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Patent No. 5678617

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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Patents Published on 06/24/2003


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6581209Nursing garment for use with outerwear
The nursing garment of this invention is in the nature of a bib, small enough to be easily carried with a baby's paraphernalia and easily positioned over a user's conventional outerwear when desired. The bib-like garment is preferably made from flannel in...
06/24/2003
6581210Bib and dish combination
A bib and dish combination device has a bib that preferably has an opening that is designed to accommodate a wearer's neck and to prevent food or beverage from touching a wearer's clothes as the wearer is eating or drinking. The lower end of the bib is pr...
06/24/2003
6581211Mitten
A mitten that includes a body that has a form and a texture of that of an animal (e.g. bear) paw. The body covers a hand and has a combined thumb/finger-covering portion and a slot. The body is configured so as to allow the thumb and the fingers of the ha...
06/24/2003
6581212Protective garment
A protective garment for protection of body parts against cuts or puncture wounds comprising an inner layer, a protective layer and an outer layer, the protective layer being composed of a wire mesh of woven metal wires, the thickness of the metal wires b...
06/24/2003
6581213Swimming goggles
A pair of swimming goggles comprises a first and a second single-eye modules, each of which includes a lens frame that has lens units mounted thereon, a module nose bridge which is mounted on the side of the lens frame, a module strap which is mounted on ...
06/24/2003
6581214Spacer and shim assembly and process of elevating the water closet ring of a toilet bowl
A system utilizing multiple spacer and shim elements that nest together to raise a closet ring to the height required for the particular floor being used in a given application for a toilet bowl installation. The nested spacer and shim elements are placed...
06/24/2003
6581215Sterilizing and air conditioning electronic urinal
A sterilizing and air conditioning electronic urinal includes a power rectifier circuit, a microcomputer control unit, a sensitivity control circuit, time delay circuit, a high voltage generating circuit, an ozone generator, a mixing device, a flushing so...
06/24/2003
6581216Commode shutoff device
A commode shutoff device having a diverter housing, diverter valve within diverter housing, diverter arm, a means for actuating the diverter arm, support bracket, and an alternate water line is disclosed. Water is redirected from the overflow water line t...
06/24/2003
6581217Directional air vents for spas and jetted bathtubs
An air-blowing assembly for providing cooling air to the user of a spa, jetted bathtub or other heated water-containing member. The assembly has an air blower with an air blower inlet which received air from outside of the area of the spa. The blower cond...
06/24/2003
6581218Water conservation apparatus
A water conservation system for use in a shower stall or a bathtub having a shower head. The system includes a pair of receptacles placed on the floor of the shower stall. Each of the receptacles includes a cover, which has a hingedly connected panel to f...
06/24/2003
6581219Rotary shower brush for mounting in a shower stall
A rotary shower brush for mounting in a shower stall that includes a brush assembly, a motor assembly, an upper mount assembly, and a lower mount assembly. The brush assembly vertically mounts in the shower stall. The motor assembly is operatively connect...
06/24/2003
6581220Method and appratus for aromatherapy shower
A method for aromatherapy including recirculating shower water on a body of a bather, the shower water including at least one aromatherapy substance....
06/24/2003
6581221Support structure for a bed or the like
A support is provided for a bed or the like which provides one hundred percent unobstructed floor space therebelow. The support may be used for supporting a pair of vertically spaced beds or a bed having a desk or sofa positioned therebelow. The support c...
06/24/2003
6581222Lifting sling
A harness for lifting a disabled person from a sitting position to a standing position by a lifting device having two attaching points for the lifting action, there being a distance between these points. The harness including a belt at least partly surrou...
06/24/2003
6581223Foldable frame assembly
A foldable frame assembly includes a plurality of parallel frame members, each of which has left and right columns. A plurality of coupling units are alternately disposed with the frame members, and each includes first left and right connecting rods and s...
06/24/2003
6581224Bed heating systems
A heating system, e.g. for a bed mattress or floor sleeping area, has a tube extending in an array from a water inlet portion to a water outlet portion through a sinuous intermediate portion. The heating system has a longitudinal inner area extending cent...
06/24/2003
6581225Mattress used for preventing bedsores or the like
The present invention provides an air supply mattress control system for the release of air at a controlled pressure and temperature to a user. A mattress or support member is supplied with pressurized air and has a plurality of force activated nozzle val...
06/24/2003
6581226Open frame pillow and head support system
The Open Frame Pillow & Head Support System is an apparatus which supports one's head and/or one's pillow(s) & head, and is designed with an open frame which has cantilevered upper arms which support its Head/Pillow Rest in a slightly elevated position ab...
06/24/2003
6581227Hollow body for use as a sitting support
A hollow body is configured for use as a sitting support. A sitting area has at least two portions spaced from each other. At least one integral flat groove or recess is formed between the portions. The portions are interconnected by at least one connecti...
06/24/2003
6581228Portable changing apparatus for an infant
A portable changing apparatus for an infant for allowing a user to easily change diapers on a baby on outings, in particular. The portable changing apparatus for an infant includes a frame assembly capable of being folded; and also includes a leg assembly...
06/24/2003
6581229Modular maternity mattress system
A mattress system constructed of synthetic foam is described especially for use as a maternity mattress. The mattress system has a main mattress portion with a specifically shaped central opening through the center thereof. At least two modular plugs have...
