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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 |
| 7407390 | USB device with plastic housing having inserted plug support A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA mounted inside a plastic housing molded from a hard plastic (e.g., PC), and includes a handle portion mounted over a body section of the PCBA, and a plug support portion that is snap-coupled onto the housing and di... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7387534 | Electrical connector An electrical connector is disclosed comprising: an insulating main body provided with a first fixture block and a second fixture block on two ends of its side; and a metal housing disposed on the exterior of the insulating main body and provided with a first throug... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7241169 | Adapter for power supply An adapter for power supply is disclosed. The adapter comprises a body containing a peg module connected a connector of a plug, characterized in that one side of the body of the adapter is a common socket engaged with an engaging slot formed on the housing, the top ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7086875 | Current-rail adapter A device (10) is shown and described for at least indirectly connecting a light fixture with a power track (11) and having a housing (38) holding at least one angularly movable control shaft (21 or 22) and formed of at least two ho... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077708 | Connector assembly A connector assembly configured to engage a motor connector having a plurality of contacts is described. The connector assembly includes a plurality of receptacle terminals and first and second housing portions each having channels formed therein for insertion of th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070457 | Telecommunications connector The present disclosure relates to a connector having a connector body. A housing mounts over the connector body. The housing is adapted for securing the connector to another element such as a piece of telecommunications equipment. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052287 | USB device with plastic housing having integrated plug shell A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA mounted inside a plastic housing molded from a hard plastic (e.g., PVC), and includes a handle portion mounted or molded over a body section of the PCBA, and a plug portion mounted or molded over a plug section of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045727 | Socket assembly with a cord sorter A socket assembly with a cord sorter includes a multi-socket unit and a sorter. The multi-socket unit provides a plurality of sockets for engaging with respective plugs leading respective cords. The sorter is used to provide a gathering structure for collect the cor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040916 | Plug housing with improved cable sealing A plug housing (5) includes a first housing part (10) and a second housing part (12) which rest at each other along a parting line (14), and a cable passage (9) for a cable (8) from an interior space of the plug housing (... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004783 | Cabled connector including cable guide attached detachably to connector cover A connector cover is formed by combining a first half cover and a second half cover. A cable guide is formed to have a pipe form by combining two cable half guides each having a semicircular cross section. The cable guide envelopes and guides a part of a cable leadi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6921281 | Structure of power line fixing module in electronic apparatus A structure of a power line fixing module for an electronic apparatus. The structure includes an electronic-apparatus housing having a first side plate having a first fixing hole, a power line having a connector at one end thereof, a fixing medium cooperating with t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6890189 | Electrical connector with improved mating interface An electrical connector (1) for use with a mating connector includes a base member (10), a cover member (12) and a terminal holder (14). The base member includes a base frame (114), a mating frame (117) integrally formed wit... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890205 | Cable end connector assembly having locking member A cable end connector assembly (10) includes an insulative housing (12), a plurality of contacts (130) received in the insulative housing, a spacer (13) mounted to a rear end of the housing, a cable (14) comprising a plurality of c... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6790086 | Electrical plug An electrical plug includes a first insulating body, a first prong extending from one end of the first insulating body, a second insulating body, and a second prong extending from one end of the second insulating body. The first insulating body and the second insula... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776650 | Waterproof and heat-dissipating structure of electronic apparatus A waterproof and heat-dissipating structure of an electronic apparatus including a circuit board, an input element and an output element is disclosed. The structure includes an aluminum-wrapped housing having at least four adjoining surfaces for defining a space, a ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6663428 | Electrical connector with improved grounding terminal arrangement An electrical connector (1) comprises an upper housing (2), a bottom housing (3) and a terminal module (4). The upper housing and the bottom housing together define a space and a mating port (20) positioned near the space. The terminal module has a base (... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663415 | Electrical connector assembly with improved strain relief An electrical connector assembly comprises a base (10), a cover (20) assembled to the base, a cable (40) and a U-shaped strain relief (50). The base and the cover each define a first and second opening (17, 27). A pair of channels (173) is defined on oppo... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6655989 | Environmentally sealed electrical connector system An electrical connection system adapted to be environmentally sealed by mounting a conductor block having at least one electrical conductor within a port extending through an electrical component. A first cover portion is telescopically engaged with the c... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6609934 | Rear-end electromagnetic shielding component of an electronic connector The invention is an electromagnetic shielding component for increasing the effect of electromagnetic shielding at the rear end of an electronic connector. The metal shield shell can be closely connected to the metal shield sheet of a cable through the des... