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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 |
| 7387320 | Pressure relief cap A pressure relief cap for a water supply comprises an outer portion defining a front face for generally covering an outlet of the supply. The outer portion includes a seal for being urged against and sealingly engaging a periphery of the outlet. An inner portion inc... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357968 | Reinforced, high pressure, low permeation multilayer hose A reinforced, high pressure hose is disclosed for use in the transport of high pressure fluids. The hose includes a multilayered inner tube capable of prolonged exposure to fluids such as those containing hydrocarbons, and a reinforcement layer overlaying the inner ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350832 | Self-aligning, rain-tight conduit coupling/connector assembly By providing two mating components to which any desired threaded conduits are easily, securely affixed, with the mating components being constructed for interengagement with each other in a telescoping self aligning construction, an easily used, inexpensively produc... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334634 | High pressure adaptor assembly for use on blow out preventors The high pressure adaptor assembly for use in an annular blow out preventers (BOP) or other type BOPs has an upper and lower body with a bore that communicates between the upper and lower body; a top flange connected to the upper body for connection with a pressure ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7300075 | Sealing assembly Sealing assembly, for example forming part of a flowmeter. The sealing assembly comprises a first metal body with a mating surface in which a centering chamber with a flat bottom and an upright wall are provided, and a second metal body with a mating surface provide... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281925 | Implant arrangement An implant is arranged with a thread which can be exposed to a jaw bone and which has a first extent in the longitudinal direction of the implant. Thread flanks are assigned second extents between the inner and outer peripheries of the thread. Along all or most of t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278662 | Hose coupling device A coupling device (1) for releasably connecting tubular elongate members (4, 5) with improved efficiency. The coupling device (1) comprises first and second end piece connectors (2, 3) which are threadably secured or otherwise attached to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243957 | Pseudo two-step connection A threaded connection includes a continuous pin thread including at least a first step, a mid-step, and a second step formed sequentially thereon. A continuous box thread includes at least a first step, a mid-step, and a second step formed sequentially thereon, wher... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237810 | Plastic pipe adhesive joint A method of joining two pipe ends, by forming male threads on an end of a first pipe with a steep taper angle, forming matching female threads on an end of a second pipe, and applying adhesive material to the threads before twisting the pipes to fully engage the mal... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234732 | Pipe coupling for joining pipes of varying diameters A pipe coupling for joining a first pipe to pipes of varying diameters includes first and second hollow fittings which are secured together in end-to-end relationship by a crimping process to rigidly hold the fitting members together to form a continuous fluid passa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210669 | Deformable fastener A deformable fastener is provided. The fastener includes a first member having a cavity and a second member sized to be rotatably attached within the cavity. The fastener further includes a protrusion disposed on either the first or second member for locking engagem... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207452 | Device for fastening a distribution component on a vessel neck A device is provided for fastening a distribution component on a vessel neck. The fastening device includes a retainer ring comprising a skirt defining an internal wall and an external wall, with the internal wall adapted to contact the external wall of the neck. Th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188537 | Bung for an aspiration assembly A bung for an aspiration assembly sample collection tube, the bung (1) has a top surface (3), a tapered side surface (7) for fitting into the sample tube and a lower surface (5). First and second apertures (9, 11) extend through th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165571 | Dual pneumatic quick-disconnect coupler adapter A dual pneumatic quick-disconnect coupler preferably includes a valve body, a sealing ball and two pipe tap sleeves. The valve body includes a ball cavity that retains the sealing ball. A pipe tap nipple extends from one side of the ball cavity and two threaded hole... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162769 | Articulated joint to joint tubes with two ducts, particularly for a suction, steam production and/or cleaning apparatus The invention relates to an articulated joint (1) to joint tubes with two ducts (2, 3), particularly for a suction, steam production and/or cleaning apparatus, comprising a central portion (4), provided with a rotation system with maximum angle ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159475 | Apparatus and method of sampling semivolatile compounds An apparatus and method for sampling semivolatile compounds is disclosed. A collection bag is placed around an air conditioning vent on an aircraft. An opening in the collection bag receives air from the air conditioning vent into the bag. An exit in the collection ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159652 | Drilling flange and independent screwed wellhead with metal-to-metal seal and method of use A drilling flange and an independent screwed wellhead provides a metal-to-metal seal that supplements the traditional elastomeric O-rings for providing a fluid seal between the drilling flange and the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal may be achieved using a metal r... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150478 | Integrated seal for tube to hose connection A hose connector adapted to have a polymeric hose fitted on the outer periphery of the hose connector. The hose connector comprises a metal tubing and a sealing element. The sealing element includes a ring portion and a resilient member portion attached to the ring ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134282 | Turbo system and method of installing A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet and an oil outlet configured for being coupled to an oiling system. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet of the turbocharge... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128091 | Sexless coupling for fire hydrant-fire hose connection A sexless coupling for coupling a fire hose to the externally threaded neck of a fire hydrant. The coupling comprises an internally threaded collar portion for threading onto the neck of the fire hydrant, the internally threaded collar portion having a flapper valve... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118137 | Testable pipe joint A locking ring-type pipe joint has a spigot ring provided on a first pipe section, a bell ring provided on a second pipe section, and a locking ring that may be contracted to engage the spigot ring to the bell ring. First and second circumferential grooves formed in... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108063 | Connectable rod system for driving downhole pumps for oil field installations Improved sucker rod joints for down hole petroleum pumping applications are provided within the form factor of standard API sucker rods, such that existing inventory in suitable condition is fully usable in more demanding applications. The pin ends are selected or p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100946 | Bulkhead assembly for use in pipe-in-pipe systems A bulkhead assembly for a pipe-in-pipe system includes coxially inner and outer components which are screwed together along a first threaded portion and a locking device which includes a locking element screwed onto a threaded portion on one of the components having... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055870 | Molded flare assembly A fully formed flared portion is molded as part of the main body of the one embodiment of the fitting. The flared portion is inserted through the back side of a retaining cap. A collet assembly is assembled together around the smallest diameter of the tube fitting b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055865 | Lateral connection system A service tee forming part of a main fluid line has a laterally extending female fitting with threads and a gasket spaced axially from the distal end of the threads. A male fitting having a series of male threads and a cylindrical extension terminating in the distal... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017951 | Strengthened pipe fitting having encapsulated reenforcing collar A strengthened pipe fitting has an internally threaded surface and a compression band. The compression band is sized to compress the internally threaded surface sufficiently so that the pipe fitting is subjected to a compressive preload. The compression band is cove... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011345 | Pipe joint and couplers A pipe joint between cylindrical male and female couplers having terminal end portions with cooperating cam surfaces that facilitate assembly of the couplers. Cooperating projections on the couplers cam past one another when the couplers are assembled and restrain t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997214 | Intake tubing for engines An intake tubing includes a tubular member having a number of helical protuberances and a number of helical grooves formed in an inner peripheral surface, an inlet end for receiving fluid, and an outlet end for coupling to an engine. The helical protuberances and th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997486 | Low-permeability connecting device A low permeability coupling device for coupling a first endpiece (3) extending a tube (2) with a second endpiece (10) carried by the wall (1) of a member to which the tube (2) is connected, in which the second endpiece (10) ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994381 | Stab joint coupling A pipe coupling for joining adjacent ends of first and second pipe sections. The coupling includes a generally cylindrical sleeve having first and second sides. The sleeve is formed as a sheet which is rolled to form the sleeve, wherein the first side of the sleeve ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976710 | Method and device for repair and replacement of pipe broken at a junction A method and device for repair and replacement of pipe broken at a junction. The device includes a coupler having a female end and a male end. The female end of the coupler has an inside diameter that will accept snugly the removed end of the broken pipe. The male e... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976711 | Threaded connection especially for radially plastically expandable conduit A threaded connection for a conduit is disclosed. The connection includes a male member having threads on it defining a load flank lead, a stab flank lead and a nominal lead. A female member has threads thereon adapted to mate with the threads on the male member. Th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6926807 | Insulated transition spool apparatus An insulated transition spool apparatus for mounting unheading devices to pressure vessels, such as coker vessels, and enabling repetitive operation thereof is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an outer housing, an inner housing that encloses an insulating space be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916048 | Device for fluid-tight connection of a fitting to an internal combustion engine fuel injector The fitting has a high-pressure fuel supply conduit, and the injector has a hollow body having a threaded seat engaged by a threaded portion of the fitting. The fitting has a shoulder located between the threaded portion and another portion of the fitting, and the h... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908122 | Hose coupling device A coupling device (1) for releasably connecting tubular elongate members (4, 5) with improved efficiency. The coupling device (1) comprises first and second end piece connectors (2, 3) which are threadably secured or otherwise attached to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6860524 | Polyolefin connectors A one-piece polyolefin connector or polymeric blend connector with the characteristics of a polymer having the specific density of between 0.90 and 0.96 g/cc capitalizing on the aspect ratio of the connector and angularity of the sealing surface in combination for u... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6845826 | Saver sub for a steering tool According to one embodiment of the invention, a saver sub for a steering tool includes a main body having an external thread portion adapted to threadably couple to a box end of the steering tool and an internal thread portion adapted to threadably couple a drill bi... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843508 | Hydraulic device A hydraulic device having a nut part with a threaded hole which has an internal screw thread with a defined nominal diameter and with a defined, uniform pitch, and having a screw part which has an external screw thread with the same nominal diameter as the threaded ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840549 | Threaded riser adaptor for attaching a structure to a riser A threaded riser adaptor is threadedly engaged to a liquid storage tank riser and a structure to provide a liquid-tight seal between the riser and structure. The adaptor is particularly useful when employed with field threaded risers. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817633 | Tubular members and threaded connections for casing drilling and method Oil country tubular goods and other types of tubular members are provided with threaded and coupled connections satisfactory for use in drilling and completing wellbores. The threaded and coupled connections are used to join sections of casing with each other to for... | 11/16/2004 |
