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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 |
| 7434594 | Inflation/deflation valve for cargo dunnage A valve assembly for a dunnage bag wherein in one embodiment of the valve a valve diaphragm is mounted on a shaft and is supported by a mounting bar such that the valve diaphragm may be reciprocally moved from the closed position to the open position by a simple axi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7377393 | Apparatus for protecting products from damage during shipment An arrangement of securing frame assemblies is provided within a shipping enclosure and engaging packages being handled. The frame assemblies have rigid frame members and distensible bags mounted on the frames. The distensible bags are, in use, distended as by being... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7226258 | Apparatus and method for transporting motorcycles on a trailer or pick-up truck and avoiding accidental or inadvertent damage thereto A damage preventing system for use in preventing damage to motorcycles and the like when being conveyed on a transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions, anchored at selected locations to the transporting vehicle with use of attachment apertures, provide pr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195029 | Inflate and deflate valve An inflate/deflate valve of a heavy duty design for use during inflation of inflatable devices such as dunnage bags. Such dunnage bags are used in hostile or rough environments where when deflated the dunnage bags are stacked and compressed into storage drums where ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7137765 | Composite dunnage bag A composite dunnage bag being an elastic inner bag enclosed in a paper outer bag for insertion between stacks of cargo in transit. The mattress shape of the outer bag (when the dunnage bag is inflated) enables the bag to apply a footprint against the cargo walls tha... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128510 | Dunnage bags The invention discloses a dunnage bag for securing loads, which includes an inflatable dunnage bag for 12 to 40 inch voids between load to be secured and consisting of a gastight polyethylene inflatable bladder provided with an inflation valve; and a reinforcing sle... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7011480 | Dunnage bags A dunnage bag for securing loads is provided which includes an inflatable dunnage bag for 12 to 40 inch voids between load to be secured. The bag consists of a gastight polyethylene inflatable bladder provided with an inflation valve and a reinforcing sleeve made of... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008155 | Dunnage air bag with improved adhesive bonding of paper plies within the vicinity of the inflation valve A dunnage or cargo air bag has incorporated therein a pair of glue or adhesive bonding strips which are located within the immediate vicinity of the inflation valve assembly so as to operatively cooperate with a folded edge portion of the dunnage or cargo air bag an... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6769848 | Load restraint method An improved load restraint system and method for protecting and supporting loads, such as cargo, especially during transit movement. The load restraint system and method compensates for various attitude, altitude and ambient pressure changes while maintaining suffic... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6746190 | Trailer pneumatic inflation system and inflatable air bags for use therewith A pneumatic inflation system for use with a freight carrier, such as a tractor-trailer, is provided. The inflation system is available to inflate reusable air bags to cushion freight during shipment from one location to another. In one preferred embodiment, the infl... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6537003 | Load restraint system and method An improved load restraint system and method for protecting and supporting loads, such as cargo, especially during transit movement. The load restraint system and method compensates for various attitude, altitude and ambient pressure changes while maintai... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6527488 | Dunnage bag having a mesh ply A principal advantage of this composite bag compared to the bags disclosed in the present art using solid ply is improved combination of strength and flexibility. A composite dunnage bag being an elastic inner bag enclosed in a mesh outer bag. The bag rep... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6457921 | Trailer pneumatic inflation system and inflatable air bags for use therewith A pneumatic inflation system for use with a freight carrier, such as a tractor-trailer, is provided. The inflation system is available to inflate reusable air bags to cushion freight during shipment from one location to another. In one preferred embodimen... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454500 | Bladderless dunnage bag apparatus and method for manufacturing same A bladderless dunnage bag is provided in which the primary material used for construction is a dunnage material based upon a paper substrate in which one or both of its outer surfaces are coated with a resin material that is impermeable to air and is heat... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6435787 | Method of making dunnage bags A method of manufacturing an inflatable dunnage bag having a wall construction of two integrally fused layers of thermoplastic polymer, the outer layer of which is a sleeve of strips of woven polymer, the inner of layer of which is a continuous layer of g... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6322303 | Dunnage bag and method of making same An inflatable dunnage bag having a wall construction of two integrally fused layers of thermoplastic polymer, the outer layer of which is a sleeve of strips of woven polymer, the inner of layer of which is a continuous layer of gas impervious polymer. The... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6186714 | Dunnage air bag An inflatable dunnage air bag comprises a multi-layered paper bag and an inflatable bladder disposed within the multi-layered paper bag such that two sets of paper plies are disposed upon opposite sides of the inflatable bladder. The multi-layered paper b... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149362 | Dunnage air bag An inflatable dunnage air bag comprises a multi-layered paper bag and an inflatable bladder disposed within the multi-layered paper bag such that two sets of paper plies are disposed upon opposite sides of the inflatable bladder. The multi-layered paper b... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6129491 | Inflatable device with pressure limiting valve An inflatable dunnage bag for cushioning cargo during transport includes an automatic inflation shut-off feature. During inflation of the device, once a pressure in a predetermined range is achieved, an intake valve structure is compressed in an interspac... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6095732 | Bag-in-bag combination dunnage airbag having reduced number of paper plies An inflatable dunnage bag comprises a first inflatable inner bag comprising an inflatable bladder surrounded by at least one paper ply, and a second outer bag comprising at least one paper ply, or two or more paper plies whereby the number of paper plies ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6053679 | Carriage for expandable door A carriage for rollable suspension of a bulkhead door from a pair of overhead roller tracks, the bulkhead door having an extendable and retractable lading-engaging panel attached thereto, the carriage consisting of a bulkhead door suspension beam; a ladin... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5908275 | Bag-in-bag combination dunnage airbag An inflatable dunnage bag comprises a first inflatable inner bag comprising an inflatable bladder surrounded by a pair of paper plies, and a second outer bag comprising two sets of paper plies disposed upon opposite sides of the first inner bag. The two s... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5868534 | Method of making an inflatable combination cargo packing bag An inflatable dunnage bag is comprised of a first and independently sealed bag that is inserted within a paper tube before the tube ends are sealed to form a second, independent bag. The combination of an inner bag within an outer bag provides increased b... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5819943 | Inflatable external air cushion assembly and cargo crate bearing the same An air cushion assembly made up of a prefabricated air bag with a rubber air bladder secured between opposed circular metal plates, a rectangular backing member secured to one of the opposed circular plates, a pair of rigid U-shaped members secured to the... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788438 | Inflatable combination cargo packing bag An inflatable dunnage bag is comprised of a first and independently sealed bag that is inserted within a paper tube before the tube ends are sealed to form a second, independent bag. The combination of an inner bag within an outer bag provides increased b... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5678969 | Air bag having inflation indicator and method of determining proper spacing between loads supported thereby The present invention presents an air bag, and a method of using the same, which has at least one indicator line marking thereon for providing a visual indication of when the air bag is in a properly inflated condition for filling a void between loads, su... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678968 | Honeycomb roll spacer A spacer is provided for supporting and cushioning a roll of web material during shipment comprising a pad including a honeycomb core sandwiched between opposite face sheets. The pad includes a curved recess formed therein which is conformed to receive an... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676509 | Fastening pad A fastening pad (1) is attachably and detachably inserted into an accommodating furniture (2) to temporarily secure stored goods (3) in the furniture as they are. The fastening pad (1) comprises: a flat sealed bag (11) made of a flexible synthetic resin f... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5647708 | System for protecting goods during transport This invention pertains to bracing systems for bracing especially massive objects while the objects are being shipped, typically in a rail car. The invention is directed to packing arrangements where first and second end arrays of rolls of product are dis... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5466104 | Cargo cushioning apparatus A new and improved cargo cushioning apparatus includes a plurality of selectively inflatable and deflatable air bags. Each air bag includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and a pressurized air supply assembly for inflating the air bags. The air inlet and th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5437301 | Inflation and deflation valve especially adapted for use with dunnage air bags An inflation and deflation device especially adapted for use with dunnage air bags includes a cylindrical valve body possessing a first end mounted for relative rotation within a hollow interior cylindrical portion of a valve actuator. An internal spring ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431515 | Dual bladder airbag A cargo airbag structure system for use within a cargo bay of a transport vehicle in order to buffer and stabilize loads, such as, for example, large paper rolls or drums, comprises two inflatable bladders disposed in an overlapping disposition with respe... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5288188 | Dunnage air bag A dunnage air bag is formed from two rectangular sheets. Each sheet is formed by a polyethylene layer adhesively bonded to a liner board layer. An air valve is mounted through one of the sheets to enable the dunnage air bag to be selectively filled with a... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5263801 | Dual bladder airbag An airbag for use in a cargo bay of a transport vehicle for buffering and stabilizing a load, usually large paper rolls or drums, is provided with two inflatable, gas-tight bladders surrounded by a multi-ply paper container. The bladders are situated in a... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5111838 | Dunnage bag air valve and coupling A dunnage bag valve and coupling arrangement comprises a valve stem having a spring loaded valve member which is movable to open a passage through the stem. A pair of circumferentially extending, diametrically opposed slots are formed on opposite sides of... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5082244 | Cargo air bag inflation valve and inflator combination A cargo air bag inflation valve and inflator combination comprising a tubular plastic valve body having a central passageway for the flow of compressed air to permit the inflating of an air bag. Valve closure means is reciprocal in the passageway and is b... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5056558 | Dunnage airbag pressure controller Apparatus is provided for controlling the pressure of gas in a plurality of dunnage bags. The apparatus employs an enclosure which houses a pressure regulator valve, linear air reset controller, pressure gauge, pneumatically activated electrical switch, a... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4591519 | Cargo air bag An air bag for bracing product shipped by a railcar, trailer or overseas container to prevent lengthwise and/or crosswise movement of the cargo. The air bag includes a first sheet of paperboard having parallel side and end edges folded inwardly defining a... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4202452 | Supporting rack for breakable articles A rack for supporting curved or flat glass, such as multi-curved automobile windshields, utilizes upstanding support members in combination with pneumatically inflatable hose to support the windshields in a vertical position. The hose is arranged in a ser... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4056066 | Displaceable ceiling mounted cargo restraint system A cargo restraint system comprising pneumatic engagement means especially adapted for tall upright wheeled carriers for e.g. beverages.... | 11/01/1977 |
