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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 |
| 5628086 | Floor cleaning apparatus with squeegee mounting system The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning floors. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes four wheels, two of which are steerable wheels, and a steering mechanism that permits the two steerable wheels to turn to a degree that allows very ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5623743 | Mobile surface scrubber solution recovery system A mobile surface scrubber for scrubbing a surface wetted with cleaning solution. The scrubber comprises a frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted on the frame, scrub brush means attached to the frame and positioned to scrub the wetted surface as th... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5615449 | Glass cleaning device A cleaning attachment for a vacuum cleaner including a cleaning solution reservoir, a manually operated cleaning solution dispenser mounted to the reservoir, a suction tube secured at one end to the reservoir, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611109 | Cleaning roller for the suction head of a vacuum cleaning device A cleaning roller for a suction head has a substantially cylindrical base body with a cylindrical mantle surface. The base body is driven in rotation about an axis of rotation. Support members are connected to the base body and project radially past the c... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611108 | Floor cleaning apparatus with slidable flap The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning floors. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes four wheels, two of which are steerable wheels, and a steering mechanism that permits the two steerable wheels to turn to a degree that allows very ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5608947 | Floor cleaning apparatus with pre-filter The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning floors. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes four wheels, two of which are steerable wheels, and a steering mechanism that permits the two steerable wheels to turn to a degree that allows very ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5590439 | Apparatus for cleaning by spreading cleaning liquid and by suction of the used liquid A hand-held apparatus for cleaning by spraying cleaning liquid and by suction of the used liquid has a spray pump (20) for cleaning liquid associated with a brush (23) for spreading of the liquid on the surface to be cleaned. A flexible rubber wiper (14) ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5579555 | Squeegee assembly for floor cleaning machine A squeegee assembly for use in a floor cleaning machine includes a housing which includes a forward plate and a rearward plate. The opposed ends of the forward plate and the rearward plate converge toward one another to form an interior wedge. One or more... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575035 | Environmentally sound and safe apparatus for removing coatings The present invention is a hand held tool for removing coatings from a substrate. The hand held tool includes a housing having a front section with an outlet, a mid section with an inlet, and a rear section, a heat source disposed within the front section... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5564161 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle The vacuum cleaner nozzle of the present invention has a nozzle body with a suction pipe connecting piece and a bottom plate which closes off the nozzle body towards the bottom, whereby the bottom plate is provided with at least one flow channel open towa... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5555596 | Floor cleaning apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning floors. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes four wheels, two of which are steerable wheels, and a steering mechanism that permits the two steerable wheels to turn to a degree that allows very ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551121 | Squeegee-type mopping device A squeegee-type mopping device including an elongated tubular rigid container having an open upper end and an open lower end; a head having a hollow interior, an upper open extent coupled to the lower end of the container to allow communication therebetwe... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5535471 | Tool for cleaning LPCVD furnace tube A tool for cleaning the interior of a tube, such as a neck portion of a processing tube of an lpcvd apparatus, or the like, has a pipe that may have at least one hole, and preferably a plurality of holes, spaced from an insulating handle along the length ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535477 | Vacuum cleaner attachment A unique vacuum cleaner attachment specifically configured for dust removal from the interior of any 31/2 inch (88.9 mm) disk drive unit, commonly found in conjunction with electronic computer and word processor equipment. The attachment comprises a vacuu... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535478 | Cleaning tool for removing lint from clothes dryers The present invention features a suction wand for use in cleaning lint from the lint-screen cavity of clothes dryers. This lint-catching tool is uniquely designed to provide a lint-loosening action in combination with a vacuum action. This dual action eli... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5524320 | Floor scrubbing machine A floor scrubbing machine has a floor scrubbing device with at least two floor scrubbing elements, of which at least one is mounted to a chassis to be adjustable in such a manner that the operating width of the floor scrubbing device can be changed. An ad... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5517717 | Suction head for a floor cleaning machine There is provided a suction head for a floor cleaning machine, comprising a housing (7) and a package (1) consisting of a squeegee (2) and at least one clip element (3), whereby the size and shape of said clip element and the housing are such that this pa... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5499424 | Cleaning device for hard and flat surfaces A cleaning head for use with suction means particularly suitable for cleaning hard, flat and smooth surfaces, such as glass or marble walls. The cleaning head is equipped with attachments for cleansing liquid application, scrubbing, wiping and waste liqui... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497532 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle The vacuum cleaner nozzle of the invention is provided with a nozzle body equipped with a suction pipe connecting piece and with a bottom plate which closes off the nozzle body towards the bottom, whereby at least one flow channel which is open towards th... