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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 |
| 7121125 | Computer physical security device An apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers is disclosed. The equipment must have an external wall provided with a specially designed, approximately rectangular slot having preselected dimensions. An attachment mechanism includes a ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 5794394 | Anchor bolt centering device A flat plate is used to cover a mounting hole in a masonry wall face and is held in place by a set of wire hooks. The hooks are able to slide into holes in the plate and catch onto the interior surface of the wall in order to hold a clearance hole in the ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5669239 | Pierced earring with improved nut A pierced earring includes a pin member provided midway thereof with an engaging groove, and a nut including a cylindrical fastener body having therein a split groove or slit extending in the direction of the length thereof, an engaging ridge formed on an... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5598994 | Stud engaging device A device for engagement with a threaded post or stud, including a housing having a generally cylindrical axial bore with a top side and a bottom side for engagement with the stud from either the top or bottom sides. The stud engaging member includes a plu... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5575511 | Fuel filter coupling bracket A fluid coupling bracket adaptable for snap-on engagement with a coupling base. The fluid coupling bracket has tabs that engage with an annular groove of the fluid coupling base, and a plurality of teeth that set against radially extending ledges protrudi... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5533419 | Cable locator/retainer An intermediate retainer (20) for a motion transmitting remote control assembly (10) of the type for transmitting motion along a curved path includes a cylindrical sleeve (24) freely slidably surrounding a conduit (12). A cylindrical socket (26) extends p... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5451124 | Wire brush fastening device A fastening device is provided which is a variation on the conventional nut and bolt. The bolt has a longitudinal axis and threading helically affixed thereon along the longitudinal axis. A nut having a bore extending therethrough is provided. The bore of... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5449258 | Retainer clip and shaft fastener apparatus and method A combined retainer clip and shaft for axially fastening a mechanical element to the shaft includes a shaft being hardened to a predetermined hardness. The retainer clip is formed of an annular body with a frusto-conical annulus surrounding a generally ce... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5444603 | Push-on fixer for screw engagement A push-on fixer for screw engagement in which a plurality of radially extending notches are formed in a circumferential edge region of a circular hole formed at a center portion of a thin discoid body, and a plurality of inner plate spring pieces are form... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5425610 | Metal plate with a screw bore The invention relates to a metal plate (10) with a screw bore (16) starting at one narrow side of the plate and running parallel to the plate surfaces (10a,b), which screw bore (16) is formed in a simple manner in that first recesses, for example through ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5398664 | Ignition unit for internal combustion engine An arrangement for mounting an ignition coil on the cylinder head of internal combustion engines. Threaded bolts extend from the cylinder head. The thread having a substantially saw tooth cross section with the thread flank facing away from the cylinder h... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5275449 | Elongated member for joining ducts An apparatus for joining flanged, abutting duct ends or for reinforcing ducts comprises an elongated coupling member including a V-shaped portion made up of two slanting walls approaching an apex and having lower portions spaced apart a given distance. It... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5253901 | Duct reinforcement A reinforced duct includes a duct section having a peripheral skin of sheet metal, a plurality of lengths of metal straps, each strap being configured to have a cross section including a V-shape portion and inwardly turned edges spaced from the apex of th... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5195860 | Push-on type fastener for automatic feed and installation equipment A pushnut fastener for engagement on a cylindrical stud and particularly suited for conveying to the point of use through automatic feed systems comprises a metal body of relatively thin, uniform thickness having oppositely facing first and second exterio... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5163797 | Vehicle lug nut covers Ornamental lug nut covers, protecting the a vehicle lug nut and threads are formed with a outwardly extending flanges with edges folded over to capture the rims of retainer rings having inward facing tabs that butt and lock against the surfaces of lug nut... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5150997 | Elastic connector An elastic connector for holding mechanical parts firmly includes a base to accomodate an S-shaped spring piece and one unit of symmetrical steel sheets. On the upper direction of the base a supporting member is set to support the revolving of the control... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5090853 | Fastener with taper attached component A fastener with components locked to a fastener shank by tapered inserts disposed about a tapered segment of the shank. The attached components include an internal frusto-conical wall having a taper corresponding to the tapered inserts. Both the head as w... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4859129 | Plastic holding device The disclosed invention comprises a molded plastic holding device 10 having an axially extending inner space 11 to receive a profiled bolt, especially a sawtooth bolt. The inner space 11 has a plurality of guide stays OR ribs 3 distributed about its circu... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4834603 | Stud and stud retaining fastener assembly An improved, thin walled fastener for retaining studs, rods, or the like is provided. The fastener is of the push-on type comprising a one-piece, generally thin, stamped sheet metal resilient body defining a generally centrally located stud retaining aper... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4780037 | Fastening assemblies A fastening assembly comprises a first internally open member such as a collar, and a second internally open member such as a bifurcated plug which is slidable realative to the collar to an assembled position in which the plug is located at least partiall... