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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 |
| 6370690 | Lightweight fragmentation resistant body armor configuration A method and apparatus for defeating high velocity fragmentation and/or shrapnel projectiles. A plurality of discs in an imbricated pattern are backed by alternating layers of high tensile strength ballistic material. The alternating nature of the layout ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370691 | Baseball glove A baseball glove. The baseball glove includes a rough skin on the inner surfae of its thumb and finger sections. In the baseball glove, the rough skin is formed by regularly, repeatedly and shallowly cutting the inner surface of the thumb and finger secti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370692 | Convertible outdoor garmet A waterproof garment includes a jacket; and a hood which is convertible into a ventilated carrying bag for storing the jacket. A ventilated waterproof hood includes an inner ventilated material and an outer waterproof layer having an interior surface and ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370693 | Tennis glove A glove to be worn on the hand of a tennis player has a lower glove portion, which is seamless and made from leather or similar material, engages a portion of the wrist, the palm, the sides of the hand, a majority of each finger and a majority of the thum... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370694 | Surgical glove A puncture resistant surgical glove which is sterilizable, supple, and contains a leak detection mechanism for the purpose of protecting the wearer from the biohazard of microorganism inoculation via hand skin puncture is disclosed. A condom having a leak... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370695 | Head gear apparatus A head gear apparatus (10) is provided that moves air to cool a caregiver's head. The head gear apparatus (10) includes a helmet (12) that has a shell (114) configured to rest upon a head of a user and a fan housing (120) movably coupled to shell (114), a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370696 | Headwear piece The combination of a crown and first and second visor surfaces. The crown has an internal surface for engaging a wearer's head and an external surface with information thereon relating to a golf course. The first visor surface has information thereon rela... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370697 | Device and method of allowing air to circulate into and out of a hat A device for allowing air to circulate is disclosed. An embodiment of the device has a base having an arcuate first side and a second side. The second side has a rib extending from the second side. The device also has a means for attaching the base to a h... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370698 | Anti-suffocation helmet A anti-suffocation helmet for prevent suffocation of a sleeping infant from bedding. The anti-suffocation helmet includes a new anti-suffocation helmet which includes a housing. The housing is divided such that a front side and a back side are defined. Th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370699 | Jaw pad for helmet A pad including a member provided by a substantially rigid sheet material having a crease formed therein to define first and second member portions that are yieldably positionable relative to one another about the crease and within a defined range of moti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370700 | Device for actuating a helmet visor A system is provided for actuating an integral helmet visor with elements for protecting the lower part of the face. The system includes a motoring system powered by an electronic source for moving the visor between an opening position and a closing posit... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370701 | Urine collection device A urine collection device for permitting a hunter to conveniently store urine while using a hunting stand without leaving a scent to scare animals from the hunting area. The urine collection device includes a container for collecting urine which has front... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370702 | Toilet enclosure with ventilation system An enclosure for a standard toilet which is quickly and easily placed around the toilet. The enclosure includes a built-in ventilation system for exhausting foul air from the toilet bowl without necessitating any structural modification of the standard to... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370704 | Fluid-cell toilet seat A toilet seat is formed of three layers: a base; an insert disposed on the top surface of the base; and, an outer cover layer affixed to the base. The insert forms a plurality of radially disposed water or gel filled cells, each water or gel cell spaced f... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370705 | Female urinal The present invention relates to a female urinal (20) comprising a body having a connection portion (22) for attachment to a support (21), a receiving portion (23) at the remote end from the support into which a female urinates, and a straddling portion (... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370706 | Portable sanitation unit A portable sanitation unit includes a base, a sanitation unit housing having a door and provided with a floor and a sanitation unit pan. A waste tank is situated on the base. Apart from the waste tank, a flushing water tank is also fitted below the waste ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370707 | Supply-line-sealed flush controller A remote valve (46) controls relief of pressure by way from a pilot-valve chamber (38) whose pressure in turn controls pressure relief pressure chamber (24) by which a pressurized-water source holds a flush valve (12) seated in a flush opening at the base... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370708 | Toilet tank anti-refill device A combination of a toilet and an anti refill device, the toilet comprises a bowl, a tank connected to the bowl for storing water and to supply the stored water to the bowl, a flushing structure which releases water from the tank into the bowl, a supply va... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370709 | Discharge valve having a disk with a flushing aperture and an air intake aperture for a vacuum toilet A discharge valve is disclosed for use in a vacuum toilet system having a waste receptacle defining an outlet and a sewer line placeable under partial vacuum. The discharge valve comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a rotatable discharg... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370710 | Bathtub partitioning device A bathtub partitioning device for limiting the effective usage area of a bathtub. The bathtub partitioning device includes a partition having a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The partiti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370711 | Assembly for washstand Assembly for washstand, with different mounting options obtained through combinations of deep or shallow basins, straight or cut-out countertops and supported on legs or on a stand, as well as for free-standing basins. Its basic functional elements are th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370712 | Top mount plumbing fixture A plumbing fixture adapted to be installed from the top side of a sink deck through a sink deck opening includes a housing having a body portion which is adapted to extend through the sink deck opening and below the sink deck when mounted. The housing has... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370713 | Pull-out shower head for kitchen A pull-out spray head, which is connectable with a faucet by a flexible hose, has a water conveyance body disposed within an outer enclosure. The water conveyance body has a cavity which is arranged substantially transversely to the water delivery directi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370714 | Lounge chair Lounger beds have a lying surface made of a textile structure clamped into a frame to permit a division of the lying surface into areas with different tension. A textile structure with elastic threads is fastened to longitudinal spars of the frame. The to... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370715 | Portable infant bed A portable bed for a newborn infant made up of a rectangular flat support surface which holds a firm infant mattress pad, the surface having a rigid headboard perpendicularly attached at one end, and rigid perpendicular partial side walls attached to both... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370716 | Inflatable cushioning device with tilting apparatus A cushioning device for a body support such as a mattress, seat, sofa, or the like where support is obtained from a fluid. The cushioning device is self-inflating, self-adjusting, and provides a low interface pressure under the entire contact surface of a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370717 | Bed mattress assembly A bed mattress assembly is disclosed. The bed mattress assembly includes at least one bed mattress unit having a frame to be coupled with at least a buffer pad. At least one cover fitted over the buffer pad is capable of being releasably clamped by a plur... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370718 | Mattress and method for preventing accumulation of carbon dioxide in bedding A mattress assembly, comprising: substantially nonporous bottom and side walls forming a mattress foundation; a mattress inner core disposed in the mattress foundation being permeable to air; nonporous top cover covering the mattress inner core, the nonpo... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370719 | Dock leveler lip construction A lip assembly for a dock leveler comprises a substantially flat plate forming a lip, and an integral hinge extending for substantially the width of the lip. The integral hinge in a first embodiment is formed by shaping a plate into an arcuate configurati... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370720 | Apparatus and a method for automatically erasing a blackboard An automatic blackboard erasing apparatus reciprocates, or moves back and forth, horizontally on a blackboard. The automatic blackboard erasing apparatus incorporates a housing, right and left erasing elements each having one or more brushes and one or mo... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370721 | Variable speed pig for pipeline applications A variable speed pig for movement within a pipeline having a plurality of venturi-shaped through passages extending longitudinally to permit fluid within the pipeline to bypass the pig. The size and shape of these passages may be varied to vary fluid pres... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370722 | Wall mounted back-scrubbing and massaging apparatus A wall mounted back-scrubbing and massaging apparatus has a wall mounting plate which is bonded to a rubber sheet having a plurality of suction cups, thereby allowing the wall mounting plate to be removably attachable to a wall surface. A sponge mounting ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370723 | Multifunctional bathing tool A multifunctional bathing tool includes a handle and at least one cleaning brush unit. The handle has one end provided with at least one engaging portion for removably securing a securing seat of the cleaning brush unit on the engaging portion. The handle... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370724 | Brush A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body with depending side and end legs and which has a first series of relati... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370725 | Mops A mop is provided which has an elongate handle (3), a mop head (5), for carrying a squeezable mop material (13). The mop has arms (27, 29, 37, 39) which can be moved to effect squeezing of the mop material (13). The mop has a two axis swivel connector (7)... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370726 | Dynamic toothbrush An improved toothbrush which has V-shaped ripples at the right and left side of the bristle field and the front surface of the bristle field is uniformly convex from the right side to the left side, without any ripples. Since the V-shaped ripples are loca... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370727 | Wash stand for venetian blinds An open frame for supporting a venetian blind facilitating washing the blind. The frame has a pair of spaced apart elongate side members each with a face plate and an end plate and are interconnected by a cross member. The cross member adjustably position... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370728 | Cleaning appliance A hard surface cleaning appliance includes a hood separating an interior space within the hood from an exterior space outside the hood. The hood includes a top wall as well as a solid outer side wall and an inner side wall depending from the top wall. The... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370729 | Portable power working machine A portable power working machine has an L-shaped frame, a centrifugal blower fixed on a frame in a state that an intake port is opposed to a upright portion of the frame, and a cover having an upper portion spanned between an upper portion of the upright ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370730 | Hose lock with integral seal A device for connecting a hose to an article, such as a wet/dry vacuum, includes a first member having first and second ends, with the first end adapted to be coupled to the hose. A receptacle has first and second ends. The first end of the receptacle is ... | 04/16/2002 |