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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4293417 | Filter press An improved filter press for separating solids from liquid is provided. The press includes a plurality of filter plates which are suspended from overhead I-beams such that the plates may be removed either from the top of the press or from the sides of the... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4293411 | Steam seal for disc filter Apparatus is disclosed for steam drying a cake of filtered solids formed on a disc filter element of a rotary disc vacuum filter where the disc filter element is mounted on a rotating means for rotation in a container, the lower portion of which includes ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4290865 | Recovering copper from a copper-bearing source A system and process are provided for recovering copper from a contaminated copper-bearing source such as copper smelter flue dust. The copper-bearing source is leached in an acidic solution to produce a liquor containing dissolved copper and dissolved co... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4290787 | Bottom-powered electrostatic precipitator A high-voltage electrostatic precipitator is powered by a transformer supported below the high-voltage electrodes. A lead-in conductor extends from the transformer to the electrodes through a screen-covered aperture in the precipitator housing. Purging ga... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4288229 | Determination of total organic carbon in a plurality of aqueous samples containing halide ion Total organic carbon can be determined for each one of a plurality of discrete aqueous samples containing halide ion by means of an apparatus comprising a reactor (13), and a pump (12) and flowline (11) for introducing a continuous flow into the reactor (... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4284417 | Method for controlling electric power supplied to corona generating electrodes in an electrostatic precipitator In a system for controlling electric power supplied to corona-generating electrodes in an electrostatic precipitator (10), an opacity-sensitive transducer (20) produces an output signal proportional to the opacity of the flue gas exiting from the precipit... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282082 | Slurry electrowinning apparatus A slurry electrowinning apparatus includes a tank (10) in which are mounted alternating, spaced-apart anode (18) and cathode (20) electrodes. An inlet opening (60) is formed in a side of the tank (10) for introducing a copper-bearing electrolyte to the ta... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4278617 | Humidifier A humidifier comprises a conduit (20), a rotatable fan assembly (30) mounted in the conduit (20) for causing an air stream to flow through the conduit (20), and a counter-rotatable water slinger assembly (40) mounted coaxially with and downstream of the f... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4271027 | Sewage treatment system and process The following disclosure teaches ways and means for clarifying raw sewage and thickening secondary sewage sludge. The disclosed apparatus comprises a tank having upper and lower feedwells disposed therein. Raw sewage is introduced into the lower feedwell ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4253560 | Transfer conveyor for frozen confections In a system for producing frozen confections without molds, a transfer conveyor is provided for picking up the confections from a freezer conveyor and dropping them on a wrapper conveyor which transfer conveyor includes a large number of carriages pivotal... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4248032 | Bagging apparatus An apparatus for inserting a carton into a thermoplastic bag includes a table for supporting the bag, a pusher assembly for transferring a carton into the bag, and a guide assembly for first opening the bag mouth and for thereafter guiding the carton into... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4232780 | Confection conveyor An improved carriage for use in a conveyor for transferring frozen confections includes a pair of scissorable tong-receiving arms. A pair of tongs are detachably mounted on the arms in a manner which facilitates rapid replacement of the tongs. Each tong i... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4227955 | Article taping system A method and apparatus for applying segments of sealing tape to both ends of a carton and for forming pull-tabs at both ends of the segments of sealing tape so applied. Cartons are conveyed in indexed fashion at uniform intervals on a conveyor. Sealing ta... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4225625 | Separating citrus peel into albedo and flavedo components Citrus peels discharged from a juice extractor are first comminuted and thereafter the comminuted peels are screened to separate a larger particle size fraction consisting mainly of the flavedo portion of the peels and a smaller particle size fraction con... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4221101 | Apparatus for evacuating and sealing bags An apparatus for heat-sealing the mouth of a bag supported on a conveyor includes a nozzle assembly for both spreading the mouth of the bag and evacuating the bag and a press assembly having confronting die units and resilient strip assemblies mounted to ... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4194347 | Method and apparatus for shaking trees grown in rows In a down-the-row type of tree shaking apparatus, a support frame is pivotally mounted to a carrier vehicle for rotation about an axis which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a suspension frame, from which a tree shaking and clampin... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4174755 | Agitator assembly for a fruit-vine separator An improved oscillatory separator for a tomato harvester includes an agitator assembly for decompacting the vines carried by a plurality of parallel conveyor chains of the separator to thereby permit loose tomatoes to penetrate the vines and fall between ... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4172557 | Air sprayer apparatus for vineyards and the like A vineyard air sprayer includes an axial fan type of blower assembly which is vertically mounted upon a trailer rearwardly of a spray tank. The blower assembly has a cylindrical outer shell having an annular discharge ring mounted to the bottom end thereo... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4157005 | Direct-loading crop harvesting apparatus An improved direct-loading crop harvester is disclosed as having an articulated elevator which is retractable into a berth in the harvester. During transportation of the harvester from field to field, the lower leg of the loading elevator is horizontally ... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4143970 | Wheel alignment method and apparatus An improved method and apparatus for aligning the front wheels of a motor vehicle utilizing a beam projector and detector assembly on each wheel and an electronic computing means for determining the toe angles of the wheels in response to measured toe sig... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4142550 | Pressure regulating valve A pressure regulating valve is disclosed as including a valve seat having a flat working surface and a central inlet bore extending perpendicularly from the flat working surface through the seat. A valve disc having a flat circular working surface, the di... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4141626 | Method of and apparatus for collecting solar radiation utilizing variable curvature cylindrical reflectors A heliostat apparatus includes a frame which is rotatable about an axis which is parallel to the aperture plane of an elongate receiver. A plurality of flat flexible mirror elements are mounted to the frame between several parallel, uniformly spaced resil... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4046017 | Wheel balancing apparatus A wheel balancing apparatus for balancing an out-of-balance wheel that is mounted on a rotatable shaft includes force transducers positioned in a horizontal plane against resiliently supported bearings for the shaft to thereby detect horizontal components... | 09/06/1977 |
