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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 |
| 7918469 | Adjustable traction block A single unit that combines the advantages of a rear spring spacer block and a traction bar. The rigidity of the traction bar and design of the spacer block eliminate wheel hop and axle wrap while maintaining a level vehicle drive height. No welding is required to i... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7322627 | Vertically adjustable truck bed A truck is disclosed with a vertically adjustable bed to facilitate cargo loading and unloading. The truck includes a U-shaped frame within which the vertically adjustable bed is located. The vertically adjustable bed is movable between elevated and lowered position... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314221 | Driver controlled wedge and track bar adjustors A driver controlled wedge and track bar adjustor for a race car. A controller located inside the driver's compartment of the race car is coupled to a drive which is operatively coupled to adjusting rods. The controller may be configured to initiate a predetermined a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264252 | Rubber auxiliary suspension with stages under tension for vehicle axles in general An auxiliary suspension system operating on stages of loaded rubber for axles of vehicles in general includes a pair of concentric tubes, one outer and one inner, with rubber applied to the surfaces of contact. As the tubes turn one inside the other, they put the ru... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7219909 | Front suspension device for automotive vehicle In a front suspension device for an automotive vehicle, in which wheel support members of right and left front wheels are coupled with each other via a steering unit, outer ends of two lower arms are pivotally attached to the wheel support members, and inner ends of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204333 | Suspension arrangement structure for vehicle A differential mechanism is arranged below an infinitely variable transmission and a reduction gear mechanism. Front fitting parts and rear fitting parts for fitting suspension arms to a vehicle frame are arranged to the front and rear of the deferential mechanism. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7168723 | Front wheel drive for toy vehicles Front wheel drive mechanism for toy vehicles in which supports are attached to the vehicle, with a drive bar being positioned between them, at each end of which is mounted a respective sub-assembly including a clasp and a cross link, of which two legs are fitted int... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7121916 | Running toy A running toy having: a pair of right and left wheel supports to rotatably support right and left wheels, respectively; a pair of right and left rotation support portions to rotatably support the right and left wheel supports around an axis line along a back and for... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048287 | Air suspension anti-roll stabilization system An air suspension anti-roll stabilization system includes air suspension devices, such as at least one pair of air bags air spring mounted upon an axle via leaf spring suspension arms of an associated vehicle on respective opposed sides of the longitudinal axis of t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029017 | Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle with a transverse leaf spring A wheel suspension with a transverse leaf spring (1a–1c) which is articulated at both ends on wheel carriers. The transverse leaf spring shaped symmetrically to the vehicle longitudinal axis (L) has a curved profile with a middle region... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6962360 | Air suspension anti-roll stabilization system An air suspension anti-roll stabilization system includes air suspension devices, such as at least one pair of air bags air spring mounted upon an axle via leaf spring suspension arms of an associated vehicle on respective opposed sides of the longitudinal axis of t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6905130 | Torsion axle A linear or longitudinal torsion axle where the torsion shaft extends parallel to the longitudinal extent of the vehicle to which the torsion axle is attached. The torsion axle includes two torsion assemblies with the torsion shaft extending into and being supported... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6840279 | Pneumatic switching valve for systems for lifting and lowering the body of vehicles including air suspension A pneumatic switching valve (1) for systems for lifting and lowering the body of a vehicle including air suspension includes a mechanical actuation element (33) for adjusting a lifting position, a lowering position, a driving position and a stop positi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6367831 | Manually adjustable transverse dual leaf suspension The adjustable suspension includes a first and second pair of transversely disposed leaf springs supporting the vehicle. Each leaf spring includes a threaded aperture formed therein. A first and second threaded, rotatable, spindle respectively engages the... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6354615 | Vehicle having a torsional suspension and torsional joint An articulating vehicle (10) includes a front axle (21) operatively connected to a front frame (40) and a rear axle (21) is operatively connected to the rear frame (30). A torsional joint (50) has an inner shaft member (51) operatively connected one of th... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6264221 | Base structure for a mobile access platform A base structure for a mobile access platform includes a chassis (10) having at least two pairs of wheels (12, 16a, 16b), at least a first one of the pairs of wheels (16a, 16b) including a suspension mechanism including, for each wheel, a swing arm member... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6164673 | Suspension control for all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle has an adjustable suspension system. The adjustable suspension system features a first spring and a second spring. An intermediate member is positioned between the two springs and may travel in an axial direction along with at least... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6086072 | In-line skate suspension system An in-line skate suspension system for absorbing shocks when travelling over a ground surface. The suspension system includes a housing attached to a sole of an in-line skate boot with a mounting bar provided therein. An elongate tension rod is rotatably ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5853183 | Lift mechanism for vehicle suspensions A suspension system which includes at least one beam, a support spring extending between the vehicle frame and the support beam and a lift spring extending between a lift bracket welded to the beam and the vehicle frame. The support spring is precompresse... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5632503 | Method for allowing enhanced driver selection of suspension damping and steering efforts A method for allowing enhanced driver selection of suspension damping and steering efforts for a motor vehicle includes the steps of presenting to a driver of the motor vehicle a plurality of suspension damping modes and steering efforts modes for the mot... