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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 |
| 7398856 | Acoustical and firewall barrier assembly The present invention provides an acoustical firewall attenuating assembly. The assembly includes a first frame assembly having a first plate, a second plate and a first plurality of elongate members spaced from one another and extending between the first plate and ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380636 | Noise reducing equipment The noise reducing equipment of the present invention is used in combination with a vertically oriented sound barrier wall to reduce the level of noise from a source of sound such as traffic generated on one side of the sound barrier wall and comprises an assembly c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7322441 | Extended bandwidth folded well diffusor An extended bandwidth folded well diffusor extends the diffusion bandwidth of a shallow, asymmetric diffusor by incorporating maximum-depth, folded L-shaped, half-width wells on both ends (sides) of a diffusor, thus providing increased maximum well depth without inc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322440 | Ultralight trim composite An ultra light, noise reducing composite (1) comprises an acoustically transparent, light weight film (6) between an underlay layer (5) and an air flow resistance layer (4). This composite allows to easily tune the acoustic properties by ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314212 | Sound attenuating fencing assembly A deformation and weather resistant, noise attenuating fencing assembly comprises a series of hollow posts, each post formed of a fiberglass reinforced resin, having spaced apart load bearing walls defining an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first open end ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308965 | Noise abatement wall A noise-absorbing device includes a substantially flat base and embossed and/or hollow elements each including at least one recess. This base reveals with the embossed and/or hollow elements, a configuration exhibiting a fractality zone of between 1 cm and 50 cm, of... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7246681 | Radio frequency shielded and acoustically insulated enclosure A radio frequency (“RF”) shielded and acoustically isolated enclosure that efficiently employs multiple layers of sound insulation and absorbs airborne noise and the noise provided by magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) equipment through the supports of such ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210557 | Low profile acoustic flooring An isolator is partially but substantially recessed in an acoustic floor and a leveling mechanism at least partially recessed in the acoustic floor is connected to the acoustic isolator to adjust the height of the acoustic floor when the floor is in place. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178630 | Acoustic device for wall mounting for diffusion and absorption of sound A wall-mountable acoustic device for absorption of sound in an indoor area is constructed of self-supporting interbonded rockwool mat material. The primary component made of the mat material is shaped in semi-cylindrical configuration. End panels of rockwool mat of ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7021421 | Transparent noise-barrier wall An object of the present invention is to provide a transparent noise-barrier wall which is slow to foul, easy to clean even when fouled, and capable of maintaining these effects over a long period of time. The transparent noise-barrier wall has brookite titanium dio... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6899200 | Sound barrier The present invention provides a sound barrier 1 including a plurality of elongate panels 2 having first and second ends 3 and 4, each panel 2 being formed from a shell 5 defining an inner chamber 6 adapted to contain... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892856 | Sound radiating structure, acoustic room and sound scattering method Sound radiating structure includes a plurality of pipes each defining an inner cavity along the length of the pipe. Each of the pipes has an end opening at one end and is closed at the other end with a closure. Each of the pipes also has a side opening in its one si... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6810991 | Enfolding sound barrier An enfolding sound barrier manifests a high effect of abating noise as compared with the conventional sound barrier and is capable of enhancing durability and field workability and securing a view of the environment satisfactorily. The enfolding sound barrier has a ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6758305 | Combination sound-deadening board A sound-deadening laminate, comprising a structural skin having a first face; and a layer of sound-deadening material, wherein the material has an equivalent Young's Modulus between 50 and 600 psi and is attached to the first face of the structural skin to form a la... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6713150 | Acoustically effective rear parcel shelf The invention relates to a component part, especially a rear parcel shelf, and to a method for the production thereof, whereby the component part is provided with a honeycomb-like core layer (2) which is provided with a reinforcing layer (3, 4) on each... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6634458 | Soundproofing system A new system for soundproofing floors utilizes a laminate material having a thickness that is 50% less than conventional asphalt soundproofing material but which has better sound reducing properties than the asphalt soundproofing material. The new system ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6613424 | Composite structure with foamed cementitious layer The present invention provides for an acoustically absorbent porous panel that is both rigid and resistant to sagging caused by moisture. The acoustically absorbent porous panel is comprised of at least two layers. The first layer is a facing layer formed... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609591 | Soundproofing element and soundproofing wall Soundproofing element includes a first sheet including a flexible material and a second sheet consisting of flexible material. The sheets are positioned at a distance from one another and at least two chambers are formed between said sheets for receiving ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6581724 | Sound absorbing closure panels for sound isolation modules The invention provides a method for acoustic closure of an installation of a row of sound isolation modules within a host building encompassing the modules. One or more acoustic absorbing closure panels are mounted to form a partition in front of the row ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6569509 | Ultralight, sound and shock absorbing component set The invention relates to an ultralight, sound and shock absorbing component set comprising at least one base layer (2), an intermediate layer (3) and a covering layer (6). The intermediate layer (3) consists of a plurality of hollow bodies (4) arranged ne... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6290021 | Method of manufacturing a sandwich board and a sound insulating structure A sound insulating structure (12) comprises first layer plates (30) arranged in coplanar and contiguous relationship in order to form a first structural layer, second layer plates (13) arranged in coplanar relationship in order to form a second structural... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6179086 | Noise attenuating sandwich composite panel A sandwich composite panel (2) provides a load bearing structural member as well as noise protection, especially for a helicopter fuselage cell or cabin. The panel (2) includes an inner honey-comb core (6) made up of hollow cell bodies (4) extending trans... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6123170 | Noise reducing connection assembly for aircraft turbine housings In an aircraft turbine, an assembly consisting of an air inlet structure, a air blower housing (22) and a connecting part (36), is fitted in such a way as to reduce noise including in the junction area between the structure and the housing. The connecting... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6112849 | Sound protection device for railroad track system A sound protection device for reducing the propagation of airborne sound comprises a track system and an elastically deformable, low sound-protecting wall made of rubber or plastic and extending in the longitudinal direction of the track. The sound-protec... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6029770 | Sound damping element A sound damping element contains an inner wall and an outer wall, between which a cavity filled with absorption material is present, which are joined to one another. At longitudinal edges of the element, bent-away profile portions are disposed so that a j... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5845459 | Insulating tile A new insulating tile for providing heat and sound insulation to wall and floor surfaces. The inventive device includes front and back plates each having inner and outer surfaces. Around the outer perimeter of the front plate is a side wall outwardly exte... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5787656 | Acoustical seating risers for indoor arenas Acoustical seating risers for indoor arenas are made of a plurality of pre-formed units of L-shaped cross-section. These L-shaped sections are mounted atop one another on a separate pre-formed foundation to provide a mounting platform for rows of seats an... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5780785 | Acoustic absorption device and an assembly of such devices An acoustic absorption device preferably includes a platform having a rectangularly-shaped top surface and four side surfaces, each of the surfaces comprising a perforated material. A plurality of spires upstand from the top surface, the spires extending ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5700983 | Sound attenuating structural block A structural block useful in constructing a wall for absorbing sound. The structural block includes a pair of internal cavities which are separated by a center wall. A pair of angled front walls are positioned along the front surface of the structural blo... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5690035 | Vibration-damping material, its manufacturing method, and structural section for transport vehicle A truss type extruded aluminum section (1) is formed of a pair of planar plates (2)(3) and ribs (4)(5)(6), wherein hollow portions (7)(8)(9) are formed within the section (1) by the ribs (4)(5)(6) and the planar plates (2)(3). Vibration-damping resin is p... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5665447 | Sound screen insulation with asphalt septum A panel for an office sound screen includes a core which includes an asphalt layer and insulation layers positioned on both sides of the asphalt layer. Preferably the asphalt layer has a thickness between 0.030 inch (0.076 cm) and 0.125 inch (0.318 cm). T... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5661273 | Soundproof wall A sound insulating barrier for improving acoustics in buildings, theaters, and around freeways, is disclosed. The sound insulating barrier has a multi-layer construction made of a layer of wood wool, a layer of basalt insulation material, a layer of sheet... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5641950 | Acoustical panel system An acoustical panel system, including panels formed out of relatively thin sheet material, that can be utilized to construct walls, fences, and other structures. A frame structure has one or more openings to receive the acoustical panels. Each acoustical ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5551198 | Sound collecting block and sound absorbing wall system This invention deals with novel sound collecting blocks and their use, in conjunction with novel connector blocks, to build inexpensive, decorative sound walls. This invention also deals with retaining walls which are constructed from the novel connector ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5491309 | Acoustical panel system An acoustical panel system, including panels formed out of relatively thin sheet material, that can be utilized to construct walls, fences, and other structures. A frame structure has one or more openings to receive the acoustical panels. Each acoustical ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5317113 | Anechoic structural elements and chamber A substantially enclosed sound absorbing unit for an anechoic chamber is disclosed. The sound absorbing unit includes a substantially flat panel member comprising a layer of sound absorptive material. An anechoic member is disposed adjacent to the flat pa... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5266374 | Carpet construction providing noise suppression A plurality of small blocks are disposed between an upper flexible layer and a more rigid and thicker layer. The blocks prevent the compression of portions of the carpet surrounding the area on which a load, such as the passengers feet, is placed. By prev... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5260525 | Panel assemblies Various improvements of a modular wall assembly of the type having panels with channels formed along the side edges of the panels are described. The improvements include the formation of at least the channels, and the surface of the panels adjacent to the... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5226267 | Acoustical diffusing and absorbing cinder blocks Disclosed are a variety of structural acoustical cinder blocks including locking blocks which are intended to be assembled together through the use of mortar to provide a diffusor of desired shape and configuration. Each diffusor includes a plurality of w... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5193318 | Acoustical diffusing and absorbing cinder blocks Disclosed are embodiments of structural acoustical cinder blocks including blocks which are intended to be assembled together through the use of mortar to provide a diffusor of desired shape and configuration. Each diffusor includes a plurality of wells, ... | 03/16/1993 |