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776740 | Stud fastener A push-on type fastener (40) is provided for securing a cylindrical member such as a stud shank to an object. Fastener (40) includes generally axially aligned entrance opening (4) and exit aperture (6) surrounded by a resilient hollow projection (2) havin... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4768259 | Mounting plate, in particular for hinges A hinge mounting plate on which a hinge arm is fastenable is adjustable in one direction and fastenable to a furniture part, for example a furniture side wall, by means of fastening screws extending through elongated holes in the mounting plate. In each e... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4755092 | Quick-action fastener A quick-action fastener for connecting two plates (III) and (IV) with a resilient gasket (V) interposed therebetween, all three being perforated by a throughgoing hole, comprises a bolt (I) passing through this hole and engaging with a bore (24) in a sock... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4170118 | Earring An improvement in post-type earrings, which are earrings connected to a human ear by a rigid slender short rod or post. One end of the post is attached to an ornament. The post is rectilinear and cylindrical and extends from attachment to the ornament. In... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4167648 | Electric junction box An electrical junction box particularly suitable for fabrication from molded plastic has a generally rectangular horizontal cross-section with a flat bottom wall, a pair of oppositely positioned flat side walls substantially parallel to each other, and a ... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4143696 | Self-locking, self-retaining fastener An improved self-retaining fastener which allows non-rotational, longitudinal insertion of an externally threaded fastener and prevents non-rotational, longitudinal removal thereof. The improved fastener includes antirotation means adapted for frontal ins... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4139038 | Device for safeguarding screw connections and other movable parts against accidental loosening A device for safeguarding screw connections and other rotatable and/or longitudinally movable parts against accidental loosening. The device includes a conical dish or plate spring which by means of the free end face of its inner and/or outer marginal zon... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4114506 | Self-tapping wing nut The wing nut is formed from plastic meterial and is provided with a tubular shank portion. The inner surface of shank is self-tapped when the wing nut is forced onto a threaded stud projections from an air filter cover. A sucker-like collar portion is pro... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4111251 | Net- or chain-like vehicle traction device for vehicular wheels A vehicle traction device for rubber tired vehicular wheels, comprising a traction unit in the form of, for instance, a wire netting or chain equipped with a tightening mechanism for the traction unit and effective at least at one side of the wheel in the... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4109693 | Fastener An improved self-retaining one-piece fastener which provides for non-rotational, longitudinal insertion of an externally threaded fastener and prevents non-rotational, longitudinal removal thereof. The improved fastener includes means for preventing rotat... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4105862 | Outlet box having screw mounting means A screw mounting clip member is provided with a spring detent member cooperating with a stop member to slidably fixedly engage the clip in a slotted aperture adjacent an unthreaded screw-receiving borehole. Another spring detent member provided on the cli... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4083465 | Retainer clip and synthetic resin box combination A spring fastener or clip of generally V-shaped configuration and including a first, substantially monoplanar leg joined to a second, substantially monoplanar leg through a bend portion so that the legs define between them an acute angle from about 43° t... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4071159 | Electrical junction and switch boxes A molded synthetic resin open-sided box mountable in walls and ceilings for enclosing terminals and connections for electrical conductors extended through walls of the box, and providing access through a switch plate secured over the open side of the box.... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069738 | Insulation retainer and attachment method therefor The invention is concerned with a retainer for holding a sheet of insulation against a metal plate and with the method of seating a sheet of insulation against a metallic plate. The retainer comprises a linearly extending member made of a hard but deforma... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4069448 | Threaded fastener mounting means A threaded fastener quick-fastening clip member is adapted to be slidably lockably engaged in a slotted channel adjacent a lug which is formed with an unthreaded borehole communicating the front face of the structure with the channel. A first leg portion ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4067256 | Fastener anchor formed in thermoplastic sheet A recess-type, screw-receiving fastener is formed directly into a thermoplastic sheet, preferably during the same operation which forms the plastic sheet into a useful configuration, such as a refrigerator inner liner. The fastener, when viewed from the r... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4036389 | Retainer clip and synthetic resin box combination A spring fastener of generally V-shaped configuration and including a first, substantially monoplanar leg joined to a second substantially monoplanar leg through a bend portion defining an acute angle of from about 43° to about 48°. The second leg defin... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4014512 | Tamperproof plug valve A spring loaded, tamperproof plug valve such as a pressure gas stop has the rotatable valve plug resiliently retained against removal from the valve body by two stacked, slit, frustoconical, transversely arched spring washers that have teeth which make a ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4012828 | Method of fastener assembly for preloading a joint A method and fastener assembly for preloading a joint wherein a pin having a shank and a head at one end is disposed with the shank portion passing through aligned apertures of a plurality of workpieces to be joined. The shank portion of the pin extends b... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4009634 | Toggle fastening device and process for its manufacture A toggle type of fastening device which includes a plate in one piece having an opening therein, the edges of the opening being engaged by a screw, the ends of the plate being bendable inwardly toward each other against spring tension to allow the plate t... | 03/01/1977 |
