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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 |
| 5467478 | Handkerchief with finger securing loop A handkerchief having a flexible, elastic loop surrounded by a fabric sheath attached to the center of the handkerchief. By placing a finger through the loop, the handkerchief is removably disposed proximate to the fingers without necessitating continuous... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467479 | Night vision goggle mount A helmet mount (10) for night vision goggles (12) is disclosed that is formed with a rear clamp (24), front clamp (16), a strap (20) disposed between the front and rear clamps (16, 24), and a goggle mounting structure (14). The goggle mounting structure (... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467480 | Support system for at least one visor on a helmet The purpose of this invention is a system to support at least one visor (2a; 2b) on a helmet (1), the visor being mobile on a slide (30a; 30b) between an operational position and a withdrawn position. The system according to the invention comprises, on each si... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467481 | Glove with hand-coloring material A user of gloves is automatically reminded to wash his hands, after taking off the gloves, by using a glove having an interior surface with a hand-coloring material that transfers onto the wearer's hand during use and remains on the hand after the glove i... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467482 | Self supporting sideless and waistless tanning brief A self supporting thong type brief has no side or waist portions and can be shaped to custom fit the wearer for substantial exposure of the midsection and buttocks area and is particularly suited for sun bathing and tanning. In a preferred embodiment the ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467483 | Surgical glove with removal means protected from contamination A glove having a wrist portion that contains a removable protective cover over a gripping means. The cover is impermeable to contamination and protects the gripping means from exposure to any infectious substance that may come into contact with the glove ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467484 | Non-slip glove The present invention provides a non-slip glove preferably comprising: a front panel conforming generally to the shape of the human hand and having a first peripheral edge extending about the thumb and finger retaining portions thereof, the front panel be... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467485 | Crash-helmet for cyclists and sportspeople in general Crash-helmet for cyclists and sportspeople includes a cap of moulded rigid material and at least two fasteners to hold the chin-strap to the cap. The fasteners are constituted by a small frame made by an isosceles triangle section, dihedron-bent at 90°, ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467486 | Foldable shower/tub seat A shower/tub seat that includes a pair of inverted U-shaped hangers adapted to be removably received over a horizontal bar affixed to a shower/tub wall so as to have inner hanger legs adjacent to the wall and outer hanger legs remote from the wall. A plat... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467487 | Portable multipurpose beach towel apparatus The novel portable multipurpose beach towel apparatus is comprised of an apparatus that is capable of providing the user with a great amount of flexibility, usefulness and simplicity in a small compact unit and at the same time provide optimum comfort for... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467488 | Border stabilizing member and method for making mattresses, cushions and the like using the same An elongate member of resilient material for use in the innerspring of a mattress, cushion or the like, is inserted between adjacent springs rows with its major cross-sectional axis extending perpendicular to the support surface. The cross-section of the ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467489 | Air permeable cushion An air permeable cushion includes a base plate with several holes formed therethrough, several spring units erected on the base plate, and a covering made of an air permeable cloth and enveloping the spring units therein. Each of the spring units includes... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467490 | Neck cradle A neck cradle including an elongated flexible bar member disposed between two adjustable supports. In use, an upward facing prone human rests the neck upon the bar member and may perform side to side rocking motions which massage the occipital ridge regio... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467491 | Bedding anchor An improved bedding anchor, which comprises a somewhat U-shaped hook with a plastic retainer strip. An end of the bed sheet or like sheet material is wrapped around the retaining strip and the retaining strip with the end of the bed sheet wrapped therearo... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467492 | Dry-cleaning of garments using liquid carbon dioxide under agitation as cleaning medium Liquid carbon dioxide, in combination with agitation and, optionally, with process enhancers, such as surfactants, and solvents, such as water, is used to remove contaminants from garments or fabrics. Both apparatus and process are disclosed. Carbon dioxi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467493 | Support plates for bridges and ramps A support plate for bridges and ramps having a roadway or a walkway has two longitudinal supports defining lateral sides of the support plate in the longitudinal direction of the support plate. A plurality of transverse members having acting surfaces cons... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467494 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprises two parts (2, 3) which are pivotable relative to one another, of which a first part (2) serves as a handle and of which a second part (3) carries a brush-head (5), a spring (7) being arranged between the parts and having one end (8)... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467495 | Brush for an electrically powered toothbrush The invention is directed to a brush for an electric toothbrush, comprising a cylindrical bristle supporting structure equipped with bristles arranged on several approximately concentric circular rings on the bristle supporting structure. A circular ring ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467496 | Float means An improved float, of the category of a bull float or a hand float, incorporating a body portion, and which cooperates with a reinforcing brace, which when fastened or locked into position upon the upper surface of the float, resist against twisting, bend... