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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7021434 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut with internal height control, in particular for motor vehicles with a work cylinder which is filled with oil and is under pressure by at least one gas cushion which is arranged in a high-pressure chamber and which acts as... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6547045 | Shock absorber In an air-type shock absorber, a piston is sealing situated in a cylinder chamber. A vacuum state occurs in a piston bearing side of the cylinder chamber when a piston is pushed. Also, an air reservoir is provided at a side opposite to the piston bearing ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6412616 | Energy dissipation system An energy dissipation system for limiting forces applied to object; includes a piston rod that extends out of a pneumatic cylinder which contacts the object, the piston rod is forced from its initial position against a return spring and air is forced into... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6079725 | Folding wheelchair with improved suspension system A wheelchair includes an independent suspension system having a spring and a shock absorber located between the chair and the wheel. The load exerted by the spring and the damping provided by the shock absorber are both variable in order to tune the indep... | 06/27/2000 |
| 4973025 | Metering valve A delayed closing metering type valve is provided which has a bleed control and entry device utilizing a single air passage and a minimum number of parts. In one embodiment, the air passage is generally T-shaped and a metering pin with a conical portion f... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4877226 | Fluid shock absorber constructions A fluid shock absorber of either the pneumatic or liquid type having a frustoconical threaded bleed plug for varying the shock absorbing capacity of the shock absorber. A shock absorber construction utilizing air or liquid having a piston which is expanda... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4776440 | Shock absorber with resiliently biased adjustment piston A shock absorber comprises a cylinder with a cylindrical bore, an actuator piston with a rod slidably received in the bore, and an adjustment piston slidably received in the bore and resiliently kept in a predetermined position. The adjustment piston coop... | 10/11/1988 |
