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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 |
| 7435892 | Power-operated page rotating device A page rotating device includes a planar support plate. A cylindrical housing that has a first longitudinal length is coupled to the support plate. A central shaft has opposed top and bottom ends, has a second longitudinal length, and is rotatably seated within the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430035 | Automatic device for turning the pages of a bound document The invention concerns an automatic device for turning the pages of a bound document comprising a support (11) whereon is arranged the document, means (14) for separating by suction one page from the other pages to be turned and for turning the separat... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7145069 | Motorized page turner The motorized page turning device automatically turns the pages of a multiple-page musical composition silently and accurately. Each page of the musical composition is attached to a respective shuttle. Each shuttle is rotatably connected to a shaft and has two oppos... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7019203 | Automatic page turner with turnstile element An apparatus for turning bound pages, the apparatus having a support assembly for holding the bound pages; a lifting assembly coupled to the support assembly and capable of lifting at least a portion of a page; a turnstile assembly, the turnstile assembly comprising... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009095 | Keyboard musical instrument with laterally adjustable built-in music rack and music rack used therein A grand piano has a built-in music rack for keeping a music score book thereon, and the built-in music rack includes a guide laterally extending inside the piano cabinet and a desk board projecting over the piano cabinet and connected to the guide; when a pianist ex... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6935058 | Automatic page turner with belt drive element An apparatus for turning bound pages, the apparatus having a frame; a book support assembly coupled to the frame; at least one pickup arm coupled to the frame; a motor assembly coupled to the frame; and a conveyor assembly coupled to the frame. The conveyor assembly... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6762356 | System for turning pages of a material The present invention relates to using transparent page turning sheets or discs that are inserted into pages of a book or other material to turn selected pages of the book or material. Data from the pages may be recorded and/or reproduced by an associated photocopie... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6295748 | Apparatus for turning over individual sheets assembled to form a stack In an apparatus for turning over individual sheets assembled to form a stack, preferably for leafing through program tiles of a jukebox, the sheets are arranged to pivot about mutually parallel pivot pins and are provided with projections rising above the... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6215058 | Remote controlled page turner utilizing a plurality of movable fingers This invention turns pages of music using transparent fingers that are controlled by a hand or foot pedal, which is operated by the musician. The pages are turned by a self-contained electric motor that may be powered by a lightweight battery. The device ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6107558 | Universal semi-automatic hand-portable page-changer The notion of a reliable semi-automatic page-changer apparatus has heretofore been elusive to inventors, however with the event of a major new handling technique, a practical solution is herein introduced. Predicated upon the principle of establishing a m... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6103963 | Page turning apparatus Disclosed is a page turning apparatus for turning over a page of a medium. This page turning apparatus comprises a drive roller for turning over a page of the medium and carries the medium on a carrier path, a pressing roller, a carrier motor for driving ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5962801 | Page turner A page turner useful for turning the pages of sheet music and other materials. The preferred page turner has a plurality of page disks located within a housing. Separator disks are sandwiched between page disks. Each page disk has associated with it a pag... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5942706 | Collapsible and rechargeable music sheet scroll The present invention, a sheet music turning apparatus, comprises a base, a first spindle on one end of the base, and a second spindle opposite the first spindle on the base. A rotation means for rotating the first spindle in a direction is also provided ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5794365 | Method and apparatus for turning a page in a book A method and apparatus for safe and fast turning of a page in a book is taught which is more flexible with respect to the varying characteristics of the applied books, is independent of the mechanical and electrical tolerances of the system and from syste... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5575097 | Page turning device A page turning device for use with any bound pages such as books, music scores, or binders, which have small ferrous elements (14) attached to the edge of each page. The device uses a motorized arm (16) with a magnetic tab (17) mounted on the end to engag... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5493943 | Page turner A book holder for placing thereon a book held open includes a pair of support plates for respectively supporting the left hand side and the right hand side of the book held open, a pair of support plate adjusting mechanisms for respectively supporting the... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5471277 | Book document reading device having a page turning capability In a book document reading device having a page turning capability, a turn belt has a flat portion at the underside thereof and is supported by a turn roller. The turn roller selectively moves the turn belt to a first position where the flat portion of th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5203248 | Portable page turner for music sheets A page turning device for turning over the pages of a music score, periodicals etc. The device uses a battery powered, reversible electric motor. Several torpedo tabs ride on an endless belt to turn the pages. Forward and backward page turning is accompli... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4936034 | Reading stand with page turning mechanism A reading stand includes a page turning mechanism which has two turning arms extending radially from a rotary shaft located adjacent to an intermediate part of a back plate member. The arms are turned from one side of the shaft to the other side so as to ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4882969 | Page turning device A page turning device for a book whereby, after a book has been fixed by a securing means and a plurality of rods rotatably hanging at their top ends around a fixed hanger and positioned in sequence each behind one leaf of said book have been pushed by a ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4780977 | Page turning apparatus Apparatus is disclosed which is operable for turning a page of a book, or other like reading material, and for retaining said page in a turned position. The page is turned via a vacuum arrangement which draws a single page away from the rest of the pages ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4719712 | Automatically controlled apparatus for turning pages An automatic page turning device of the type comprising a movable element controlled by a motor of which the operation is controlled by a control member to be actuated by the user. It is characterized in that it comprises a suction tube to lift a page as ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4691909 | Device for turning over book leaves A device for turning over book leaves is disclosed, which comprises a book holder for supporting a book in an open state, a movable unit disposed above the book holder and capable of vertical and horizontal movement, and a turn-over roller and a pinch mem... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4685374 | Page turning apparatus and method A page turning device is provided in which a first elongated arm is rotatably mounted for circular motion substantially parallel to but above the plane of the volume. A page lifting facility cooperates with the rotation of the first elongated arm to permi... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4663873 | Page flipper for book copying An arrangement for turning the pages of a booklet within a copier. A air knife fluffer, the pages and a wheel is translated against the page to be turned and creates a buckle in the previously separated page. The vacuum wheel is then lifted bringing the p... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4644675 | Page turning device A page turner device for an open book comprises a support for the book, and a power driven disc configured to rest on the top of the pages of such open book. When the power drive is energized, the disc will start to rotate while in contact with the open p... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4632007 | Page-turning device assembled suitably with actuating mechanism The invention relates to a page-turning device for turning over the pages of periodicals, newspapers etc., mainly for handicapped persons, as well as for turning over the pages of music note, which has a stand and actuating mechanism provided suitably wit... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4593597 | Page-turning apparatus Disclosed herein is a page-turning apparatus which includes a platform which can rest on a piano music rack or the like and upon which a book, sheet music or the like can be supported. Regardless of its size, adjustable clamps are arranged to hold the boo... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4553467 | Page turning apparatus and method A page turning device is provided in which a first elongated arm is rotatably mounted for circular motion substantially parallel to but above the plane of the volume. A page lifting facility cooperates with the rotation of the first elongated arm to permi... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4545141 | Automatic document page turning apparatus An automatic page turning apparatus associated with a closed passbook and the like includes feed means for positioning and holding one edge of a passbook at a station located along a guide chute, and a drive member movable in a direction perpendicular to ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4346641 | Apparatus for automatically turning the pages of a music box The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically turning the pages of a music book which consists of a music book stand, a number of page turning slats piled one over another and pivoted at the top of the music book stand, each of said slats being ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4160334 | Reversible page turner A page turner capable of turning the pages of a book forwards or backwards which includes a roller mounted on a mounting above a book support. The mounting is movable relative to the support so that the roller can engage pages on either side of a book spl... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4040195 | Page turner apparatus Page turner apparatus that includes a book support having a transverse ledge and a top flange, a slide plate on the support for transverse movement, the slide plate having a plurality of parallel slots for the pages to be turned extended therethrough, and... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4031644 | Page-turners Apparatus enabling the pages of a book to be turned by remote control comprises a book-support with a reversible electric motor on it. An output shaft of the motor extends across the book and the motor is pivotally mounted for swinging the shaft both acro... | 06/28/1977 |
