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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 |
| 8117838 | Master brake cylinder arrangement of a motor vehicle brake system The invention relates to a master brake cylinder arrangement of a motor vehicle brake system with a master brake cylinder housing, a transmission piston disposed in a displaceable manner in the master brake cylinder housing, and a force input member which can be wor... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7219966 | Brake pedal feel simulator A brake pedal feel simulator is provided which eliminates the simulation force during emergency, non-assisted and failure conditions. The brake pedal feel simulator generally comprises a spring, a spring seat and a spring stop. The spring is operatively connected to... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197874 | Plunger master brake cylinder In a plunger master brake cylinder (1), the closed end (5) of the main bore (3) is manufactured in one piece with the housing (2). The pistons (6,7) are inserted from the open end (4) of the main bore (3). In order to... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7011079 | Intake apparatus for engine of vehicle An intake apparatus of an engine according to the present invention comprises; an air cleaner unit for filtering intake air defining an air passageway therein and filtering intake air; and a turbocharger-intercooler unit mounted at a lower portion of the air cleaner... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003954 | Master cylinder apparatus A master cylinder apparatus for a BBW system is provided, which eliminates a risk of brake delay, even with the use of a plunger-type master cylinder, and which therefore is able to achieve a reduction in size of a master cylinder. The master cylinder apparatus comp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6311492 | Master cylinder A master cylinder realizes a stroke simulator function without the need to change the structure around a brake pedal and without impairing brake pedal feel, is easy to form by machining, and also facilitates a hydraulic fluid charging and air bleeding ope... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6012288 | Master cylinder having radially formed end plugs and press-fit caged spring assembly pin A master cylinder for a vehicle hydraulic brake system, in which the master cylinder includes a body having a stepped bore formed therethrough and at least one piston disposed within the stepped bore. A plug is preferably permanently fixed to one end of t... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5711153 | Precision hydraulic adjustable stop Repeatable no-backlash adjustable hydraulic stops are disclosed which have a rigid body which defines a cavity. One or more elastically deformable end plates are mounted in closing relation to the body cavity for enclosing and encapsulating an amount of l... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5560206 | Master cylinder with return spring An object of the present invention is to provide a master cylinder in which the buckling of spring is prevented and the packing is not damaged. To achieve this object, in a master cylinder in which a return spring is disposed between the end wall of a cyl... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5327724 | Lockable master cylinder The invention relates to a master cylinder comprising a body (12) comprising a bore (14) in which slides, in leaktight manner, at least one piston (16, 18) movable between a rest position and at least one working position and defining at least one pressur... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5279125 | Master cylinder with caging means to secure return spring limiting stud Structure for caging a return spring of a master cylinder to define limits for an operational chamber. The structure includes a first cylindrical member which engages a first piston and a second cylindrical member which engages a second piston with the re... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5201178 | Hydra-jack screw A hydra-jack screw apparatus is provided for exerting a force against an object, for adjusting the magnitude of the force exerted against the object, and for providing a visual indication of the magnitude of the force exerted against the object. The appar... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5096268 | Hydraulic coupling device, as well as brake system with such a coupling Hydraulic brake systems are known wherein, for the purpose of brake control, a counterforce is built up in the booster (60) for actuation of the master brake cylinder which results in unloading the master brake cylinder. What is disadvantageous in the kno... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5002169 | Restraining strap A restraining strap for use with a clutch actuator of the type including a master cylinder, a slave cylinder, a conduit interconnecting the master cylinder and slave cylinder, and a piston in the slave cylinder moved reciprocally in the bore of the slave ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4891945 | Boost-failure responsive fluid tapping valve in tandem master cylinder with booster piston at pedal-remote end of master cylinder The brake pressure generator (1) includes a tandem master cylinder (2) actuable by two booster pistons (19, 32) to which a hydraulic auxiliary pressure is applied and by a pedal actuating mechanism (17,18). A control valve (14, 20) controls the auxiliary ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4828332 | Brake system with anti skid control and/or traction slip control A brake system with anti-skid control and/or traction slip control is disclosed. This system includes a pedal-operated braking pressure generator and an auxiliary-force-generating system connected between the brake pedal and the braking pressure generator... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4422294 | Hydraulic actuating and locking device A hydraulic actuating and locking device includes a locking piston within a cylinder, an actuating piston within a cylinder in the rear surface of the locking piston and a pressure multiplier connected to the space behind the piston. A passage, constituti... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4311007 | Master cylinder and proportioning valve therefor A master cylinder provides a housing defining a reservoir and movably carrying a pair of pistons within a bore in communication with the reservoir. The pair of pistons cooperate with the housing to substantially define a pair of pressure chambers which co... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4280326 | Generators of impulses An apparatus for use in the generation of impulses, comprising a stepped piston assembly having a large piston and a small piston mechanically linked to one another and reciprocable between forward and rearward positions with the large piston being locate... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4232520 | Actuator assemblies for vehicle hydraulic braking systems A power operated actuator assembly incorporates a stop mechanism for opposing movement of an actuating member if a booster fluid supply is operative. The stop mechanism comprises a chamber which is supplied with a metered proportion of pressurized fluid w... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4201054 | Hydraulic master cylinder A tandem master cylinder for a vehicle split hydraulic braking system which has disc brakes in one part of the system and drum brakes in the other half. One of the pistons in the master cylinder is prevented from developing a substantial pressure until a ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4112682 | Master cylinder assemblies A booster operated master cylinder piston for use in an anti-skid braking system includes a modulator piston located between the master cylinder piston and the booster valve assembly. In the event of a skid the pressure of booster fluid acting on the modu... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4110985 | Dual power brake booster A vehicle brake booster and master cylinder assembly has a vacuum suspended booster section and a hydraulic booster section in series, and a master cylinder unit in series with the booster sections. During normal operation the vehicle operator obtains boo... | 09/05/1978 |
