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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 |
| 7896217 | Welding station framing apparatus with breakaway provision A motor vehicle car body framing apparatus for use at a welding station, the apparatus including a gate having a frame structure and a plurality of tooling members carried by the frame structure for use in positioning components of the vehicle body at the welding st... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7854361 | Method and facility for assembling components of a vehicle body The assembly of body components using a geometry box (1) and clamping frames (7, 8) is described. At least for the larger components (9, 10), in particular the side wall parts of the body, a multipart clamping frame (8a, 8 | 12/21/2010 |
| 7784666 | Method and apparatus for positioning plate members to be butt-welded Plate members 17 are respectively rested on first and second tables 1A and 1B relatively movable toward and away from each other. The plate members 17 are caused to abut against reference positioning members 16a and 16 | 08/31/2010 |
| 7726540 | Apparatus and method for arranging devices for processing An apparatus is provided for arranging for processing a semiconductor device having surface components on its surface. A device support comprising a set of protrusions for contacting a surface of the semiconductor device supports the semiconductor device on a plane.... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7442899 | Clamping device A clamping device or system (1) is provided for body parts (8, 9), which have a component clamping contour (11), especially a component flange. The clamping device or system (1) has one or more clamping devices (2, 3), which have e... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7357290 | Workpiece support structures and system for controlling same In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, set forth is a welding system including a plurality of adjustable welding support structures positioned in relationship to each other to permit welding of a workpiece held by a plurality of adjustabl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347350 | Welding workpiece support structures In accordance with one embodiment of the present application, provided is a welding support structure arrangement to support an elongated assembled weldment preparatory to positional welding. The arrangement includes at least one support structure having a support b... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344059 | Apparatus and method for mounting an electrical connector to a glass sheet of a vehicle window An electrical connector is soldered or affixed to a conductive element of a glass sheet of a vehicular window via radiation heating of a layer of solder with an infrared radiative heating device. The heating device may include an infrared lamp and a reflector, which... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344060 | Apparatus and method for aligning solder pads during head gimbal assembly soldering A device for orienting an integrated lead suspension tail during a head gimbal assembly soldering operation of a head stack assembly process is disclosed. The device includes a body portion and at least one pin extending from the body portion. The pin(s) is configur... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322510 | Machining system A machining system and unit, especially a welding cell, is provided for use for the machining of workpieces (2), especially body parts of vehicles. The machining system has one or more machining stations (15, 16) with robots (18, 19, 20) and at ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308999 | Die bonding apparatus A die bonding apparatus for die bonding at least two members, which are heated in a heat treatment furnace, comprising a first member having a surface to be die bonded on which solder is disposed and a second member disposed to face the first member in a state in wh... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296726 | System for welding motor-vehicle bodies A system for the welding of motor-vehicle bodies comprises a conveying line, for carrying the motor-vehicle bodies to be welded through a welding station, and a plurality of pairs of side gates mobile on guide means, the gates of each pair being adapted to the confi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7258348 | Machining fixture for centering and holding workpiece A centering and holding fixture includes a base, a piston disposed within a piston chamber at least partially located within the base, and a radially flexible ring connected to the piston by force transmission apparatus operable to contract and expand the radially f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7227309 | Metal halide lamp The present invention provides a metal halide lamp in which the change of the color temperature is suppressed regardless of the orientation of the light emitting bulb in use. The metal halide lamp includes a light emitting bulb of translucent ceramics that includes ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195145 | Electrical circuit apparatus and method for assembling same A method for assembling an electrical circuit apparatus that includes; a substrate having a top side, a ground layer, at least one thermal aperture, and at least one solder aperture; a heat sink; and an adhesive layer for mechanically coupling the heat sink to the g... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172105 | Apparatus for positioning pipe and tubing A counterweight assembly is especially adapted for mounting to a spinner tool allowing a workpiece to be balanced when rotated during welding or other operations. The counterweight assembly has an adjustable counterweight to provide a necessary amount of counterbala... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171734 | Apparatus for aligning female connector in fixture for use in reconditioning of articulated connector An apparatus for semi-automatically reconditioning an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The apparatus is mountable to the connector and measures to find areas and amounts of wear on portions of the conne... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134352 | Method and apparatus for examining obstructed welds A method and apparatus is provided for inspecting material arranged within an annular recess such as weld beads, particularly weld beads between the shroud, core plate and support structures within a boiling water nuclear reactor (BWR). The apparatus comprises a tra... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7048174 | Adaptable spring force clamping apparatus and methods Adaptable spring force clamping apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes at least one elongated member adapted to be positioned proximate to a surface of a work piece. The elongated member includes first and second end portions a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036202 | Apparatus and method for handling of tubulars The present invention provides an apparatus for attachment to pipe handling arm, comprising a clamp for gripping a tubular and a guide for aligning said tubular with another tubular prior to connection thereof, characterized in that said clamp and said guide are mov... