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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 |
| 7347034 | Sleeving equipment for egg package Sleeving equipment for egg packages includes a sleeve dispenser that cuts and dispenses a sleeve one by one, a sleeve control jig that controls a sleeve that is dispensed by the sleeve dispenser, a first egg package conveying device that conveys egg packages before ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7065938 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station having a gripper arrangement, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station having a griper arrangement, configured to add information to containers, such as, ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7024841 | Device for sleeve-label labeling machines Device for sleeve-label labeling machines, with proposal that means are provided that render the label tube taut and/or spread the label tube during the cutting step. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996954 | Horizontal sleeve applicator and method An apparatus and method are provided for enwrapping a horizontally oriented product in a sleeve. A sleeve is formed by opening a flat tubular film and cutting a selected length of tubing. The sleeve is further opened in a forming tube to a cross sectional shape comp... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966164 | Tubular banding applicator and method The tubular banding applicator converts a flat tubular material into a cut length expanded tubular sleeve and mounts the sleeve circumferentially on a container. A driver moves a selected length of flat tubular material from a supply station, around a spreader, and ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6598375 | Lid applicator In order to fit a box lid to a box tray a pair of opposed plates are used. Each plate is pivotably mounted intermediately of its upper and lower edges such that upper edges of the opposed plates may pivot toward and away from each other. Each plate is bia... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6070399 | Guide feeding device for a thermal shrinking film mechanism The present practical new design is to provide a guide feeding device for thermal-shrinking film mechanism that mainly is related to the feed wheels which are mounted on the upper, middle and lower peripherals of the central guide rod and all connected by... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6016641 | Apparatus and method for applying a tubular member over an article An apparatus for applying a tubular member over an article includes means for feeding a continuous web of a flattened tubular material, means for cutting an individual tubular member from the web, a first belt conveyor unit for conveying the tubular membe... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5966910 | Automatic machine for packaging tablets in gelatine capsules The machine includes groups of bushes (1) of dimensions suitable for the superposed and aligned containment of a base cover (14), of a tablet (52) and of a lid cover (14). By use of a moving device, the groups of bushes are brought into interaction in suc... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5483783 | High speed sleever A method and apparatus for placing sleeves on bottles and other objects is disclosed. In particular, a high speed method and apparatus having a plurality of sleeving stations for placing sleeves on bottles is disclosed. Each sleeving station includes a ci... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5466210 | Apparatus for opening tube material A tube material opening apparatus includes two pairs of rotatable wheels which are positioned at upstream and downstream locations within tube material. The peripheral edge of each rotatable wheel is rounded or tapered and contacts the inner surface of th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5433057 | High speed sleever A method and apparatus for placing sleeves on bottles and other objects is disclosed. In particular, a high speed method and apparatus having a plurality of sleeving stations for placing sleeves on bottles is disclosed. Each sleeving station includes a ci... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5417794 | Apparatus for simultaneously disposing tubular labels on a plurality of bottles or other containers An apparatus for simultaneously disposing tubular labels on a plurality of bottles or other containers includes an assembly for advancing the bottles or other containers along an endless travel path. The apparatus also includes a plurality of tubular labe... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5275681 | Method and device for attaching tie-on tags to containers The invention concerns a method for attaching tags (14) provided with closed loops (34), so-called tie-on tags, to the necks of containers (27, 27A). Tags (14) of this type are usually slipped on by hand over the containers (27, 27A) passing by on an asse... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5241743 | Neck booklet machine A neck booklet machine is described which places an elastic band having a booklet connected to the band around a neck of a container. The booklets are vertically stacked in a curved magazine and pulled by a vacuum cup from the curved magazine, which match... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5197259 | Conveyor system and machine for applying tamper-evident bands to containers The present invention entails a conveyor system for use in conjunction with a band application machine that applies tamper-evident bands to containers being conveyed by the conveyor system. The conveyor includes a conveyor with an upper run and a lower ru... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5060367 | Machine for placing labelling sleeves on bottles or the like A machine is provided for placing labelling sleeves on bottles or the like which includes a device (1) for presenting labelling sleeves in a discontinuous manner, a device (4) for the continuous running-through of the bottles to be labelled, a transfer as... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5024049 | Band guiding and forming assembly for banding apparatus A band guiding and forming assembly for a banding machine includes an inner, free floating guide member for locating in the travel path of banding material through the machine and for positioning within the banding material to open it out, and outer oppos... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5006196 | Installation for applying labelling sleeves to articles such as cans Installation for applying labelling sleeves to articles such as cans (3), which installation is characterized in that it comprises a rectilinear transporter (2) for the cans in which is inserted a lifting table (4) capable, each time it is actuated, of br... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4970844 | Method and apparatus for making a balloon container A device and method of constructing articles of fresh cut parts of plants and artificial decorative embodiments. The packaging is characterized by enveloping such articles with an inflated balloon. The article being placed in an open container, a balloon ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4947622 | Apparatus and method for placing expansible lids on containers A container sealing machine for placing an elastomeric lid with a transverse wall and a depending sidewall upon the open upper end of the container has a frame providing a cavity adapted to receive therein the upper portion of the container. A multiplicit... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944825 | Labeling apparatus Apparatus and method for applying tubular labels to empty or filled product containers at a labeling station including a reciprocally moveable labeling assembly and a container advancing mechanism including a pair of confronting, rotatable star wheels. Th... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4922683 | Shrink banding machine A banding machine provides for a controlled intermittent flow of a tubular web or sleeve of thin plastic material from a storage reel, over a tensioning arm and guiding rollers onto a group of machine elements which first open the tube somewhat, stop the ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4910941 | Method and apparatus for fitting a tube on a container or the like A folded tube is paid out downward through the rotation of opposing feed rollers, and fitted on a mandrel member. The tube is then fitted on the mandrel and cut to a predetermined length by a cutting device disposed between the feed rollers and the mandre... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4806187 | Method and apparatus for successively applying thermoshrinkable tubular labels to containers This invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically and successively applying thermoshrinkable tubular labels, cap seals or the like to the outer circumferential surfaces of bottles and other containers. A thermoshrinkable web 1in a flat cond... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4783949 | Flexible adjustable wedge A flexible adjustable wedge of tetrahedronal structure is provided wherein four swivel-jointed arms are attached at their respective ends by pin connections. Flexible adjusting arms provide dimensional stability by interconnecting either opposing corners ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4731976 | Method and apparatus for applying an elastic sleeve on an article This invention relates to a method and apparatus for applying a strong elastic sleeve on an article. Especially if the elastic sleeve is very strong and the article is somewhat fragile. It is intended for the container industry, but may have other uses.... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4693059 | Mandrel for opening a tube of flexible material A mandrel for opening a tube of flexible banding material wherein the tube is delivered in flat ribbon-like form with creased side edges is disclosed. The mandrel is in the form of a tetrahedron with two sets of surfaces which are in the form of isosceles... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691835 | Tamper-evident sealed container and tamper-evident tube and bands and apparatus and method of making and using same A method and apparatus are disclosed for formation of a spirally-wound, heat-shrinkable tube from which a great multiplicity of tamper-evident bands can be cut for subsequent heat-shrinkable application to containers. A strip of strinkable material orient... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4674270 | Apparatus for banding cut produce A mobile apparatus for field packing of broccoli and other cut product includes a mobile frame and a rotatable sorting table. Individual broccoli stalk cut by workers walking along with the mobile packer and placed on conveyors on the packer and are disch... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4660357 | Machine for placing sleeve around objects that are laid flat The apparatus for placing decorative or protective sleeves of heat-shrinkable plastic over objects which do not easily stand upright. The machine comprises a device to place sleeves vertically over intermediate pins, of suitable diameter, fastened to an e... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4649697 | Banding apparatus with tilting band positioner A banding machine is made capable of dependable, high-speed operation by being provided with a rotatably mounted, driven, "C" shaped arm which holds each opened band in a tilted position for being picked up by the article to be banded as it is conveyed pa... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4620888 | Labeling apparatus An apparatus and method for applying tubular labels to a product container at a labeling station including a reciprocally movable labeling assembly. The assembly is adjustably secured to carriage that is mounted for reciprocating movement at the labeling ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4514966 | Shrink banding machine for use with thin film Banding apparatus is made capable of using thin plastic shrink tubing by being provided with a plurality of mechanical fingers that hold each band as it is cut from the tubing and thereafter shape the band into a polygonal or a circular configuration befo... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4488394 | Bottle-sealing machine A bottle-sealing machine for placing capsules of thermoshrinkable plastic material on the necks of bottles. The capsules are automatically cut from a continuous coil of a plastic tube, the capsules are placed over the necks of the bottles and the capsules... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4446616 | Power assist, manual, band labeler A semi-automatic, poly-sleeve labeler has a banding station to which containers are conveyed, there being a roll supply of flat, tubular, poly-sleeve labels above the station. A fixed, upstanding, flat, holder and an inclined, spring-biased, pivoted, flat... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4412876 | Labeling apparatus Apparatus for applying tubular labels to containers comprised of structure defining a labeling station, a container directing unit for directing a succession of containers to the labeling station, a label feeding unit for positioning individual labels at ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4403463 | Packaging in extensible bands A novel process for packaging goods within stretch-type plastic films. The process comprises the steps of preforming the package elements so that on-line sealing and long cooling cycles are not necessary during rapid packaging procedures when the film is ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4387553 | Banding apparatus A banding apparatus for automatically selecting successive bands from a source of bands and placing them on individual containers on an adjacent conveyor includes a finger gripping apparatus having a plurality of fingers moveable radially inwardly for ins... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4354333 | Packaging apparatus Method and apparatus for multipackaging bottle-like containers as they are continuously moved through the apparatus. Continuously moving jaw stations incorporating opposing pairs of upstanding shell-like stretching members coact to continuously highly str... | 10/19/1982 |
