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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 |
| 6397389 | Child walking harness A child walking harness made of flexible material comprising a front and rear body panel which are connected through the legs of the child at the crotch portion. The front and rear body panels are provided panel extensions that connect to each other by me... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397390 | Garment for communicating through removable messages An article for communicating at least one message which includes a garment, at least one detachable message, and a securing mechanism for detachably adhering the at least one detachable message to the garment. The securing mechanism is selected from a per... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397391 | Reusable strapless backless bra A reusable backless, strapless, one-piece bra. The bra comprises an underwire, a light-weight aluminum layer and a rubber foam layer, the light weight aluminum layer being positioned between foam rubber layers. The aluminum enables the bra to be molded to... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397392 | Pocketed combination vest backpack A pocketed vest or a combination vest and backpack garment for carrying school books, notebooks and other loads in a distributed manner such that the weight of the total load is relatively evenly proportioned relative to the front and back of the wearer, ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397393 | Clothing combination comprising a self-releasing bonding means This invention relates to a clothing combination comprising a shirt and a pair of pants wherein the shirt and the pair of pants are fastened together by a self-releasing bond. Preferably, the bond is made using hook strips and loop strips that, in combina... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397394 | Tool gripping assembly A tool gripping assembly for making it easier and more comfortable for a user to hold a tool especially a dangerous tool such as a welding torch. The tool gripping assembly includes a glove having a wrist portion and a hand portion including a thumb membe... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397395 | Hooded garment with storable mask or goggles The hooded garment of the present invention has an integral, storable mask or goggles for use to protect the wearer against inclement weather, and particularly for use in outdoor cold weather sports, such as skiing or snowboarding. The mask has the shape ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397396 | Ball cap with attached sunglasses A ball cap with attached sunglasses including a cap portion comprised of a head portion and a brim portion. The head portion has an open lower end for being positioned atop a head. The brim portion extends laterally from the open lower end of the head por... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397397 | Ladies' underwear fabrication method and structure A ladies' underwear fabrication method and structure that in addition to addressing the difficulty of effectively keeping conventionally fabricated women's underwear in position while worn also provides a newly researched and developed fabrication method ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397398 | Removable pocket and attachment A removable storage pocket is securable to the surface of an object. The pocket includes a front panel and a rear panel secured to one another around the margins thereof to form a pocket. The pocket is secured to the object using a mating fastener having ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397399 | Protective headguard A protective headguard including (i) a protective central pad for covering at least a portion of an athlete's forehead, (ii) a rear pad for covering at least a portion of an athlete's occipital bone, (iii) a sleeve interconnecting the central pad and the ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397400 | Body protection/support device A body protection/support device is provided for arrangement on a body part. The device has a molded body filling of individual molded bodies (19, 20) accommodated in a receiving enclosure (11). The receiving enclosure (11) in an outer part (13) is substa... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397401 | 2-layer firefighter garment A two layer garment system having an outer layer and a trilaminate inner layer sewn together is used to manufacture fire retardant, or firefighting, textile products, e.g., jackets, pants, gloves, bags and totes. The layers of the trilaminate inner liner ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397402 | Protective uniform for combination football and skating game and other high-impact applications A protective uniform for a high-risk or high-impact activity or sport has a rear rigid shell, an artificial spine which may articulate at two sections attached to the shell, and a damper mechanism between the shell and artificial spine. In addition, the a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397403 | Neck garment A neck garment comprises a body having two ends, a zipper attached to the body near the ends, thereby forming two flaps which are positioned beneath the zipper. The zipper is not as long as the ends, and the remainder of the ends are stitched together. Th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397404 | Toilet flushing system A toilet flushing system primarily having an actuating assembly, guide housing, funnel assembly and flexible hose. Designed to minimize water utilization, the water inlet is located above the water line in a natural state. With the ability to select the d... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397405 | Flush toilet for RV's and boats A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397406 | Bidet attachment for toilet seat This invention provides a combination of a bidet and toilet and includes a water tubular means, a softsoap tubular means, a nozzle, a liquid container, a first connector, comprising a valve, a second connector providing the handle control of the sprinklin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397407 | Vacuum toilet system with single pump A multi-position (e.g. three way) valve is operatively connected to a combined vacuum/holding tank for a vacuum toilet system, and to a pump capable of pumping both air and sewage. When the valve is in one position air is pulled from the tank through the ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397408 | Ramped cap unit for a main pool drain cover plate A ramped cap unit is provided for installation into a swimming pool in a position covering a main pool drain equipped with an upstanding antivortex safety drain cover plate, wherein the ramped cap unit has a smoothly contoured shape to permit a pool clean... