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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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Class 227/151 - Work immobilizer


Subclass of Class 227 - Elongated-member-driving apparatus
Definition: Device comprising structure to maintain or retain the work
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 02/05/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7327839Cables, systems and methods for wiring a structure for telephone service
A method for wiring an architectural structure for telephone service includes providing a cable. The cable includes a sheath and first and second pairs of conductor members. The sheath includes first and second longitudinally extending sheath passages and a partitio...
02/05/2008
7118020Stapler
A stapler is provided for stapling decorative staples into a sheet media, where the decorative staples have an indicia platform and a plurality of prongs. The stapler includes a base and a cartridge assembly pivotably mounted to the base. The cartridge assembly has ...
10/10/2006
7097405Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with staggered teeth nails
A piercing nail with a spring member that deforms as the nail penetrates through framing members engages with a bottom surface to framing members together. ...
08/29/2006
7090110Paper locator for a stapler
A stapler for binding a stack of sheets includes a base, a staple driving mechanism coupled to the base, and a sheet locating device coupled to the base. The sheet locating device includes a guide having first and second guide members and is movable with respect to ...
08/15/2006
7055728Positioning structure for nailer
The present invention relates to a positioning structure for a nailer capable of adjusting the position of the nailer arbitrarily. In the rail of magazine is slidably provided an adjusting member whose lateral side is disposed an engaging paw against which a spring ...
06/06/2006
7051914Fastening apparatus with bearing shoe and positioning plate
The apparatus is intended to drive fasteners (21) for fastening a piece (20) to a support (30). The apparatus has a snout (12) equipped with a bearing shoe (14). The shoe is equipped with lateral positioning one-piece plate (15
05/30/2006
7044351Modular magazine of fixing element for pneumatic gun
An improved modular magazine of fixing elements for a pneumatic gun (100) comprises an elongated casing (2), which is parallelepiped shaped and internally hollow, fit to be removably coupled to the pneumatic gun (100). The casing (2) has,...
05/16/2006
7011242Coated staple and fastening tool for the same
Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener ...
03/14/2006
6896168Framing point driver system
A framing point driver system for efficiently driving various framing points into a picture frame. The framing point driver system includes a lever unit, a turret member with a plurality of receiver apertures rotatably attached to the lever unit, a shaft member exte...
05/24/2005
6880741Nail gun attachment for installation of roof shingles
An attachment for a roofing nail gun having a triangular lifting blade having a forward curved ā€œCā€ shaped lower portion and a flat, vertical upper portion and having mounts on the back in the central portion for attachment to one of several adaptors dimensioned ...
04/19/2005
6848607Fastening tool with modified driver travel path
Fastening tool for driving a fastener such as a staple into a substrate a predetermined distance. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging ...
02/01/2005
6676002Paper guide for stapler
A stapler includes a base having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an anvil. The stapler further includes a paper guide coupled to the base and movable relative to the anvil between a first substantially locked and immovable position and a second subst...
01/13/2004
6662991Staple expelling device for staplers
A stapler includes a base with a document guide connected to a top thereof and an arm and a magazine casing are respectively pivotably connected to a connection frame on the base. The document guide includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. At ...
12/16/2003
6634537Detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device
A detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device is disclosed. The wire-pressing element has a wire-pressing section at the center of the element and the bottom face of the wire-pressing section is provided with a wire slot having an ope...
10/21/2003
6631836Accessory device for nail and staple guns
An accessory device for fastener-driving tools such as nail and staple guns is provided. The device serves as a positioning guide for the tool and is designed to provide sufficient spacing and orientation between the fastener-driving tool and the target c...
10/14/2003
6616028Device for locking a catch in a stapler
A locking device in a stapler adapted to lock a displaceable member carrying a catch for an object to be stapled in an optional position along a bar. The bar extends through a hole in a locking element. The locking element is connected to the displaceable...
09/09/2003
6237828Stapler and guide assembly for same
The invention is a stapler and staple guide assembly for same. The stapler provides automated stapling for stacks of sheet material regardless of stack thickness. In a first embodiment two staple guides load individual sheets or small stacks of sheets ont...
05/29/2001
6131788Built-in extendible staple gun wire guide
A device to improve attaching wires to a substrateby with a staple gun is disclosed. An elongated nose piece extends down from the front of the tool body and locks in position to hold the tool bottom a preset distance away from the substrate. The nose pie...
10/17/2000
5918790Stapling gun adapter restraining loose linear entities
A twin line-guide adapter easily affixed to the lower narrow front face of popular hand-held stapling guns. The two independent spring-loaded line-guides stabilize flexible, loose, linear entities such as wires, cables, cords or braids. This restraint is ...
