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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 |
| 7269476 | Smart medicine container A medicine dispensing system is provided that comprises of a medicine container with an inbuilt pill dispensing assembly which automatically dispenses a prescribed dose of medicine at prescribed times. It alerts the patient when a dose of medicine has been dispensed... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7234609 | Article dispensing system and method for same An article dispensing machine and article transport storage unit are shown that permit articles slated for inventory to be delivered in secure manner from a centralized inventory supply center to an article dispensing machine forming part of an article distribution ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228200 | Apparatus, system and methods for dispensing products Products are dispensed from a dispensing apparatus in which products marked with transaction information are received in a chain of bins. In response to control information synthesized from transaction information on the products in the bins and a dispense request, ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7149600 | Pipe storage and inventory control chest A materials storage chest system stores and selectively dispenses pipe in response to a controller which selectively limits access thereto. A material dispensing opening prevents access to the chest other than through the controller. A communication system provides ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111754 | Coin roll dispenser and system incorporating same An apparatus for use in dispensing coin rolls is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receptacle, to hold the coin rolls in a vertically stacked array, a dispensed, to dispense the coin rolls from a bottom of the receptacle, and a controller, to control the dispensin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077287 | Dispenser particularly, but not exclusively, for cigarette packets A dispenser for dispensing packets particularly, but not exclusively cigarette packets is disclosed. The dispenser comprises a number of magazines for holding a plurality of packets standing in an upright position and a pusher for moving the plurality of packets tow... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6832698 | Container lid dispenser A dispenser for dispensing container lids includes a central body in which a number of container lids are peripherally engaged by a pair of opposed endless belts disposed within the dispenser. The belts are rotated within the dispenser to sequentially dispense each ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830162 | System for transporting and elevating coins in prize recreational machines System for transporting and elevating coins in prize recreational machines, being of the type of prize recreational machine that functions by introducing coins and awarding cash prizes, in such a way that the system for transporting and elevating coins comprises a p... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6726056 | Medicine feed apparatus A drawer 2c is provided with a collecting mechanism 20 for collecting medicines discharged from the storage containers 3. The body frame 1 is provided with a recovery box 28 for recovering medicines collected by the collecti... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6715600 | Device for gripping containers aligned in single file and for feeding them to a plurality of parallel pathways Device for gripping containers in single file and for feeding them to a plurality of pathways parallel to each other and to a feeding direction, which comprises a frame supporting belts for gripping and force-feeding the containers inside the device, the frame being... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712548 | Temporary raised pavement marker (TRPM) applicator machine for automatically applying pavement markers to road surfaces Apparatus and method for applying temporary raised pavement markers (TRPM) to roadway surfaces comprises a conveyor upon a wheeled vehicle wherein an upstream end portion of the conveyor is able to extend, for example, over the rear bed portion of a roadwork vehicle... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6651842 | Article dispensing machine and method An article dispensing apparatus is described. The dispensing apparatus includes a plurality of slats, each having one or more holders for holding and dispensing articles. Each slat has a cavity and an open end. Further, each holder includes an aperture th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6581535 | Agricultural seed meter An agricultural seed meter is disclosed including a seed selection mechanism in the form of a belt or a drum having pockets and moving through a seed reservoir area for loading seeds into the pocket. A cut-off brush is movable between a singulating positi... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6513678 | Product carry-out apparatus for vending machine Disclosed is a product carry-out apparatus for a vending machine, adapted for carrying a product, which has been delivered downward from a product housing within a vending machine body at the time of selling, in a diagonally upward and forward direction a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499627 | Automatic vending machine To provide an automatic vending machine capable of preventing, at the time of carrying out a commodity from a commodity column to a commodity receptor, the commodity from falling down due to a change in posture of the commodity, and mitigating falling sho... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6478185 | Tablet vessel feed apparatus The present invention provides a tablet vessel feed apparatus comprising a stock container for storing a plurality of tablet vessels, a vessel takeout section for taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container, and a conveyor for conveying the tab... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6422418 | Article dispensing machine and method An article dispensing apparatus is described. The dispensing apparatus includes a plurality of slats, each having one or more holders for holding and dispensing articles. Each slat has a cavity and an open end. Further, each holder includes an aperture th... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6371330 | Dispenser An automatic machine for storing and dispensing a desired number of spherical objects (1), for example golf balls. A magazine has at least one sloping floor surface (2, 3, 4, 7), a conveyor belt (11) extending from an infeed position to a discharge positi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6286715 | Transparent front vending machine A vending machine for increasing consumer interest in the vending process and vended product includes a tipping mechanism. The tipping mechanism is positioned at a first end of a shelf, and modifies the orientation of an article being delivered from the s... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6223505 | Straw wrapping machine, method and product using a plastic film wrapper A machine and a method for wrapping an elongated object, such as a drinking straw, with a plastic film are disclosed. The machine has a drive for continuously advancing a thin narrow film strip from a supply roll to a wrapper loading and forming station. ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6170699 | Tablet supplying apparatus for tablet sorting and counting machine A tablet supplying apparatus for a tablet dispensing system includes a conveyer belt carried over on a driving roller and a driven roller, a plurality of tablet receiving trays, and a plurality of hoppers. A tablet release means is provided adjacent to a ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170702 | Beverage container vending machine In a beverage vending machine for dispensing beverages contained in containers disposed in beverage container crates, at least two horizontal storage and transport elements are disposed on top of one another in a storage space of the vending machine for s... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6126036 | Apparatus for dispensing articles Apparatus for dispensing articles of regular shape, such as boxes, from adjacent compartments in which articles are stored in stacks, each of the compartments having a bottom aperture. A dispensing device is mounted below for movement in-between the compa... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6095369 | Coin dispensing apparatus A coin dispensing apparatus comprised of a plurality of magazines for storing coin rolls, a lifting conveyor having a plurality of hods which are driven by the lifting conveyor and interact with an outlet for each magazine to receive coin rolls therefrom.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6024033 | Seeder apparatus for dispensing seed with or without top dressing The seeder apparatus includes a material hopper for dispensing material onto a conveyor to be moved thereby to an entry nip between a rotary brush and the conveyor for propelling the material downwardly at the discharge end. In one embodiment, a metering ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5938072 | Rolled coin dispenser A coin roll dispenser has a number of coin magazines each filled with rolls of coins of a given denomination and removably seated within a housing. Each magazine has a motorized conveyor adapted to receive and sequentially dispense individual coin rolls t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5853112 | Candy holder and candy feeding device A candy holding and retrieving device which moves a powdered candy or any suitable candy from a reservoir onto a plastic or rubber belt which delivers the candy to a user. The device includes a main housing which contains a motor, a power supply, a gearin... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5802994 | Seeder apparatus for dispensing seed with or without top dressing The seeder apparatus includes a first hopper for dispensing seeds onto a conveyor mechanism to be moved thereby to an entry nip between a rotary brush and the conveyor mechanism for propelling the seed downwardly at the discharge end of the frame on which... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5772392 | Object picking system An object picking system includes a plurality of object storage and discharge devices. Each object storage and discharge device includes an object storage section housing a stack of objects and an object discharge mechanism for discharging the bottommost ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5743429 | Device for dispensing credit cards A credit card dispensing device is disclosed which includes a frame with a central processing mounted to the frame. The central processing unit contains programming information pertaining to the operation of the device and serves to signal other component... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5702027 | Bag dispensing device A bag dispensing device comprising an elongate, tubular housing defining open top and bottom ends. Extending between the top and bottom ends is a passage for receiving and storing a plurality of bags. Extending through the passage and from the open top an... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5482184 | Newspaper conveying mechanism of a newspaper vending A newspaper conveying mechanism of a newspaper vending machine, including a chain driven by a motor, a set of friction wheels and a driving claw which are locked on the chain at a certain interval. When the mechanism is placed on the surface of a pile of ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5476191 | Package dispensing apparatus Picking apparatus for picking and dispensing plastic sheet wrapped videocassette packages onto a high speed product gathering conveyor comprises a package dispensing mechanism with a package feed magazine containing a replenishable stack of these packages... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5439134 | Food storage and delivery device A food storage and delivery device is formed of a reservoir for food items, a holding and transferring section situated adjacent to the reservoir, an ascending section for moving the holding and transferring section, and a controlling section for controll... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5431299 | Medication dispensing and storing system with dispensing modules A system for the controlled dispensing and storing of medication and more particularly, a programmable system with medication dispensing modules having a dedicated programmable processor to dispense medication, according to patient requirements that are p... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5305913 | Apparatus for dispensing articles A dispensing apparatus is disclosed for sequentially vending articles upon movement of an actuator. The dispensing apparatus includes a platform for supporting the articles to be vended; a display assembly disposed adjacent to the platform; a forward supp... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5199599 | Apparatus for dispensing articles A dispensing apparatus is disclosed for sequentially vending articles upon the movement of an actuator. The dispensing apparatus includes a housing which encloses a plurality of newspapers, and which further includes a passageway; a platform is disposed w... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5150817 | Methods and apparatus for dispensing articles A vending apparatus for use in a hotel to vend a plurality of articles comprises a housing having vertical, substantially cylindrical access doors providing access in each of a plurality of vending units to a vended article. The vendee will actuate a hand... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5141128 | Reconfigurable vertical conveyor dispenser In accordance with this invention there is provided a reconfigurable compartmentized vertical conveyor dispenser for dispensing products in an automated order dispensing system. The size of compartments for holding the products is chosen by adjusting the ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5127546 | Storage bin structure for an automatic vending machine A storage bin structure is used for superposed articles in an automatic vending machine and includes a front wall unit which can be moved to vary the volume of the storage space for the articles to be mold. A conveyer unit includes two motor-activated cir... | 07/07/1992 |
