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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 |
| 5241703 | Protective shield with a forearm support The protective shield includes an elongated transparent shield member and a molded forearm support member having a forearm concavity spaced from the shield member by a dimension which provides additional protection to the person using the protective shiel... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241704 | Back support A back support (110 & 210) for providing abdominal and lumbosacral support having a waistband (111 & 211) comprising a front panel (112 & 212) and a second panel (113 & 213). An elastic band (150 & 151) is operatively connected to the waistband (111 & 211... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241705 | Reversible collar for clothing The invention is a collar especially adapted for children's clothing that may be reconfigured in order to present a clean front or, simply, change in the pattern that is showing. The garment has an outer layer and a second layer folded on the inside of th... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241706 | Garment convertible from muffler to seat warmer A garment includes a foldable pad which can be unfolded, worn about the waist of the user, and worn over and below the rear or buttocks of the user, thereby serving as a seat. The pad can also be folded and secured in its folded state to define a space wi... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241707 | Shirred pants and process for producing the same Shirred pants having a shirring on and along the entire length of front and rear centerlines of pant legs have a fancy appearance and an aesthetic effect improved by fine ripples in an adequate number provided over the whole length of the pants by the shi... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241708 | Restraining device A restraining device is disclosed for maintaining an individual in a seated position in a chair or similar and providing containment and absorption of waste materials produced by the individual. An external garment portion with appearance similar to ordin... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241709 | Interfacing for stiffening outer garments and its particular application The invention concerns an interfacing for stiffening outer garments which is formed from a composite of a nonwoven textile (19), a warp knit fabric with synthetic multifilament threads and weft threads (20). The composite according to the invention contai... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241710 | Sanitary panty A two piece panty with one of the pieces being a removable lower or crotch portion. This portion has an inner section designed for the absorption of menses, and an outer moisture resistant backing that includes both a front and rear engaging means and a p... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241711 | Pressurized toilet flushing assembly A pressurized flushing assembly mounted in the tank of a toilet for providing a rapid and thorough flushing of the toilet bowl with a low volume of water. The assembly includes a water storage tank defining an outlet aperture communicating with the cister... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241712 | Invalid toliet seat A self-contained and portable personal hygiene apparatus (10) that aids a person to excrete or otherwise relieve themself into a toilet (12), is described. The hygiene apparatus is comprised of a toilet seat (14) that mounts on the toilet, a portable wate... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241713 | Reinforcing device for bathtub A reinforcing device for a bathtub consists of a bathtub body and a reinforcing base. The bathtub body has four feet beneath the bottom of the bathtub body. The reinforcing base has four basic holes corresponding to the four feet of the bathtub body. The ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241714 | Shower personal hygiene system A shower personal hygiene system is provided which consists of a directional fitting connected between a shower neck pipe extending through a wall in a shower stall and a shower head, a hand held attachment and a mechanism for providing fluid communicatio... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241715 | Shampoo box for shower enclosure A shampoo box for holding toiletries within a shower enclosure has a watertight one-piece body which is disposed within a frame attached to the interior of a shower wall. The frame is formed to substantially surround the body such that it snugly receives ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241716 | Foldable play yard having meshing hinge gear frame locks A portable play yard comprises a frame assembly and a fabric enclosure. The frame assembly comprises lower and upper corner rail connecting members, vertical corner rails, a pair of pivotally connected floor support rails between each set of lower corner ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241717 | Protective structure and bed frame with rigid canopy The invention provides a protective structure which can be used to protect a localized area within home or work place. The invention is especially usable as a protective structure for a sleeping area or for a work table area. The invention includes a rect... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241718 | Bumper pad for infant crib A bumper pad for receipt inside an infant crib and attachment to vertical slats and vertical corner posts of the crib and around the interior perimeter of the crib. The bumper pad designed to protect babies, infants and small children when using the crib.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241719 | Lid removal tool for rapidly removing sealed covers from large cans or buckets A new and improved tool for rapidly removing sealed covers from large paint buckets, oil buckets, and the like and comprising a handle having a hammer member affixed to one end thereof and a hook member extending away from the handle at a predetermined an... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241720 | Laundry waste water treatment and wash process A method and apparatus of washing laundry without hot water and detergent using a closed-loop ozonated wash water system wherein wash water maintained in a storage tank is ozonated by an ozone generator prior to use in the washing machine. The ambient air... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241721 | Method of constructing a cable-stayed bridge composed of an assembly of voussoirs Method of constructing a cable-stayed bridge whose deck (1) is composed of wo parallel series of voussoirs connected together by connecting members known as deltas (7) which carry at their top part (8) the anchorage points for the cable stays (12). When th... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241722 | Ramp system A ramp system in a first embodiment incorporates a fore and an aft ramp section interconnected by a spindle which permits both pitch and roll movement of the aft section relative to the fore section. The fore section is hingedly connected to an aircraft s... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241723 | Nozzle structure with improved stream coherence A nozzle assembly for discharging jets of cleaning fluid from the end of a sootblower lance tube. The nozzle assembly includes a conduit within the lance tube. The conduit includes an inlet end, a discharge end and has a bore extending generally centrally... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241724 | Vacuum cleaner having the function of wet wiping rag A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction opening disposed between front and rear brushes for sucking dirt from a floor. A rag disposed behind the rear brush is rotatably driven about a transverse axis by the reciprocal action of the housing as... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241725 | Self-aligning aircraft door stop pin assembly A self-aligning aircraft door stop pin assembly, which minimizes galling and compensates for misalignment problems. The assembly consists of a base pad containing a concave spherical recess, which is swaged onto the convex spherical head at one end of a t... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241726 | Process and device for opening and cleaning fibrous material in an opener For improving the cleaning effect of a fibrous material in an opener (1) comprising a rotatable opener roller (2) and blades (3,4) and carding plates (5) cooperating with the peripheral surface of the roller (2), there is provided in the material drawing ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241727 | Clip for coupling inner shield with frame A clip for securing an inner shield to a frame of a cathode ray tube having apertures coaxial with one another which comprises a central elastic bent portion shaped to enter the apertures; a pair of first bent side portions extending from the central elas... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241728 | Resilient clip A spring clip having a pair of jaws and a spring or biasing member interconnecting the jaws for biasing the jaws to a closed position, the spring including a support ledge defining a fulcrum for rotation of the jaws between the open and closed position in... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241729 | Burial casket stationery hardware bar securement A casket is provided with a stationary hardware system for coupling bars to the sides of the casket such that no load is carried by decorative hardware when lifting the casket with the bars. Each system includes a block for attachment to the side of the c... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241730 | Device for jet-bulking of at least one multifilament yarn The device has a guide body (1) with a through bore, which exhibits an outlet opening (3). A needle body contains a through yarn channel, which is coaxially aligned with the bore of guide body (1). One end of the needle body extends into a conical inlet s... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241731 | Apparatus for commingling continuous multifilament yarns Improving commingling two or more continuous multiple filament yarns into a single yarn by rubbing one yarn against a static charge-inducing body that is supported in an electrically isolated manner to apply static charge to the yarn to tend to cause sepa... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241732 | Multipurpose cutting metal-working machine A multipurpose cutting metal-working machine for the processes of deep hold making, boring, milling, drilling and cutting. The machine includes a tool drive unit which has a first horizontally vertically adjustable tool socket above a second horizontally ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241733 | Method of making a cloth cutter bristle bed from elongate support members A method of making a cloth cutter knife permeable bed formed from a plurality of elongate support members, preferably plastic extrusions, which provides a permeable support surface in a cloth cutting machine upon which a lay-up is supported for cutting by... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241734 | Apparatus and method for removing and installing valve-spring retainer assemblies Apparatus and method for removing and/or installing valve-spring retainer assemblies of internal combustion engines and the like employ an existing spark plug opening to mount a tool which is designed to depress a valve spring and thereby disengage an ass... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241735 | Radial saw arm construction A radial saw assembly (10) includes a base (14) and a column (22) extending vertically upward from the base. A saw arm (24) is attachable to the column and extends horizontally outwardly therefrom. The arm is vertically movable relative to the column and ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241736 | Method of making a C-clamp having a driving head A C-clamp having a rod head exteriorly of the C-shaped framework of the C-clamp is arranged to include a drive recess to complementarily receive a Phillips head screwdriver to enhance ease of adjusting the clamping rod of the C-clamp towards and away from... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241737 | Method of making a composite casting A casting mold includes a melt-receiving mold cavity having a preformed metallic or intermetallic insert suspended therein by one or more first elongated, slender suspension members fixed at one end to the insert and at another end to the mold to locate t... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241738 | Method of making a composite casting A casting mold includes a melt-receiving mold cavity having a preformed metallic or intermetallic insert suspended therein by at least one elongated, slender suspension member fixed at one end to the insert and at another end to the mold. A melt of metall... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241739 | Apparatus for assembling a fusee and wire support stand Method and apparatus for automatically attaching a substantially U-shaped support stand to a fusee includes an annular indexable turntable provided with holders for receiving support stands at one workstation, and fusees in assembled relationship with the... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241740 | Automated excise-form and shuttle system and apparatus An automated excise-form and shuttle system and apparatus for surface mount electronic components. The apparatus comprises an electronic stepper motor which turns a lead screw to move a die shuttle mounted on a rail on the base. The shuttle has a precisio... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241741 | Method of making a positive temperature coefficient device A positive temperature coefficient ("PTC") device body is formed by compression molding of an organic PTC composition consisting of a crystalline polymer with conductive particles dispersed therein. The body is sandwiched between electrodes to which termi... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241742 | Apparatus for applying bottom end stops and sliders to a slide fastener stringer chain An apparatus for assembling a continuous chain of fastener stringers with bottom end stops and sliders comprises a slider holder means capable of rotating about an axis extending parallel to the direction of feed of the stringer chain and having symmetric... | 09/07/1993 |