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5593176 | Ride height setting based on transfer case setting In vehicles having drive wheel selections, accessed for example through a transfer case, drive wheel settings are used to determine a desired vehicle ride height at which the vehicle is maintained by a vehicle suspension control system. Preferably, both v... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5533586 | Adjustable suspension system An adjustable suspension system which has a shock absorber affixed to the suspension system, a movable sealing piston located within a shock absorber for sealing fluid and a suspension adjuster connected to the shock absorber for moving fluid between the ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5485417 | Process and arrangement for controlling a vibration damper The process according to the invention allows the adjustment of different damping characteristics of a motor vehicle damper taking into account the state of travel of the motor vehicle and damping requirement defining quantities depending on the travellin... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5466007 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle suspension system incorporating suspension units (46-48) associated with respective vehicle wheels and selectively controllable to vary the ride height of the vehicle. Vehicle speed sensors and height sensors are responsive to departure of the r... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5400245 | Shock absorber having controlled damping force characteristics for use in a suspension system of a vehicle A suspension system of a vehicle for calculating a product of the absolute speed zs of the sprung member and the relative speed zs-zu between the sprung member and the unsprung member and for controlling the damping force characteristic of the shock absor... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5388857 | Operator controlled vehicle stabilizer An apparatus for stabilizing a material handling vehicle which enables or disables a vehicle's suspension system. Pilot-to-open check valves are mounted on hydraulic cylinders secured between the axle and frame of the vehicle. In a first embodiment, a pne... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5368326 | Apparatus for insuring neutral stabilizer bar installation An adjustable attachment apparatus 30 is disclosed for use in a motor vehicle 10 for attaching a stabilizer bar 14 to the vehicle to provide variable positioning of the stabilizer bar on the vehicle to prevent a pre-loaded condition in the stabilizer bar.... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5354092 | Traction device for motor vehicles A traction device for a motor vehicle, includes a rear support assembly bolted adjacent to a leaf spring opposite to a rear axle, a front support assembly which is pivotally attached to a front end of the leaf spring, and a rigid link which extends betwee... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350187 | Adjustable damping system An adjustable damping system (10) for motor vehicles is disclosed. The adjustable damping system (10) includes dampers (10) for damping road vibration. Each of the dampers (10) include a pressure cylinder (48) which forms a working chamber (50) which are ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5310200 | Vehicle suspension system The body (12) of a vehicle (10) is mounted on forward and rearward wheels (16, 18) by an elongated tie structure (20) extending along the lower elevations of the vehicle. The tie structure (20) is connected to the body (12) to pivot about longitudinal and... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5271638 | Truck steering stabilizer This invention provides an apparatus and method of improving the ride, handling and steering characteristics of the tractor unit of a tractor-trailer rig or a truck which is used to haul loads over highways. The apparatus includes an air bellows spring lo... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5265902 | Vehicle suspension member A suspension member for a frame of a vehicle that permits a coil spring and a shock absorber to be attached as a unit to the vehicle frame and a control arm pivotally attached to the frame. The control arm is attached to the frame so that the suspension m... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263736 | Suspension and shock absorber system for vehicles and trailers The suspension system is a cartridge-type having an axle tube, a central tube and an anti-sway bar disposed in the central tube. Each cartridge has a torque absorption hub with a substantially cylindrical outer surface to match the inner surface of the ax... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5255936 | Rear suspension assembly A rear suspension assembly for buses and other vehicles has a square rubber torque spring, whose particular construction and components favorably increase the load capacity of the bus, result in a reduction of maintenance time and better safety and comfor... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5251652 | Street sweeper A vehicle having a collecting and hauling system for collecting and hauling refuse in a containment vessel to a predetermined location. In the illustrated embodiment, a street sweeper having a street sweeping system utilizes a vertically extendable mast f... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5219152 | Adjustable-stroke spring and shock absorber device In the preferred embodiment, the device comprises a body, a sliding rod mounted to slide inside the body, and a control rod including both compression and expansion end-of-stroke abutments associated with a control piston for displacing the control rod to... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5203584 | Suspension system for a vehicle A suspension system of a vehicle which judges the direction of a damping force of a shock absorber of damping force characteristic variable type, provided between the sprung member and the unsprung member, either oscillation-stimulating direction or oscil... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5172930 | Load leveling attachment for leaf spring suspension and method therefor The present invention provides an attachment for a vehicular leaf spring suspension system which redistributes the load on the vehicle to provide a level vehicle. The present invention, in one embodiment provides shoe members mounted on body members attac... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5141244 | Hydropneumatic suspension with variable damping and stiffness A hydropneumatic vehicle suspension system has a cylinder with an accumulator and a damper at each wheel. There is a supplementary hydropneumatic accumulator for each axle of the vehicle and first and second supplementary dampers connected respectively be... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5029893 | Vehicle suspension with auxiliary leaf springs Selectively engagable auxiliary leaf springs (38) for vertically supporting a vehicle chassis (32) on an axle assembly (22 or 102) in parallel with main suspension springs (34 or 114). Forward and rear ends (38b,38a) of the auxiliary leaf springs are pivo... | 07/09/1991 |
