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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 |
| 7438111 | Storm curtain with counterbalance system and drive component protection A storm curtain assembly (10) includes a fabric curtain (11) which may be wound onto a roll (17) and stored within a canister housing (16) when not in use, and substantially unwound from the roll (17) to cover an opening in a build... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7321825 | Method and apparatus for determining vehicle operating conditions and providing a warning or intervention in response to the conditions A control system (12) for an automotive vehicle (10) includes a GPS system (16) that generates a vehicle position for a vehicle relative to a surface, a plurality of driver inputs (40), and a plurality of vehicle inputs (50). A con... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302988 | Breakaway window awning guide A breakaway awning includes an awning moveable between an open position and a closed position and having a lead rail attached to a leading edge of the awning. A pair of tracks mountable on opposite sides of a window are provided with longitudinal slots therein. Trac... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267311 | Roller blind fittings The present invention relates to a bracket for a roller blind, for the fitting of a roller blind to a surface. The bracket comprises a clip (220, 260) and a base part (200, 240), the said clip and the said base part being of a design that permits them ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264033 | Multi-functional shading device A multi-functional shading device includes a first shading arrangement including a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, a first shading arrangement downwardly extended from the top traverse supporter including a base member and a f... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252133 | High load operation of an industrial roll door A high load operation industrial roll door, including a flexible door curtain windable about a top roll positioned above a door opening and provided with a drive system. The roll door includes a bottom beam fastened to the door curtain, and a biasing spring, for res... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7231953 | Rollup door with direct connected drive motor unit A flexible curtain rollup door includes a drum mounted on a door frame and drivenly connected to an electric right angle gear motor unit. The frame includes opposed channel shaped guide tracks for receiving opposed side edges of a door curtain. Spaced apart elastica... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7163044 | Shade for shaped windows A roller shade assembly includes a drape bar extending adjacent a rotatably supported roller tube to suspend a portion of a flexible shade fabric windingly received by the roller tube. The drape bar includes a fabric-receiving portion that is shaped along at least a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159637 | Impactable bottom curtain for a rolling steel door To avoid repeated damage to a lower section of a metal roll-up door, the lower section is replaced by a more impactable curtain assembly. The curtain assembly is so readily scalable, horizontally and vertically, that much of it can be manufactured and field assemble... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131481 | Flexible curtain rollup door with combination stiffening struts and windlocks A flexible curtain rollup door includes a drum mounted on a door frame and drivenly connected to an electric right angle gear motor unit. The frame includes opposed channel shaped guide tracks for receiving opposed side edges of a door curtain. Spaced apart elastica... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117637 | Panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door A panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door adapted to open and close an opening having an upper and lower extent is disclosed. The system comprises a guide, a guide follower and an elongate beam. The guide is adapted to be mounted to a mounting su... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7093643 | Energy saving window shade system An energy saving shade system for residential dwelling windows having dimensions that vary within a range of frame widths and a range of frame heights, and including a pair of end caps, each being insertable in sealing relation against the top surface and one of the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7036549 | Shutter device with re-inserting element The invention relates to a shutter device intended to close a bay (11) or other opening and able to experience a downwards and upwards movement, the shutter (1) having flexible lateral edges (5, 6) projecting with respect to the plane of the shu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028741 | Shutter device for closing an aperture The invention concerns a shutter device (1) in particular for closing an aperture (3) or the like, by displacement of the shutter (1) relative to one or several guide paths (7, 8), wherein the transmission means (5, 6) co-operating... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017644 | Multipurpose connection console for material handling gate In a goods-handling door, there is a bracket on either side of its top portion. The brackets serve to support the shaft for rolling up the door. The invention relates to a one-piece (molded) bracket offering various functions: guiding the curtain, fixing various acc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6942001 | Magnetic sealing apparatus for portal covering An apparatus comprising a magnetic sealing system for urging opposing sides of a cover toward the lateral margins of a portal to promote sealing of the sides of the cover to the lateral margins of the portal. The magnetic sealing system biases the opposing ends of a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942003 | Roll-up door curtain and guides and bottom bar therefor A roll up door assembly for covering a door space comprising a rubber sheet having vertical side edge portions with a front lock strip secured to the front surface and a rear lock strip secured to the rear surface of each vertical side edge. The front and rear locki... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938666 | Screening arrangement The screening arrangement is meant for screening of a window which is built into a roof surface and comprises a flexible screening body with a bottom bar in connection with the free end of the bar. A top casing for the screening arrangement is placed at the top fram... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6729378 | Device for sealing guiding slideways for a handling door A handling door that includes vertical opposed uprights. Each upright has vertical guide slideways. Each vertical guide slideway is at least one of a semirigid member and a flexible member and includes one of a woven material, a deformable plastic material, and a sh... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722416 | Flexible curtain rollup door with combination stiffening struts and windlocks A flexible curtain rollup door includes a drum mounted on a door frame and drivenly connected to an electric right angle gear motor unit. The frame includes opposed channel shaped guide tracks for receiving opposed side edges of a door curtain. Spaced apart elastica... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715531 | Flexible curtain guide mechanism utilizing deflecting frame plates The invention also provides for a guide mechanism for guiding a flexible curtain in a door opening, wherein the guide mechanism includes first and second guide members arranged on at least one vertical side of the door opening. An extension is arranged at an upper e... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6574832 | Yieldable guide for a door A flexible guide for a door includes straps that are mounted in pairs along either side of a doorway. The straps for each pair are generally parallel, facing each other, and spaced apart to create a gap or channel between the two. As the door opens and cl... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6499527 | Screen guide and method A vertical guide for a roll-up type screen as used on windows and doors can be used either inside or outside as desired. The guide is placed in opposing relation on the left and right sides of the window or door and includes a first U-shaped retainer whic... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6412538 | Side guide for a roller covering A side guide for an architectural roller covering includes a base (18) and a cover (20). The base has a longitudinally-extending base web (22) with an outer flange (24) and an inner flange (34) extending laterally from a lateral surface of the base web. A... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6405781 | Screen cassette and compatible framing section therefor A roll screen cassette is provided for installation in a closure assembly which has a frame for moveably retaining a closure member. The frame includes a header, sill, and vertical jamb sections. At least one of the sections includes a pocket formed withi... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6390171 | Roll-up overhead door for sanitary applications A roll-up overhead door assembly which is selectively moved up and down to open and close an opening and which is guided along sides of the opening by columns, the door having an open position, a closed position and a cleaning position. The door includes ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6318438 | Net guide for side-sliding wire screen A net guide 12 is guided along the lower end of an expandable net 4 folding in alternate directions counter to each other, made capable of opening/closing sideways is formed as a long member having a U-shaped cross-section including a shaking preventive s... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6247517 | Roll-up overhead door for sanitary applications A roll-up overhead door assembly which is selectively moved up and down to open and close an opening and which is guided along sides of the opening by columns, the door having an open position, a closed position and a cleaning position. The door includes ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240997 | Rolling steel door A rolling steel door, which includes a plurality of transverse rod members, a plurality of sleeves respectively sleeved onto the transverse rod members, a plurality of links respectively coupled to the transverse rod members to hold the transverse rod mem... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6186212 | Screen device A screen is mounted between a pair of screen mounting frames, at least one of which is slidable. One or more sliding guide frames are disposed near an end of the screen which is not mounted to the screen mounting frames. Each sliding guide frame is formed... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6152207 | Tandem windbar system for rollup door A tandem windbar system for a flexible curtain rollup door includes a first windbar adapted to be guided in opposed guide channels of a door assembly and supported by flexible strap members which are secured at one end to a rotatable drum for rolling a fl... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148897 | Release mechanism for industrial doors A release mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door, which includes an extension member extending across the doorway opening when the door is in its doorway-blocking positions, the releasing mechanism including a roller mounted for movement... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6095224 | Shutter tracks for rolling protective shutters The present invention is directed to a rolling protective shutter having improved shutter tracks. The improved shutter tracks according to the present invention include an improved stopping mechanism that prevents the shutter from completely rolling up on... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089305 | Curtain guiding assembly for a soft edge door with a selectively tensioned leading edge A curtain guiding assembly for an industrial door is disclosed. The curtain guiding assembly is provided with a resilient member disposed adjacent the leading edge of a door curtain. The resilient member is substantially untensioned when no external force... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6021837 | Shutter tracks for rolling protective shutters The present invention is directed to a rolling protective shutter having improved shutter tracks. The improved shutter tracks according to the present invention include an improved stopping mechanism that prevents the shutter from completely rolling up on... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5964271 | Automatic screen structure A storable screen assembly wherein a first and second vertical post have a screen extending therebetween, each of the posts having a vertically extending channel therein and a slot in facing side walls to receive the screen, the flexible screen having a g... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5957187 | Releaseable assembly for a door An omni-directional breakaway guide assembly for use in conjunction with an edge member in an industrial door. The guide assembly comprises a guide extension for engaging guide members to guide the door in a plane, and an edge member portion coupled to th... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5915448 | Curtain bottom tensioning assembly A curtain bottom tensioning assembly comprised primarily of a resilient member extending across the bottom of the door. The resilient member is directly or indirectly coupled to a guide extension extending beyond the leading edge of the door and engaging ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5878803 | Goods-handling door A goods-handling door for closing or opening a bay formed in a wall, said door comprising: a raisable curtain (3) capable of being collected together at the top of the door; a vertical slideway (5) on either side of the curtain, each slideway being suitab... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5794678 | Sealing system for a roller door A roller door sealing system including at least one sealing member carried on the curtain, and disposed adjacent the end of the curtain attached to the roller, and a seal engaging member supported adjacent the curtain. The sealing member and the seal enga... | 08/18/1998 |