07/06/1999
5884829Dual purpose staple gun tacker
A staple gun tacker for driving staples of various leg lengths is disclosed in which the staple gun housing has a front staple gun driving end and a base. The base has a staple discharge opening formed therein through which staples to be driven by the sta...
03/23/1999
5692667Document positioning member for a stapler
A member for a stapler includes a transverse bar having two stops extending upwardly from two ends thereof, an extending portion extending downwardly from an under side of the transverse bar so as to be inserted through a slot of a base of the stapler, tw...
12/02/1997
5660315Line guide and gripping means for staplers
A guiding and gripping device for stapler is affixed in upright relation to the front surface of the stapler. The body member has a front contoured surface that receives a line being stapled and guides an unattached portion of the line in upright position...
08/26/1997
5628445Shingle gauge for use with nail driving tool
A shingle gauge for use with a nail driving tool of the type having a magazine which feeds nails into a guide body to be driven through shingle elements into a roof structure and having a shingle element locating surface adjacent the guide body nose. The ...
05/13/1997
5595336Safety stapler
A safety system for a power stapler in which stapling of a set of sheets is actuated by inserting the set of sheets into the stapling jaws of the stapler, includes a large transparent upper plate mounted above the entrance to the stapling jaws and extendi...
01/21/1997
5588578Nail flattening apparatus
A nail flattening apparatus for use primarily in re-furbishing wooden pallet components, comprising a loading station and an operating station interconnected by a conveyor. Boards having nail stubble protruding from opposite sides are placed onto the conv...
12/31/1996
5267682Adjusting mechanism for adjusting position of abutting member in fastener driving device
A fastener driving device includes a body, a driver guide extending downwardly from the body for driving fasteners by a driver, a first abutting member mounted on the driver guide and having a first reference surface for abutment on an edge of a work to b...
12/07/1993
5062562Portable power fastening tool
A portable power fastening tool for fastening flooring or the like using fastening members such as nails and staples also includes a driver member for the fasteners and a hammer member, both of which are propelled by an air motor to simultaneously compres...
11/05/1991
5014899Surgical stapling apparatus
An improved apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue wherein the improvement comprises a resilient, deflectable arm which frictionally engages body tissue held between the anvil portion of the apparatus and the cartridge assembly of the ap...
05/14/1991
5005751Sheet stacking and stapling apparatus
At one end of a stacking area, abutments are arranged which extend into, and can be selectively moved out of, the feed path of sheets fed through such area to stack sheets in such area. In the area of the abutments, two oppositely arranged stapling device...
04/09/1991
4841852Mobile truss-making apparatus
A mobile apparatus having utility in the construction of roof trusses at a job site. An elongate trailer frame is mounted to a wheel and axle assembly and is transportable on public highways by towing. A jig assembly supported by the frame is formed prima...
06/27/1989
4817965Device for assembling, by clipping, moldings incorporating several rabbets
The invention relates to a device for assembling mouldings incorporating several rabbets, which comprises a table for positioning the mouldings, slides supporting this table, rendered fast with two columns which are connected in their lower part by a base...
04/04/1989
4657168Wood cross-tie end plating machine
An end plating machine comprising a frame having an in-feed portion at one side thereof and an out-feed portion at the other side thereof. A stationary platen is provided at opposite ends of the frame below the in-feed and out-feed portions adapted to sup...
04/14/1987
4540112Vine stapler
The invention discloses a tool for securing wire to grapevines by staples. The tool comprises a long handle pivotally mounted to a plate, the plate is bent at a 90 degree angle, one of the plate's side faces the handle. The handle has two circular depress...
09/10/1985
4452387Self-centering fastening tool
Self-centering fastening tool for quickly and easily fastening wire and paper lath to support members....
06/05/1984
4378900Machine with fingerguard
An operator-tended machine, e.g., a machine for applying snap fasteners, rivets or the like to workpieces, has an upper tool which moves against a lower tool acting as an anvil for it. A fingerguard moves ahead of the upper tool to protect the fingers of ...
04/05/1983
4227637Pneumatic fastening tool
A pneumatic tool is disclosed for attaching small metal members such as washers and name tags to a workpiece. The tool generally comprises a pneumatic driver apparatus for driving nail-like fasteners and a holder apparatus for holding the metal member pos...
10/14/1980
4148118Apparatus for connecting pairs of wires
The present invention relates to apparatus for storing and serially positioning a series of carrier strip mounted electrical connectors at a wire insertion station whereat pairs of small gauge insulated wires are trimmed and inserted into the electrical c...
04/10/1979
4026454Nailing machines
The invention relates to nailing apparatus for use in making cable reel flanges or the like. Apparatus according to the invention comprises a rotatable element housed in a work support table of the apparatus and movable to cause a work-engaging surface of...
05/31/1977
 
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