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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 |
| 7393062 | Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same This invention relates to a vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel using an adhesive. According to one feature of the invention, the wheel cover has a portion which extends to a backside of a window, the portion having a l... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347655 | Hole plug A hole plug includes a head portion and a foot portion projecting from a back surface of the head portion to be inserted into a hole to be blocked. The foot portion has a cylindrical shape formed of several uprising plates extending from the back surface of the head... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7210747 | Spinner for a roller skate A spinner apparatus for the adornment of a wheel on a roller skate. The spinner apparatus includes a cone, a first disc and a second disc. The cone is connected to the wheel and connected to the first disc by locating a lip on its periphery in groove on the peripher... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7131705 | Wheel hub cover A cover for a wheel or hub may be rotationally attached and removed from the hub by hand due to a mounting clip on the cover defining a space for a single lug nut and a tangentially oriented entryway. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6969124 | Center cap for vehicle wheel A wheel center cap for a vehicle wheel includes a substantially planar body portion, and a plurality of flexibly resilient fingers extending substantially orthogonal to the body portion and adapted to be received within a central aperture of a wheel. Each finger inc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953226 | Wheel ornamentation assembly A wheel ornamentation assembly is provided for attachment to a wheel secured to a wheel hub with a plurality of lug nuts. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a wheel ornamentation body having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945609 | Wheel cover apparatus and associated methods A wheel cover apparatus for augmenting a vehicle wheel to provide various aesthetic appearances while also allowing for relatively easy removal without sacrificing security. A releasable connector can be used to releasably secure the wheel cover to a mounting member... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942302 | Distinctive wheel covers Wheel covers are removably attached to a spoked wheel vehicle to provide, identity, protection, illumination and audible sound for safety and pride of ownership. The wheel covers are shaped as disks placed on opposite sides of a wheel. Fasteners on each disk engage ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926369 | Wheel assembly The present invention provides a wheel assembly for a motor vehicle. The wheel assembly includes a rim for a tire and a hub including a central portion and a connecting portion that radiates from the central portion to the rim. A plurality of lug holes are formed in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6886891 | Wheel-cap mounting structure In a structure of mounting a wheel cap to a wheel, a plurality of pairs of support plates are projectingly provided on an inner wall of the wheel cap made of a synthetic resin and arranged annularly so that the support plates in each pair are opposed to each other i... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6637832 | Wheel and cladding A wheel and cladding includes a cladding having an outer decorative surface and an inner surface which faces a wheel to be covered. The cladding includes a plurality of openings for receiving wheel mounting lugs. Spaced from the openings are a plurality o... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6152538 | Mechanical locks for wheel covers A mechanical locking system secures a wheel cover to a vehicular wheel. A rim lock includes a rim clasp which extends around at least a portion of the outer rim of the wheel. The rim clasp forces the wheel cover into abutting engagement with the outboard ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5897172 | Wheel motor cover and method related thereto The present invention involves a cover for an electric motor driven wheel of a vehicle. The cover comprises (a) an annular extension ring having a first lip and a second lip, (b) a cloth cap having (i) an annular first section slip fit over the second lip... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5531508 | Heavy construction equipment tire guard A rigid but slightly flexive circular guard plate is provided and mounted from the outer rim portion of a vehicle wheel having a pneumatic tire mounted thereon, the guard plate at least closely opposing the outer side wall of the associated tire and being... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5393128 | Cushioned wheel and cover assembly A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a resilient cushioning assembly positioned laterally intermediate a wheel covering disc and a vehicle road wheel. The cushioning assembly consists of a plurality of upstanding... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5346288 | Automotive wheel and cover assembly with cushioning band A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a road wheel and a cover member aligned road wheel and provides a continuous cushioning member interposed laterally between the cover and the road wheel. The cushioning member... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5222785 | Full wheel cover mounting and centering system A full wheel cover mounting and centering system including a full wheel cover for completely covering the central body portion of a standard wheel and for abutting the rim portion of the standard wheel; and a plurality of attachment members for fixedly at... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5205615 | Wheel cover mounting device A device for mounting a wheel cover on a disc wheel for use in an automobile. The device includes a plurality of engagement units. Each engagement unit includes a leg extending from the wheel cover, and a housing secured on the disc wheel. The leg has at ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5167440 | Wheel cover mounting for heavy vehicles Apparatus for firmly and quickly mounting an ornamental wheel cover on a bus or truck wheel having handholds and exposed lug nuts by applying a mounting ring that overlies the wheel and has a portion that fits through at least two handholds and can be rot... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5083841 | Wheel cover mounting assembly An improved wheel cover attachment assembly is used with automotive vehicle wheels having a rim within an interior annular groove and a wheel wall facing the annular groove. The wheel cover has an annular recess with an inner wall. The wheel cover attachm... