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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| 6347564 | Fastener-driving hand tool having an angularly displaceable bit retainer A tool for manually driving fasteners having a handle, a shank, and a working tip or bit retainer includes a ball joint for allowing angular displacement of the bit retainer relative to the tool's longitudinal axis so that the tool can be directed into di... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6290658 | Runner monitoring device A device for continuously monitoring the orientation of an individual's physical posture relative to a path the individual is traversing includes a transparent tube attachable to the bill of the individual's cap, and extending beneath and to opposed sides... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6267818 | Squeegee blade assembly An applicator assembly is provided for depositing various kinds of viscous, spreadable media onto workpieces, such as circuit boards and metal and ceramic substrates, and includes a blade structure having a metal blade portion and a plastic blade portion ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6254774 | Apparatus for radioactive particulate filtration Apparatus is provided for filtering particulate matter from a fluid flow pumped from a coolant pool for a nuclear reactor. The apparatus comprises a large vessel with an interior chamber in which is rotatably supported a turntable in the form of a rigid b... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6224503 | Portable basketball retrieval and return device A portable basketball retrieval and return device includes a movable support platform having casters for allowing the positioning of the device on a playing surface adjacent a basketball backboard and rim, a slidable upright frame mounted to the platform ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217187 | Baton for displaying and storing light sticks A hand-carriable baton for displaying at least one chemiluminescent light stick which provides a determinate period of ambient light includes an elongated tubular body having first and second ends, and an inner bore coequal in length with the body. The bo... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6151800 | Cover for the upper of a dance shoe A stretch-on elastic removable cover for a tap dance shoe enables the shoe to be decoratively transformed in appearance. The cover, when snugly fitted on the shoe, conforms to the shape of the shoe and conceals the shoe's upper. The cover is constructed t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6106042 | Device for retrieving items A manually-operable device for use by tree stand hunters for retrieving items that have been left on the ground or that have fallen from the hunter or tree stand onto the ground, includes an elongated shank, a rope having one end attached to the shank and... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095019 | Locking plier tool A locking plier tool, for clamping onto a workpiece of any size within the expanse of the tool's open jaws, has a thumb-actuated control member on the tool body and a release lever which facilitate, respectively, workpiece pressure adjustment and tool rel... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6053692 | Device for securing a removable container to a hauling vehicle A device is provided for use on a vehicle chassis for securing a removable container during its transport. The chassis is the type having a tilting frame enabling a loaded container to be slidably cable-drawn from ground level onto the vehicle. The securi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6052933 | Picture framing system A picture framing system is disclosed for mounting, displaying and protecting a photograph or work of art on a vertical surface of ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, or a non-metallic surface without using nails. The picture framing system includes a sleev... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6000366 | Device for protecting casts, splints or bandages applied to animal appendages An animal protective device is provided for covering and protecting a medical appliance, such as a cast, splint, bandage or wrapping secured to one or more appendages, such as a forelimb or hindlimb, of an animal. The animal protective device includes a s... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5979134 | Suspended ceiling system A suspended ceiling system for suspension from an overhead ceiling of a room is disclosed which includes a plurality of wall trim members secured to the room walls, a plurality of main runner members extending from the wall trim members in a horizontal pl... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5887885 | Self-locking trailer hitch assembly A self-locking trailer hitch assembly includes an elongated housing attachable to the draw bar of a towed vehicle, and the housing includes an attachment end and an opposite socket which is shaped to receive a vertically-projecting ball member. The ball m... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5878659 | Template for marking a golf ball A template for marking golf balls with identifying indicia includes an elongated, rectangular-shaped main body member which is foldable into a cylinder for encompassing the golf ball, a central body portion having a plurality of apertures in the form of l... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5875498 | Toilet seat lifting device A toilet seat lifting device for selectively raising and lowering the seat of a toilet includes a base disposed on a floor surface, a stanchion secured to the front of the base, and a foot pedal pivotably mounted to the stanchion. A plurality of link arms... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5873714 | Rotary kiln having a lining with a wave-shaped inner face A kiln for pyro-processing a variety of materials, such as cement, lime, lime sludge, clay, shale, magnesite, dolomite, and other minerals, includes a continuously-rotated, cylindrical, elongated shell having a feed end for receiving the material, a proce... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5799438 | Device for stringing and supporting plants A device for stringing and supporting growing plants, such as tomato plants, and which is manually operable by a workman includes a handheld, elongated pole having a handle end, an opposite dispensing end, a tip member having an aperture and which is secu... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5738354 | Educational board game An entertainment and educational board game is disclosed which requires players to answer questions arranged in a hierarchy ranging from most difficult questions to questions of intermediate difficulty, and then to questions of least difficulty, and inclu... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735256 | Ball launching device A portable ball launching device is disclosed which includes a support stand positionable on a ground surface and an elongated launching tube mounted to the support stand in a generally horizontal disposition and from which projectiles are ejected. The la... