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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 |
| 7332684 | Turn signal switch for vehicle A turn signal switch for a vehicle includes: a resiliently urging means provided between a switch operating element and a switch case so as to urge the switch operating element toward a neutral position and a returned position. The resiliently urging means includes:... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322427 | Power impact tool It is an object of the present invention to provide an effective technique to improve ease of operation of the power impact tool. The power tool of the present invention includes a tool body, a tool bit, a motor, first and second switches and a mode changing mechani... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313845 | Upright type cleaner An upright type cleaner comprises: a body provided with a handgrip at an upper side thereof; a suction head positioned at a lower side of the body and hinge-connected to the body, for sucking dust and foreign materials of a floor; and a power ON/OFF unit disposed be... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314116 | Walkie/rider truck A walkie/rider truck which has a platform at the rear of the truck body and a holding bar to be grasped by one hand of the operator standing on the platform. A switch box is attached to the holding bar and houses at least one key switch in order to switch the drivin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7275457 | Control lever with partially enclosed rotary wheel A control lever assembly having a moveable lever and a knob mounted on an end of the lever. The knob has a hollow housing which is removably attached to a cylindrical base. The housing has a cylindrical side wall which forms an opening. A wheel is received in and pa... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273991 | Handle for doors or hinged flaps of vehicles The invention relates to a handle with an integrated switch (20) for doors or hinged flaps of vehicles. The push-button switch is essentially made up of two components which can be fitted together. The first component (21) is made of a single-pieced in... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256520 | Power tool with a self-supporting motor A power tool comprising an electric motor for driving a tool is disclosed. The electric motor comprises a shaft, an armature, and a brush collector. The stator is configured as a self-supporting unit comprising first and second supporting parts. One of the supportin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244897 | Opening switch for vehicle doors or trunks An opening switch (1) for vehicle doors or rear hatches comprises an actuator device (5) for activating a microswitch (6) which can be moved between two positions: a first open position in which the actuator device is kept away from the microswi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239233 | After-market, water-proof, vibrating monitoring system for motorcycle turn indicators A monitoring system in kit form to retrofit to motorcycles or other vehicles that do not have self canceling turn indicators and as an aid to the hearing impaired. After the kit is installed, when the indicators are activated, the device vibrates in the operator's s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228679 | Electrical method of sensing operator presence on a walk-behind mower An operator presence control assembly for a walk-behind greens mower includes a handle supported on a frame of the walk-behind greens mower, a ribbon switch on the outer perimeter of the handle, and a circuit including the ribbon switch. The circuit is completed by ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217899 | Vehicle door outer handle system A vehicle door outer handle system includes: an operating handle formed from a handle main body and a cover covering the outer side of the handle main body; a pair of electrodes; and a circuit board on which a detection circuit is provided for detecting a change in ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7131837 | Vertically and horizontally standing dental scaler system and method The invention provides a dental scaler system and method of use. The dental scaler system has a dental scaler apparatus and a scaler handpiece enclosing a coil. The dental scaler apparatus has a housing and a scaler power control circuit. The coil is connected throu... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096992 | Pole for hand pallet truck A pole for a hand pallet truck includes a pole bar linked to a support for a steerable wheel at its lower end and connected to a loop-shaped handle at a remaining end. The handle is centrally grappable at its near end and includes an operating device therein attache... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080703 | Pedestrian truck A pedestrian truck with a drive motor and a handle lever includes a head and a rod, which is articulated to a steering base of the industrial truck about a horizontal axis and in which the drive wheel driven by the drive motor is mounted. A first control or regulati... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078638 | Inhibitor switch An inhibitor switch is joined to a manual shaft inside a mission case which can be readily positioned. The inhibitor switch in which a movable base is interlocked and linked to a manual shaft of an automatic transmission inside a mission case of the automatic transm... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078636 | Safety switch for a portable stove The present invention discloses a safety switch for a portable stove, which controls the startup of an ignitor as well as an adjusting rod to adjust the flame. By latching an end of a push button into a limit groove disposed above an installing hole, the invention a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7015409 | Power tool trigger A trigger assembly and a power tool. The trigger assembly includes a housing and a trigger. The trigger is movably supported by the housing and includes a support portion and a contact portion. The housing includes an opening, and the support portion at least partia... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000285 | Control circuitry for enabling drive system for vacuum cleaner A self-propelled appliance comprises a base, electric motor mounting the base, a handle moveably depending from the base and a drive wheel mounted in the base and operatively connected to the motor. The control circuits comprising an enable switch and a base switch ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969811 | Foot switch structure of extension cord receptacle An improved foot switch structure of an extension cord receptacle comprises a base. The base has thereon a control switch, wherein the control switch is connected to a power conducting wire. The power conducting wire has one end connected to a power plug and the oth... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6958455 | Lock-on/lock-off tool switch A trigger mechanism for a power tool includes a chassis; a trigger mounted to the chassis for movement between ON and OFF positions; an electrical switch mounted to the chassis for activation by movement of the trigger between the ON and OFF positions to close and o... