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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 |
| 7651292 | Cosmetic dispenser An improved housing for a roll-on has an inward end, an outward end and a side-wall having an interior surface extending from the inward to the outward ends, the outward end defining an aperture sufficiently narrow to retain the roller and permit a segment of the ro... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7338227 | Roller applicator for touch-up system A touch up system for applying small quantities of single or multi-component liquids to small surface areas. Each material or component is packaged, in the correct proportion, in a fluorinated plastic bottle. A dense foam roller is attached to the base component bot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322767 | Water-based ink composition for ballpoint pen and water-based ballpoint pen A water-based ink composition for ballpoint pen which has a colorant, water, a water soluble organic solvent and, as a shear-thinning tackifier, a polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide exists in the ink as particles having an average particle size less than 5 Î... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293930 | Dispenser head for fluid container A dispenser head for mounting to a container body has a storage cavity to contain a predetermined volume of agent, wherein the dispenser head comprises an inserting portion adapted for slidably inserting into the container body to communicate with the storage cavity... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264141 | Fluid dispenser with passive pressurization A fluid dispenser from which fluid may be dispensed upon passive pressurization of a fluid reservoir therein. Upon exposing a nib of the fluid dispenser to the surroundings, either by disengagement of a cap or extension or contraction of the fluid dispenser, the flu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7195415 | Writing instrument with variably inclinable tip A writing instrument is ergonomically adjusted to the position of a user's hands. The writing device has a substantially tubular shaft along a main axis, a terminal part at the rear end of the shaft and a substantially conical tip at the front end of the shaft. Usin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7144176 | Ink reservoir for attaching to various pens A pen includes a housing, and an ink reservoir to be received in the housing. The ink reservoir includes a cartridge received in the housing and for receiving ink, a barrel attaching to front of the cartridge, and a nib attached to the barrel, for extending out thro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140798 | Coating fluid and fluid applicator In order to inhibit titanium oxide from settling down over a long period of time and secure a leveling property of a coating fluid including an ink composition, provided is a coating fluid for a fluid applicator, comprising at least titanium oxide, a resin and an or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140799 | Writing implement A writing implement, wherein elements forming a reverse flow prevention mechanism are formed in rather simple shapes and assembly process for the reverse flow prevention mechanism is rather simplified. The reverse flow prevention mechanism (19) comprises a va... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7083352 | Ballpoint pen An ballpoint pen has: a tip body made of metal having an front edge part and a plurality of inward protrusions; a ball rotatably embraced between the front edge part and the inward protrusions; and a rod part urging the ball forwardly and bringing the ball into clos... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066586 | Ink refill and recharging system Ink refill systems are disclosed. In general, an ink source comprising a saturated zone and a tubarc porous microstructure for conducting ink from the saturated zone to an unsaturated zone are provided. The ink can be delivered from the saturated zone to the unsatur... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044670 | Applicator, and a packaging and applicator device including such an applicator An applicator includes a handle member, a retainer secured to the handle member, an applicator ball rotably mounted in the retainer, and at least one elastically-deformable link element connecting the retainer to the handle member so that the retainer is moveable re... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037015 | Roller ball pen for pigmented inks A free ink roller ball pen for dispensing low viscosity inks containing pigments that are prone to sedimentation. The instrument contains an ink reservoir chamber, a nib chamber provided with a roller ball socket assembly, a pressure equalization overflow chamber fo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6918404 | Irrigation and drainage based on hydrodynamic unsaturated fluid flow Irrigation and drainage systems are disclosed, including a saturated zone and at least one pipe in communication with the saturated zone. The pipe(s) can be configured to comprise a tubarc porous microstructure for conducting water from the saturated zone to an unsa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6837640 | Applicator An applicator comprising: a reservoir for holding therein an application liquid; a valve assembly disposed in a distal region of the reservoir; a tip disposed in front of the valve assembly; ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6805511 | Ball point pen Ink and an ink follower are reserved in an ink tube. An elastic member urges a ball forward. When an outflow of ink is measured at intervals of a writing distance of 100 m, the value of outflow of ink per writing distance of 100 m until a measurement time just befor... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6755587 | Direct-feed ballpoint writing implement A direct-feed ballpoint writing implement includes a barrel internally provided with an ink tank, a grooved member placed in a front part of the barrel and provided with a groove for guiding air and ink, an ink feed member pressed in the grooved member, a barrel tip... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6602011 | Ball point pen A spring (5) for pressing a ball (23) forward is disposed within a tip body (2) and a holder (3). The spring (5) includes a straight part (6) and a coil part (7). The straight part (6) is inserted into the tip body (2), and the coil part (7) is disposed w... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6554521 | Applicator An applicator comprising: a reservoir for holding therein an application liquid; a valve assembly disposed in a distal region of the reservoir; a tip disposed in front of the valve assembly; the valve assembly comprising: a valve chamber having a forward opening; a valv... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6447194 | Dispensing adapter, dispenser equipped with a dispensing adapter, and method of using same A dispenser for dispensing a product. The dispenser comprises a container for containing a product. The container comprising a body having at least one deformable wall and an opening. The dispenser also comprises a dispensing adapter on the container. The... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6357948 | Ink transmitting system for liquid-based writing device An ink transmitting system for a liquid-based writing tool comprises an ink storage whose upper end includes a mounting portion having a female screw with a relatively small radius, an opening formed through a central surface of a lower surface of the sto... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6340261 | Ball-point pen A ball-point pen is so configured that an elastic body is installed in a state that it cannot be pulled out such that it can push a ball at the point at all times directly or indirectly via a movable member, satisfying a relation 20.multidot.W | 01/22/2002 |
