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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 |
| 4023209 | Protective helmet assembly with segmental outer shell A protective helmet assembly includes a flexible inner helmet designed to fit relatively closely over a wearer's head and fitted with one or more impact-absorbing pads, and a hard rigid ballistic outer shell comprising a frontal portion releasably secured... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023210 | Universal flip-up attachment for helmets A flip-up attachment for securing a windshield or other protective device to a helmet including a first element which is removably secured to the helmet in a sealed relationship therewith and a second element which is pivotally attached to the first eleme... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023211 | Apparatus for automatically forming threaded portion having predetermined taper and length for use in automatic threading machine Apparatus comprising a die head, a carriage provided with the die head and a pair of support rods mounted on a frame in parallel thereto and supporting the carriage movably in opposing relation to the pipe to be threaded. An elongated cavity parallel to t... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023212 | Adjustable visored cap with interchangeable crown An adjustable visored cap consisting of integral visor and forehead portions and an interchangeable crown portion provided with adjustable bands for adjustably securing the cap about the head of the wearer.... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023213 | Shock-absorbing system for protective equipment A shock-absorbing system is provided for protective helmets such as football helmets or crash helmets which includes an impact-resistant shell, a plurality of webs secured to the inside of the shell in the crown portion, and a plurality of flexible plasti... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023214 | Means for holding eyeglasses within a scuba mask Means for holding prescription eyeglasses with the ear pieces removed in a conventional scuba mask in which the scuba mask comprises hood or body portion and a transparent wall surface at the front thereof. The means comprising a member which has a bottom... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023215 | Locking prosthetic knee A prosthetic knee construction includes a single axis mechanism secured in a knee of rigid foam, wood, or similar material, and a leg shank pivotally secured to the lateral shaft of the mechanism. The shank is of hollow foam, wood, or similar construction... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023216 | Urinal device A rigid device of plastic or other suitable material which will gather the poorly defined urinary efflux of a urinating human female in a normal standing position and direct it forwardly and downwardly in a defined stream to impinge on a chosen spot. The ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023217 | Swimming pool construction The disclosure relates to the features of construction of a rectangular swimming pool having an aluminum framework comprised of upper and lower rails, uprights connecting the rails and a sheet metal or plastic wall between the rails enclosing the pool are... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023218 | Invalid bed arrangement An arrangement which allows patients confined to their beds, to use a toilet without leaving their beds. A sectionalized mattress is positioned in sequential steps so as to place the patient directly over a toilet without discomfort to the patient. The ma... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023219 | Nuclear accident carrier A nuclear accident carrier for conveying an injured contaminated person comprising a portable base into which a stretcher supporting the person can be inserted, and a lid for isolating the person in the base from the outside. The lid is made from a transp... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023220 | Inflatable bathing tub An inflatable bathing tub has a size whereby it may be conveniently placed into a shower stall. The tub is fabricated of an attached and ascending series of interconnected inflatable annular tubes, preferably of increasing diameters. Drainage means allow ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023221 | Multipurpose tool kit and folding handle therefor A compact, lightweight tool kit and folding handle therefor, are disclosed. The tool kit includes a plurality of tool implements each of which may perform one or more work functions. Each tool implement may be connected to the folding handle and is provid... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023222 | Pontoon boat with retractable running gear An elongated mobile structure is provided including a body portion and an intermediate section of the body portion is provided with elongated support arm structure having one end pivotally secured to the body portion for oscillation about a transverse axi... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023223 | Protective clothing An emergency overall suit, for protection of a person against exposure in water comprises a single garment with inner and outer layers, water-excluding seals at the ankle, wrist and neck portions and small vents at the extremities of the legs and arms of ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023224 | Method for producing self-locking fasteners An improved method for producing a threaded, metallic, self-locking fastener having a metallic patch flame sprayed thereon. The improved method includes a heat-treating operation which densifies and smooths the outer surface of the patch while not substan... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023225 | Method of fabrication of headed-shank parts from high-strength two-phase titanium alloys A method of fabricating headed-shank parts from high-strength two-phase titanium alloys characterized by using an oxalate coating capable of forming a fine-crystalline salt film, cold shaping the shank by reduction, and simultaneous heading and rolling th... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023226 | Transport vehicle A bridge transporting and installing vehicle for a multi-part bridge structure which is provided with a front and rear bridge section placer arrangement. The rear placer arrangement is swingably mounted on the vehicle and includes a connecting device for ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023227 | Apparatus for cleaning submerged surfaces The invention disclosed herein relates to an apparatus for automatically cleaning surfaces submerged within a liquid, such as the walls and floors of swimming pools. The apparatus comprises two suction passages in suction communication with a cleaning hea... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023228 | Wheel cleaner A cleaning solution is wiped onto a sidewall of a tire by two straight brushes engaging the sidewall and the brushes confine the solution therebetween and spread it over the side of the tires. The solution is fed from a low gravity head, and a pulse of co... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023229 | Printing plate washing apparatus Apparatus for the washing out of an unpolymerized portion of a photo polymer printing plate using a selective solvent and brushes, the drive effecting the scrubbing action being either hydraulic or pneumatic and preferably coupling either the brush means ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023230 | Retractable bristle brush A retractable bristle brush comprising a housing having a bottom side, a top side, spaced side walls and spaced end walls, a plurality of openings extending inwardly from the bottom side, a plurality of bristles aligned with said openings, means mounted f... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023231 | Oil dip stick wiper The oil dip stick wiper is comprised of a flat base plate which can be secured to the interior of the engine compartment of aircraft, boat or automobile, and a housing structure defining two open, symmetrically aligned "V" s across the top, terminating in... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023232 | Windscreen wipers A side mounting wiper blade is attached to a "shepherd's crook" wiper arm by means of an adaptor. The adaptor comprises a body shaped to fit against the arm and to receive the lateral pin of the wiper blade, and a single releasable latch member serving to... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023233 | Surface cleaning device A surface cleaning device comprising nozzle means for directing a high-pressure jet of liquid at an acute angle on to a surface, and collection means for collecting the liquid after deflection from the surface, said collection means including an inlet duc... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023234 | Edge cleaning nozzle construction for suction cleaners A suction cleaner nozzle has main and edge cleaning secondary nozzle openings oriented at right angles to one another. An auxiliary passage connects the secondary nozzle with a zone of high suction in the suction source for the main nozzle. Valve means in... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023235 | Multipurpose structure for supporting drapery tracks, Venetian blinds, or the like For the purpose of supporting drapery tracks, Venetian blinds, or the like, there is provided an elongated channel having opposed side walls interconnected by a transverse wall which when the channel is in an operative position forms a top wall from which... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023236 | Dual-roller support for overhung doors For suspending a sliding door from a pair of parallel spaced overhead tracks, there is provided a dual-roller support comprising first and second separate sections each comprising a roller and its mount. Only the first section is directly affixed to the t... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023237 | Apparatus for cutting out the vent of a fowl Apparatus for cutting out the vent of a fowl having at least one cutting means, having a hollow cylindrical knife rotating about a center pin, being axially reciprocable relative to the knife and being provided with an onion-shaped knob at its lower end; ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023238 | Stuffing machine with telescoping nozzle An improved stuffing horn construction for a sausage making machine includes a T-shaped nozzle having a separate, attached telescoping nozzle for discharge of sausage meat. The telescoping nozzle is adjustable relative to the casing brake to prevent smear... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023239 | Couplng rod for connecting the ends of a conveyor belt A coupling rod for connecting the ends of a conveyor belt comprises a flele core enclosed within a plurality of sleeves, each of which has curved end faces in contact with mating faces of adjacent sleeves. The sleeves may have both end faces convex or co... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023240 | Spring loaded buckles Watch bands, bracelets, belts or similar articles which include strip means having one end adapted to be connected to a buckle. The other end of the strip means includes a series of longitudinally spaced transverse apertures. Each product also includes ge... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023241 | Top end construction for slide fasteners A slide fastener having at its top end a slider escape mechanism which comprises a cooperative pair of yieldable top stops, and an extra length of fastener elements carried on one of the stringer tapes, such that the slider can be forced past the yieldabl... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023242 | Connector for concrete-reinforcing tendons A connector for connecting together end-to-end two sets of reinforcing tendons in a concrete structure, particularly at the junction of sections in a post-stressed structure, has respective sets of bores for the sets of tendons providing, for both sets, f... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023243 | Self-contained component for use in making watch bands A self-contained component for use in making an end attachment for a watch band adapted to be mounted between spaced lugs of a wrist watch which permits use of a watch band with wrist watches having different spacings between their attachment lugs. The se... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023244 | Emergency opening slider for slide fasteners An emergency opening slider to be mounted, in addition to the usual fastener slider, in any selected position on interlocked rows of fastener elements to permit the fastener to be forced open from the selected position in an emergency. The slider body has... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023245 | Hand-loom construction The invention contemplates a hand-loom construction based upon end-to-end assembly of like pin-frame modules, whereby the connection of adjacent modules establishes an additional pin position, effective to serve the pin-unit spacing of both connected modu... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023246 | Inserted blade hob High-speed tool steel cutting blades are inserted in slots in an inexpensive core and retained therein by a high-strength structural anaerobic adhesive.... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023247 | Variable speed sheave assemblies and method of producing An adjustable flange for a dry lube variable speed sheave assembly having an unmachined bore is centered on a vacuum fixture. A thin dry bearing material is secured and located axially and radially within the flange bore and the annular space between the ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023248 | Method of assembling apex seal means in rotary piston engines In rotary piston engines including apex seals each comprising a main body constituting a substantial part of the seal, an end piece disposed in abutting relationship to an end of the main body through slanted cam surfaces which serve to force the end piec... | 05/17/1977 |
