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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 |
| 8008594 | Vacuum insulated switchgear A vacuum insulated switchgear has a busbar compartment, in which phase-segregated double-break, three-position vacuum circuit breakers are disposed; and feeder compartments disposed at both sides of the busbar compartment respectively, in each of which phase-segrega... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7302036 | Systems and methods for non-intrusive inspections of high-voltage circuit breakers Systems and methods are disclosed for non-intrusively inspecting circuit breakers, which may include one or more connector assemblies. An X-ray unit may be placed at a first location around the circuit breaker while at least one digital imaging plate may be placed a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7239490 | Medium voltage vacuum circuit interrupter An encapsulated medium voltage vacuum circuit interrupter includes a line terminal, a load terminal, a vacuum interrupter, an operating mechanism and an elongated, insulated, generally cylindrical encapsulating housing. The vacuum interrupter includes a vacuum envel... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192551 | Inductive heating process control of continuous cast metallic sheets An apparatus for rolling of a powder metallurgical metallic workpiece is provided having a feeding device, a first induction heating apparatus in operable communication with a first RF generator and at least a first hot rolling mill. A process control device monitor... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7148677 | Vacuum circuit interrupter including circuit monitoring leakage or loss of vacuum and method of monitoring a vacuum interrupter for leakage or loss of vacuum A method monitors a vacuum interrupter for leakage or loss of vacuum. The vacuum interrupter includes a line side, a load side and separable contacts electrically connected therebetween. The line side has a line side voltage and the load side has a load side voltage... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135652 | Vacuum switchgear Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear comprising an electro-conductive outer vacuum container, a plurality of inner container disposed in the outer vacuum container. The inner containers and the outer container are electrically isolated from each other. The outer contain... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136265 | Load recognition and series arc detection using bandpass filter signatures A method and system for determining whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit includes sensing a change in an alternating current in the circuit and developing a corresponding input signal, analyzing the input signal to determine the presence of broadband n... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6965088 | Interrupting apparatus having operations counter and methods of forming and using same A portable circuit interrupting apparatus for use on a circuit isolating device and associated methods of formation and use are provided. The portable circuit interrupting apparatus includes a main housing body and a sleeve coaxially mounted therein. The sleeve is s... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946614 | Circuit breakers A circuit breaker includes an interrupter coaxial with a current sensor or transformer, the combined assembly being encapsulated within solid dielectric material and supported by an earthed tube mounted on an earthed housing. Detection by the sensor of a current ove... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930271 | Circuit interrupter including linear actuator and manual pivot member A power circuit interrupter includes a housing having an opening, one or more vacuum interrupters including separable contacts, and an operating mechanism, supported by the housing, adapted to open and close the contacts. A linear actuator cooperates with the operat... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6335502 | Vacuum switch and vacuum switch gear using the vacuum switch In order to provide a vacuum switch suitable for a distribution and transformation system compatible between structural simplicity and reliability and a vacuum switchgear using the vacuum switch, the vacuum switch comprises switching portions installed in... | 01/01/2002 |
| 5920052 | Multi-circuit switch gear A multi-circuit switch gear includes a main body filled with an insulation gas, main bushings mounted on a front portion of the main body, a plurality of three-phase input/output units connected to the main bushings, multi-position switching devices dispo... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5852266 | Vacuum circuit breaker as well as vacuum valve and electric contact used in same According to the present invention there are provided a highly reliable electrode of high strength which undergoes little change even with the lapse of time, and a method for making the same, as well as a vacuum valve using such electrode and a vacuum cir... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5521348 | Multi-pole vacuum switch with an insulation assembly surrounding each vacuum interrupter A multi-pole vacuum switch has an insulation assembly for each pole, which is composed of shell-like insulating elements. In addition to a space provided for receiving the vacuum interrupter, chambers are formed by wall sections, which are provided for re... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5508486 | Gas-insulated switching unit with a multi-pole vacuum switch and a multi-pole circuit breaker A gas-insulating switching unit includes a gas-filled housing containing a multi-pole vacuum switch and a three-position circuit breaker arranged below it. The vacuum switch is arranged so that the longitudinal axes of the horizontally positioned vacuum s... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5350892 | Medium tension circuit-breaker for indoor or outdoor use A multipole circuit-breaker for each pole has an insulating feedthrough including a cylindrical first portion containing a vacuum bottle. The vacuum bottle comprises an insulating case closed by first and second endplates. The first metal endplate carries... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5286933 | Vacuum circuit-breaker equipped with self-diagnosis means A vacuum circuit-breaker including, for each phase, at least one vacuum bottle housed inside a closed enclosure, wherein said circuit-breaker includes at least one scintillation fiber disposed in the space between said enclosure and the outside surface of... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4972055 | Multiple vacuum interrupter fluid insulated circuit breaker with isolation gap A circuit breaker utilizes a plurality of vacuum interrupters immersed in oil. A cross-bar with electrically conductive sections completes a series electrical circuit through the circuit breaker and actuates operating mechanisms, to close the contacts of ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4879441 | Dielectric barrier for a vacuum interrupter A dielectric barrier system for a vacuum switch is disclosed comprising: a dielectric barrier having three generally flat elongated rectangular walls, and means for holding the barrier at a spaced distance apart from the vacuum switch and from a high volt... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4553008 | Load interrupter An load interrupter is disclosed having the characteristics of an ordinary puffer interrupter and a self-extinguishing gas flow interrupter. The load interrupter comprises a generally hollow cylinder which is adapted to be filled with an arc extinguishing... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4527028 | Modular vacuum interrupter A modular vacuum interrupter for controlling the application of single or polyphase electrical power to single or polyphase electrical apparatus includes a rigid base, a plurality of identical vacuum switch modules, an operating mechanism and cover. The b... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4449021 | Vacuum circuit breaker A vacuum circuit breaker comprises a base, a support frame and an insulating frame. The insulating frame has a plurality of housing portions juxtaposed and separated from one another. These housing portions are made of plastics as a unit. The insulating f... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4431878 | Compression piston switch A compression piston switch is provided with two switching parts which are mutually axially displaceable. The switch also has a device which is connected to a first one of the two switching parts for guiding a quenching gas flow. The quenching gas, which ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4421961 | Vacuum circuit breaker A vacuum power interrupting device comprising a bell-shaped vacuum power interrupter which includes a bell-shaped metallic casing wherein a pair of electrical contact rods are extended for interrupting a large current with a high voltage, and insulating m... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4370530 | Electrolytic cell electrical shunting switch assembly An electrical shunting switch assembly is adapted to be connected across the terminals of an electrolytic cell. The switch assembly acts as a parallel current carrying shunt path around the cell when the switches of the assembly are in the closed, current... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4362914 | Electrical switch apparatus Disclosed is an electrical switch apparatus of the type having a metal encapsulation formed in part by a tank which is filled with an insulating gas and in which is disposed at least one vacuum switching tube per phase. The switch apparatus includes a sub... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4216359 | Low voltage vacuum switch and operating mechanism A low voltage vacuum switch and operating mechanism is detailed which is readily used as a shorting switch arrangement in electrolytic cells between the high current carrying bus bars of the cell. The switch has a very low profile and axial contact travel... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4104496 | Vacuum interrupter device In this vacuum interrupter device, one or more upper terminals and lower terminals connected to a vacuum interrupter built in the device are attached to an insulating barrier which is provided with a plurality of chambers opening outward and capable of be... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4075448 | Cell bypass switches for electrochemical cell systems An electrochemical cell circuit has vacuum interrupter cell by-pass switches provided in order to prevent the impurities in the environment, caused by leakage from the electrochemical cells, from interfering with the switch operation.... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4016384 | Operating mechanism and position indicator for a circuit interrupter An improved circuit-breaker position-indicator is provided for a gas-type circuit-interrupter in which the circuit-breaker structure is enclosed within an outer pressurized casing at a different pressure than the gas pressure interiorly of the circuit-bre... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3958156 | Vacuum interrupter metal-clad switchgear vertically elevatable within compartment A drawout switchgear having an in-line vacuum circuit breaker carried on a truck which is insertable into a compartment of the switchgear; the truck carrying the breaker is inserted into the compartment and the truck and breaker as a unit is elevated into... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3935407 | Multiphase vacuum switch assembly having cam operated spring charging drive mechanism with lost motion connection A multiphase under load transfer switch of the Jansen-type for tapped regulating transformers. The main contacts and the switch-over contacts of the transfer switch are formed by vacuum switches. The vacuum switches are operated by a common drive mechanis... | 01/27/1976 |
