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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 |
| 8062077 | Push-type connector Provided is a push-type connector having a structure for preventing an operational error of a lever member of the connector by an operator. A first operating part 35a of a first lever member 3a at a first position is positioned anterior t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7740509 | Electrical wire connector Electrical connectors, particularly for connecting telephone wire pairs, are disclosed in which connector strips having at least one row of apertures containing wire connection terminals is provided with at least one captive wire insertion tool which can push or oth... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7445522 | Electrode connector A biomedical electrode connector for coupling with a biomedical electrode of the type including an electrode base and a male terminal projecting from the electrode base is provided. The electrode connector includes a jacketed housing having an internal cavity with a... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7416430 | Contact connector assembly for a sensor-dispensing instrument A contact connector assembly, which is adapted to be used in a sensor-dispensing instrument that contains electrochemical test sensors, comprises at least four electrical contacts, a housing connector, a base connector and a moveable mechanism. The housing connector... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367847 | Integrated module connection for HEV battery The present invention provides a battery module system including a plurality of battery modules in a series electrical connection through a specified sequence, each battery module having a male connector and a female connector, the female connector of each battery m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361604 | Method for reducing dimensions between patterns on a hardmask A semiconductor manufacturing method that includes depositing a first layer over a substrate, providing a layer of hardmask over the first layer, patterning and defining the hardmask layer to form at least two hardmask structures, wherein each hardmask structure inc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7081026 | Electrical device connecting a line to an electrode A device (1) electrically connects a connecting line (2) to an electrode (44), in particular a medical engineering skin electrode, with a contact member (3) for plug connection to a contact pin (43) of the electrode (44). Th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6814609 | Electrical signal read-out method and device therefor An electric signal taking-out method and a device therefor capable of taking out electric signals for measurement easily from opposite ends of an arbitrary chip part soldered to a circuit board. A pair of contact elements having sharp distal ends and bent obliquely ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6780065 | Device for electrical connection of a power lead to an electrode, in particular a medical skin electrode A device for electrical connection of a power lead to an electrode, in particular a medical skin electrode, includes a first contact element for plugging onto the contact stud of a first electrode. The first contact element has a first energy-storage or spring eleme... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6736650 | Electrical connector with terminal retention mechanism An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10), a plurality of terminals (13) received in the housing, and a retention mechanism (12) pivotally attached to the housing. The housing defines a plurality of terminal-passages ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6688912 | Device and method for connecting wire A device for connecting wire includes a conductive rod having a first slot for inserting a conductor of a wire, and an insulating sleeve covering a portion of the conductive rod, the insulating sleeve having a second slot through which the conductor conta... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6398562 | Device and methods for the application of mechanical force to a gel/sensor assembly Devices and methods are described for improving the contact of a conductive material, for example, a hydrogel, with a sensor, for example an electrode, by means of using mechanical force to apply the conductive material to the sensor before use of the con... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6341989 | Connecting terminal assembly Connecting terminal for printed circuit boards comprising with an insulating housing (10), having a connection contact (18) attached to the housing (10) and an insertion opening (24) in the housing (10) through which a conductor can be inserted under the ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6312297 | Implantable electronic unit An implantable electronic unit (1, 30, 50), in particular a cardiac pacemaker, having at least one substantially socket-shaped connecting arrangement (3, 32, 33, 52, 53) arranged in the header (2, 31, 51) for a plug disposed at the proximal end of an elec... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6238236 | Stress relief apparatus for an electrical conductor A stress relief apparatus includes a base having a plurality of pins projecting from the base in an axial direction. The pins may have different lengths to accommodate a conductor. Alternatively, spring loaded pins may be used to accommodate the conductor... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6168479 | Connection device with an elastic cage A terminal connection device having an elastic cage 10 with a clamping aperture 13 for a cable C, a conducting component 20 which is provided to carry the cage. An insulating block D linked to the elastic cage carries, on the one hand an arm 31 for openin... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5895287 | Flat cable connector An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat cable. The connector includes a housing mounting a plurality of terminals in a generally parallel array. The housing has opposite sides and a front end, with an opening between the sides for recei... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5895286 | Terminal for electrical installations Prior art terminals with operating buttons and a contact member movable against the force of a spring are relatively bulky and complex. It is proposed to provide a part of a curved leaf spring as the contact member having at least one aperture fitted in s... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5871378 | Connection unit for transmission networks, in particular for telephone or computer networks A connection unit for transmission networks includes contact members which cooperate with a conjugate connection unit and connection terminals in an insulative material body, each of which is individually connected to the contact members by electrical con... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5795178 | Plug for heart electrode wire A plug (101) for connection to the stripped end of a heart electrode wire or of another implantable wire comprises a contact piece (110), the front region of which is constructed as a plug pin (112) and the rear region (114) of which has a recess (118), a... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5679029 | Clamp for electrosurgical dispersive electrode A clamp for a dispersive electrode is disclosed. The clamp includes (a) a housing having an exterior surface, an interior surface being formed within the housing for receiving projecting tabs of the electrode, and a slot in the housing disposed between th... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5458503 | Snap locking mounting scheme for securing wire connectors A snap locking mounting scheme for securing wire connectors is presented. In accordance with the connector mounting scheme, a wire termination assembly is removably secured in a mounting base by a snap locking mechanism. The wire termination assembly incl... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5453023 | Terminal block for interconnecting an uninsulated conductive lead portion to another conductor A single modular assembly (10) has two terminals (18) in housing cavities (28) each with a pair of slots (38) for termination by rotary actuation to respective conductors of two cables, for crossconnecting or splicing the tip and ring lines of a customer'... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5429526 | Wire connector An electric connector suitable for establishing electrical connection between a wire and a mating connector or between a wire and another wire comprising: means forming a body, the means including contact means, the contact means having a first end for re... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5254015 | Insulation displacing barrel terminal A one-piece insulation displacing terminal having a first portion, a second portion, and a connecting portion connecting the first and second portions. The connecting portion is torsional in order to permit the first portion to rotate relative to the seco... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5224882 | Medical electrical connector for flexible electrodes A biomedical electrical connector that includes a lower body member and an upper actuator member is provided. The body member has a front end of a curvilinear configuration and a rear platform component. The platform component has guide ribs disposed on e... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5137475 | Medical electrical connector for flexible electrodes A biomedical electrical connector that includes a lower body member and an upper actuator member is provided. The body member has a front end of a curvilinear configuration and a rear platform component. The platform component has guide ribs disposed on e... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5083947 | Electrical conductor trap terminal and connector An electrical wire trap-type terminal includes a pair of terminal arms projecting from a base. The terminal arms are spring loaded whereby, when the terminal arms are moved to a conductor receiving position, the terminal arms will return automatically to ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4790770 | Connector bank for cable wires, in particular of telephone cables A connector bank for cable wires (2,3,4) of telephone cables such that two cable wires (2,4 or 3,4, resp.) connected with each other over the connector bank can be separated from each other, with no need to loosen the respective contact connections. For t... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4768969 | Electrical connector An electrical connector achieves improvements in connecting a patient plate to an electrosurgical generator. The connector is preferably of the lever operated type, and electrical contacts are connected on the lever and connected within a passageway inter... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4761143 | Electrode clip Electrode clip for attachment to a TENS electrode or other medical electrode including a slide actuator within a grooved channel for moving longitudinally and rotationally positioning an upper contact body including an integral contact over and about an i... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4759726 | Screwless type electrical terminal block A cam-operated screwless electrical terminal block is provided having a generally box-shaped housing with an open top and an aperture in its front side and containing a generally C-shaped electrical terminal having vertically disposed opposing gripping el... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4749369 | Connector An improved connector mainly comprising an upper case body, a lower case body, a sliding clip and a conventional plug, a plurality of pairs of male and female fastener elements extended from the upper and lower case bodies at respective corresponding posi... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4720275 | Quick termination apparatus and method for electrical connector A quick termination assembly for an electrical connector to a flexible wire. The connector comprises an electrical conductive tube. The tube has separate end opening and side opening to the passage and a ramp facing out of and extending towards the side o... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4637676 | Terminal block marking surface An electrical wire terminal block including a hinged marking strip overlaying a transversely disposed apertured ledge and arranged to either include an integrally molded "living" hinge area of reduced cross-section or, in the alternative, including the hi... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4609246 | Dead-front terminal block with movable covers A terminal block assembly configured to prevent inadvertent contact with terminals in sections of the block defined by pairs of barriers. Hinged covers are integrally molded with the barriers to enable closing of open sides of respective sections.... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4579413 | Connector for the mass termination of small gauge magnet wire An electrical connector assembly for the mass termination of magnet wires including a series of terminals each constituted by a one-piece, stamped and formed, metal strip with a convex, serrated, wire engaging tongue and a contact portion joined by a bigh... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4498725 | Electrical connector The invention disclosed herein relates to a contact element having upwardly extending, spaced apart arms capable of being twisted about a horizontal axis to provide torsional forces and converging fingers extending laterally from the arms to receive betwe... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4387947 | High voltage connector A high voltage disconnect plug and a receptacle therefor are described for use in coupling a high voltage conductor to a load such as a CRT. The plug includes a lock nut and a deformable annular ring through which the conductor passes, and a hollow sleeve... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4214733 | Device for tensioning corona-discharge wires A device for tensioning the corona-discharge wires of e.g. electrostatic copiers has an internally toothed sleeve member in which an externally toothed clamping member is turnably received. Both members have openings transverse to the longitudinal axis of... | 07/29/1980 |