06/24/2003
6581230Method of washing laundry in a motor-driven washing machine
A method for the washing of laundry in a motor-driver washing machine. The laundry method is intended to optimize the washing procedure with respect to the amount of mechanical energy which is needed in order to achieve the desired cleaning effect on the ...
06/24/2003
6581231Ramp apparatus and method for use with motor vehicle flood protection bag
A ramp apparatus and method for insertion of a four-wheel vehicle into a plastic flood protection car bag which comprises a ramp device having a pair of up-ramp surfaces, a pair of top surfaces and a pair of down-ramp surfaces, and car bag securements on ...
06/24/2003
6581232Pool cleaning apparatus
Apparatus for use with automatic pool cleaners includes a tube which defines a flow channel for water drawn pump from the pool through a house by a remote pump. The tube includes tubular sections (10A, 10B) joined by a joint (11) which operates to move on...
06/24/2003
6581233Electrically operable toothbrush
An electrically operable toothbrush, in particular an electrically operable toothbrush which includes an oscillatingly rotatable brush head, with the brush head being connected with a drive shaft, so as to be supported for rotation about its longitudinal ...
06/24/2003
6581234Dental brush unit comprising gear connections
The present invention relates to replaceable dental brush units useful in an electric toothbrush. In particular, the invention provides for a replaceable dental brush unit useful in an electric toothbrush that uses gear links for connecting and driving mo...
06/24/2003
6581235Apparatus for cleaning and removing deposits from internal walls of ducts for conveying fluids of any kind
An apparatus for cleaning and removing deposits from internal walls of ducts for conveying fluids of any kind, comprising at least a propulsion head which is constituted by an elongated stem and by an impeller which is mounted freely on the stem and is su...
06/24/2003
6581236Substance spreading implement
The invention is concerned with an implement for spreading a powdery cleaning material on surfaces that have been contaminated with fluids dropping from vehicular traffic. The powdery material needs to be evenly spread over the contaminated surfaces while...
06/24/2003
6581237Wiper blade for motor vehicle windows
A wiper blade (10) is proposed that serves to clean windows (30) of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has a bandlike, elongated, spring-elastic support element (12) for an elongated rubber-elastic wiper element (32) that can be pressed against the window an...
06/24/2003
6581238Motor vehicle wiper
The invention proposes a motor vehicle windscreen wiper of the type in which a cover, intended completely to cover over a drive head, includes two longitudinal lateral flanks joined together by a transverse back which includes an upper longitudinal part a...
06/24/2003
6581239Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner
The invention provides a vacuum cleaner (10) comprising a main body (12) and a cleaner head (22) movably mounted theon, the cleaner head (22) having a downwardly directed suction opening (24), characterised in that the cleaner head (22) is mounted on the ...
06/24/2003
6581240Brush attachment for vacuum cleaners
A brush attachment for vacuum cleaners comprises a housing consisting of a bottom part and a top part, a turbine wheel driven by the suction air stream, a brush roller driven by the turbine wheel, and a suction tube connection constructed in the form of a...
06/24/2003
6581241Vacuum cleaner having airflow recirculation path for cooling beater brush motor
A vacuum cleaner system incorporating a closed loop airflow recirculation path for cooling a beater brush motor. A portion of clean, exhaust airflow created by a fan is diverted away from an exhaust port of the housing and directed into a flow path runnin...
06/24/2003
6581242Track and trolley system for movable wall panels
A track and trolley system for movable wall panels including a track having upper and lower flanges, the upper and lower flanges being horizontally and vertically displaced from each other and defining a channel therebetween, the upper and lower flanges e...
06/24/2003
6581243Hinge with built-in door stop
A vehicle door hinge assembly with a built-in doorstop mechanism, includes a fixed knuckle secured to the bodywork of the vehicle, and a moving knuckle secured to the door of the vehicle. The moving knuckle is hinged to the fixed knuckle about a pin. The ...
06/24/2003
6581244Hinge construction, especially for items of jewellery
A method and hinge construction for mounting to an item, such as, jewelry. An H-shaped mounting plate has two support legs for mounting to the item. The plate has a hinge pin pivotally receiving the Y-shaped end of a hinge component with the opposite end ...
06/24/2003
6581245Foldable handle assembly
A foldable handle assembly includes a handle, two connecting devices, two resilience devices, two balls and two shafts. Each of the connecting devices includes a base and a projecting post wherein the projecting post has a first ball receptacle and a seco...
06/24/2003
6581246Adjustable grass trimmer handle
A grass trimmer adjustable handle has a two piece clamp with four bolts and four nuts for mounting and fastening to a grass trimmer main power shaft, and a rod end bearing with a threaded rod and a lock nut. The main handle has threads that match the thre...
06/24/2003
6581247Handle of an adhesive-tape cutter
A handle of an adhesive-tape cutter includes a recessed groove formed at a preset position of the handle, having insert holes preset in number formed around its circumference. A cover member is provided at a bottom side with a plurality of insert studs fo...
06/24/2003
6581248Carding machine with drawing rollers at the outlet
A card is equipped with a regulating drafting system at the card delivery arrangement. The measuring values for regulating the drafting system are obtained from the drafted fibre sliver. The sliver depositing device can be pre-controlled relative to the d...
06/24/2003
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