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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 |
| 7673561 | Nut-cracking apparatus A nut-cracking apparatus that is compact and efficient cracks nuts at high production rates. The nut-cracking apparatus includes an endless conveyor and delivers nuts from a hopper to a delivery point. The nuts are engaged at the delivery point by a nut-cracking uni... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7377211 | Nut-cracking apparatus A nut-cracking apparatus has an endless conveyor that delivers nuts from a hopper to a pickup point. A rotating turret is mounted to a frame and includes a plurality of nut-cracking units. The nut-cracking units engage nuts carried by the endless conveyor at the pic... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360727 | Apparatus and method for the mechanical comminution of semiconductor materials A mechanical crushing apparatus for comminuting a polycrystalline silicon ingot, has a base and opposed comminuting and mating chisels, the chisels having longitudinal axises oriented at right angles to a longitudinal axis of the base and parallel to the surface of ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325491 | Manual press A manual press for coffee, made from a plate rigid with a stem axially slidable within a first sleeve, members enabling the stem to removably engage a first sleeve, a second sleeve acting on the removable engagement members, a shell internally housing the first slee... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7234393 | Industrial nutcracker An improved nutcracker and shelling process use centrifugal force to accelerate nuts so that their shells shatter upon impacting a target surface. The nutcracker includes an impeller having an intake for receiving nuts and an outlet for discharging the nuts. During ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7197977 | Apparatus for successively delivering nuts to a high production nutcracker An apparatus for successively delivering nuts from a hopper to a high production nutcracker. An endless conveyor extends through the hopper and includes a plurality of nut transport elements which pick up the nuts in a receptacle formed in the upper surface of each ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194950 | Apparatus for successively delivering nuts to a high production nutcracker A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition juncture w... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7028608 | High production nutcracking apparatus having provision for maintaining the nuts in clean and sterile condition A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein any whole nuts which are mis-fed or fail to be cracked, are automatically returned to the feed hopper without being exposed to possible contamination. To separate the shell fragments from the uncracked whole nuts, ther... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000531 | Nutcracker A nutcracker for simultaneously cracking a plurality of similar nuts in a single discreet operation provides a five sided box-like base defining a chamber having an open top, carrying a rigid bottom plate bottom and defining a slot in the front side extending downwa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6851353 | Nut transport element for use in high production nutcracking apparatus A lightweight feed chain for a high speed nutcracking apparatus and which is composed of a plurality of individual nut transport elements mounted in succession. The nut transport elements are block-like in configuration, and each element includes a nut receptacle ex... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6772680 | High production nutcracking apparatus with sealed lubrication system A sealed lubrication system for a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type comprising a plurality of cracking units mounted on a rotatable turret. The cracking units are operated by pressurized air during rotation of the turret, and the pressurized air incl... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766732 | Cracking die assembly for high production nutcracking apparatus A cracking die assembly which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and a cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rearward end face of the cracking die to sharply advance the cra... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6675701 | Egg breaker device A simple hand operated device which comprises only two members, a top member (12) which is hinged (14) to a bottom member (16). The top member comprises downward projecting ribs (10) which are located on its underside. The bottom member comprises one or m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6634283 | Skin loosening or removal apparatus Apparatus for loosening or removing the skin from products such as nut kernels, beans, seeds or the like. Carriers are arranged to receive the products and a liquid jet manifold is adapted to direct jet or jets at the products. In a preferred embodiment, ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6588328 | Cracking unit for high production nutcracking apparatus A nutcracking unit which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rear end surface of the cracking die to sharply advance the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584890 | High production nutcracking apparatus for processing relatively small nuts A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578472 | Machine for opening pistachios Machine for opening pistachios, a reservoir containing pistachios, a device for opening pistachios, and a device for supplying pistachios from the container to the opening device. The opening device includes a rotary shaft which carries a coaxial disk equ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6397737 | Nutcracking apparatus A nutcracking apparatus including a housing having opposing sidewalls. A hammer plate having an upper and lower portion is pivotally attached at its upper portion to the opposing sidewalls of the housing. A camshaft is positioned in abutment with a lower ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6270824 | High production nutcracking apparatus having improved alignment capability A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor to a cracking apparatus. The cracking apparatus is in the form of a plurality of cracking units mounted on a rotatable turret, and the rotating cracking unit... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6247396 | Nutcracker with adjusting wedge mechanism A nutcracker is described herein which comprises: a frame; an anvil and hammer movably mounted to the frame; a wedge ramp in a fixed relationship to the frame and having a substantially planar surface; a sliding wedge having opposing, substantially planar... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6237476 | Nutcracker A novelty nutcracker device which comprises a tubular housing having a side wall thereby defining an elongated passageway, and a first end cap removably connected at a first end of the passageway, a reciprocally moveable impact member mounted within the e... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234070 | Egg breaking knife An egg breaking knife used in an egg breaking device which increases the yield of the egg breaking device. The upper edge of the egg breaking knife is in a "V" shape. The "V" shape creates a lower drainage point to eliminate any "damming" of egg shell con... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6205915 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182562 | Cracking die assembly for high production nutcracking apparatus A cracking die assembly which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and a cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rear end face of the cracking die to sharply advance ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6135021 | Nutcracker A nutcracker comprising an anvil, an impact member, the anvil and the impact member being arranged to receive a nut therebetween for cracking, a striking member, and a guiding device for guiding the impact member in a movement towards and away from said a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6076454 | Apparatus for separating the outer layers or shells from the internal seed of plant matter An apparatus for separating outer layers or shells from the internal seed of plant matter comprises a plant matter inlet (12), a seed outlet (14) and a generally vertical separating chamber (16) interposed between the inlet and outlet. The separating cham... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6035772 | Nut cracking apparatus An apparatus for cracking nuts is disclosed which employs a striker mechanism to apply a sharp force to the shell of a nut in order to fracture it. The nut is held in a chamber consisting of an anvil and a cup, with a spring-loaded striker being cocked an... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6009799 | Apparatus for splitting pistachios A system for splitting pistachios including an adjustable splitter assembly including plungers driven by cams. The cams are frictionally slidable on a rotating camshaft to allow snubbing of the plungers against the nuts. Cavities on the splitter jaw and p... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5721002 | Automated nut-cracking apparatus and method A nut-cracking method and apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus comprising at least first and second spaced-apart impact members and a nut-dispenser. The nut-dispenser operates to dispense at least one nut at a sufficient velocity along a first path of tr... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5711213 | Nut cracker A nut cracker is comprised of a closed loop orbiting conveyor system that lifts nuts from a hopper and individually deposits the nuts into a nut receptacle upon passing through the upper summit of the orbit path. A positioning air cylinder, actuated by a ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711212 | Apparatus for splitting pistachios A process for splitting pistachios including a bin dumper, a sizer, moisturizers, blowers and splitting units arranged in seriatim. The blower removes excess water and particles from the nut surfaces after moisturizing and before splitting. The splitter i... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5623867 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking apparatus is provided wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor, and wherein the nuts are singularized and oriented while being advanced on the feed conveyor. The oriented nuts are thereafter advanced by the f... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5511470 | Apparatus for splitting pistachios A process for splitting pistachios including a bin dumper, a sizer, moisturizers, blowers and splitting units arranged in seriatim. The blower removes excess water and particles from the nut surfaces after moisturizing and before splitting. The splitter i... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5427018 | Centrifugal disk for impact mills, air classifiers or the like A rotor disc for accelerating and projecting particles radially outwards off the disc toward an encircling impact element includes a rotatable disc base having radial channels for guiding particles radially outwards. The channels are formed of side walls ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5333384 | Nutcracker A manual nutcracker which includes a spring loaded ram which impacts a plunger with limited travel and strikes the nut shell in an enclosed chamber and shatters the shell without damaging the nut itself.... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5325769 | Walnut cracking mechanism A mechanism for cracking nuts utilizing a rotating member including a plurality of cells. Each cell of the rotating member is sized to contain a single nut which is accessible through an entrance to the cell. The cell also includes a plate against which t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5239918 | Method and devices for husking and cracking macadamia nuts Means for cracking and removing the inner shell of a Macadamia nut after its outer shell has been husked off comprising a vertical open top tubular member having a side wall opening with a nut feeder tube, and disposed upon a hard transverse surface, the ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4805527 | Shell-cracking apparatus for hard-shell coated seeds Disclosed is a shell-cracking apparatus for hard-shell coated seeds including a hopper in which the seeds of pine nuts are put. When a seed-receiving plate is vibrated by driving a motor in this state, the seeds enter the grooves of that plate. Thereafter... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4787306 | Egg shelling device Egg shelling device (A) having a tubular body member (A) with an upper end (B) that is adapted to be slipped onto the end of a faucet (C). The body member (A) includes interior passages (I,E,7) and includes a conical seat edge (G) which is radially inward... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4665814 | Impacting nut cracker An impacting nut cracker which utilizes an impacting plunger activated by a compression spring or electrical solenoid to deliver a sharp blow to an aligned adjustable anvil to provide a stroke of measured distance to a nut confined against a tailstock anv... | 05/19/1987 |
