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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 411/490 - Stepped shank


Subclass of Class 411 - Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
Definition: Subject matter wherein the shank includes plural sections
No. of patents: 6
Last issue date: 05/09/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7040851Fastening element
A nail-shaped fastening element including a first, conical section (1, 11 21) tapering in a setting direction of the fastening element and having a shaped surface profile extending at least along a portion of the first section, and a second section (2, 12,...
05/09/2006
6851906Nail-shaped fastening element
A nail-shaped fastening element having a stem, and a head (3, 13, 23, 33) provided at one end of the stem and projecting radially beyond the stem with the stem tapering at its another, free end toward a tip (5, 15, 25, 35) and having a spherical, first...
02/08/2005
6116836Connector for composite insulated wall and method for making the wall
An insulated wall includes first and second spaced apart layers of concrete having a layer of insulating material sandwiched therebetween. Extending through the insulative layer are a plurality of spike connectors having their opposite ends protruding int...
09/12/2000
5788444Fastener assembly for use with a power actuated gun
A fastener assembly having a stud frictionally retained within a plate. The stud having a head at one end and a point or taper at the other end. The stud having a first shank portion with a large diameter adjacent the head and a second shank portion with ...
08/04/1998
5730570Fastening elements to be driven into hard receiving materials
A fastening element such as a bolt, nail and the like to be driven into a receiving material, is formed of a high corrosion resistant steel. The fastening element has an axially extending leading region (1) to be driven into the receiving material and tra...
03/24/1998
4381622Lawn edge construction and method
A lawn edge and/or trim construction comprising a carpet of synthetic turf secured to the ground employed around fences, flower beds, residential structures, and any other structure to edge such structure or to impede the growth of vegetation for a more a...
05/03/1983
 
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