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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 |
| 7727044 | Animal call with improved air channel An animal call includes a mouthpiece, a barrel, and a reed. The mouthpiece defines an air channel therein and has a reed bed proximate the air channel. The barrel is coupled to the mouthpiece and has an internal chamber that is fluidically coupled to the air channel... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7637795 | Slide actuated animal call A deer call assembly that mimics sounds ranging from the high pitched sounds of fawns and does to the low-pitched grunts of bucks. The pitch is infinitely adjustable over a range with a slide actuator that manipulates a band restraint that captures a reed to a longi... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7462091 | Apparatus with bellows for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7384323 | Sound producing device An air-operated sound producing device includes a main housing including a downwardly curved reed-plate formed thereon with a plurality of variously sized sound channels formed therein, a reed assembly having at least two vibratable reeds formed thereon, and a means... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7241195 | Game call striker A game call striker for frictionally interacting with a prior art game call. The game call striker includes a striker member that outwardly extends from a body portion. The body portion comprising first and second sound chambers, the first sound chamber including an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7145067 | Game calling device A game calling device capable of producing variable pitched sounds includes a truncated fan-shaped body having a mouthpiece end and a discharge end and multiple bores extending through the body from the mouthpiece end to the discharge end. First and second reed inse... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7083492 | Adjustable-tone deer call having a reed contact band An apparatus for calling deer, and methods of its use; the apparatus having an adjustable sliding element moved longitudinally by the user to adjust the dimension x of a vibrating reed to vary the sound generated by the deer call. The device includes a barrel assemb... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070473 | Adjustable-tone deer call having a metal slider An apparatus for calling deer, and methods of its use; the apparatus having an adjustable sliding element moved longitudinally by the user to adjust the dimension x of a vibrating reed to vary the sound generated by the deer call. The device includes a barrel assemb... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7037167 | Whistle game call apparatus and method A whistle-type game call for reproducing sounds made by certain whistling animals, such as ducks or other waterfowl, without manipulating (e.g., rolling, vibrating, fluttering, etc.) the tongue. The whistle may include a sound chamber with one or more protruding rid... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6953378 | Wild game caller housing A device for housing the frame containing the reed(s) in a caller for producing sound to attract wild game, said housing device comprising essentially planar elastomeric material defining an essentially planar cavity adapted to relatively snugly capture the frame wi... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6926578 | Double inlet game call apparatus and method A double inlet game call apparatus includes at least two reed assemblies having two reeds, two sounding boards, and two air passageways. The reed assemblies may be physically separate and/or separate in terms of function, and are capable of simultaneously or alterna... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6878867 | Freeze-proof game call apparatus for calling predatory game animals through inhaling A freeze-proof, game call for calling predatory game animals through inhaling includes a mouthpiece, a reed assembly, and an amplification member. The mouthpiece has first and second ends with the first end defining an aperture for fluidly communicating with a mouth... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6752681 | Apparatus with bellows for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6709309 | Game call A game call is provided having an elongated tube having an inlet and outlet. A diaphragm is disposed in the tube. The game call has a pump assembly with a plunger slidably received within the tube between the inlet and the diaphragm. The plunger is movable with resp... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6648716 | Apparatus and method for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6547627 | Game calling device having adjustable pitch, intensity, tone and inflection A game calling device includes a tubular member, a reed and an elastic skin. The tubular member also has a mouthpiece end that allows air to enter or exit and an outlet end that allows sound to be emitted from the device. The reed vibrates in response to ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527614 | Game call assembly system and method A game call assembly system and method includes a game call apparatus which has a reed assembly, a stopper, and a barrel. The reed assembly includes a sounding board, a reed, and a wedge which are inserted as a unit into an end of the stopper. A rotation ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6328623 | Apparatus and method for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6234860 | Game call with fine, precise adjustable tone A game call includes a hollow tubular body having an opening, and a subassembly comprising a wedge, reed, and tone board inserted at least partially into the opening. The tone board and wedge include complementary projections that resist relative axial mo... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6179684 | Flexible game call with replacement diaphragm A flexible game call having a flexible sound chamber coupled to a multi-part mouthpiece assembly which includes therein a removable diaphragm and a method of operating the game call in which the flexible sound chamber is manipulated to affect the tone of ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6120341 | Three sound chamber game call A unique three sound chamber game call is presented, which creates a wide variety of game calls and sounds utilized in detecting the location of game. The game call has a first sound chamber or mouthpiece barrel in which a vibrating reed is located. The c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106357 | Deer call A game call having an externally actuated mechanical sound adjustment member for varying the sound emitted from the game call. The game call has a housing rotatably engaged with a reed assembly, such that rotation of the reed assembly relative to the hous... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095884 | Game call A device, for calling a variety of game having different instinctive calls, including a first flexible and elastic tube having vibrating means seated in one end thereof and further including a second flexible tube in which the vibrating means and the one ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6053794 | Adjustable deer call A method and apparatus for calling wildlife using a reed contact to deflect the free end of a vibrating reed to vary the tone produced the reed.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6042447 | Hand operated animal call A hand operated animal call includes a vibrating reed sound generator positioned to vibrate within a hollow reed housing. The reed housing is positioned within an air impervious pouch which has a restricted opening. An elongate sound modifying tube is att... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039627 | Durable and easily operated game calling device A game call having a reed disposed inside of a longitudinal tube wherein the reed is manipulatable by a caller's finger. The caller's finger is in one embodiment depressed through and movable along an opening in the tube. The caller's finger is separated ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5975978 | Push-button multi-pitch grunt deer call A deer grunt caller capable of producing sounds only at predetermined discrete pitches. The caller includes a reed supported in a tube through which air is blown. The air causes the reed to vibrate and the caller to emit a sound of a given pitch. A plural... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5885126 | Adjustable volume waterfowl call An improved call for use in calling waterfowl or game in which the call has a unique set of interchangeable chokes so that the volume of the call can be easily varied by the user. The precisely designed chokes provide the user the ability of changing the ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885127 | Wild game caller An improved wild animal game caller using a tapered and tubular latex-like reed adjustably enveloping an exterior portion of a substantially hollow caller casing, entirely or partially covering an air exit port of said casing. This configuration readily a... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5785574 | Adjustable diaphragm game calls A device for adjusting the pitch and quality of the sound produced by a diaphragm-type game call. Two embodiments are presented, which may be built by the manufacturer into a conventional call or clipped onto a pre-existing call by the hunter. The inventi... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5643039 | Game call with tuning clips A deer grunt or similar game call has a tubular mouthpiece and a sound tube. The interior of the mouthpiece contains a reed holder assembly that defines an airway between the mouthpiece and sound tube and generates sound when air passes through it. The as... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5613891 | Foot operated animal caller An animal caller including a pouch-like housing having top and bottom walls and an opening for forming a pouch pocket, and attachment means on the bottom wall for securing the pouch-like housing to a surface. The animal caller also includes a bellows asse... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5577946 | Game calling device having adjustable pitch, intensity, tone and inflection A grunt tube includes a tubular member, a reed and an elastic skin. The tubular member includes a mouthpiece end that allows air to enter, an outlet end that emits sounds and an opening in a wall of the tubular member between the mouthpiece end and the in... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5222903 | Game call A device for a human to produce animal calls comprises: a main body with first and second ends and an intermediate portion therebetween and a longitudinal air passage therethrough from the first to the second end; a reed with a restrained end and an unres... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5174577 | Audible/tactile feedback swing training device A swing training device which provides both audible and tactile feedback to an individual. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a bow-shaped support structure having two tensioned laterally-displaced vibratable members positioned between the ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5061220 | Variably tensionable diaphragm game call A diaphragm type game call has at least one diaphragm mounted in a frame in such a way that the diaphragm cooperate with a part or parts of the frame to permit the tension of the diaphragm to be varied selectively, as by fixing the initial effective lengt... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5030159 | Adjustable reed sounder A monster call is provided and consists of an elongated reed centrally positioned in a passageway between a pair of side walls and extending between a pair of end walls of a rectangular shaped body. A person can place their lips over the passageway and bl... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4950201 | Animal and bird call This invention is a game call for attracting birds and animals. It involves a tube, open at both ends, and a vibratory reed disposed therein. The call is adapted to be held in the hand of the user by the larger of two major parts, the barrel. The second m... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4940451 | Adjustable game call device A game call device has a vibrating reed that is externally adjustable by an adjustment member extending through an opening in the resonance chamber. An air closure baffle is positioned over the adjustment opening and is slidable with the adjustment member... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4764145 | Wildlife call A wildlife call including a hollow tube having an open sound-escape end and an opposite open mouthpiece includes a resonating membrane associated with the mouthpiece which is arranged in a planar condition and oriented at an acute angle to the longitudina... | 08/16/1988 |