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467497 | Adjustable drywall corner tool An adjustable drywall corner tool comprising a pair of work engaging blades normally disposed substantially at a ninety degree angle to one another. A hinge extends between mating edges of the blades. A structure is for changing the angle between the two ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467498 | Self-sharpening scraping tool A self-sharpening type scraping tool having particular utility for scraping surfaces such as to remove paint from walls of a structure, in which the manual actuation of the tool simultaneously effects sharpening of one or more blade edges. A rectangular/s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467499 | Method of cleaning an interior cavity of a container and a scrapper A method and apparatus for cleaning an interior cavity of a container including the following described steps. Firstly, insert a hard pliant card with rapid elastic recovery to within 96% of original into an interior cavity of a container. Secondly, exert... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467500 | Steering mechanism for a cleaning vehicle A vehicle for moving in a longitudinal direction and cleaning a surface has a scrub brush, a cleaning fluid dispenser, a squeegee, drive means, and at least one steering wheel which is mounted to the vehicle such that it may be selectively turned for stee... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467501 | Vacuum cleaner with illuminated belt view An illuminated belt view for a vacuum cleaner wherein light is transmitted, via a light pipe, from a remote light source to an area directly underneath a transparent belt view window. The transparent belt view window is formed in the vacuum cleaner hood t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467502 | Height adjusting system for upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner including a canister assembly pivotally connected to a nozzle assembly and an extensible hose which forms part of the vacuum path between the nozzle assembly and the canister assembly and which can be disconnected from the nozzle... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467503 | Handle and cover assembly for a window operator A cover and folding handle assembly for rotating the drive input member of a window operator to open and close a window, including a handle base drivingly engaging the drive input member and an elongate handle having a first end pivotally connected to the... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467504 | Hinge for a portable computer A hinge includes a first hinge leaf unit which has a positioning plate secured to the upper housing of a portable computer, two pivot plates secured to two ends of the positioning plate, and two pivot holes formed through the pivot plates. A second hinge ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467505 | Card clothing for a carding machine A card clothing has an array of parallel elongated strips each having an inwardly directed and longitudinally extending foot part, a multiplicity of hooks extending outward from the foot part, and a pair of ends. A pair of longitudinally spaced support el... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467506 | Nipper apparatus for use in comber A nipper apparatus for use in a comber has a nipper frame having a cushion plate fixed to a lower portion of the frame. The nipper frame is suspended as a whole by a nipper pivot and a nipper shaft and is arranged to swing toward and away from a detaching... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467507 | Polymer cable check strap An integral strap assembly comprising a pair of end fasteners molded onto the ends of a nylon cable. The cable is made up of a round bundle of small individual extruded nylon strands enclosed in a sheath of braided nylon. The strap assembly is preferably ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467508 | Tightening-up belt The present invention is related to a structure of tightening-up belt which comprises two belts, two holding-down plates and an embowed assembly plate, wherein the two sides of embowed assembly plate are provided with a slot and a shaft respectively, each... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467509 | Hook-and-eye fastener A hook-and-eye fastener comprises fastener members including a hook and an eye, each member having a pair of engaging prongs projecting substantially perpendicularly therefrom, and retainers adapted severally to immobilize the fastener members and intende... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467510 | Sock tagging device and method A sock tagging device and associated method for tagging socks to facilitate their mating, sorting and selection. The preferred embodiment of the device comprises four color-coded components including a tack (1), so named for its resemblance to a common th... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467511 | Shoelace fastening device A shoelace fastening device to be mounted on each side of the instep of a shoe in the vicinity of the corresponding end portion of a shoelace for fastening the shoelace end reliably by a single action. The shoelace fastening device comprises: a mounting b... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467512 | Knitted fabric construction for an industrially launderable knitted garment Fabric suitable for the manufacture of rental shirts that are capable of being industrially laundered are made by air jet spinning an intimate blend of about 50-50 polyester/cotton (having wrapper fibers holding the yarn bundle together), vat dyeing the c... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467513 | Method and apparatus for heat-setting carpet yarn using variable yarn laying mechanism A method and apparatus is disclosed for heat-setting carpet yarn by conveying continuously running yarn through a heat-setting chamber. To facilitate production of variable texture yarn, a controllable oscillating yarn supply tube assembly is provided for... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467514 | Lining strip cutting machine A lining strip cutting machine is provided. The machine has a flat board for a closed loop of cloth to lie on and to be moved across. A transmission assembly is included to rotate a transferring rod. The machine includes an upper cutting wheel, a lower cu... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467515 | Alternative cold shrink device A mandrel having a tapered surface expanding from a first dimension at a first end to a larger dimension at its second, and having a central bore larger than the diameter of a high voltage cable, is forced into the bore of a premolded or extruded high vol... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467516 | Pallet slat salvaging apparatus The apparatus is a machine for removing and salvaging end slats from a wooden pallet. At one end of a support table there are several power operated arms which move up and pry the end slat off the pallet. A power operated clamp assembly holds the pallet d... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467517 | Method and system for fitting work-pieces Upper and lower work-pieces are fitted with each other to obtain a product. The work-pieces are provided with separate pairs of lands 11, 12, 13 and 14 to be fitted with each other. A land of the least rigidity is initially selected, and a fitting operati... | 11/21/1995 |
