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Process For Propelling Foodstuffs or the Like into a Crowd

A method of launching foodstuffs into a crowd for promotional and entertainment purposes.

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Patents Published on 01/23/2007


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7165270Food holder
A food holder comprising a substantially symmetrical U-shaped body having a pair of opposite digit pockets for accepting fingers or a thumb of a user of the food holder therein and a food pocket located between the digit pockets. The digit pockets taper to accept th...
01/23/2007
7165271Transformable garment
An upper torso garment, such as a jacket, can be folded within itself to transform it into a different shape for use as a pillow. In a further embodiment, the garment bears an integral back pack which can be used while the garment is being worn, and can be transform...
01/23/2007
7165272Novelty head gear and method of making same
Decorative novelty head wear is provided including a head engaging member adapted to be worn on a user's head and at least one decorative member mounted to the head engaging member and including a generally flat substrate having a decorative surface. The decorative ...
01/23/2007
7165273Headwear with cutout to accommodate eyewear and other items
Headwear is disclosed having a cut-out or opening along the bottom side edges to accommodate eyewear or other items, and eliminate interference in the ear area between the headwear and the eyewear or other item. The cut-out or opening is defined by a headwear bottom...
01/23/2007
7165274System for removing odor
A system for removing odorous air from a toilet bowl into a sewer line includes a toilet seat defining a plurality of air inlets spaced apart along a bottom side and an air outlet at a rear side with an internal channel connecting the air inlets and outlet. The syst...
01/23/2007
7165275Toilet mounting assembly
A toilet mounting assembly including a pedestal for fastening to a floor and a toilet snap-fit to the pedestal. The pedestal includes a plate for positioning upon a floor and having an opening in its center. An upstanding lip is affixed to the front of the plate. Th...
01/23/2007
7165276Medical assist device
A medical assist device relocates patients from a first support such as a bed to a second support such as a chair or wheelchair. Upon location of the assist device to a position adjacent such first support, the patient may stand on a rotatable platform of the assist...
01/23/2007
7165277Adjustable bed
An adjustable bed that enables a Gatch mechanism to be operated in an excellent fashion to match the flexing of a care recipient's body, and that is, moreover, useable as a superior low platform bed for care recipients. To this end, a parallel link mechanism having ...
01/23/2007
7165278Patient immobilization device
A patient immobilization device comprises a backboard having a front side and a back side, and a pair of opposing paddles slidably mounted on the backboard. The paddles are configured to move between a storage position and a support position, to support the head of ...
01/23/2007
7165279Facial beauty pillow
A pillow is structured for preserving a user's facial beauty and includes a central portion, and upper and lower leg members extending from both the left and right sides of the central portion. The upper and lower leg members on each side are angled relative to one ...
01/23/2007
7165280Fluid-control medical mattress
A fluid-control medical mattress includes a platform and multiple supports mounted on the platform. Each support is a bladder for selectively receiving fluid to support a patient. A skirt is mounted to a periphery of the platform and surrounds the platform for retai...
01/23/2007
7165281Bed
A bed comprises a support arrangement (1) adapted to provide upper support surfaces for and carry a person lying in the bed through an upper limitation thereof. A suction device is arranged to generate an air flow from the contact surfaces between a person ly...
01/23/2007
7165282Hinged foam assembly for mattress manufacturing
Edge rails for a mattress core are combined with an upholstery layer to provide a pre-assembled work piece that provides a perimeter about a mattress core. The edge rails, which may be foam, may be attached to the upholstery layer with hinges that permit each edge r...
01/23/2007
7165283Increased height inflatable support system
An inflatable mattress is provided having an upper and a lower inflatable support chamber which are arranged in a substantially vertical manner. Each inflatable support chamber has a top layer, a bottom layer, and a side gusset. At least one inflatable stabilizing c...
01/23/2007
7165284Water jet reversing propulsion and directional controls for automated swimming pool cleaners
A pool or tank cleaner that is propelled by means of one or more water jets is directed in one or more predetermined systematic scanning patterns of either straight, curvilinear, or combinations of both, by an apparatus and method that controls and varies the direct...
01/23/2007
7165285Appliance for applying lotion with a rotating pad
An appliance for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a housing, from which a soft pad extends, and a elongated handle. The pad, which includes a flat application surface, is rotated by a motor in the handle about an axis of rotation perpendi...
01/23/2007
7165286Agitator construction
An agitator includes a high strength, continuous metal axle, a pulley held on one end of the metal axle and a sleeve of lightweight plastic material received over the axle. The agitator is manufactured by molding a pulley body onto an underlying metal support or D-n...
01/23/2007
7165287Windshield wiper system having a tubular member having a foam core
This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high...
01/23/2007
7165288Twin-loop dust collector
A twin-loop dust collector comprises: a case with an opening on the upper side thereof, being provided on a lateral side thereof with a vent hole; a net plate provided to cover the opening, one side of the net plate is pivotally connected with the case to allow lift...
01/23/2007
7165289Animal shaped toy recovery and storage device
A recovery and storage device suitable for picking up children's toys and placing them in a storage container has an appearance of a novelty animal, primarily an elephant, including an anatomical frame member with a vacuum motor integrated with a vacuum housing incl...
01/23/2007
7165290Caster and dolly wheel attachments for cylindrical tanks
