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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 |
| 7275676 | Apparatus for locating conductive spheres utilizing screen and hopper of solder balls Apparatus for placing conductive spheres on prefluxed bond pads of a substrate using a stencil plate with a pattern of through-holes positioned over the bond pads. Conductive spheres are placed in the through-holes by a moving feed mechanism and the spheres drop thr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7213327 | Method for fabricating embedded thin film resistors of printed circuit board A method for fabricating the embedded thin film resistors of a printed circuit board is provided. The embedded thin film resistors are formed using a resistor layer built in the printed circuit board. Compared with conventional discrete resistors, embedded thin film... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7172789 | Methods and apparatus for fluidic self assembly Methods and apparatuses for assembling a structure onto a substrate. A method according to one aspect of the invention includes dispensing a slurry onto a substrate wherein the slurry includes a first plurality of elements, each of which is designed to mate with a r... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6955147 | Engine cylinder head cover and assembly method thereof An engine cylinder head cover and assembly method thereof is disclosed to constantly maintain the arrangement of a cylinder head cover in relation to a cylinder head by a simple operation, whereby locking bolts for fastening the cylinder head cover onto the cylinder... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6843957 | Ultrasonic impact methods for treatment of welded structures This invention provides methods of treatment for work products of materials such as steel, bronze, plastic, etc. and particularly welded steel bodies by pulse impact energy, preferably ultrasonic, to relax fatigue and aging and extend expectant life. The treatment m... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6807718 | Method for attaching a vibration absorber to a mountain support A method for attaching the elastic spring elements of a vibration absorber to a metallic mounting support, in particular of a vibration absorber that is to be placed in a steering wheel of a motor vehicle to a metal mounting plate or the bottom of the steering wheel... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6745450 | Method for loading solder balls into a mold A method and apparatus for loading solder balls into a mold. Solder balls are loaded into a reservoir having multiple exit ports. A removable mold is fitted into the apparatus and the reservoir is passed across the top of the mold while solder balls are fed into cav... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6671955 | Method for treating bodies after separation by breaking When bodies such as connecting rods, bearings, ring-shaped housings or similar are separated by breaking, material particles are torn out of the broken surface. These particles initially continue to adhere to the broken surface at first, before becoming d... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665926 | Method and apparatus for improved valve seating of a fuel injector by coining and a valve made thereby A method for making a valve assembly is disclosed. The method includes providing a first work piece having a longitudinal axis and a first end and providing a second work piece having a surface. The method also includes disposing the first work piece and ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6415503 | Assembling system of rubber cones of computer keyboards The present invention provides an assembling system of rubber cones of computer keyboards and an assembling method for the same. The assembling system of rubber cones of computer keyboards of the present invention comprises an assembly housing, a moldboar... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6392162 | Double-sided flexible jumper assembly and method of manufacture A flexible asymmetrical jumper assembly is used to electrically join to circuit boards together where the geometry requires that the jumper be bent, often in a tight loop, so that the pads which form the ends of the jumper are parallel to each other. The ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6348012 | Golf club and weighting system A golf club head having a defined internal cavity, and a golf club head containing a bi-material weight having a nonhomogeneous structure is disclosed herein. A method to add the bi-material weight to the golf club entails heating, vibration and cooling t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6324753 | Mounting assistance device A mounting assistance device with which a vibrating device can be efficiently mounted to a tire and wheel assembly. In the mounting assistance device, abutting portions are made to abut against sidewall portions of a tire and then an eccentric disc is pre... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6249954 | Process for assisting the mounting of a tire-wheel assembly onto an axle An apparatus for assisting the mounting of a tire-wheel assembly onto an axle in a high precision without eccentrically arranging the assembly from the axle comprises a pair of opposite clasping members sandwiching the tire-wheel assembly from its side su... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249969 | Automatic assembling method and apparatus for differential gear An automatic assembling method and apparatus for a differential gear, for simplifying the structure of the apparatus and achieving positive assembling without damage to gear teeth of gears, wherein while positioning a pair of side gears R, R at predetermi... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6182356 | Apparatus for solder ball mold loading A method and apparatus for loading solder balls into a mold. Solder balls are loaded into a reservoir having multiple exit ports. A removable mold is fitted into the apparatus and the reservoir is passed across the top of the mold while solder balls are f... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6035519 | System and method for orienting a threaded insert A system for ensuring correct orientation of a threaded insert being inserted into a threaded bore of an aluminum workpiece such as an engine block. The system comprises a threaded insert supply, a feeder for transporting inserts dispensed from the insert... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5950298 | Method for inserting a cable-like element into a tube coiled in or on a holder A cable (5) is inserted in a tube (2) wound on a tube reel (1). The cable is fed from a cable reel (6) through a cable-advancing unit (4) into a free inlet end (2.1) of the tube (2). Compressed air is applied to an air inlet (8) of the advancing unit (4),... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946788 | Method and device for inserting a cable-shaped member into an elongated, tubular sheathing wound around, or in, a holder A cable (5) is inserted, by way of a free end (2.1), into a tube (2) wound around a tube reel (1) which is fixed, with its winding axis (y) vertical, onto a carrier (7). The carrier with the tube reel is subjected to a periodical movement having a vertica... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946797 | Apparatus and process for assisting the mounting of a tire-wheel assembly onto an axle An apparatus for assisting the mounting of a tire-wheel assembly onto an axle in a high precision without eccentrically arranging the assembly from the axle comprises a pair of opposite clasping members sandwiching the tire-wheel assembly from its side su... