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Patent No. 6293874

User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks

An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.

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Assignee: Samtec, Inc.


Location: New Albany, IN
No. of patents: 32

NumberTitleIssue Date
D650756Electrical connector housing
12/20/2011
D635519Electrical connector housing
04/05/2011
D635518Electrical connector housing
04/05/2011
D635517Electrical connector housing
04/05/2011
D635516Electrical connector housing
04/05/2011
7837522Electrical contacts with solder members and methods of attaching solder members to electrical contacts
An electrical contact including a head, a tail including an opposing pair of major surfaces and a hole, a body connected at one end thereof to the head and at another end thereof to the tail, a peg arranged adjacent to the hole and to extend perpendicular or substan...
11/23/2010
7826692Connector assembly
A connector assembly includes a motherboard and a connector. The motherboard defines a first plane and includes at least one fiber trace. The connector includes an optical lens, an electrical/optical converter, an electrical connector, and a circuit board connecting...
11/02/2010
7654847Probe having a field-replaceable tip
A probe is provided for testing the electrical characteristics of a device. The probe includes a housing, a plurality of cables, a circuit board located within the housing, and a field-replaceable probe tip. The probe tip includes an array of contacts. Each of the p...
02/02/2010
7549884Probe having a field-replaceable tip
A probe is provided for testing the electrical characteristics of a device. The probe includes a housing, a plurality of cables, a circuit board located within the housing, and a field-replaceable probe tip. The probe tip includes an array of contacts. Each of the p...
06/23/2009
7544093Compliant coaxial connector
A connector includes a connector body, a plurality of compression coaxial contacts disposed in the connector body, and a plurality of coaxial cables connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of compression coaxial contacts. The connector body includes a condu...
06/09/2009
7530165Method of making an elevated height electrical connector
An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both dur...
05/12/2009
7479017Right angle electrical connector
A right angle electrical connector assembly includes a connector frame including a plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts including at least one standoff rib extending therefrom, a flexible circuit having a first end portion and a second end portion, the...
01/20/2009
7470155High-density connector
A high-density connector assembly includes a frame, at least one sub-assembly connected to the frame, at least one connector connected to the at least one sub-assembly, a plurality of contacts disposed in the connector, a circuit board disposed in the connector; and...
12/30/2008
7429178Modular jack with removable contact array
A modular jack includes a housing having a socket and an opening arranged to receive a modular plug into the socket, and a sled including a contact array arranged within the socket, wherein the sled is removable from the socket through the opening of the housing wit...
09/30/2008
7377795Electrical contacts having solder stops
An electrical contact for use in an electrical connector, includes a contact body made of metal and having a contact head, a contact tail, and an anti-wicking region disposed between the contact head and the contact tail arranged to prevent wicking of a fusible mate...
05/27/2008
7371129Elevated height electrical connector
An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both dur...
05/13/2008
7322855Array connector having improved electrical characteristics and increased signal pins with decreased ground pins
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of rows and columns of conductive pins disposed along the length direction and the width direction of the connector body so as to form an array of signal pins located in a pin field, at least two rows of...
01/29/2008
7178232Connector having improved contacts with fusible members
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members incl...
02/20/2007
7179091Edge mount electrical connector
An edge mount electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit having a first end for connecting to one major surface of the circuit board and a second end for connecting to another major surface of the circuit board, and an electrical connector connected t...
02/20/2007
7172438Electrical contacts having solder stops
An electrical contact for use in an electrical connector, includes a contact body made of metal and having a contact head, a contact tail, and an anti-wicking region disposed between the contact head and the contact tail arranged to prevent wicking of a fusible mate...
02/06/2007
7165994Electrical connector having a ground plane with independently configurable contacts
An electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of contact pins, and at least one shield plane provided on the outside of the housing. Some of the contact pins are electrically connected to the at least one shield plane to define shield contact pins and some...
01/23/2007
7159312Connector having improved contacts with fusible members
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members incl...
01/09/2007
7125293Connector having improved contacts with fusible members
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members incl...
10/24/2006
7121849Electrical connector having a ground plane with independently configurable contacts
A customizably configurable electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of electrically conducting members through at least one electrically conducting ground plate. The ground plate is defined by a plurality of substantially parallel elongated, ben...
10/17/2006
7052337Connector having improved contacts with fusible members
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members incl...
05/30/2006
7014475Edge mount electrical connector
An edge mount electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit having a first end for connecting to one major surface of the circuit board and a second end for connecting to another major surface of the circuit board, and an electrical connector connected t...
03/21/2006
6979238Connector having improved contacts with fusible members
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members incl...
12/27/2005
6969286Connector having improved contacts with fusible members
An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members incl...
11/29/2005
6824396Compliant connector for land grid array
A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of the pin wit...
11/30/2004
6758683Compliant connector for land grid array
A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of the pin wit...
07/06/2004
6739884Electrical connector having a ground plane with independently configurable contacts
A customizably configurable electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of electrically conducting members through at least one electrically conducting ground plate. The ground plate is defined by a plurality of substantially parallel elongated, ben...
05/25/2004
6585527Compliant connector for land grid array
A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of ...
07/01/2003
 
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