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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 |
| 6155769 | System for transporting plural load bearing carriers A transportation system for liquid-carrying tanks. Each tank is mounted on a carrier unit and plural carrier units are transported by a single trailer or other vehicle. The trailer has an adjustable height, while each of the tank carrier units has adjusta... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6138445 | Mower hitch system A mower with a hitch system allows large lateral offsets in both directions of the mower relative to a towing vehicle. The mower hitch system includes first and second swing arms spaced apart across the mower. First and second pivot shafts mount the respe... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139249 | Truck box ramp A ramp is provided for use in loading and unloading truck boxes. The ramp includes a pair of parallel and spaced apart rails being connected by a plurality of track bars such that the track bars define a ramp surface. Ends of the track bars are received i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6113116 | Off-road towed recreational vehicle A towed vehicle is towed behind such recreational off-road vehicles as snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles (ATV's). The vehicle has a body that is rotationally molded of low density polyethylene. It has an outer shell mounted on a vehicle frame and an in... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112560 | Track lock for snowmobiles The track lock for snowmobiles is a portable anti-theft device secured to the track of a snowmobile. The device is in the form of a main arm which is longer than a standard snowmobile track. Clamps are included for securing the main bar to the track in th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6105294 | Card carrying case A card carrying case includes a U-shaped housing and an insert for insertion therein. The housing has a bottom member and two side members wherein each member includes an edge portion and a flange extending inward along a front face of the case for retain... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6085937 | "Golf ball vendor" and "alternate" product vendor Disclosed is a coin operated vending machine for individual golf ball or similarly sized product, includes a rotating carousel for holding stacks of product within a housing with an enclosed main display compartment and a slide assembly for dispensing pro... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6050066 | Bale bagger A bale bagging apparatus is used for inserting bales in sequence into a tube of plastic film. The apparatus has a set of panels surrounding the bale at a bagging station of the apparatus and supporting the tube in a stretched state out of contact with the... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035057 | Hierarchical data matrix pattern recognition and identification system The present invention relates to a hierarchical artificial neural network (HANN) for automating the recognition and identification of patterns in data matrices. It has particular, although not exclusive, application to the identification of severe storm e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6026753 | Retractable tool support A retractable tool support mounts on a wall or other structure above a shop floor. The support is movable between a stored position and a use position. In the stored position. a tool carrier is horizontal and at an elevated position against the wall. In t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026608 | Adjustment stop for line weight A stop is used with fishing rigs having sliding line weights on a fishing line. The stop can be clamped onto the line at any location as a stop for the weight. A long snell is no longer required. The stop can be released as required to allow the line to b... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6021861 | High clearance truck converter A high clearance converter is used for converting a road vehicle, e.g. a pickup truck, to a high clearance vehicle, for example for agricultural use. The converter has front and rear frame components, each with two upright and ground wheels mounted on eac... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6007083 | Velocipede drive The present invention provides a human powered velocipede drive providing rotary output. The velocipede drive is mounted on a bicycle to provide rotational movement to a front drive wheel of the bicycle thereby propelling the bicycle over the ground. The ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5990686 | Method and apparatus for locating resistive faults in communication and power cables A resistive fault location method and apparatus are used on communication and power cables. Two instruments are connected to opposite ends of the faulted conductor. Each takes a series of voltage and current measurements that are then processed to determi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989620 | Production of legume pasta products by a high temperature extrusion process A high temperature extrusion process is provided for the production of legume pasta products. A dough mixture having a moisture content in the range of 15 to 40% is processed in a twin screw extruder or in a single screw extruder at a barrel temperature i... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5964286 | Tubing rotator A tubing rotator and hanger is used in a wellhead of an oil well. The rotator has a rotator body including a flange and a sleeve projecting from the bottom end of the flange. The flange engages between the wellhead flange and the upper wellhead components... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5944786 | Automatic notification of receipt of electronic mail (e-mail) via telephone system without requiring log-on to e-mail server The automatic e-mail notification system provides for the automatic notification of an e-mail recipient of the presence of e-mail in the recipient's e-mail box on a remote e-mail server. The automatic e-mail notification system comprises an e-mail server ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5921738 | Square bale transporter A bale transporting and stacking method and apparatus are disclosed. The bales are picked up from the field and placed bottom side down on the bed of the bale transporter. When the transporter is full, the bed, or part of the bed, is tipped upright to for... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915336 | Animal leash An animal leash has a strap with a fastener at one end for coupling the leash to an animal restraint and a handle at the other end for holding the leash. The strap includes a non-stretchable length of flexible material and a length of elastically stretcha... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915375 | Fireplace with direct vent and sloped top wall A direct vent gas fireplace has a combustion air duct extending down the back wall, between the housing back wall and the fireplace back wall. It is located laterally between two cooling air ducts that lead from the cool air zones at the bottom outer corn... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5906166 | Seeding assembly including seed boot and boot mounted, resiliently biased packer wheel The present invention provides a seed boot and packer wheel for use with a cultivator particularly of the type for mounting directly on a cultivator shank. The seed boot and packer wheel comprise a seed boot, an attachment means fixing the seed boot to th... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5895001 | Bale shredder A bale processor has a horizontal rotor mounted at the center of an upwardly concave bale support. The bale support rocks from side to side across the rotor to bring new parts of the bale against the rotor. The rocking action produces a rolling, sliding o... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890824 | Soap applicator The soap applicator holds a bar of soap for application to areas of the body of a person, particularly those which are hard to reach. The soap applicator is in the form of a hand shaped soap holder with an elongate handle attached at its base. A recess in... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5873761 | Aerodynamic toy The present invention relates to an aerodynamic toy particularly of the type for manually launching into the air. The toy includes a disc shaped body having a plurality of airfoil shaped sections, and a plurality of slots in the body. Light emitting devic... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5871244 | Tongs A set of carrying tongs is intended for one hand operations. It includes a main member with a handle at one end arranged at an acute angle to a center part of the main member. A gripping part at the opposite end is arranged at an obtuse angle to the main ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868446 | Gate latch An adjustable gate latch has a striker bar and a latch component including a base with a track. The latch assembly slides along the track when engaged by a striker that is out of line with the latch member. This automatically compensates for relative move... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863451 | Snow dome construction A method is provided for constructing a snow shelter. A set of fabric panels is connected together to provide a short skirt into which snow is filled throughout and compacted on the periphery. Panels are then connected to a higher level and additional sno... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853281 | Loading ramp for recreational vehicles A ramp is used for loading and unloading recreational vehicles, especially snowmobiles, trucks, trailers and the like. The preferred ramp is a three section ramp with two outer sections and a center section connected to fold from side to side for storage ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5848592 | Air filter A personal use air filter includes a water chamber through which the air is initially bubbled to remove particulates, vapors and gases and to humidify and cool the air before it is delivered to the user. In most cases additional filtering is provided down... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5845762 | Auger boot The present invention provides an auger boot for use with a grain auger particularly of the type for use when manually delivering grain to the inlet of a grain auger. The auger boot delivers grain to the inlet of a grain auger, can be easily placed in pos... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845286 | Date value reduction system The year 2000 Problem is addressed by hard coding a Date Translation Object which finds and reduces the two digit year dates by a constant factor of 28 years. After data processing is complete, the Date Reduction Object reintroduces the constant factor in... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839743 | Grader fenders The present invention relates to fender assemblies for use with road graders and the like that prevent mud, dust, snow, or other substances on the ground or road surface from being thrown up by the grader tires. The fenders are arranged to follow any vert... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837294 | Windshield repair tool with pressure Windshield repair tool has an injector for injecting liquid resin into fractures and pits in broken windshields. The injector has an injector cylinder and a plunger that applies pressure to resin in the cylinder for injecting the resin into the fracture o... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5827372 | Aqueous alcoholic aklaline process for cationization and anionization of normal, waxy, and high amylose starches from cereal, legume, tuber and root sources A starch cationization process comprises suspending the starch in an aqueous alcoholic alkaline solvent containing a critical level of water (starch to water ratio 1:3 to 3:1), heating the reaction mixture for a few minutes at 30°90° C., adding a cation... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5814192 | Vapor compression distillation apparatus A vapor compression distillation apparatus includes a vessel for containing a liquid to be distilled and a heat exchanger of the shell and tube type immersed in the liquid. The heat exchanger has top and bottom manifolds and vertical tubes surrounded by a... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5809759 | Bean harvester A crop harvester has bristle guards (39) mounted on the cutter bar (14) as crop lifters and to capture fruit lost by dehiscence during cutting. Each bristle guard is a set of laterally oriented bristles (44). Dehisced fruit is swept into the header by a p... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5794573 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has an annular engine chamber in which a set of pistons oscillate in synchronism. On their compression stroke, the pistons draw in a fresh charge into the chamber behind the piston. On the power stroke, that charge is compres... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5775420 | Dual string assembly for gas wells A dual completion for gas wells includes a dual base with a primary hanger incorporated in the base. Primary and secondary coiled tubing strings extend through the base at a downwardly converging angle of 2° or less. The dual base is mounted on an annula... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5769559 | Automatically setting draw pin assembly A draw pin assembly includes a hammer strap that mounts on the drawbar and a draw pin that extends through aligned draw pin holes in the hammer strap and drawbar. A latch mechanism supports the draw pin in a retracted position while a trigger in the hitch... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762339 | Reusable bingo cards A game sheet, for example for the game of bingo is a flexible PVC sheet reverse printed with a set of bingo cards. The front surface of the sheet has an anti-glare finish that accepts solvent-based marks and will also allow the marks to be erased so that ... | 06/09/1998 |
