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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 |
| 7758384 | Implantable bifurcated neurostimulator adapters An adapter for coupling a pair of implantable neurostimulator lead extension plugs to a connector port of a neurostimulator device includes a connector coupled to a first end of an elongate body and a flexible bifurcation member coupled to a second end of the elonga... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7625239 | Single-to-multiple display adapter utilizing a single cable construction One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a cable assembly for separating video signals within a high-density connector to individual video connectors. The cable assembly includes a high-density connector, a cable to transmit multiple video signals, and a p... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614915 | Wire harness water cut-off structure A main body portion of a grommet is mounted to a through hole of a dash panel partitioning an engine room and a vehicle compartment, a long tube is continuously provided to the main body portion, and the tube is arranged at inside of the engine room. A wire harness ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7537485 | Docking Cable A cable is disclosed which include a first connector, a second connector, a primary flexible cable segment coupled to the first connector at a first location on the primary flexible cable segment and to the second connector at a second location on the primary flexib... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7390224 | Electric power system and method of operating the same A system for providing electric power and a method of controlling the same. The system includes a local power source, a non-neutral-bonded connector electrically connected to the local power source, a neutral-bonded connector, and a conductor. The system also includ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7331635 | Seat part for a vehicle seat The invention relates to a seat part for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a seat pan (1) made of sheet metal, a seat cushion applied to the seat pan (1) and a cable assembly (17) running in the seat cushion. In o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331819 | Media converter Media converters for use in optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversion. A media converter includes an outer housing, an electrical plug disposed on one end of the outer housing, an optical cable disposed on an opposite end of the outer housing, and c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322857 | Electric power connector adapting structure An electric power connector adapting structure includes a connector connected to an electric power cable of a power supply and adapted to an adapting cable for supplying electric power to a port, and the connector installs an electric power terminal therein. The inv... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7285021 | Docking cable A cable is disclosed which include a first connector, a second connector, a primary flexible cable segment coupled to the first connector at a first location on the primary flexible cable segment and to the second connector at a second location on the primary flexib... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279640 | Wiring harness A wiring harness kit that includes a main extension portion and a utility extension portion. The main extension portion is electrically coupled at its first end to the host vehicle's electrical system. The utility extension portion electrically connects at one end t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270578 | Power supply power compensation structure A power supply power compensation structure uses a connector as power output ports. The power supply has a feedback signal connector. A power output connector is coupled with a transmission line set which joins another connector to couple with the feedback signal co... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258572 | Modular DC power step down adapter An apparatus for providing DC power to a portable computer operating at a source voltage and a peripheral device operating at step down voltage having a lower magnitude has an input cord for connection to an AC/DC converter that supplies the source voltage, a first ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7104847 | Electric power system and method of operating the same A system for providing electric power and a method of controlling the same. The system includes a local power source, a non-neutral-bonded connector electrically connected to the local power source, a neutral-bonded connector, and a conductor. The system also includ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7013008 | Device and method for connecting a monitored alarm system to telephone lines within a telephone network interface A device and method for interconnecting the wires of a monitored alarm system into a telephone network interface without disturbing preexisting telephone line connections. The device is a connector assembly that is adapted to engage one of the connector modules pres... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003317 | Motorcycle helmet communication cable Motorcycle helmet communications cables connecting substantially all models of cellular telephones to a “CHATTERBOX” HJC-GMRS X1 rider-to-rider motorcycle helmet communication system. A length of audio cable is provided with a 3.5 mm stereo plug at one end desig... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6916207 | Adaptor to allow apparatus with non-scart connectors to connectors to connect to apparatus with scart connectors The invention relates to the provision of electrical apparatus which has at least one printed circuit board on which electrical components are set out and a first format of connection type exposed to allow connection of further apparatus. The connections can be atta... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902427 | Integrated S-video and composite video port A terminal assembly for a personal computer integrates an S-video and a composite video terminal into a single socket on an electronic device. The socket includes inlets for separately carrying S-video and composite video signals. The socket can be connected to prov... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6746274 | Motion detector fluorescent light connector apparatus This invention includes a motion detector, electric connector harness apparatus, and master-slaves and connections to fluorescent tube light fixtures and electric power line connected to the motion detector, or to a master-slave in the electric connector harness app... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6669501 | Wiring circuit member for vehicle A standard circuit unit (200) for a vehicle door includes a first flexible printed circuit member (220a), having a standard switch circuit portion for controlling the operation of a power window drive mechanism, an input/output signal wire (220b), which f... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6644986 | Medical equipment power cord and plug A redundantly ground plug having a live prong, a neutral prong, a first ground prong and a second groung prong arranged to be received in a live contact, a neutral contact, and a ground contact of a first socket and a ground contact of a second socket of ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6503104 | Adaptor for connecting between terminals with multiple pieces An adaptor for a connector to be interposed between a first terminal unit having many contact pieces and a second terminal unit having many contact pieces that are used for input/output of a video signal, an audio signal, and a signal associated therewith... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6486407 | Power strip with adjustable outlets An electricity distribution system such as a power strip that has adjustable outlets. The adjustable outlets have no fixed position within a housing. The power strip comprises a power cord/cable that is adapted to receive an input of electricity. One end ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6429544 | Electrical equipment module An electrical equipment module is mounted in, for example, an electrically-powered seat unit for a vehicle. Multiple wire groups (52-56) comprised of wire harnesses or flat cables are led out of a module body (51) of the electrical equipment module (50) f... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6231379 | VGA cable adapter for transmitting video signals A Video Graphics Array (VGA) adapter for transmitting video signals. Make use of three spare pins of a VGA connector to define three video signal-transferring channels as Y, Pb and Pr for devising two VGA adapters. One of the two adapters is to provide co... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6120327 | Foam wire harness with shape memory A wire harness generally comprises a plurality of wires encased by a continuous, molded sheath. The wire harness generally includes a main trunk from which a plurality of branches extend. The sheath is formed continuously over the main trunk and branches.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106328 | Cable assembly for use with RJ45 jacks A Y-shaped connector cable assembly for use with three standard RJ45 telephone plugs includes eight wires connected to one plug. The eight wires are divided into two groups of four wires and directed to each of the other two plugs and connected to the res... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6036533 | Set of harnesses for interconnecting a plurality of ornamental light fixtures in a vehicle A set of wire harnesses which are used for the interconnection of a plurality of light fixtures, for example, ornamental light fixtures, turn signal lights, marker lights and etc., for vehicles. These wire harnesses can be quickly connected or disconnecte... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5971799 | Y-shaped harness for the interconnection between a vehicle radio, a vehicle harness and add-on electronic device A wire harness which is generally a Y-shaped configuration for the interconnection between a standard main vehicle wire harness, a standard vehicle radio and an after market add-on electronic device. The Y-shaped wire harness eliminates the need to hardwi... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5951329 | Multiple harness tied up into a bundle, a method of and an apparatus for tying the harness Improvement in connection to an automatic crimper (6) which operates in the known manner to divide leads (1) into groups (1a,1b,1c, etc.), before crimping one ends of the leads to branching connectors (2) and crimping the other ends of all the leads to a ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5936359 | Apparatus for efficient remote ballasting of gaseous discharge lamps Remote ballasting apparatus adapted for insertion between a high frequency power source and one or more gaseous discharge lamps. The ballasting apparatus includes an isolation transformer having a primary winding adapted for connection to the high frequen... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5829129 | Wiring harness and method of producing the same A wiring harness comprising: a plurality of provisional bundling harnesses which are obtained by performing subassembly such that a pair of terminals contact bonded to opposite ends of each of a plurality of first wires of each of the provisional bundling... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5719933 | Wiring arrangement for a communication interconnection system A wiring arrangement for providing communications channels to a plurality workstations having at least one communications connector provided at each workstation is disclosed. The workstations are linked by a plurality of modular assemblies comprising a pa... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5690511 | Reconfigured cable and plug assembly and method for interconnection of telephone control box and wire terminal block A reconfigured standard telephone cable assembly for connecting cable plug receptacles on a generic control box to a telephone terminal block includes a standard telephone cable containing several lead wires within a cable casing, each lead wire having a ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5599210 | Battery terminal connector A vehicle battery terminal connector and repair system for a battery terminal connector and cable harness. The invention includes a battery terminal connector having a battery terminal adapter portion for affixing the battery terminal connector into elect... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5582180 | Combination three-twelve lead electrocardiogram cable A bifurcated electrical connector (14) includes a precordial lead connection site (18) and a limb lead connection site (16). A precordial connector (26) can be fitted into the precordial lead connection site (18) and a limb lead connector (32) can be fitt... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5546950 | Electrocardiograpic patient lead cable apparatus An electrocardiographic patient lead cable apparatus comprises an elongated cable part and a connector. The cable part has a plurality of connecting wires with connectors for the electrodes. The connecting wires are joined together for varying portions of... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5547399 | Universal AC adaptor for consumer electronics A universal AC adaptor has a transformer unit for converting standard AC line voltage to DC voltage and a plurality of plugs. Each plug has a flexible lead coupled to an output cord from the transformer unit at a coupler box. The leads allow the plugs to ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5518418 | SCSI ID connector assembly Disclosed herein is a SCSI ID connector assembly 20 connectable with a carrier (24) which supports memory storage devices having ID ports. The SCSI ID connector assembly (20) has various connectors including a first terminal (50), a feed-through connector... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5428189 | Cable arrangement A cable arrangement with two pairs of conductors for two separate circuits, one conductor of a pair is split into two partial conductors. Neutralization, i.e., capacitive and inductive uncoupling of the two circuits is possible by symmetrical arrangement ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5295860 | Integral battery cable solenoid connector The present invention provides a unique connector adapted to connect the first ends of two different conductors to a standard solenoid cap of an automobile. The second ends of the two different conductors are adapted to be connected to the battery of an a... | 03/22/1994 |