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5774978 | Apparatus for removing electrode tip from welding tool with vibrations An apparatus used in removing an electrode tip from the tip end of a welding tool, such as a welding gun, including a main body having a vibration block which is repeatedly hit by a hammer at a rate of, for example, 3,600 times a minute. The vibration blo... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5747718 | Apparatus and method for loading items into component holder A device and method for loading components into holders used in cartridge case reloading machinery is disclosed. The loading device includes a tray that receives and orients reloading components such as primers. The tray includes a strip receptacle which ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5702030 | Rotational arm-type contact feeding system A feeding system for feeding blank contacts to a crimping device for crimping the contacts onto ends of lead wires. The contact feed system includes a bowl, and a scoop for removing contacts from the bowl. The scoop is preferably mounted on the end of a r... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5651176 | Vibratory feeder trays and synchronous mass production apparatus for circuit board fabrication A circuit board fabrication apparatus and method having a vibratory feeder tray is disclosed. The feeder tray is preferably of low mass and horizontally-disposed and has multiple grooves which closely fit electronic parts, and hollowed-out bottom portions... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5609463 | Method of supplying parts and supplying device Recesses 12 are formed on an upper surface 10a of a turntable 10 detachably mountable on a support member 20. The recesses 12 are arranged at a pitch of a specified angle θ on a plurality of concentric circles C1 to C4 centered on a longitudinal axis 11.... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5274895 | Device for the installation of a profile having a U-shaped cross section on a border of a frame of an automobile body A device for the installation, on a projecting border (6) of an automobile body frame, of a profile (5a) having a U-shaped cross section including a metal reinforcement jacketed with a resilient material, this device comprising a mallet having a flexible ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5243747 | Vibrating device for putting a U-section in place on a rim of a frame of a motor vehicle body The invention relates to a device for putting in place, on a projecting rim of a motor vehicle body element, a U-section profile (1) comprising a metal reinforcement sheathed with a resilient material, this reinforcement being substantially undeformable o... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5199154 | Method for putting a U-section profile in place on a rim of a frame of a motor vehicle body The invention relates to a method for putting in place, on a projecting rim of a motor vehicle body element, a U-section profile (1) comprising a metal reinforcement sheathed with a resilient material, this reinforcement being substantially undeformable o... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5174015 | Apparatus for manufacturing cylindrical slide bearing There is disclosed an apparatus for manufacturing a cylindrical slide bearing. The apparatus comprises a belt conveyer for conveying a U-shaped semiprocessed product, a press unit composed of a punch and a die confronting each other and respectively havin... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5155895 | Method and apparatus for automatic parts assembly A method and apparatus for automatic orientation and assembly are provided. A first plurality of parts are mated with corresponding depressions or other irregularities formed in a pallet by vibrating the pallet and moving the parts thereover. A second plu... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5105534 | Installation for assembling mechanical component parts to form a structural assembly An installation for the continuous assembly of complementary component parts of a structural assembly constituting a door or window espagnolette bolt operating mechanism includes a main assembly circuit comprising at least one conveyor adapted to be advan... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5068960 | Device for the insertion of filling wires into a wire jointed-band A device for the insertion of filling wires into a wire jointed-band is described, being positioned in the conveying direction of a machine for the production of the wire jointed-band behind a feeding device for the plugging wires. By means of a guiding p... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5058259 | Method and apparatus for passing threadlike pieces through tubular products A coil of a tube is formed. The coil is vibrated while a threadlike piece is passed in through the inlet end of the tube so that a given point of the tube reciprocates along a helical path. Provision is made to ensure that inlet end of the tube does not c... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5022142 | Apparatus and method for loading pellets into fuel rods An apparatus for loading cylindrical fuel pellets into tubular fuel rods includes pellet segregation means for detecting and segregating an undersized pellet prior to its entry into a fuel rod. The segregation means includes a pair of laterally separated ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4847988 | Automatic flip top cap cover machine The invention provides an automatic machine for closing flip-top caps of a type which is used on toothpaste tubes, for example. The machine has a pair of superimposed turntables separated by a star wheel, the turntables and star wheel turning as a unit ab... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4759892 | Method and apparatus for aligning body with honeycomb structure A body having a large number of protrusions is aligned with a honeycomb surface having a greater number of openings, selected openings being engaged by the protrusions when the body is aligned, by positioning the body against the honeycomb surface and vib... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4707907 | Method for scanning fitting of two pieces, one going into the other The invention provides a method of scanning fitting of two pieces, one going into the other, wherein an axial joining motion and a seeking vibration motion is imparted to the handled piece, such that at the beginning of the joining process, the handled pi... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4662053 | Apparatus and method for assembling gears A gear train is assembled by vibratory feeding each of its gears into a nest in overlapping meshed aligned spaced relation. A fastening nut is vibratory fed in alignment with the journal for the gear which is distal the bracket to which the gear train is ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4459733 | Method and devices for assembly of helixes into face structures Helixes are assembled into face structures by providing an initial helix which is stretched and retained on a work table, and a first helix which is attached to the initial helix, inserting into the first helix of a prestretched second helix by means of a... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4194668 | Apparatus for aligning and soldering multiple electrode pedestals to the solderable ohmic contacts of semiconductor components An apparatus for aligning and soldering electrode pedestals to the solderable ohmic contacts of individual semiconductor components formed by an undivided silicon wafer. The apparatus includes a soldering assembly for receiving the undivided silicon wafer... | 03/25/1980 |
