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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 |
| 3962888 | Heat exchanger A means for exchanging heat between two streams of a working fluid, during expansion and compression of said working fluid, thus providing heat removal from said working fluid either during expansion or compression and providing heat addition to said work... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962889 | Lubricated joint assembly A lubricated joint assembly comprises joint means received in a boot having cuffs which allow coupling members to connect between the joint means and external mechanisms. The boot cooperates with the coupling members to fully enclose the joint means. The ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962890 | Straight knitting machine comprising rotating sliding heads A straight knitting machine includes a plurality of sliding heads 1 driven around a guide track 2 by chain and sprocket means 3, 5. A plurality of holders 8 for yarn spools 9 are positioned above their associated sliding heads and are driven around guide ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962891 | Knitting machine A yarn supply device for a rectilinear knitting machine capable of supplying the needles of the machine with a predetermined quantity of yarn irrespective of the speed of operation of the machine. The supply device comprises a yarn feed unit incorporating... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962892 | Machine for controlled conditioning of liquids and mixtures A container for liquids or solids carried in liquids has a rigid upper portion and a flexible lower portion. The rigid upper portion is mounted on and supported by a frame. The flexible lower portion is surrounded by a closed chamber which may, under cert... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962893 | Safety ski lock A ski lock device for safely clamping a pair of skis in crossed relation to each other to prevent theft. The device includes a pair of clamps that fit about a first ski and over a second ski, with the second ski in crossed relation to the first. Each clam... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962894 | Method of and apparatus for stretching a metal strip A metal strip is spanned over a plurality of rollers carried on a pair of frames. A single heavy-duty drive motor rotates a common drive shaft that is connected via bevel gearing to the sun gears of a plurality of planetary-gear assemblies each having its... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962895 | Fluid forming apparatus having controllably variable forming pressure Fluid forming apparatus having a constant-volume pressure cavity has oppositely movable rigid forming tool parts, each connected with a piston comprising a double acting cylinder mechanism. Forming pressure is developed by hydraulically forcing one tool p... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962896 | Method of producing V-belt pulleys and spinning lathe for carrying out such method Spinning method for producing V-belt pulleys comprising the steps of preforming the grooves, decreasing the width of the grooves by compression and finally shaping the grooves. The spinning lathe comprises an eccentrically mounted and axially movable inne... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962897 | Metal working apparatus and methods of piercing A method and apparatus are provided for piercing metal members at high temperatures, particularly members containing slag inclusions, by the steps of urging said member, over a piercer point by rolling whereby said point passes through and forms an axial ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962898 | Apparatus for the manufacture of wire Apparatus for manufacture of wire. The apparatus includes structure for drawing the wire through a conventional wire drawing device and including a pull roller at the output point thereof. The wire then travels through a zone wherein an electric current i... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962899 | Method and apparatus for making an eccentric locking collar The invention contemplates low-cost and improved manufacture of an eccentric locking collar, as for use in securing a bearing ring or the like to a shaft. The locking collar is made by cold-forming a cylindrical metal blank with an eccentric cylindrical r... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962900 | Fence dropper and method of production A fence dropper which may be used as a spacer or a post and which is suitable for supporting the wires of a wire fence, the fence dropper being provided with a series of tongues each of which is joined to but spaced from one edge of the body portion by a ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962901 | Electrical connector tap assembly apparatus A tool for use in connecting two conductors by crimping a pre-insulated open-U shaped connecting device simultaneously around separate conductors is disclosed. The tool is adapted for trimming either or both wires and can attach the connecting device to a... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962902 | Apparatus for measuring variations in floatability of a float due to variations in pressure A system for measuring variations in floatability or floatation force of a loat under varying pressure conditions, including a liquid filled enclosure and means for varying the pressure therein, a dynamometric ring suspended in the enclosure with strain ga... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962903 | Method and system for sensing an identifying means A metallized ceramic substrate has a slot provided in one quandrant on one side thereof. The substrate is disposed in receiving means having either two or four restrictive openings therein and over which the substrate is disposed. Fluid pressure is suppli... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962904 | Process for measuring, controlling and optimizing gas flow through a sinter mixture on travelling grates A process for measuring, optimizing and controlling the gas permeability of a sinter mixture on a travelling grate by adjusting the flow of air and/or fuel to the furnace to maintain a zero pressure differential between the inside and the outside thereof ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962905 | Fluid leak detection process and installation The invention relates to a process and installation for detecting a fluid leak in a pipe sub-divided into sealable sections by a series of isolating valves arranged at each end of a section. As a result of this process and installation all normal pressure ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962906 | Method and apparatus for testing cigarettes or the like Cigarettes are tested with air streams which are caused to pass lengthwise through the fillers while the cigarettes move sideways past a testing station. One or two stationary chambers for air at subatmospheric or superatmospheric pressure are mounted at ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962907 | Viscometer A viscometer comprises a liquid feeding conduit opening into a measuring chamber and a capillary liquid outlet conduit connected to said chamber, pressure-sensitive means associated with said chamber for sensing the pressure variations in the latter, conv... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962908 | Transducer arrangement for ultrasonic rail tester coupling carriages A transducer arrangement for ultrasonic rail tester coupling carriages comprising a first pair of flat angle signal transducers that are both connected to be senders and receivers and are directed in opposite directions lengthwise forwardly and rearwardly... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962909 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic examination It has previously been suggested to indicate, or record images of, internal inhomogeneities in a sample by means of an ultrasonic angle probe which is moved on the surface of the sample, the reflected echo signal being indicated as punctiform position mar... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962910 | Method and apparatus for fastener tension inspection A fastener tension inspection system for use with torque producing power tools such as nut runners, screwdrivers, or the like. The inspection system includes a means for measuring torque or other tension proportional function applied to a fastener and a m... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962911 | Method and apparatus for coupling signals from a rotating device with end shafts exposed The nip pressure of a rotating roll is measured and displayed through the utilization of techniques which include the transmission and reception of electromagnetic radiation. A pressure transducer is mounted on the inner surface of a roll shell and connec... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962912 | Test bench device for vehicles A test bench device is utilized for testing instruments used on road vehicles and the like, and permits testing to be carried out while the vehicle is in motion. The apparatus comprises in combination a plurality of pulse transmitter means, a first of whi... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962913 | Carburetor calibration A method of calibrating a carburetor wherein air is flowed through the mixture conduit while air is also being delivered to the fuel bowl at a predetermined rate that equates to the actual fuel flow rate required to establish a desired air-fuel ratio and ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962914 | Motor vehicle brake test apparatus and method The engine of a motor vehicle is used to accelerate a flywheel up to a suitable test speed through rollers engaged with driven wheels of the vehicle. Then, when the wheels are braked, one torsion coupling gives a signal corresponding to the total braking ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962915 | Method of positioning apparatuses for measuring soil conditions Apparatuses for measuring soil conditions are positioned using a thin probe tube of substantially constant cross-section inserted in the ground by self-drilling in such manner as to maintain the soil outside the probe in continual contact with said probe ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962916 | System for the measurement of a closed air space In a system for measuring the volume of a closed air space as for example the volume of the air space above the liquid in a container, a regulated gas supply provides a source of predetermined pressure which is used to charge a small vessel of known volum... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962917 | Respirometer having thermosensitive elements on both sides of a hot wire A respirometer for measuring the rate of an air flow of respiration includes a hot wire in a path of the air flow. For measuring the rate of the air flow with a discrimination made between the senses of the air flow, a pair of temperature sensitive elemen... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962918 | Flow indicator with weight biasing means A flow indicator for use in conjunction with a flow meter which imparts a rotational movement to a shaft in response to the fluid flow rate through the flow meter, wherein the flow indicator includes a pointer attached to the shaft which provides a visual... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962919 | Temperature compensated inductive liquid metal level detection system A temperature compensated inductive liquid metal level detection system and a preferred probe structure is detailed. The temperature compensation is provided by provision of a separate temperature compensation coil as part of the inductive probe.... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962920 | Reservoir pad for time indicator Indicating device suitable for visibly measuring parameters such as time, temperature, and time-temperature relationships. The device comprises in combination a porous reservoir pad containing an indicating material, a wick material and activating means. ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962921 | Compensated pressure transducer A pair of diaphragms with substantially equal natural frequencies are superposed for movement in phase and in unison under accelerating forces, with electrical capacitor plates deposited on adjacent surfaces which provide an electrical measure of the diff... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962922 | Sampling apparatus for fluid Fluid flowing in an open channel or aqueduct having a notched dam or weir produces a hydraulic head at the weir which is proportional to the rate of flow of the fluid in the aqueduct. A sampling device is provided in association with the aqueduct just ups... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962923 | Force directed keyslide cam In the tuning mechanism of a pushbutton radio, pushbutton depression translates the actuating bar of a keyslide mechanism causing the opposing faces of a memory cam to forcibly engage and rotate a treadle bar assembly. The treadle bar assembly couples to ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962924 | Double cam drive for a hedge trimmer having two reciprocating cutting blades A hedge trimmer having two counter reciprocating cutting blades, each of the blades having a yoke at one end defining a cam follower slot, the cutting blades being held together by mounting means which hold the yokes in close face-to-face contact, and a d... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962925 | Bi-directional ratchet drive mechanism A push arm assembly for eccentrically operating a ratchet gear by means of a driving pawl to rotate an unloader arm in the bottom of a silo or the like. Directional change of the driving pawl is accomplished by withdrawing the driving pawl into its housin... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962926 | Stamped sheet metal pulley A sheet metal pulley having a pair of stamped sheet metal cups with telescopically interfitted side wall portions and integral flanges forming in cooperation with the flanges of rings received on the cups a plurality of V-shaped grooves. The rings are fix... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962927 | Variable diameter pulley with improved pusher ring A variable diameter pulley including a pair of pulley flanges axially displaceable one relative to the other, centrifugally responsive weights acting on one flange to cause axial displacement thereof, a pusher ring interposed between the actuating weights... | 06/15/1976 |
