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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 |
| 4959875 | Limb protector device A limb protector device is set forth formed with an arcuate convex shield including a coextensive laminated sheet of padding adhered to an interior surface of the shield. The shield includes a "U" shaped anchor secured along coextensively with one elongat... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959876 | Fireman's coat A fireman's coat of the type which has an outer shell and a detachable liner for the outer shell and side pockets formed in opposite sides of the outer shell also has visible indicator patches on each side in close proximity to the open end of each pocket... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959877 | All-season floating blanket Bed covers (20) which can be elevated above a bed (50) solely as a result of differential air pressure. A small blower unit (80) located under the bed (50) supplies air to an air-flow channel network (22) making up the central portion of the bed covers (2... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959878 | Invalid bed An invalid bed includes a monolithic, one-piece base unit that has a support section and a rail section that extends above that support section for a height that is sufficient to prevent an adult patient to climb over the rails yet is low enough so the be... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959879 | Method of aesthetically disguising a pillow A method for disguising a pillow is presented including utilizing a flexible sheath formed with a lower closed end and an upper open end. The sheath has secured thereto a series of upper and lower appendages and a facial or visage group to present a maski... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959880 | Pillow having a removeable insert A cushion, in particular a pillow or the like, containing a filling is described, which is characterized in that the filling comprises in addition to materials for the intended use of the pillow, such as down, feathers, fibers, balls of fibers, foam parti... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959881 | Cleaning mitt A cleaning mitt is provided with a hand compartment proportioned to accommodate the hand of the user. A cleaning pad, which may be permeated with a cleaning solution, is mounted on the front face of the mitt. A cover is also secured to the front face of t... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959882 | Windshield wiper weathershield and sprayer A weather shield housing is mounted on a conventional windshield wiper for automobiles. The housing is an elongated rectangular box with the bottom side completely open. A centrally located nozzle in the top of the housing directs water or fluid in both d... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959883 | Windshield wiper deployment system using the wiper motor The invention relates to arrangements for deploying and folding a blade carrier of a windshield wiper mechanism of the retractable type, in particular for vehicles. A windshield wiper installation includes a deployable and foldable blade carrier which is ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959884 | Combination bowling lane stripper and dressing apparatus In accordance with the present invention, a combination apparatus is provided wherein cleaner is applied to all or a portion of the lane and the cleaner, dressing and other residue is picked up by a vacuum head trailing the cleaner applicator followed by ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959885 | Vacuum cleaner A convertible vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle base and a motor and filter housing rotatably mounted on the nozzle base. The nozzle base is movable along a floor surface and includes a brush cleaner for mounting a rotatable brush and a first suction passa... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959886 | Construction form plug for nail A low cost, durable, easily reuseable construction form plug (10) is provided to secure a nailed board (42) to the top of a construction form (38). The form plug (10) preferably includes a body (12) presenting a plug end (16), a flange (18) and a bore (30... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959887 | Center pivot cover An improved hinge assembly for a personal computer system. The hinge is comprised of a tubular portion which is rigidly connected to the cover unit of the computer. A part of the tubular hinge is left open to form a passageway into the cover unit. The tub... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959888 | Sausage twisting apparatus and method An apparatus for twisting a continuous, filled tube of membranous tissue into a string of sausages, includes a pair of parallelly opposed, spaced belt conveyors for pulling in a length of the continuous tube longitudinally therebetween, a constrictor for ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959889 | Frontally "invisible" adjustable tie clasp A totally hidden tie clasp shaped like a safety pin (16) with a sliding pointed tie tack member (11) connected on the rear parallel long member (40) of the pin opposite the front long member (12), so designed so as to securely connect different, or equal,... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959890 | Interchangeable snap button system An interchangeable snap button system permits the user to change the appearance of a blouse, dress or jacket by changing the appearance of the buttons. A combined female snap member and button is formed of a conventional-type female snap member with a met... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959891 | Attachment device for strap end An overlapped end of a strap is secured to a member such as a hook by an attachment device comprising a substantially U-shaped clamp made of deformable material such as metal plate and having a flat bottom formed with a series of transverse recesses and a... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959892 | Structure of shaftless clip A shaftless clip for clamping name plate, paper and etc., which is comprised of two pivoted parts with a spring retained therebetween to force the two pivoted parts to constantly clamp up together. The first part of the clip comprises two side pins respec... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959893 | Apparatus for a preshrinking arrangement to heat the fabric at a controlled temperature The disclosure is directed to an apparatus for preshrinking fabric which in various forms moves a web of shrinkable material through a nip like configuration and usually by compression reduces the webs potential shrinkage a predetermined amount. More part... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959894 | Disposable semi-durable nonwoven fabric and related method of manufacture A disposable semi-durable wipe is fabricated by fluid entanglement of a composite web including carded and randomized layers fabricated of a blend of at least 10% rayon and polyester fibers. Two sided entanglement of the web enhances interstitial binding ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959895 | Method and apparatus for separating monofilaments forming a strand A method and apparatus for separating monofilaments, such as glass or carbon monofilaments, forming a strand, is achieved by feeding the strand in a curved path over and in forced contact with a plurality of rods, each being subjected to vibrations. The v... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959896 | Protection of gas engine or turbine from damage by changes in operating characteristics Apparatus and method are provided to protect a gas engine or turbine used to generate electric power against damage that would otherwise result from changes in the operating characteristics of the engine, for example, changes caused by fluctuation in the ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959897 | Torsion spring mounting apparatus A torsion spring mounting apparatus mounts a torsion spring on a spring support. The torsion spring comprises a leg portion, a coiled portion one end part of which extends to the leg portion, and an engagement portion which extends to the other end part o... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959898 | Surface mount machine with lead coplanarity verifier Apparatus for performing a non-contact three-dimensional inspection of a surface-mount component prior to placement on a printed circuit board. Specifically, an arrangement to ensure acceptable alignment (i.e. coplanarity) of all component heads in the XZ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959899 | Tube pulling device A tube pulling device for extracting a tube from a tube sheet includes a cylindrical housing having an operating chamber with an opening at the forward end thereof and the rear end of the operating chamber being closed. A front piston is reciprocally disp... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959900 | Mounting of electronic microcomponents on a support For flat mounting of electronic microcomponents, such as chip carriers, on a printed circuit support, the electrical contacts of the microcomponent are connected to pads on the printed circuit, microcomponents having solderable contacts on a lower face th... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959901 | Portable inflatable shelter and method of erection thereof A portable inflatable shelter (10) for temporarily covering a portion of an object, such as an aircraft engine (12), while partially resting on another portion of the object, such as an aircraft wing (13), includes a plurality of inflatable interconnected... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959902 | Finish grinding process for rotary die cutting machine A process for finish grinding die and anvil cylinders of a rotary die cutting machine by installing bearings on the cylinder journals, preloading the bearings, and finish grinding the cylinder/bearing assembly on a cylindrical grinder with the bearing ass... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959903 | Citrus fruit pulp cutter A cutting device for segmenting and derinding a half-section of a citrus fruit and for collecting the pulp thereof. It comprises: a rigid first ring, a number of arcuate knives spacedly upwardly projecting from a second integral ring toward an apex area t... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959904 | Simple flail feedout mechanism for a rotary mower An improvement for flail cutter heads so that additional flail can be fed from the device by merely bumping its rotating body on the ground. A pair of disc-shaped cams are readily mounted on the centerline of the body on the opposite radial sides of a spo... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959905 | Pizza knife and holder A food cutting device is disclosed which has particular application in cutting pizza pies and the like. A dull, convexly curved blade attached to concavely curved handle extending over the entire length of the blade allows the user to sever a pizza pie in... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959906 | Safety device for chain saws A safety device for use on chain saws to prevent one-handed operation of the saw. A swingable bar structure is carried on the saw housing to connect with an engine carburetor throttle arm. Before the engine can develop sufficient power to move the cutter ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959907 | Circular saw accessory A saw blade and adaptor combination for mounting on a hand held rotary powered saw to make cuts close to and parallel with a wall surface. The adaptor extends beyond the saw guard rail for making such close cuts possible and the saw blade has a recessed m... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959908 | Attachment arrangement for a sighting telescope The attachment arrangement of the invention includes a V-shaped rail of a sighting telescope housing which is placed in a V-shaped rail guide from above. The rail is pulled into the rail guide. The tension force is preferably provided by a threaded fasten... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959909 | Contour tracer A contour tracer particularly useful for floor tiles installation is shown. It consists of a plurality of elongated section members having an identical shape and construction and slidably coupled together. Each section member consists of a single integral... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959910 | Printing press A printing press is provided having an improved register cam incorporated therein, the printing press also including a transverse alignment mechanism for aligning the printing medium prior to printing thereon. The improved register cam includes adjustment... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959911 | Apparatus for drying garments A novel portable garment drying device for quickly drying garments is comprised of an air circulating means assembled with a support frame, an air permeable sheet upon which a garment is placed for drying, and bottom covering. The device is easily assembl... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959912 | Downhill ski boot assembly A downhill ski boot assembly utilizes a ski boot shell into which a soft walking boot may be inserted. The shell has a rigid sole plate with a stiff forefoot and shin piece as well as heel hold down means. The forefoot and shin piece has an opening at the... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959913 | Cross-country ski shoe for use with an elastic biasing element A cross-country ski shoe having a journal axle to allow the shoe to be journalled on a cross-country ski. A support surface on the shoe is adapted to contact an elastic element on the binding which exerts a return force on the shoe when it is pivoted upwa... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4959914 | Ski-boot A ski boot comprises a shell and shaft designed for stepping in from the rear and composed of a collar and a lid. The collar and the front portion of the shell form a first integral part, whereas the rear, heel portion of the shell together with the lid f... | 10/02/1990 |