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397409 | Bath lifting system A bath lift system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially concealing the lifting device, thus ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397410 | Bath lift A bath lift (10), the lift (10) comprising a housing (12) locatable to a first side (18) of a bath (20). A flexible band (72) is provided which is selectively extendable from the housing (12) across the bath (20) to a second side (86) of the bath (20) suc... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397411 | Divan bed with movable frame having means for resting on the ground which can be extracted/retracted by means of rotational operation Divan bed comprising a fixed frame (1) which has a movable frame (2) sliding inside it, said fixed frame (1) having longitudinal sections (10) forming, inside them, longitudinal guides (11,12) inside which corresponding means (33) for engaging the movable... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397412 | Bed frame structures with unibody universal caster mounts, interlocking rail members and flush rail support surfaces A bed frame constructed by assembly of rail members with universal caster mounts at points of intersection of the rails, where ends of the rail members are integrally connected to the universal caster mounts without any bracketry or parts attached to the ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397413 | Fastener and support leg for adjustable cross bar for bed rails and frames An adjustable cross bar for bed rails and frames with at least two relatively movable cross bar members and a clamp positioned over the outboard ends of the cross bar members and entrapping their edges in tracks. The clamp has depending lances formed in a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397414 | Adjustable face rest An adjustable face rest for use with massage equipment such as tables and chairs includes at least one handle for locking or unlocking adjustability of the face rest. A cross support member is bent or curved to avoid encroaching a person's chin.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397415 | Orthopedic pillow An inflatable cervical pillow formed of airtight thermoplastic material comprises a water chamber including a valve projected above the surface thereof, and an air chamber including a valve projected above the surface of water chamber. Pillow is curved ab... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397416 | Ambulatory assist arm for a bed A bed is provided including a frame, an accessory mount coupled to the frame, a siderail, and an ambulatory assist arm assembly. The accessory mount is configured to removably couple the siderail to the frame so that the siderail can be removed and replac... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397417 | Self-inflatable apparatus A self-inflatable mattress is formed from an open pore foam core and one or more layers of dual melt film. Initially, a layer of dual melt film is placed on top of the open pore foam block such that the side with the lower melting temperature contacts the... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397418 | Double spring mattress and manufacturing process The present invention relates to a spring mattress having two superposed layers of springs, which are enclosed in covers, and a method of manufacturing a mattress of this kind. The characterizing features of the invention are that the springs of the upper... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397419 | System and method for sleep surface adjustment A system for sleep surface adjustment is described. The sleep surface is provided by a sleep support system that is configured for at least two users. The sleep surface of the sleep support system is supported by at least two fluid chambers whose pressure... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397420 | Manual emergency tool assembly A manual emergency tool assembly including a pair of tools, each of which has an operating head and a handle. The handles are formed to be telescopically engaged with each other. A locking arrangement is provided to secure the handles to each other in a f... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397421 | Methods and apparatus for conserving vapor and collecting liquid carbon dioxide for carbon dioxide dry cleaning A method for conserving carbon dioxide vapor in a carbon dioxide dry cleaning system employing a liquid carbon dioxide cleaning solution to clean articles, where the method includes removing carbon dioxide vapor from a wash tank to a vapor tank, storing t... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397422 | Process for washing linen and washing machine performing said process In a linen or clothes washing machine having a drum (12) with a substantially horizontal axis, which is internally subdivided into two compartments (14a, 14b) by a partition (16) passing through the axis thereof, the drum (12) is rotated at an angular vel... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397423 | Apparatus for catching debris while demolishing a bridge structure An overhang bracket for preventing the discharge of debris from a structure which contains a bracket deck integrally connected to a bracket frame. The bracket deck and bracket frame preferably each has a length of from about 4 to about 15 feet. The bracke... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397424 | Toothbrush A toothbrush incorporates a directional inertia switching arrangement in its handle and has an electrical pressure switch that responds to bending of the brush. When the brush is used correctly to brush teeth up and down and sufficient pressure is simulta... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397425 | Polypropylene brush body An oral brush includes a) a body that includes a polymer composition that includes polypropylene and has a melt flow rate of at least about 10 g/10 min, and b) bristles extending from the body.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397427 | Mop A mop (1) for dry or wet mopping comprises an elongated mop-holder (2) and a shaft (9), which is connected to the mop-holder (2) by a universal joint (7). The universal joint (7) has a first pivot axis (a) extending in the longitudinal direction (A) of th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397428 | Wiper blade for motor vehicle windows with support having connection device with projections and welding connection A wiper blade for motor vehicle windows has an elongated spring-elastic support element, an elongated, rubber elastic wiper strip which is pressable against a window to be wiped and is held substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis by the elongated, s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397429 | Riding floor scrubber A riding floor scrubber (10) is disclosed having a relatively narrow cleaning width for passing through relatively narrow passages such as conventional doorways. The riding floor scrubber (10) includes a recovery tank (16) that is vertically and laterally... | 06/04/2002 |