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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 |
| 8028999 | Axle boot An axle boot for joint sealing, in particular on the drive train of motor vehicles, includes a substantially axisymmetric bellows, which is designed as a single piece with a connecting collar. The connecting collar has a plurality of indentations projecting towards ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7992876 | Sealing gasket for furnace body button A sealing gasket for providing sealing in a mounting gap on a furnace body where a rotating control member is positioned, is located in a mounting opening and includes a sealing wing, in contact with the wall of the body, a retaining member in contact with the outer... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7980564 | Metal fixture for dust cover To eliminate pins for specifying a vertical position of a metal fixture from a dust cover forming mold to suppress variation in product shape caused by wear of the pins, the ring-shaped metal fixture is embedded in the dust cover to fix the dust cover at an installa... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976027 | Intercompartment sealing member for vehicle Sealing member seals a through-hole formed in a panel that defines first and second compartments of a vehicle, and it has a tubular section and stopper portions. The intercompartment sealing member is fit onto a receiving member provided in the first compartment. Li... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7798497 | Tight package sensor seal A tight package sensor seal includes a first seal portion engaging an outer surface of a sensor body and including a stop surface floatingly engaging a peripheral face surrounding a bore in a cover member. The first seal portion includes a reinforcing insert dispose... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7635132 | Filter cloth connector Apparatuses and methods for making and using a filter cloth assembly are described. A filter cloth assembly can have a liquid permeable filtering medium attached to a connector ring. The liquid permeable filtering media separates at least one solid from at least one... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7395576 | Wiper opening cover A wiper cover is mounted in an opening in a vehicle housing and receives a wiper arm which pivots within the opening. The cover has a hollow body mounted in the opening, a rear flap which projects upwardly and forwardly from a rear side of the body, and a front flap... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7357710 | Ventilation barrier A multi-layer barrier for insulation blocking an opening or passage of a building and for providing ventilation to or within a building. A plurality of inflated hollow membrane cube-like structures are formed adjacent to one another, which traverse a longitudinal wi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341210 | Nozzle cap for sealing nozzle particularly used to charge with high pressurized fluid A nozzle cap is disclosed which is threadedly engaged with a distal end of a nozzle through which a compressed fluid is passed. The nozzle cap includes a terminal wall opposed to a distal end face of the nozzle axially with respect to the nozzle, a sealing member pl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322579 | Spline shaft seal assembly The present invention relates to seals and, in particular, to a seal that retains lubrication between the interface of a spline shaft and a sleeve shaft, which move relative to each other. The seal body has a flexible body with an axis and alternating projections an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296802 | Boot for covering ball joint A boot is made of a resin for covering a ball joint interposed between a larger diameter mating member and a small diameter mating member, including a large diameter attachment portion fixed to the large diameter mating member, a first bellows portion continuous to ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290771 | Bellows seals for thermoacoustic devices and reciprocating machinery A bellows has an elongated bellows body defined by a flexible wall. The wall encloses a volume and extends between a first end and a second end. The body has a cross-sectional shape and a cross-sectional dimension that are generally constant between the first and se... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281984 | Boot with articulating and plunging convolutes An improved boot for use in sealing a constant velocity joint and ball spline joint assembly includes a plurality of articulating convolutes, a grease catching member, and a first stabilizing member adapted to ride above an inner race of the ball spline joint to joi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272989 | Steering shaft bearing assembly A steering shaft bearing assembly (100) for a vehicle having a steering shaft (102). The steering shaft bearing assembly includes a bearing (108) having a bore (112) adapted to receive the steering shaft and a support body (120) ha... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270024 | Rotary shaft hermetic sealing device A drive crank shaft and a load shaft with an eccentrically placed center shaft coupler form a mechanical torque transferring structure. Two convoluted rubber seals mounted on a center shaft coupler, a drive shaft support an a load shaft support enclose the working f... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244074 | Ball and socket joint with sealing bellows A ball and socket joint (1) is provided, for example, for a chassis bearing, with a ball (2), a pivot (3) originating from the ball (2), a housing (4) accommodating the ball, and a sealing bellows (5), which extends between ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237978 | Joint sealing bellows with sealing ring and assembly/installation method A ball and socket joint bellows seal is provided with a ball pivot pin with a connection piece, a bellows with an annular engagement surface with a sliding ring groove and a bellows seal element. The bellows seal element has a connection piece sealing face staticall... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222386 | Wiper pivot and vehicle wiper device having the same A pivot holder includes a tubular main body, which rotatably supports a pivot shaft therein, and a securing portion, which is integrally formed with the main body and extends from an outer peripheral surface of the main body, and a plurality of engaging grooves. A w... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188477 | High temperature dynamic seal for scramjet variable geometry A seal assembly for use in an engine, such as a scramjet engine, having a movable element, such as inlet cowl flap, is provided. The movable element has an outboard structural member which requires thermal protection. The seal assembly includes a sealing element and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7100946 | Bulkhead assembly for use in pipe-in-pipe systems A bulkhead assembly for a pipe-in-pipe system includes coxially inner and outer components which are screwed together along a first threaded portion and a locking device which includes a locking element screwed onto a threaded portion on one of the components having... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097568 | Shielded sealing system for a constant velocity joint To protect a joint from exposure to contaminants and loss of lubricant disposed within a joint a traditional joint includes a sealing system. Typically the sealing system includes a boot and a boot cover. To produce a more effective joint, the sealing system of the ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097004 | Pressure bleeding boot-type seal A boot-type seal having a seal and a valve. The seal has a first seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a first surface, and a second seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a second surface. The valve is coupled to the seal and is operabl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090944 | Alkaline dry cell The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell containing a cathode and an anode, a separator and an electrolyte solution that are housed inside an external can, and a resin sealing member and a supporting member for supporting the sealing member with an inner... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086952 | Propshaft boot with integrated bearing seal deflector and clampless retention A boot seal for a mechanical joint with a rotary joint member. The boot seal includes a flexible body portion and a flange end that is coupled to an end of the body portion. The flange end includes a flange seal portion, which is configured to seal against the joint... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078639 | Switch mechanism with seal A switch mechanism embodying the invention comprises a switch head assembly with at least one stationary contact and at least one movable contact carried by an axially movable contact carrier, a cam head assembly, a plunger assembly with a sealing element and a U-sh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077611 | O-ring forming sealing washer A sealing washer includes a connecting portion and an inner edge portion disposed radially inward of the connecting portion. The inner edge portion terminates in an edge disposed in an edge plane that is offset from the connecting portion. The sealing washer may be ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070355 | Ball- and -socket joint A ball-and-socket joint has a housing, a ball pivot (3) mounted pivotably in the housing, and a sealing bellows (1), which is fastened to the housing and is mounted on the ball pivot (3) slidably via a sealing ring (4) provided with two l... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063331 | Mechanism for preventing intrusion of water or the like into boot for universal joint A middle portion 62 of a fitting portion 52A of a boot 52 for a universal joint is fastened to a flange-like portion 72 of a member to which the boot is attached and a front end portion 63 to which communicating paths 61A to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056219 | Constant velocity joint boot In a boot including a larger cylindrical portion having a thick-walled portion and a thin-walled portion continuing smoothly in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface, a ring groove coming full circle on the outer peripheral surface of the lar... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040627 | Cinchpac self-loading rotary shaft seal A seal assembly which is secured to a rotating shaft and which seals around the shaft. The seal assembly has molded grooves adjacent to the shaft which grasp the shaft and prevent leakage. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036301 | Channel plate adapter for an open-end rotor spinning arrangement A channel plate adapter 24 is provided for an open-end spinning arrangement 1 having a spinning rotor 3 which turns at a high number of revolutions inside a rotor housing 2 chargable with an underpressure. The channel plate adapter 24 | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021634 | Seal device for a couscous pan A seal device for a cooking utensil called couscous pan for preparing couscous, includes a lower part having the shape of a pan and an upper part having the shape of a receptacle with a bottom with holes. It also includes a strip of natural or synthetic plastic, sha... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017436 | Boot assembly for a vehicle A boot assembly for a vehicle includes a retainer adapted to be connected to vehicle structure of a vehicle and a boot for surrounding either one of a shifter and parkbrake of the vehicle. The boot assembly also includes a seal connected to the boot and to the retai... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994354 | Vibrationally decoupling gasket A gasket includes a fist sealing portion, a second sealing portion, and an elastic arm sealingly connecting between the two. The first sealing portion sealingly engages a first member and the second sealing portion sealingly engages a second member. The elastic arm ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994332 | Active vibration damping actuator and active damping apparatus using the same A vibration damping actuator including: a guide hole open onto a bottom face of a housing; a lid metal plate fitted into the opening of the guide hole with a size enough to hinder inward displacement thereof into the guide hole by an annular shoulder portion; an eng... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971526 | Filter cloth connector A method is provided for fixedly joining a cloth, a cloth-like fabric or a synthetic mesh to a filter plate using a flanged cloth connector ring. The flanged cloth connector ring is attached to the filter cloth around the feed port of the cloth and inserted into a r... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971859 | Diaphragm unit A diaphragm unit includes a diaphragm and a diaphragm case. The diaphragm has a center point and an outer peripheral portion. The diaphragm case includes a fixing surface and a regulating surface. The fixing surface supports the diaphragm at the outer peripheral por... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966559 | Sealing bellows with lubricant reservoir at axial end and assembly/installation method A process for forming the ball and socket joint with bellows seal (10), a bellows seal (10) and a ball and socket joint with bellows seal (10) is provided including a ball pivot pin (36, 38) with a connection piece (40). The sealin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967291 | Double-pass pushbutton Double-pass pushbutton, able to act successively on one or both independent microswitches (M1), (M2), where the body shell and the pushbutton have a leaktight and flexible cap mounted between them, which hermetically seals the joint without int... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962351 | Housing for retaining a sealing cap on a ball and socket joint A ball and socket joint assembly having a cylindrical sealing cap (1) housing (6, 6A) connected to the external case (4) of the joint assembly. The housing (6, 6A) may be comprised of plastic, aluminum, rubber, or other malleable material... | 11/08/2005 |