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5709606 | Rotatable swing set A rotatable swing set for providing amusement to children by spinning children secured within swing seats around a central point includes a main support post, a horizontally-disposed circular plate secured to the upper end of the support post for selectiv... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5701693 | Berm clearing attachment for road clearing vehicles A berm clearing attachment for removable securement to a road clearing vehicle, such as a bulldozer, road grader, hi-lift, dump truck, tractor, or skid-steer loader, for side or lateral dozing accumulated dirt and debris off of roads and road berms and aw... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5701837 | Boat dock bumper A boat dock bumper is provided for protecting the hull of a watercraft when the watercraft is moored to a dock, pier, piling, or like structure, and includes a flexible, generally rectangular-shaped member attachable to the watercraft, a flexible upper po... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5698031 | Apparatus for distributing fluid onto a workpiece An oiling device for distributing fluid, such as oil, onto a continuously moving strip of sheet material, such as steel or other non-ferrous based materials, includes an oil reservoir which is in flow communication with an elongated manifold disposed abov... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5676120 | Mechanical throwing device A mechanical device for throwing projectiles is disclosed which is disposed on a ground surface to throw variously-sized balls to a practicing basketball shooter or a practicing baseball hitter. The device includes an elongated base disposed on the ground... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5660632 | Apparatus for spreading material onto a substrate An apparatus for spreading and depositing a viscous liquid or paste-like material on a substrate includes a housing removably insertable into a diamond- or square-shaped squeegee blade holder, the blade holder itself mounted to a squeegee head assembly of... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5642674 | Portable eating table A portable eating table is provided for securement to a user's neck whereupon the portable eating table is pendent therefrom and can support and hold articles, such as food and beverage items and eating utensils, thereon so that the user's hands are free ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5619833 | Suspended ceiling system A suspended ceiling system for suspension from an overhead ceiling of a room is disclosed which includes a plurality of wall trim members secured to the room walls, a plurality of main runner members extending from the wall trim members in a horizontal pl... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5586692 | Water bottle assist device An assist device is disclosed for use with a drinking water dispenser of the type utilizing a large inverted water bottle mounted in a recess or reservoir located on the top flat surface of the dispenser. The assist device is used by a person in replacing... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5551315 | Automatic gear changing system An automatic electromechanical gear changing system for automatically derailing the endless chain of a multi-speed bicycle from one rear transmission sprocket to another rear transmission sprocket to effect rear transmission gear shifting. The automatic g... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549303 | Liquid-shooting target game A liquid-shooting target game is disclosed which includes a flat, vertical panel foldable into sections and which is unfolded for disposition in an upright position on a floor or table surface. A flat, horizontal panel is attached to the lower end of the ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5540428 | Basketball retrieval and return apparatus A basketball retrieval and return apparatus is used in combination with a pole-supported basketball backboard to collect shot basketballs that either ricochet off the backboard or fall through a rim attached to the backboard for returning the basketballs ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5531480 | Ski stabilizing device A ski stabilizing device used in combination with a pair of skis to assist a novice skier in learning to ski includes a pair of block members, each block member attached to the inner edge of one ski adjacent the inflected tip of the ski. Each block member... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5507044 | Turn stand A turn stand is disclosed for moving an individual who has physical impairments but can support himself in a standing position for a short time. The turn stand is utilized for moving the individual from one location to an adjacent location, for example, f... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5495808 | Ceiling mounting bracket for a mine tunnel The invention comprises a ceiling mounting bracket for securement to a mine tunnel ceiling and which is used for suspending a monorail therefrom; a mobile advancing conveyor system is, in turn, suspended from the monorail and used to facilitate removal of... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5466369 | Liquid circulating device A liquid circulating device is provided for submersion in a large holding tank to effect continuous mixing and circulation of a liquid material, such as sewage sludge, contained therein in order to facilitate the digestion of the liquid material for envir... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5449179 | Holiday bingo having stickers and candy markers A holiday Bingo-type game which incorporates motifs from various holidays, such as Easter, Christmas, and Halloween, includes a master calling card having grids each of which contains indicia or symbols representative of a particular holiday, a plurality ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5443218 | Linear winding assembly A linear winding assembly for reeling in the fishing line of a fishing reel, the winding assembly for retrofitting in the housing of the reel so the user can reel in the line without turning the handle, thus freeing one of his hands for other purposes. Th... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5425780 | Ankle, foot, and lower leg prosthetic device A prosthetic device for simulating the movements of a natural human ankle and foot throughout all the phases of the gait cycle and which is adapted for the removable attachment to the stump of a lower extremity amputee includes an ankle block member havin... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5364053 | Hanger device An apparatus for hanging suspended ceiling structures from an overhead surface, such as a spanning joist or beam, includes a fastener adapted for adjustable securement into the overhead surface and a flexible, elongated, suspension wire having a first end... | 11/15/1994 |