Caster wheel assemblies that may be snap-fitted onto a cylindrical tank or drum are shown and described. Also dolly-wheel assemblies that include an axle supported by two wheels are also disclosed which may be snap-fitted onto a cylindrical tank or drum. The caster ...
01/23/2007
7165291Hinge assembly for portable electronic device
A hinge assembly (10) for interconnecting a main body and a cover of a portable electronic device includes a hinge housing (20), and a first hinge apparatus (30) and a second hinge apparatus (40) rotatably contained in the housing and bei...
01/23/2007
7165292Plastic chuck with wrong opening preventing slider, and bag with the chuck
A plastic zipper includes a pair of male hooks and female hooks for a slider guide operable parallel to the hooks for sealing on the opening side of the zipper wherein, at the same time, an inside guide of the slider is positioned between the hooks for sealing and h...
01/23/2007
7165293Conveyor belt fasteners
A rubberized conveyor belt fastener is provided including a plate portion and elastomeric material that extends beyond lateral sides of the plate so that gaps between adjacent plate portions in a conveyor belt splice can be minimized. The plate portions can also inc...
01/23/2007
7165294Strap sack
Housing for containing excess cargo tie-down material, and for containing the locking mechanism to reduce its exposure to the environmental elements. The housing is in the form of a generally flat portion and a sack made of durable material. The sack is configured t...
01/23/2007
7165295Rope lock with out-of-balance indicator and automatic lockout
A rope lock is disclosed, suitably adapted for use in theatrical applications that use counterweight rigging systems. The rope lock includes an indicator to show if the counterweight rigging system is in- or out-of-balance. The rope lock also includes an automatic l...
01/23/2007
7165296Flexible material tri-wedge bar and clamp assembly for use with a tensioning device
Flexible material clamp discloses two parts, triangular bar and rigid clamp having congruent triangular channel. The bar has base and two major inclined surfaces meeting at acute angle, length of the major surfaces being at least three times base height. Clamp has i...
01/23/2007
7165297Underwater burial garden system
A method for establishing underwater burial garden comprises drilling one or more holes into an underwater floor surface to a predetermined depth. Each hole in the underwater burial garden may be located at a predetermined location, or plot, respective to any other ...
01/23/2007
7165298Method of making a surface acoustic wave device
A surface acoustic wave die system and method are disclosed herein, including a surface acoustic wave sensor comprising one or more surface acoustic wave die disposed and hermetically sealed between a base and a cover. An adhesive is generally for securing one or mo...
01/23/2007
7165299Method of manufacturing an ink-jet recording head
A method of manufacturing an ink-jet recording head includes an individual electrode having an individual electrode main body formed at a position corresponding to an ink chamber and an individual electrode lead-out part for supplying power, a piezoelectric element ...
01/23/2007
7165300Portable pocket cutter
A portable pocket cutter employs a shaping assembly and a boring assembly, connected via a frame and coupling assembly, for constructing a pocket joint in a workpiece. The frame is at least partially supported upon a workpiece. The shaping assembly is pivotally conn...
01/23/2007
7165301Motorcycle rear suspension swingarm assembly
An off-road motorcycle incorporates a swingarm assembly for pivotally supporting a rear wheel relative to a frame of the motorcycle. Preferably, the swingarm includes right and left arms extending rearwardly from a forward connecting portion. Right and left rear whe...
01/23/2007
7165302Spindle device of machine tool and method of replacing spindle
A spindle device of a machine tool such as a milling machine and a machining center and a method of replacing a spindle, the spindle device wherein the housing of a spindle head (5) is divided into a front housing (23) and a rear housing (25), a...
01/23/2007
7165303Disc cassette delidder and feeder system for data storage devices
A disc cassette delidder and feeder system that includes a frame supporting; a feed-in conveyor with a movable conveyor portion, a delidder assembly attached to a lid elevator, a caddy grip and rotate assembly secured to a caddy elevator, and a re-lid assembly porti...
01/23/2007
7165304Block attacher apparatus and method
A block attacher for attaching blocks to slats as stringers for pallets includes a slat dispenser disposed to dispense individual slats to a slat driver, the slat driver being selectively positionable. A first block dispenser dispenses a block to an assembly station...
01/23/2007
7165305Activation arm assembly method
A method for assembling an activation arm assembly for a power tool, such as a fastening tool or nailer. The method includes the mounting of various components of the activation arm assembly on pivot pins and positioning of a pair of arm members to load a spring tha...
01/23/2007
7165306Overcap having improved fit
The combination of an injection-molded, snap-on cap and a blow-molded, plastic container are designed to act together to provide a seal that prevents a loss of freshness to the porous product stored within, regardless of variations in the manufacturing process. Inst...
01/23/2007
7165307Method and machine for forming protective film on sprayed coating of large-sized product
There are disclosed a method and apparatus for applying a strippable paint to a large-sized product finished with a sprayed coating, such as an automobile, to form a protective film on the surface of the coating. The product is conventionally kept in stock for a per...
01/23/2007
7165308Dual disk transport mechanism processing two disks tilted toward each other
Various apparatus and methods are provided for handling and transporting pairs of gap merge disks. A transfer member is provided in one embodiment which engages the outer perimeter of a pair of disks at three locations. The transfer member is configured to induce an...
01/23/2007
7165309Method for assembly of a motorcycle frame
A method and apparatus for assembling motorcycle frames includes a conveyor defining a path of travel and a pallet movable along the conveyor through a workstation. The pallet supports a rotatable frame for receiving individual components and/or sub-assemblies in fi...
01/23/2007
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