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6930262 | Safety switch box for saw machine A saw switch box includes a supporting base resting on a switch platform, a switch shelter pivotally connected to the supporting base to define a sheltering cavity between the switch shelter and the supporting base for receiving a switch member, and a locking device... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904827 | Automatic transmission operating lever with switch An automatic transmission operating lever which includes a knob with a switch, a lever member and a conducting wire wired in the knob to send a signal from the switch. The lever member includes a rod to be inserted into the knob and a lever base having an end face t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907302 | PDA monitoring and diagnostic system for industrial control A system and software for controlling output devices used in association with machinery is disclosed. The system includes a control module which may be connected to a personal digital assistant (PDA), personal pocket PC, personal computer, organizer, cell phone, or ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6835904 | Brake assembly for an all terrain vehicle and method of making same A brake lever assembly can be assembled by providing a housing coupling the brake lever assembly to a vehicle, a brake lever pivotally attached to the housing, and a reinforcing plate mounted on the housing. The reinforcing plate can be secured to a top surface of t... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6774780 | Device for the advance indication of an automatically executed shift In a system for the control of an automatic or automated vehicle variable transmission (2) with a transmission control (6) and a display device (20, 22, 24) for the driver, the display device (20) is provided in order to indicate to the d... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6762377 | Winch switch An apparatus and method for controlling a power winch, and a kit and method for retrofitting an existing control block to control a power winch. The apparatus consists of a control yoke control unit having an engine control switch, a winch control switch, and at lea... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6750411 | Adjustable emergency stop switch The present invention relates to an adjustable emergency stop switch for a snowmobile, ATV, motorcycle, personal watercraft, or other recreational vehicle that requires an emergency stop switch and typically includes handlebars. The emergency stop switch of the pres... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740834 | Vehicle door handle system A vehicle door handle system includes a pair of electrodes disposed within an operating handle located on the outer surface side of a door along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A detection circuit for detecting a change in capacitance between the two elec... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734376 | Electrical switch device for bicycle An electrical switch or operating device is disclosed for controlling/operating an electrically controlled bicycle component. In one embodiment, the operating device controls/operates a bicycle shift device and a bicycle suspension. The operating device has a base p... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6705180 | Automatic transmission operating lever with switch An automatic transmission operating lever which includes a knob with a switch, a lever member and a conducting wire wired in the knob to send a signal from the switch. The lever member includes a rod to be inserted into the knob and a lever base having an end face t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6671460 | Hand-held electrical appliance such as a hair drier provided with position adjustable control members Hand-held electrical appliance of the hairdryer or similar type, including a body (1) equipped with a series of functional elements and a handle (11) displaying an array of controls (2) allowing the user to operate and adjust the said appliance, character... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6610946 | Actuation mechanism for a power tool The power tool includes a body, a trigger mechanism and a manually operated locking member. The trigger mechanism is mounted to the body for rotation about an axis between an actuated position and a non-actuated position. The manually operable locking mem... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6555773 | Electric switch An electrical switch for the speed setting of an electric motor in an electrical appliance includes a movable actuator member and a blocking structure. The actuator member is movable from an initial position into a plurality of actuating positions. The bl... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6538221 | Key guard for a function key on a bicycle control panel A key guard is disclosed for protecting a corresponding function key on a bicycle control panel, wherein the key guard does not freely move upon impact. The key guard is a protrusion attached to and extending from the base of the control panel adjacent to... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6521851 | Brake lever conjunctive switch device A brake lever conjunctive switch is provided which is capable of making the operating timings of a pair of switches different while minimizing changes in the shape of a switch box. The brake lever conjunctive switch includes a switch box to which a brake ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6388563 | Modular relay with network communications A modular emergency stop device including a switch unit and a control unit. The switch unit includes a switch which converts from a normal state to an emergency state when an emergency stop is necessary and a housing for the switch. The control unit inclu... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6380846 | Pull station A pull station for an alarm includes a housing with a handle mounted for sliding movement within the housing. The housing includes a window for a user to access the handle for forcibly sliding the handle in a vertical direction. A latch is rotatably mount... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6227068 | Bicycle control device having a rotatable dial A bicycle control device includes a base member adapted to be mounted to a structural member of a bicycle, a dial rotatably mounted to the base member, a detent mechanism operatively associated with the dial for providing a detenting force to the dial at ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225584 | Audio operating device An audio operating device provided on a handlebar of a motorcycle. The device includes a first operating plane which is tilted outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, which contains audio switches which are generally operated most frequently.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6178841 | Manually controlled operating lever A manually controlled operating lever for a vehicle operator's platform has an electrical actuation transducer for transmitting control signals to a working function as a function of the pivoting of the lever and/or as a function of the actuation of at le... | 01/30/2001 |