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6568949 | Quick access device for coupler The invention is directed to apparatus for making an accessible connection between a cable and a coupler, wherein electrical wires extend between the cable and the coupler. A removable stop is provided which is adapted to engage the cable and the coupler ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568967 | Protective cover In the present invention, a protective cover is provided with, a base bottom portion and a cover portion which is disposed in the base bottom portion through a hinge. The protective cover can be attached to a connector so as to be fitted with a through-lo... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565366 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) includes an interconnecting part (10), a pair of upper and lower base plates (20) enclosing the interconnecting part, and a latching mechanism (30) attached to the lower base plate for latching and releasing a complementary con... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6493232 | Housing for an electronic control device in vehicles A housing for an electronic control device in vehicles comprises a bottom part (10) which has a metallic baseplate (12), and a cover part (14) made of plastic. The bottom part (10) has a front wall (16) made of plastic that rises up from the baseplate and... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6431887 | Electrical connector assembly with an EMI shielded plug and grounding latch member An electrical connector is provided having a conductive receptacle assembly with walls including grounding contacts, and a conductive plug member for connection to the receptacle assembly. The plug member includes peripheral surfaces that electrically eng... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428359 | Cable connector comprising a housing, a shielding and at least one connector module in the housing A cable connector comprising a housing, which forms a shielding and/or which is provided with a shielding, and at least one connector module placed within the housing, which module comprises a body of an electrically insulating material, a circuit substra... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6386920 | Joint socket device for memory cards A joint socket device for memory cards provides a common lower base with an upper covering to offer a common space for receiving a smart media card (SMC), a multimedia card (MMC), a secure digital memory card (SD) and a memory stick (MS). The joint socket... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6162094 | Connector housing A connector housing comprises upper and lower covers mated to form the housing. Upper and lower shells are integrally molded with the upper and lower covers, wherein at least a portion of one of the upper and lower shells protruding over the corresponding... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126490 | Relocatable wiring connection devices Wiring components of a relocatable wiring system having respectively identical male and female terminal housings used respectively in male and female ports of said wiring components, the relocatable wiring system formed of the respective wiring components... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113435 | Relocatable wiring connection devices Wiring components of a relocatable wiring system having respectively identical male and female terminal housings used respectively in male and female ports of said wiring components, the relocatable wiring system formed of the respective wiring components... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6083053 | Relocatable wiring connection devices Wiring components of a relocatable wiring system having respectively identical male and female terminal housings used respectively in male and female ports of said wiring components, the relocatable wiring system formed of the respective wiring components... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5975956 | Connector shell The invention relates to a shell for a connector shell, the shell being constituted by two mutually snap-fastenable half-shells, the two half-shells being substantially identical and being made of a castable and electrically-conductive metal alloy. Each h... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957728 | Data transmission adapter A data transmission adapter includes a bottom cover shell, a top cover shell covered on the bottom cover shell, a circuit board mounted in the bottom cover shell, and two electric data transmission connectors reversely mounted on the circuit board, the to... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5941733 | Universal serial bus plug connector A Universal Serial Bus plug connector consists of a lower shielding shell defining an opened top about a rear portion thereof. A dielectric body mounted with a number of contacts is mounted to the lower shielding shell, wherein a terminal portion of the c... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5836774 | Adapter and mechanism thereof An adapter (10) includes a pair of male/female connectors (12, 14) solderably positioned on two ends of a PC board (16). A pair of identical metal shells (20) are adapted to be engaged with each other with their grounding tangs (38) extending at two ends ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836784 | Electrical distribution wiring system Electrical distribution wiring system comprising a flexible element equipped at each extremity with a junction member to a rigid element. The junction member 30 includes a retaining piece 40 and a positioning end-piece 50 of the flexible conductors, as well as... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5759063 | Wire guide assembly A wire guide assembly (10) mounted to an electrical connector (20) for orienting a bundle of wires exiting from a wire exit face of the connector (20). The wire guide assembly (10) comprises upper and lower pieces (30,40) each with respective latching str... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5639262 | Shielded electrical connector component assembly A shielded housing provides electrical shielding for connection components supported therein. The shielded housing may form a balun for providing impedance matching between a twisted pair cable and a coaxial or twinaxial cable. A shielded balun housing su... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5409400 | Shielding for an electrical connector Shielding for an electrical connector comprises, a front shell (6) and backshells (12, 12) that nest one with the other, short anchoring flanges (90) and long anchoring flanges (91) that interlock in recesses (64) of a strain relief, and walls (54, 55) th... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5259792 | Electrical connector housing and method for minimizing EMI emissions A connector housing and method for minimizing EMI emissions from an electrical transmission cable is disclosed which includes providing a series of interrupt elements in each half of the connector housing which interlock together when the halves are clamp... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5244405 | Connector with removable unkeyed insert and removable unkeyed insert therefor An unkeyed insert (4) removably retained in a electrical connector (2) has a mating portion (44) projecting from a forward face of the connector beside a mating structure (12) also projecting from the forward face of the connector (2). The mating part (44... | 09/14/1993 |
