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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 |
| 7938354 | Clutch of bait reel for fishing The present invention provides a clutch of a bait reel for fishing which controls rotation of a spool such that only when the handle is rotated to reel in a fishing line can one-way rotation of the spool be restricted. The clutch includes a ratchet wheel which is co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7175121 | Spinning reel sounding mechanism A second sounding mechanism includes a first member, a plurality of concave/convex portions that are formed on an inner peripheral surface of the first member to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction, a second member that is non-rotatably mounted on a spo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168647 | Fly reel drag mechanism A fishing reel including a housing having a central hub and a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the main shaft being non-rotatably fixed to the central hub at its proximal end. A spool having a central recess is releasably secured to the main shaft ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163167 | One way clutch for spinning reel A one way clutch of a spinning reel for suppressing vibrations is arranged on a rotor that is rotatably mounted on a reel unit of the spinning reel and includes a ratchet wheel, a ratchet pawl, an urging member and a vibration absorption member. The ratchet wheel is... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6964389 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes an adjustable dynamic drag mechanism and a static drag mechanism connected to a brake mechanism. The static drag mechanism allows a user to select a predetermined amount of static drag whereas the manually adjustable dynamic drag mechanism al... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6641071 | Fishing reel with a unidirectional control device A fishing reel has a spool base, a spool, a unidirectional control device and an axle penetrating the elements of the fishing reel. The unidirectional control, device has a limiting wheel with a driving roller recess to receive a driving roller. A plurali... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6517021 | Dual-bearing reel anti-reverse mechanism Anti-reverse mechanism furnished with graspers that under friction with the ratchet wheel urge the ratchet pawls, to keep the graspers from being deformed when the spool shaft is removed/attached. The anti-reverse mechanism 9, for drag operation in a dual... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6254021 | Centrifugal braking device for double bearing reel A centrifugal braking mechanism is a device for braking a spool that is rotatably supported in a reel body. The braking mechanism uses centrifugal forces in order to produce braking force against rotation of the spool. The braking mechanism includes a plu... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6193182 | Fly-fishing reel A fly-fishing reel is equipped with a primary braking system, operated by actuating means separate from a handle allowing the fisherman to rotate the spool in a direction for winding the line, and an ancillary braking system, operable in addition to the p... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6116531 | Fishing reel drag mechanism A fishing reel drag mechanism includes a spool for a fishing line, a brake drum attached coaxially to the spool, and a resilient circular brake shoe positioned inside the brake drum. The outer diameter of the brake shoe is slightly smaller than the inner ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109555 | Fishing reel and a method of braking the spool thereof with line tension sensor A fishing reel having a brake mechanism including a brake drum provided on a spool receiving a fishing line thereon. A line tension sensor for determining the tension of the fishing line is operatively connected to the brake mechanism which includes at le... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6003798 | Adjustable brake for baitcast reel A braking apparatus for a fishing reel and a braking element assembly preferred for use in the inventive apparatus. The inventive braking apparatus comprises: a contacting structure; a plurality of braking elements for contacting the contacting structure ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003799 | Backstop device for preventing reverse rotation of rotor in fishing reels A backstop device prevents reverse rotation of a rotor in fishing reels The backstop device including an inner race and a backstop body, which are cooperatively assembled into a single body. The inner race has a plurality of needle rollers individually he... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5950948 | Coil spring anti-reverse mechanism for a fishing reel An anti-reverse mechanism that is adaptable to have application in a majority of conventional fishing reel designs and configurations. More particularly, a coil-spring, anti-reverse mechanism that acts upon certain standard components of a drive train in ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950949 | Adjustable brake for baitcast reel A braking apparatus for a fishing reel comprising: a plurality of braking elements; a braking element assembly for retaining the braking elements in radial paths about a rotational axis such that a centrifugal force imparted to the braking elements by rot... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5806776 | Flange contact friction brake for a fishing reel A friction brake for a fishing reel comprises an arcuate strip of bendable plastic that is cantilevered from a fixed flange of a fishing reel and extends over and generally concentrically with a rotating flange of the reel. When braking action is required... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5615840 | Fishing reel with drag system A fishing reel comprising a circumferential drag system including a drum structure within which an expansion member rests. The expansion member carries at its circumference an O-ring brought against the interior surface of the drum structure upon expansio... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5482221 | Single action fly fishing reel having an infinitely variable silent drag In a fly reel, drag is provided by use a helically wound wire spring mounted coaxially over a fixed post attached to the reel frame. The turns at one end of the helically wound spring loosely contact the fixed post, while at the other end of the spring th... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5417377 | Drum reel with spool brake A drum reel with a spool brake for balancing the differential rotational velocities of spool and fishline. The spool brake comprises an annular brake drum and a band brake having a pair of arcuate brake parts connected to each other and placed in the brak... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5407144 | Fishing reel with improved spool disconnect, one-way lock and drag mechanisms A fishing reel employing an adjustable, lightweight and smooth operating drag mechanism for producing rotational drag on the rotation of the line spool in one direction. A frame includes a stationary spindle which houses a radially expandable drag adjusta... | 04/18/1995 |
| 4805336 | Ice fishing rod Ice fishing apparatus adaptable for use in either an attended or unattended fashion and including a reel mounted strike/line feed indicator for real time displaying a fish strike condition. The apparatus comprises a relatively stiff rod section mounted to... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4733830 | Fishing reel Disclosed herein is a fishing reel having as its principal features a manually adjustable, automatic, drag differential which applies greater resistance to rotation of the line spool in the line letting out rotation than in the winding up direction; a clo... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4657201 | Fishing reel A heavy-duty reel includes a free-wheeling retrieve crank which is movable on a spindle to engage bosses or recesses carried on the spool for retrieval or control of the line. A brake or drag is formed on the crank and is engaged by pressing the crank aga... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4640471 | Clutch releasing and braking mechanism for fishing reel A clutch releasing and braking mechanism for a below-the-rod double-bearing type fishing reel having a simplified and compact construction. An operating lever of the reel is pivotally mounted on a frame member of the reel, and a cam portion, rotatable wit... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4515325 | Fly reel A fly reel is provided with a pivotable brake structure and a roller clutch between the brake and the spool. A clicking sound generating mechanism is provided which is operable to generate a sound when the spool is rotated in either the pay-out or winding... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4344587 | Automatic motorized fishing reel The present invention relates to an automatic motorized fishing reel which includes a frame and a spool rotatably coupled thereto for receiving and storing fishing line thereon. An electrical motor is coupled to the frame for rotating the spool in a direc... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4196871 | Line tension responsive anti-backlash brake device for fishing reel An L-shaped brake control lever 8 is pivotally disposed on a side frame spacing post 4' coaxial with a sleeve 5 on which the supporting arms 7 for a line tension sensing roller 6 are pivotally mounted, one arm 8' of the lever being coupled to a roller arm... | 04/08/1980 |
| 3986679 | Fly reel A fishing reel, particularly a fly fishing reel, which is provided with an auxiliary drag assembly actuated by finger pressure exerted radially inwardly on the assembly. The reel includes a line receiving spool with the spool flanges having an outer perip... | 10/19/1976 |
