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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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| 7270291 | Method and spool for shortening and optionally tensioning elongate tension members A method and a spool (1, 10, 21, 22, 35) for shortening the length of a cord (14) and optionally tensioning it at the same time is provided. The spool has a shank having two ends each of which has a transverse retainer formation (4, 13, 20, 40, 51 | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252259 | Independently drawing and tensioning lines with bi-directional rotary device having two spools A method of drawing lines into a housing includes: rotating a dial in a first rotational direction of the dial such that a first spool located in an interior of the housing is mechanically rotated in a first rotational direction thereby winding a first line thereabo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249727 | Independently drawing and tensioning lines with bi-directional rotary device having two spools A method of drawing lines into a housing includes: rotating a dial in a first rotational direction of the dial such that a first spool located in an interior of the housing is mechanically rotated in a first rotational direction thereby winding a first line thereabo... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229043 | Hanging cable shortener arrangement A cable shortener apparatus for permitting the length adjustment of a cable having a certain incompressable diameter. The cable is arranged for supporting a sign carrier from an overhead support. The cable shortener apparatus may be comprised of a duplicate pair of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229042 | Packaging reel with an optical fiber unwinding device A cable packaging and unwinding device. The device enables the exact length of cable necessary for connecting two connection points to be unwound easily and quickly and a residual surplus length of cable to be stowed in a protected area, to prevent the cable from be... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213771 | Soaker hose and ground anchor assembly A garden soaker hose and reel assembly includes a ground anchor on one end of the soaker hose which is rigidly fixed to the soaker hose. The reel has a special configuration to make the soaker hose easier to unwind from the reel and to wind back onto the reel. The s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178754 | Balloon anchor The present invention provides a balloon anchor including a spool having opposing sides, a pair of flanges, one flange extending from each opposing side of the spool, at least one of the flanges having a cutout section, the cutout section having a first side and a s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7081109 | Sterile docking apparatus and method The present invention provides an inventive apparatus and method for docking of a male luer connector fluidly interconnected or interconnectable to a medical liquid source during one or repeated periods. As such, the invention has particular application to multiple-... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6966520 | Line tensioning and coupling apparatus A rope or line tensioning and/or coupling apparatus for tensioning a rope or coupling two ropes that is formed from a planar member having judiciously located slots and a drilled hole that allows the rope to be inserted into the drilled hole, looped with a knot for ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6484787 | Window blind cord storage member The subject invention is a holder for a window-shade cord to securely hold the cord in a temporarily stored position to prevent entanglement by the cord, particularly with a child, with the holder being structured to hold a portion of the cord as wound ar... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6431487 | Spooler A spooler for tensioning a fence rail includes a hub with an aperture. The aperture receives the rail such that the rail may pass through the hub. Each of a pair of cup-shaped discs has a plurality of openings in the bottom. The discs are located at each ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6363583 | Fence-tightening device and method A tool for tightening a plurality of wire lengths that extend between a first bracing location on a first fence support and a second bracing location on a second fence support, the wire lengths defining an axis extending generally parallel to their length... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341742 | Line tightener A line tightening device, for use in removing slack from a flexible line has a plate-like body member. The body member has a pair of spaced holes and a pair of opposing ends. The holes are between the ends of the member. One end is bent generally at a rig... | 01/29/2002 |
| 5803390 | Line tightener The distal end of a handle employed to rotate a line tightening mandrel has a line engaging stop thereon and a removable pin for holding the line on the stop to prevent the stop from working free of the line.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5463797 | Line holding storage device and process of using the same A line holding storage device is provided for storing or displaying articles on a line in random locations along the line. The line holding storage device comprises a support housing having a first side and a second side. A channel is formed in the first ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5265822 | IV tube support assembly An assembly for supporting and storing an intravenous supply tube and coupling device having a septum includes an elliptical body capable of having the tubing wound thereon and first and second flanges extending radially outwardly from the body. Each flan... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5211378 | Device for increasing the tension on a cable or the like A tensioning device is provided for applying a tensioning force on a cable or rope used to secure a load by fixing its free end to an anchoring device. The device includes a pair of outwardly-protruding horn-like projections interconnected by a generally ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5170536 | Tensioner and barb for wire fence A tool for tensioning a fence wire winds the fence wire around a barb-like article that remains in the fence after the tool has been removed. The barb-like article includes a first piece of wire that is substantially rigid and that extends parallel to but... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5065481 | Clamping device for a ski boot The shank of the clamping device is connected to the actuating element via a freewheel and is supported on the cover via a counteracting further freewheel. Located on the shank fixedly in the terms of rotation and displacement is the first coupling part w... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4800628 | Wire tightening apparatus Wire tightening apparatus includes a pair of pins extending outwardly from a base and a pair of hook lock elements at the outer ends of the pins for locking the wire after it is tightened.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4700434 | Line tightening mechanism A circular disk having a tool actuable projection on one face and a threaded stud projecting from the other face. A slit formed in the threaded stud that cooperates with a threaded receiving tool held disk. The threaded stud is placed over a line with the... | 10/20/1987 |