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4917441 | Plastic wheel cover with fastening device A plastic wheel cover is disclosed, which comprises a cover proper constructed of a molded plastic; a plurality of latching units integrally and circularly arranged on one surface of the cover proper, each unit including a catching pawl extending away fro... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4826253 | Wheel cover The present invention relates to a wheel cover in use for motor vehicles. The wheel cover includes a circular main body, a plurality of holding claws extending from a rear surface of the main body, and a resilient ring to be mounted on the holding claws s... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4822109 | Vehicle wheel retention cap A vehicle wheel retention cap includes a cup-shaped body made of plastic, a plurality of grooved projections on the internal face of the cap body for receiving a metallic ring, and a plurality of clamps injected at the internal face of the cap and formed ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4740038 | Wheel cover A wheel cover wherein a plurality of struts are formed integral on the back face circumference of the wheel cover made of synthetic resin, a wire ring is fitted into inner recesses in the struts, and engagement pieces made of synthetic resin are fitted fr... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738490 | Wheel cover mounting A wheel cover mounting for plastic wheel covers comprising a mounting portion positioned in axial alignment with and spaced radially inward from a facing surface portion of a vehicle wheel. A spring wire retainer ring including radially outwardly extendin... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4708398 | Wheel cover retention system with pilot ribs A wheel cover installation and retention system for a wheel including a circumferential retention groove. The wheel cover includes pilot ribs for first engaging the inner surface of the wheel at a plurality of preselected positions on the wheel and preven... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4671575 | Decorative wheel trim for automobile wheel rim A decorative wheel trim for an automobile wheel rim in which the wheel trim has a castellated decorative ring member (9) with resiliently deflectable castellation members (10A) adapted to engage under resilient deflection of the castellation members (10A)... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4577909 | Wheel cover center retention system A center retention system for retaining a wheel cover on a vehicle wheel. The system includes a center piece coaxially disposed about the axis of the wheel. A plurality of radially extending straps are provided. The radially outer ends of the straps inclu... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4572584 | Plastic wheel cover retention arrangement A cast vehicle wheel includes a series of circumferentially spaced radially extending reinforcement ribs. A number of adjacent pairs of ribs are provided with ramps which slope axially and radially opposite to each other, with one such ramp including a re... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4547021 | Hub cap securing arrangement engaging wheel lugs A disc wheel for motor vehicles, including a disc defining equi-angularly spaced holes, screws for fixing the wheel to its support and engageable in said holes, and a hub cap attached to the disc, the improvement consists in the disc and the hub cap havin... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4458952 | Trim member for a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel trim member has a round spring steel ring mounted on the inboard face thereof adapted to engage in grooves in the wheel mounting lug nuts or the studs on which they are threaded to releasably retain the trim member on the wheel. The ring i... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4408803 | Hub assembly for roller skates A hub assembly for roller skates having a flanged hub with a cylindrical body portion, a flat ring, and a hub plug. The body portion of the hub has a concentric molded opening therein with the ring end thereof adapted to be forced onto the axle nut of a r... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4382635 | Plastic vehicle wheel cover A plastic vehicle wheel cover includes a cover body provided with integral elongated slightly tapered tubular extensions, each being slotted, to provide a plurality of cantilevered fingers which are provided with abutments which snap into a circumferentia... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4270805 | Wheel and hub cap assembly A wheel and hub cap assembly wherein a cast metal wheel has a hollow hub portion housing the wheel mounting holes receiving studs to secure the wheel of a vehicle with the hub portion forming an annular groove opening radially inwardly relative to the axi... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4235476 | Wheel cover for vehicle wheels A wheel cover for vehicle wheels consists of a disc-shaped member with a central opening and a plate which closes the opening and is held in place by axial springs at the edge of the opening. The springs have inner gripping surfaces designed to grip aroun... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4183587 | Wheel and hubcap assembly A wheel and hubcap combination in which the wheel has an axially extending annular flange adjacent to its axis of rotation and in which a retaining portion on the hubcap engages the flange at a point close to the face of the wheel so that the lip of the c... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4133583 | Wheel and trim assembly A vehicle wheel and trim assembly has a decorative trim member positioned in preselected symmetrical relation to the vehicle wheel by a retainer member on the trim member which engages retaining grooves formed in the nuts used to retain the vehicle wheel ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4123111 | Snap-in connection, especially cover for wheels of passenger motor vehicles A snap-in connection, especially a hub cap for wheels of passenger motor vehicles which is adapted to be fastened by the use of a force fit, which covers at least the wheel center, which is elastically deformable and which includes an edge that engages in... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4054323 | Hub cap locking device A plurality of L-shaped brackets spaced about the inner circumference of a hubcap have a slot for receiving one of a plurality of L-shaped lugs projecting outwardly from the exterior surface of a wheel to prevent the hubcap from being pryed from the wheel... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4027919 | Wheel cover A vehicle wheel cover formed of plastic or metal having a wire ring supported on the inboard face thereof. The ring is formed with a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outwardly extending projections which are designed to forcibly engage an an... | 06/07/1977 |
