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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 |
| 7284620 | Detachable side mount hitch system for an agricultural implement A hitch system for attaching an agricultural implement to a towing vehicle, includes a side mount hitch having a pair of longitudinally spaced and upwardly oriented hitch balls connected to a side of the towing vehicle and a pair of longitudinally spaced hitch arms ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7246456 | Linked mode for a multi-axis machine control A tool control system includes actuators to move the tool, a controller to permit either manual or automatic tool operation, and an output configured to display information pertaining to a position of the tool. In addition, the tool can be moved in either an indepen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237374 | Roller assembly for striping a lawn An roller assembly for attachment to a lawnmower. The roller assembly generally includes a tow arm having first and second links. The first link is configured to be supported at least indirectly on the lawnmower frame. The second link is connected to a shaft mounted... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210888 | Bale hauling system A trailer for hauling cylindrical bales includes a carrier for the bales, wheels on the carrier, an elevation adjustment mechanism for raising and lowering the carrier, and a hitch for coupling to a towing vehicle. The carrier has two inwardly extending bottom flang... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198295 | Retainer arrangement connecting operating unit to a vehicle A retaining arrangement, including a support arm is proposed, by means of which an operating unit is connected with a vehicle. The retaining arrangement includes a safety device which operates such that, as long as a predetermined condition is not fulfilled, the con... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7133757 | Assembly and an autonomous agricultural machine for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing An assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing. The assembly is provided with an autonomous agricultural machine that is movable over a parcel for performing the agricultural operation and with a control unit for controlling the ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7032682 | Unmanned vehicle for displacing manure An unmanned vehicle for displacing manure in a stable or field which comprises a steering unit for steering the vehicle and a frame. Two wheels and a manure displacing blade which depend from the frame provide the entire support for the vehicle, the vehicle's center... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003386 | Device and method for determining the position of a working part The invention relates to a device and to a method for determining the position for a working part of a tool on a working machine with a position-determining apparatus (2, 4, 5, 6; 2, 4a, 4b, 5, 6′; 31, 33, 49, 50, 51, 1′,53). At least one de... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999021 | Method and apparatus for detecting, mapping and locating underground utilities The method and device for locating underground utilities within an area includes traversing the area with a plurality of underground utility sensors and obtaining area location data to locate the area traversed. The sensor data and area location data are used to map... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6945019 | Harvester steering probe assembly A compact three-bar linkage steering probe assembly, particularly useful with ultra-narrow row cotton harvester units, includes two vertical rocker arms pivotally connected to a harvester row unit at mid-point locations and upper ends connected by a cross link to ge... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6679338 | Locating system and method A locating system and method for determining the location of an article relative to a crop row. The system comprises a plurality of marker means substantially linearly disposed at intervals substantially parallel to the crop row. A sensor means is provide... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6553925 | No-till stubble row seeder guidance system and method The invention provides a method of reducing plugging of a no-till seeder with crop residue by guiding the furrow openers of the seeder between the standing stubble rows of the previous crop. A guidance system is provided comprising sensing means to sense ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553299 | Methods and apparatus for precision agriculture operations utilizing real time kinematic global positioning system systems Real time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) technology is integrated with precision farming methodologies to provide highly accurate seeding, cultivating, planting and/or harvesting operations. RTK GPS systems are used to control fully or se... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6336066 | Process for using localized agricultural data to optimize the cultivation of perennial plants A process for using localized agricultural data to optimize the cultivation of perennial plants, the process including: passage through a parcel of perennial plants by a farm machine; automatic production of positioning signals at several points in the pa... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6313755 | Downhole buried utility sensing and data transmission system and method A downhole buried utility sensing and data transmission system for connection at the lower end of a drill string has sensors capable of detecting the existence of various different types of buried utilities and objects and making calculations as to the ra... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6169948 | Front control system, area setting method and control panel for construction machine A setting device for a front control system for a construction machine includes a direct setting switch for instructing a direct teaching setting, a numeral input key consisting of up- and down-keys for instructing a numeral input setting, a setting chang... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6095254 | Device and method for detecting cultivation boundaries and other guide variables A device and method is disclosed for detection of cultivation boundaries or guide variables which are evaluated for an automatic steering system on agricultural machines. Electromagnetic waves emitted by a transmitter in the working direction of the machi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082466 | Rowcrop machine guidance using ground penetrating radar An apparatus and method is shown for determining the position of a rowcrop in a field being traversed by a mobile machine. The apparatus and method includes a ground penetrating radar (GPR) assembly located on the mobile machine, a processor for receiving... