Printer A roll paper printer having a cover movable between an open and closed position with the printer having hooks on locking levers disposed to the cover to hold the cover in the locked position upon engaging pins located on the printer body side and having an opening l... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7267501 | Image forming apparatus having a pickup roller for driving a discharge roller An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that prints an image on a medium. A transport unit transports the medium in a first direction to supply the medium to the image forming unit, and in a second direction for printing. Media is stacked on a pape... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7234884 | Ribbon spool lock assembly A printing mechanism requires ribbon spools to be locked in place radially, and includes a pivoting ribbon tension arm that must be pivoted out of its normal operating position when ribbon is to be replaced. A ribbon spool lock assembly includes a rotating locking h... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7033096 | Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing A method of opening a security housing that requires authorization and unlocking moves the printing module transversely by a transverse mover into an additional unlocked position, as a result of which, the security housing or an access thereto is unlocked. The confi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6916052 | Cover locking/unlocking mechanism and a printer having the cover locking/unlocking mechanism A locking/unlocking mechanism for an operable cover of a body such as a printer to lock and unlock the body with a single operation and to a printer having an operable cover and a locking/unlocking mechanism for the operable cover. The operable cover is locked when ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6811337 | Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing A method of opening a security housing that requires authorization and unlocking moves the printing module transversely by a transverse mover into an additional unlocked position, as a result of which, the security housing or an access thereto is unlocked. The confi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6758614 | Printer unit and printing apparatus incorporating the same A print head is provided in a casing of a printing apparatus having a housing section which houses continuous paper therein, to perform printing on the continuous paper. A platen roller has a platen shaft rotatably supported on a cover of the printing apparatus whic... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6511241 | Integral actuation linkage for paper diverter for switch to straight-through paper path Embodiments of an improved media output paper control system are described, the improved system including a mechanical linkage between a housing door of an image forming device, such as a printer, and a media diverter that changes direction of the media e... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6494631 | Printer with ribbon fold out mechanism A ribbon mechanism mounted in the lid of a printer includes a ribbon carriage pivotally coupled to the lid for folding out of the lid by virtue of its mass when the lid is open and for folding in the lid as the lid is closed. A gear train is mounted on th... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6341838 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus provided with a covering member which can be attached to or removed from a main assembly of the apparatus includes a conveying device for conveying recording material; a recording device for carrying out a recording operation while m... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6267520 | Printer head release mechanism On printer (20), tape cartridge (4) is detachable relative to mounting unit (5). Mounting unit (5) is covered by cover (22). When cover (22) is closed, its protrusion (51) rotates rotary component (54), and its operating edge (54b) moves moving component ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5997192 | Thermal transfer MICR point-of-sale printer with bi-directional clutch A point-of-sale printer including a facility for encoding MICR indicia at a precise location called the amount field. A single stepper motor in combination with a unique bi-direction clutch mechanism is used to engage the print head with a platen, and to ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5640902 | Single motor meter drum and shutter bar drive of a postage meter The apparatus of this invention utilizes a cam-driven mechanism to convert a single rotary input driven by a single motor to two or more output motions each having its distinct cycle and profile of motion. This multiplicity of outputs often times requires... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5579039 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus wherein recording is effected by ejecting ink to a recording material from a recording head cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus includes a carriage, movable in a main scan direction, for mounti... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5171975 | Tape feed device A postage meter mailing machine including a tape feed assembly positioned within the postage meter mailing machine between a home position and a second position. The tape feed assembly rotatably supports first and second rollers and associated drive gear ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5158382 | Integral locking device for a typewriter An integral locking device for a typewriter is used to safeguard against damages and to prevent a correction ribbon from feeding when the typewriter is transported. The integral locking device locks a carrier in a predetermined channel position, locks the... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5135315 | Transfer printer with ribbon transmission drive gear A transfer printer includes a platen drive mechanism for rotating a platen roller facing a print head, and a paper feed mechanism for feeding a paper sheet passing between the platen roller and the head. A ribbon supply device is driven through a transmis... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5088845 | Ribbon cassette for mechanically unlocking a printing mechanism upon insertion of the ribbon cassette into a printing device A ribbon cassette is selectively mounted in a printing device having an operating mechanism actuable between locked and released states. The ribbon cassette has a casing for accommodating therein a print ribbon that cooperates with the operating mechanism... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4640635 | Method for inhibiting printing during ribbon reversal A method of feeding an ink ribbon for a printer in which the ink ribbon is frequently reused for printing action by reversing the feeding of the ribbon at the ribbon ends including suppressing the printing action of the printer for a predetermined time at... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4462709 | Type carrier return and platen line space device for typewriters A carriage return device in a typewriter including: an interposer operable through operation of a key lever for the carriage return; a cycle bail driven by the interposer; a driving source adapted to rotate a main shaft by a predetermined number of rotati... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4453842 | Double journal roll feed In a printer, a bail is attached to a wall of a supply chamber which contains a single supply roll. The bail has a pivot which allows the bail to pivot for providing access to the supply roll. A flexible web has one end attached to the wall of the supply ... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4324500 | Means to inhibit paper feed during carriage or print wheel movement A printer of the daisywheel type in which the existence of a carriage control signal and a printwheel control signal operate inhibiting apparatus for a control signal otherwise gated to a paper feed operator.... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4160899 | Detent remover for a postage meter A postage meter is provided with a combination whereby the detent members retarding the selector gears of the postage meter are removed immediately prior to the changing of the postage amount. The combination is also able to engage a bail lock-out mechani... | 07/10/1979 |
