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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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| 8032994 | Marking and fastening device and method of using same A fastening device and a method of using same is provided. The fastening device includes a male member having a projection on a first side and a securing means on a second opposing side. A female member configured to receive the projection detachably secures the fem... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7203999 | Button protector for laundering, dry-cleaning and ironing operations A detachable, heat resistant, flexible button protector protects against button degradation during laundering, dry-cleaning or hot ironing operations. The protector has an enclosure for forming a cavity surrounding at least one button. A slit in the side of the encl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189024 | Tarp connector A connector assembly that enables a rope or other load to be attached to a tarp or other sheet material. The assembly includes male and female connector members having broad, flat base surfaces for engaging the material of the tarp from opposite sides. The male conn... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7150081 | Device for joining clothing items and textile item including said device A device for joining sets of two or more clothing items, such as socks, gloves or the like, comprises at least two identical components (1, 1′) that can be coupled to each other, as well as a textile item including entire sets of underwear, home linen etc. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137176 | Arrangement introduced in an electronic device for the identification of apparel goods within production chain Arrangement in a device for identifying counterfeit apparel including a cylindrical button body (1) coupled to a circular base, (2) forming a circular space (4) housing an encapsulated assembly formed by a chip (6) and an antenna (5 | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127780 | Button A button has a button body (1) including an attachment to a fabric (6) and an extending portion (4) extending from the button body (1) in a predetermined direction. The button body (1) is turnably fixed to the fabric (6) by ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7065809 | Recessed cushion ornament A cushion including any number of upholstery ornaments positioned in recessed and non-rotatable locations on the cushion is provided. The cushion filler is formed of a soft, flexible and relatively low-stiffness foam material that includes one or more inserts formed... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7058986 | Socks with snap fasteners A sock has a cuff with an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer folded over at least a portion of the inner fabric layer. A snap fastener is secured to the inner fabric layer. A slit or opening extends through the outer fabric layer to expose the snap fastene... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6694573 | Snap with supports This invention intends to provide a snap with supports, the snap being formed of resin across a pair of tapes in a simple manner thereby leading to improvement of productivity and securing a solid structure and practical performance. Supports such as tape... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6615457 | Button replacement device An apparatus for temporarily holding a button on a garment to replace a button which has been detached or lost from the garment. The apparatus includes a spring-like U-shaped clip that has an upper planar portion and a lower planar portion. The upper and ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6584653 | Button combination A button combination includes a base part to be attached to an article of clothing and a main part to be detachably connected to the base part (1). The main part (8) is provided with two disc-shaped portions (9, 9') extending parallel to each other, which... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6568044 | Attachment device for pliant material An attachment device or replacement button device for mounting on at least one piece of pliant material includes a carrier member having a carrier head and a carrier shank extending outwardly from the carrier head. The carrier shank includes a piercing po... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550109 | Button latch A device for enhancing the fastening of the top button of a dress shirt comprises a latch member having a tab portion and a hook portion. The tab portion is adapted to be sewn to the button hole placket at the top of the shirt so that the hook portion may... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6393669 | Button replacement device The present invention consists of an apparatus for temporarily holding a button on a garment to replace a button which has been detached or lost from the garment. The apparatus includes a spring-like U-shaped clip that has an upper planar portion and a lo... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6363584 | Cuff link with changeable element A cuff link includes a magnetic arrangement for ready substitution of alternative decorative elements. One or more links of the cuff link comprises a frame member that is magnetically engageable to a removable element having a decorative exterior surface.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6266853 | Non-rotatable enclosing buckle of fabric article A not rotatable enclosing buckle of fabric article, including a female buckle body formed with a shaft hole passing through a bottom end thereof and a male buckle body including a main body and a nail post upward projecting from the main body. The nail po... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6012203 | Interchange snap-on adornments for fashion accessories An assembly includes a socket member, a post element, a stud member, and a decorative element. The socket member is secured to a fashion article, such as clothing, accessories (e.g., belts, hats, purse, shoes, etc.) or undergarments using the post element... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6006404 | Retroreflective button A retroreflective button includes: a front mirror surface formed on a front surface of the button, a plurality of micro prisms each being polygonal shape and capable of transmitting and reflecting light from the polyhedral facets of each micro prism for r... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5974590 | Pair of socks A pair of socks 10 wherein each sock comprises a connector 16 operably attached thereto wherein each connector comprises locking means 42, 38 for co-operative locking with the other connector. Each connector 16 comprises a first and second member 22, 24, ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5671507 | Fastener for attaching a button or the like to a garment or piece of fabric A fastener for attaching a button or the like to a garment or piece of fabric is provided, the button having an outer surface and two or more holes. The fastener comprises a U-shaped filament, a first foot at one end of the filament, and a second foot at ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5622257 | Fastener for attaching a button to a garment or like material and fastener clip including one or more of said fasteners A fastener for use in attaching a button to a garment or a piece of fabric and a fastener clip including one or more of said fasteners. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener comprises a U-shaped flexible filament and a pair of transverse feet, the trans... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5603143 | Temporary replaceable garment fastening button on a tear-a-way backing and method A method of manufacture and apparatus for a temporary garment fastening button (20) for fastening to a garment (21). The button apparatus (20) includes a garment button (21) having a plurality of holes (25) extending therethrough. A tear-a-way backing pat... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5588575 | Needle for use in the rodless dispensing of plastic fasteners Needle for use in the rodless dispensing of plastic fasteners of the type comprises a flexible filament and a cross-bar disposed at one end of the flexible filament. In one embodiment, the needle comprises a solid elongated member terminating at its front... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5517730 | Crown button of a cap A cap crown button comprises a female retaining body, a decorating cloth, a fastening element, and a male retaining body. The female retaining body has an arcuate top, a periphery and a receiving space provided centrally with a projection having an axial ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5490309 | Fastener assembly The present invention is a fastener assembly that is readily attached to fabric material and the like, without need of sewing. One embodiment of the fastener assembly includes a pair of interlocking male and female members, each for placement upon an oppo... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5428872 | Button rapidly fitted by means of a stud or thread with the possibility of recovering it after fitting A novel system of rapidly securing a button using stud or thread is described, with the possibility of recovering the button after fitting. Improved appearance is achieved by rendering the stud penetration hole invisible on its upper surface. The button c... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5383260 | Fastener clip including one or more fasteners adapted for attaching buttons to a garment or like material A fastener clip having a plurality of fasteners for use in attaching a button to a garment or a piece of fabric. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener clip comprises a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being a flexible U-shaped filament having a foo... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5379492 | Spring clip A spring clip is disclosed herein for use on belt or pocket-held articles such as tools, pens, knives or the like, which includes a mounting block secured to the article that is provided with a pair of spaced-apart and open-ended passageways opening on op... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5357660 | Sock pairing apparatus A new and improved sock pairing apparatus includes a pair of similar sock clamp assemblies which include similar indicia. Each respective sock clamp assembly is used with one sock of a pair of socks. Each respective sock clamp assembly includes a pair of ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5273552 | Process for multicolor dyeing of vegetable ivory products Buttons or similar products in vegetable ivory undergo a first base dyeing, are then covered in preset areas with a temporary protecting film, and submitted to a second dyeing; the protecting film is eventually removed to obtain a multicolor product.... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5033168 | Button cover with slidable fastening member A button cover, in particular for shirt cuff buttons, comprising a covering member (2) and a fastening support integral to it. The fastening support comprises a circular edge (7) extending from a face of the covering member and having a semiannular projec... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5010625 | Screw-on button A button assembly is disclosed which includes a spear that is removably connected to the back side of a button head for enabling penetration of a post (or shank) of the button head through a piece of fabric. The post, itself, is threaded so that a locking... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4970766 | Button attachable to clothes without using thread A button includes a female element and a male element engageable with each other. A hole with a pawl is formed in the female element. The male element includes a base portion and a pin integrally formed together. The pin has a free tip end and one or more... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4907320 | Detachable drop-off-proof button A drop-off-proof button, which is not thread sewn to the clothing to which it is attached, and is capable of staying on to the clothing permanently without dropping off and of being attached to or detached from the clothing at will. It comprises one main ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4794672 | Quickly attachable button arrangement Quickly attachable button arrangement (1) comprising a button head (2) having integrally formed therewith a combined button-head holding and attachment device (5) for holding the button head on and attaching the button head to a piece of material (3). The... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4662034 | Snap-on button A button device including a standard button having the usual holes, a pair of pin members snapingly received in two of the holes in the button and projecting downwardly from the underside of the button, a housing adapted to be positioned against the under... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4615081 | Attachment device A device for mounting the attachment part of an element, for instance a button, buckle, clamp, etc., into an opening, preferably a slot shaped opening of the button hole type in a piece of garment. The attachment part is formed with a neck dimensioned for bein... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4509232 | Attaching post for snap fastener elements An attaching device for attaching a socket member of a snap fastener to a garment has a post having a circular flange extending from a cylindrical stem and a cap mounted thereon. The circular flange has a central portion, an intermediate inclined annular ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4480357 | Button securing device A button securing device having a base portion; a standoff post joined to the base portion and formed with a locking slot; and a filament portion joined to the standoff post and adapted to be passed in a single direction through a fabric to which a button... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4471510 | Two piece interchangeable button A two piece garment button having a base that is sewn to the garment and an interchangeable button head having a key that is slidably received in the base and locked therein to form an assembly capable of being passed through a buttonhole and thus closing... | 09/18/1984 |