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079192 | Row finder for a harvesting unit A row alignment system includes a plurality of row units mounted on the lift frame at the front of a harvester. One or more of the row units are transversely adjustable on the frame for alignment with the guess rows. One of the adjustable row units includ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073068 | Method for determining the elevation of a point on a work site represented in a triangular irregular network A site database structure for storing elevation data for access by an application program being executed on a control system on a work machine. The data is stored in a Triangular Irregular Network (TIN). The elevation of a point on the work site based on ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6028524 | Method for monitoring the position of a motor grader blade relative to a motor grader frame A system and method for monitoring the position of a motor grader blade relative to a motor grader frame. The method includes the steps of: providing an electronic controller, blade controls having position sensors, and frame controls having position sens... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5704142 | Excavator data acquisition and control system and process A data acquisition system for acquiring geological information from a subsurface includes a geologic imaging system that is used to survey the subsurface of a site or route. A geologic characterization unit may also be employed to enhance the geologic ima... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5509486 | Method of steering an agricultural vehicle The invention described herein uses the periodicity of the relative height of the surface of a crop or soil surface that is measured over a large area to control the position of a farm vehicle as it passes between rows of crops. The range and angle of ret... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5246077 | Three-point hitch guidance control A horizontal guidance control system for a standard three point tractor hitch is disclosed. The system employs the use of a manual control element which actuates a pair of hydraulic cylinders contained in a pair of hydraulic adjusters. The control element... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5207739 | Collapsible guide rod assembly for a tractor guidance system A guide rod assembly is mounted on the front end of a tractor with the guide rods closely adjacent the front wheels and the crop rows to transmit steering signals to a steering guidance system. The pair of guide rods pivot from a downwardly extending para... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5203148 | Cotton harvester row unit with row finder In a cotton harvester row unit, feelers on lower ends of a pendulum-type of row finder are provided with extensions which project generally at right angles to the forward direction through apertures in the row unit throat sidewall area. The conventional s... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5181572 | Farm implement row guidance device An improved apparatus (62) for on-the-go lateral adjusting of a field implement (10) is provided, and is especially useful for a pull-behind, tractor-mounted implement (10) designed to operate on or between rows (30) of a crop (32). The apparatus (62) inc... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5156219 | Positioning apparatus for drawn implement Apparatus for guiding a drawn agricultural implement of the type which has a transverse tool bar and a pull hitch. The apparatus controls the horizontal angular orientation of the tool bar relative to the pull hitch to guide the implement.... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5148873 | Row follower A sensor used to sense a path in a cultivated field is attached to a tractor. The sensor is stabilized to prevent the sensor from bouncing. The stabilizer may take the form of a coulter. In other cases the sensor and the stabilizer may be combined in the ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5094300 | Attachment for guidance of pull-type implements An attachment accessory for an angularly adjustable agricultural implement guidance system that allows guidance of a pull-type implement thereby. A plurality of rotatable coulters which engage the ground are attached to a rigid frame which is connected to... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5088561 | Sensing apparatus for a guidance system An agricultural implement guidance system having a sensing apparatus and sensing apparatus brackets. The sensing apparatus brackets have an offset configuration so that the brackets form a V-shape when the brackets are attached to the support rod. The sen... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5040613 | Counterbalanced sensing wand assembly An agricultural implement guidance control system has a counterbalanced sensing wand assembly. The wand position sensing assembly is designed to compensate for the adverse effects of operations on a field which has a side slope, i.e., slopes to the left o... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5029650 | Adjustable quick attaching hitch coupler A vertical angle adjustable quick-attaching coupler for attaching an implement to the three point hitch of a vehicle. The coupler comprises a coupler frame, attachment means for pivotally mounting the coupler to the three point hitch of the vehicle, hook ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4936390 | Tool apparatus with tool attached to end of outrigger arm A three-point hitch mounted in-row tiller has a conventional three-point hitch mounted frame member with an outrigger arm pivotally mounted to the frame member in a manner that accommodates pivotal movement of the outrigger in relation to the frame member... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4802787 | Electrical control system A control apparatus for a pavement breaker which includes a carriage, a lifting means for raising and lowering an impact arm which impact arm includes a tool for impacting a surface, mounted on one end and an oscillating member mounted on the other end. T... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4726175 | Harvester guidance control system A guidance control system for a harvester or like machinery includes a steering linkage operatively connected to at least one ground engaging wheel. Harvester steering is controlled through the linkage by either an operator controlled steering wheel or a ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4706773 | Vehicle guidance system particularly for use in agriculture A system for guiding a vehicle along a pre-determined rectilinear path which comprises a vehicle having a laser fixed thereon so as to direct a laser beam along the direction of motion of the vehicle towards a target carrying beam reversing means position... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4531589 | Retractable tiller for installation at side of tractor A tiller for installation at one side of a tractor, having a retractable tiller frame movable by a power mechanism which is normally actuated by a horizontal sensor arm through a linkage system. Here, there is manual override enabling the tractor driver t... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4491183 | Retractable in-row tiller device A retractable in-row tiller device is adapted for mounting on a movable vehicle and for tilling the ground around and between objects in a row. An outrigger arm with a rotary tiller mounted on its distal end is retracted inwardly and extended outwardly by... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4463811 | Implement with laterally movable frame structure A guidance system for use with tractor-mounted row crop cultivators and similar implements includes a pair of independent furrow followers mounted one behind the other on the implement for sensing implement position relative to a preestablished guidance f... | 08/07/1984 |