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6983525 | Alignment clamp To align the edges of plates prior to joining them, a generally cylindrical anchor member is spot welded at one location on one of its rims to a plate. A mounting element of a clamp body member slidably engages the anchor member. A force applicator element of the cl... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980014 | Interposer and methods for fabricating same An interposer including a fence that receives and aligns a semiconductor device, such as a flip-chip type semiconductor device, with a substrate. The fence may include edges that are configured to progressively align a semiconductor device with the substrate. The fe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969826 | Welding process A process for repairing a compressor rear frame of a gas turbine engine. The process entails removing a seal flange from the inner casing wall of the frame to define an annular face on the casing wall, and fabricating a replacement flange to have an annular face wit... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955284 | Device for positioning a tool in relation to a workpiece The device for positioning a tool (1) in relation to a workpiece (6) controls drives (2, 3, 4) in relation to three spatial axes (x, y, z) through two cameras (10, 11), the first (1) of which takes an image essentially along a spat... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953142 | Method and apparatus for locating and holding a flange Apparatus for locating and grasping a flange include a plurality of clamp arms that move from an unclamped position to a clamped position, clamping the flange to the upper surface of a support platform. A plurality of pins are adapted to move upwardly into flange ho... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942139 | Robotic cylinder welding A first embodiment of the present application is directed to a method and system used to weld a cylindrical workpiece. A substantially cylindrical workpiece is loaded into a workpiece support, and a robotic welding arm is positioned located at a start position. A va... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935549 | Brazing fixtures and methods for fabricating brazing fixtures used for making feed-through assemblies A brazing fixture for fabricating a feed-through assembly during a brazing process and a method for forming a brazing fixture are provided. The brazing fixture includes a holding tray and a nesting plate removably mounted on the holding tray. The nesting plate has a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932263 | Vehicle framing system for plurality of vehicle body styles An apparatus and method for randomly interchanging up to four pairs of side framing gates at a framing station of a vehicle assembly line while maintaining a predetermined build cycle time interval of the assembly line. The system employs first and second carousels ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921011 | Work piece holder having top mounted robot and method of use The invention relates to a work piece holder with top mounted robot which optimizes floor space for a work piece positioner and a robot. In general, the work piece positioner assembly and the top mounted robot is supported on a base frame. Attached to the base frame... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915943 | Tetherless internal line-up unit for pipeline welding A line-up clamp unit is powered by a diesel engine which drives a hydraulic pump for operating hydraulic equipment in the unit. The unit includes a line-up clamp which has front shoes, rear shoes and expanding copper back-up tiles. Drive wheels are deployed by a hyd... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910614 | Vacuum compression brazing furnace and method of using same A vacuum heat treating furnace for brazing a large metallic part is disclosed. The vacuum furnace includes a pressure vessel having a cylindrical wall and a door dimensioned and positioned for closing an end of the cylindrical wall. A workpiece handling system is mo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907318 | Multi-station robotic welding assembly A multi-station robotic welding assembly includes a mounting platform, and a plurality of robots attached to the mounting platform and located in respective weld stations. Each of the robots includes an elongated movable arm and wrist. A welding torch is attached to... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899263 | Auger welder station and method A repair station for a soil auger includes a frame on which the mount the auger at a working height and a motor and gear reduction system to rotate the auger. A slide bar is mounted parallel to the auger and carries a welding guide for supporting a welding gun. The ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6889887 | Boiler water wall tube panel aligning jack device A boiler water tube panel alignment device comprising a hydraulic jack system built into a clamp which secures to a metal tab welded to the existing water tube panel. The hydraulic jack is mounted over the new water tube panel to provide the power required for align... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6874670 | Apparatus for use in welding of a seat back frame There are provided a receiving base serving as a base on which a seat back frame is carried in a laid state, and a setting mechanism for holding an axis of a supporting shaft interconnecting actuating shafts projecting from locking mechanisms, the setting mechanism ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871771 | Automated header brazing machine A machine for determining the location of junction tubes along a header and automatically brazing them to the header. A chassis is employed to hold the junction tubes and header in the proper orientation. A carriage then travels along a line which is parallel to the... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863205 | Anti-side splice welder An ultrasonic welder for splicing a plurality of workpieces has four anvils, each formed with a meeting surface and displaceable to form a workpiece nest, which has a rectangular shape of a predetermined width. The width of the workpiece nest is sufficient to receiv... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6845899 | Method and device for machining parts At least one machine tool, preferably two machine tools (1, 2) is or are provided for the production of workpieces, or for the complete production of complex workparts, which machine tools each have a basic body (3, 4) and machine units (7, 8) m... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6799714 | Circuit board pallet with component arm A circuit board pallet with an improved securement pin and component positioning arms is disclosed. The improved pin of the present invention is cylindrical pin with an enlarged head. A countersunk hole is drilled in the bottom of the pallet to accommodate the pin. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6761305 | Self-contained honeycomb structure from flexible film strips and method for its production A honeycomb structure with a plurality of flexible material strips which are arranged next to one another and are connected to one another is presented. The material strips have a corrugated shape with U-shaped cross section of essentially straight, vertical partial... | 07/13/2004 |