| 6322270 | Tip assembly of ball point pen A linear spring (12) for urging a writing ball (2) of a ball point pen forward in a longitudinal direction of the pen without fail is simple in construction, and is therefore produced at a low cost. The pen comprising: a ball housing (1) a front end porti... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6299375 | Chip for a ball point pen The present invention's purpose is to provide a high quality chip for a ball-pointed pen in which air bubbles are not left in the centrifugal separating processing when the refill is manufactured. There is provided a chip for a ball-pointed pen in which a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6220774 | Ballpoint tip for ballpoint liquid container A ballpoint tip for a ballpoint liquid container, such as a ballpoint refill, includes a tubular body member, a ball held for rotation in a tip part of the tubular body member, and a coil spring extended in the tubular body member to press the ball agains... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6193429 | Tip mechanism for knock-type ballpoint pen A tip mechanism for a knock type ballpoint pen with an ink container includes a tip body having an inner ink-guide hole and top and bottom end portions. The top end portion of the tip body is fitted within the ink container. A ball receptor is formed at t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6179505 | Venting roll-on applicator A roll-on applicator which allows venting of gases between the inside and the outside of said applicator. This applicator comprises a ball within a dispensing opening and a flexible and resilient support means for said ball. Said flexible and resilient su... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6062759 | Writing instrument A writing instrument having an elongated barrel comprised of an outer portion and an inner portion, rotatable relative one to the other. The point or writing tip is fixed to the barrel inner portion, disposed at an angle to, and may be offset from, the ce... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6042290 | Writing tool A writing tool provided with a valve construction in which a rotary body embraced in a ball house at the extreme end of a tip is urged forward by means of a coiled spring inserted into the tip to be partly projected, in which state the rotary body comes i... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5988922 | Valve for correction fluid dispenser A correction fluid dispenser comprises a body member adapted to contain a correction fluid and a tip disposed at the forward end thereof for delivery of the fluid to a surface. The tip terminates in an orifice formed by a circular rim with a spherical bal... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984559 | Ballpoint pen refill and fabrication method thereof A ballpoint pen refill which can be applied to a retractable ballpoint pen is provided. An ink 2 endowed with a thixotropic property and an ink follower 3 at the rear of this ink are contained within an ink tube 1 comprising a tip holder member 9 and an i... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5957609 | Applicator An applicator includes: a barrel body; a holder having a ball house with an ejecting opening at front end for allowing the liquid from the barrel body to flow out; a ball held in the ball house, as being partially exposed to the outside through the ejecti... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5915872 | Erasing liquid pen A correction pen has a joining mechanism for joining together a front end portion (11) of a barrel (1), and a coupling portion (22) of a head member (2). The joining mechanism is constructed so that an inner cylindrical portion (22b) is pressed in a first... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5906447 | Writing utensil An applicator for the correction of clerical errors or a writing tool such as a ball-point pen or the like is disclosed wherein a tip containing a rotary element, the rotary element being biased into contact with an inward front-end edge of the tip by a c... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5897267 | Roll-on applicator The present invention relates to a roll-on applicator with a filling opening and a dispensing opening which prevents leakage or spillage without the need of the cooperation of a cap. This container comprises ball (3) and a flexible and resilient support m... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5893674 | Writing instrument A writing instrument having an elongated barrel comprised of an outer portion and an inner portion, rotatable relative one to the other. The point or writing tip is fixed to the barrel inner portion, disposed at an angle to, and may be offset from, the ce... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5888009 | Writing tool and pressurizing cap This invention relates to a writing tool for correction of misspelled words or a writing utensil such as a ball-point pen, in which air in a cap is pressurized in a process of pushing the cap onto and mounting the cap on an extremity end and the compresse... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5876142 | Ball-point pen Press forming for preventing the ball from slipping out from the pen tip of a ball-point pen is carried out twice creating a sealing face brim having a width S and a curvature R substantially equal to that of the ball, inside the front part of the pen tip... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871296 | Clicking-type writing implement A clicking-type writing implement includes a writing element having a writing portion at its distal end, a spring for urging the writing element toward the end, and a clicking rod loosely fitted interlocked with the writing element so as to project from a... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5842806 | Seals for capped roll-on dispenser with hinged flip-top closure lid A roller-type storage container, dispenser and applicator includes a ball centered in a ball-retaining socket in a cap threadedly surmounting a container body. The cap is joined through an integral live hinge to a lid which is formed with an interior annu... | 12/01/1998 |