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497530 | Wiper device for hard surfaces, in particular a window wiper In order to reduce the energy consumption of the suction unit, on the one hand, and to improve the cleaning effect, on the other hand, of a wiper device for hard surfaces, in particular a window wiper, comprising a slit-shaped suction nozzle, on which a f... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5455985 | Steerable side squeegees In a floor scrubbing machine, side squeegees for control of water on the floor are mounted with linkages that include vertical pivots so the squeegees can swing from side to side. They are interconnected with a tie rod so they swing in unison. A rear sque... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454137 | Vacuum hose assembly A vacuum hose assembly comprising an elongate tube member having a first end spaced from a second end, with a rigid blade fixedly mounted to the elongate tube coaxially thereof projecting beyond the first end, with first and second conduits directing pres... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454138 | Squegee mounting for floor scrubber An integral gimbal housing is trunnion mounted beneath and to the rear of the frame of a floor scrubber. The gimbal housing includes a vertical pivot shaft to which a yoke is mounted. A spring biases the gimbal housing to the use position. The yoke swings... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5419007 | Snap together wet nozzle A snap together wet nozzle for use with a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The snap together wet nozzle includes an elongated U-shaped nozzle housing with closed ends including a connecting tube passageway for association with the vacuum cleaner. An elongated... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5400467 | Suction head of vacuum cleaner A suction head for a vacuum cleaner includes a rag roll device which is wetted to perform a wet wiping action across the floor. The rag roll device is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis. A rotation regulating mechanism, comprised of a pawl devic... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5386612 | Portable steam vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaning apparatus is provided which includes a housing having a handle portion and a nozzle portion. A reservoir is defined in the housing for retaining cleaning solution or water, and a heating unit is associated with the reservoir for heating ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5377382 | Floor cleaning machine including squeegee assembly A cleaning machine for cleaning floor surfaces is disclosed characterized by a squeegee blade assembly that utilizes a number of connectors for dual functions. The squeegee blade assembly includes a holding subassembly for maintaining the squeegee blades ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5357650 | Carpet water remover A deflooding tool for vacuum removal of liquid such as water or the like from carpets, rugs or other floor coverings. Preferably the tool comprises a rigid, hollow generally cubicle vacuum chamber disposed substantially vertically with respect to the floo... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5349722 | Methods of and apparatus for containing and evacuating fluids (II) Systems for containing fluids and for both containing a fluid and then evacuating the contained fluid to a point of treatment or disposal. These systems have a fluid containment boom and a pump for creating a vacuum in the boom and compressing a portion o... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5301387 | Cleaning head for flat surfaces A cleaning head for flat surfaces comprises a device (1) for distribution of cleaning liquid which comprises an injection pipe (2) connected to a washing device (3) located in a cleaning region (4) of the head, and a suction chamber (10) which is connecte... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5287593 | Snow and ice remover A snow and ice remover having a scraper, and a device for passing a heated fluid along the scraper onto the ice.... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5280666 | Squeegee apparatus for a vacuum cleaner system A squeegee apparatus for a vacuum cleaner system. The apparatus includes a main body portion having an integrally formed neck portion operable to releasably connect to a wand of the vacuum cleaner system. The main body portion forms a manifold and include... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5239720 | Mobile surface cleaning machine A surface cleaning machine (10) is disclosed in the preferred form as a combination sweeping-scrubbing apparatus including a sweeping brush (18) for sweeping debris into a hopper (20) and a one piece squeegee (112) for picking up solution after four stagg... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5212848 | Squeegee blade An improved flexible wiping blade for the vacuum pickup squeegee of a floor scrubbing machine. A series of small protuberances with spaces between them are provided at the lower edge of the blade on its surface that leads when the machine moves backward. ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5208941 | High power vacuum attachment apparatus The present invention involves a high power vacuum attachment apparatus with infinite adjustability and includes a housing with side walls, a top and a back, and with an open front and an open bottom. A gate located within the housing divides it into two ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5189756 | Snow and ice remover A snow and ice remover having a scraper, and a device for passing a heated fluid along the scraper onto the ice.... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5184372 | Vacuum assisted squeegee attachment A squeegee attachment tool for use with a wet/dry vacuum cleaner incorporating an oblong but narrow in profile suction head fitted with a very short squeegee blade providing both high suction and superior aspiration and yet reaches to the extreme edges of... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5101534 | Suction nozzle with rotary brush for vacuum cleaner A front side flexible member is provided along the vicinity of an opening front edge of a suction opening of a suction nozzle main body and has a plurality of opening grooves. The flexible member is positioned at a dent wall of the suction nozzle main bod... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5099545 | Vacuum cleaner including a squeegee A vacuum cleaner includes a motor, a housing enclosing the motor, a fan driven by the motor for producing a vacuum, a canister removably attached to the front end of the housing and having an intake nozzle for reception of foreign matter, liquid and air d... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5072486 | Gas assisted scraper The subject invention provides a gas assisted scraper which provides a wet or dry spray for dispersing debris from the scraper and surface being scraped. The gas assisted scraper comprises a handle, a scraping portion, gas outlet, and means for supplying ... | 12/17/1991 |
