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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 |
| 7334851 | Transparent top for a refrigerator A refrigeration appliance with a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a top enclosing a refrigerated space. A front panel in the front wall is openable to provide access to the refrigerated space. The cabinet walls are sized to fit below a standa... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334669 | Rolling luggage with expandable compartment Wheeled luggage having a telescopically expandable body is disclosed. The luggage body may be manually adjusted from a normally sized carry-on configuration during transit, to a vertically enlarged configuration once the final destination, such as a hotel room, is r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329394 | High throughput incubation devices The invention provides an efficiently automated incubation device that reduces the number of powered moving parts in the device and the amount of air transfer between environments that are internal and external to the device. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328792 | Toilet plunger cabinet system A toilet plunger cabinet system for conveniently storing and transporting a plunger in a hygienic and aesthetically pleasing manner. The toilet plunger cabinet system includes a base for receiving a lower segment of a plunger and a cover removably connected to the b... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287648 | Battery holder and dispenser A battery holding and dispensing device holds a plurality of batteries, in an assortment of battery sizes. The battery holding and dispensing device includes a frame having a plurality of compartments sized and shaped to each receive a battery of a particular batter... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258247 | Automated condiment dispensing system An automated system for dispensing condiment packets includes a magazine for storing a stack of condiment packets and a dispenser for metering out those condiment packets. Multiple magazines and dispensers can be combined in a single condiment delivery assembly, the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246719 | Adjustable storage rack for a vending machine A vending machine includes at least one width-adjustable storage rack, the storage rack having a fixed wall and a movable wall connected to the fixed wall by at least one connecting link; and an adjustment mechanism constructed and adapted to position the movable wa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210598 | Authomated pill-dispensing apparatus An under-counter portable automatic pill-dispensing apparatus includes a double array of storage units for storing pills in bulk, a retriever between the two arrays for retrieving selected storage units, and a pill-dispensing module for unloading pills into a vial. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207447 | Modular storage and dispensing assembly A modular storage and dispensing assembly for storing and selectively dispensing objects, such as cans, includes a plurality of panels and a connector assembly for connecting adjacently disposed panels such that a chute is formed between each of the adjacently dispo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7131543 | Display device A display device for at least one modular merchandise unit having a substantially flat base includes a base, a housing supported by the base, a cover, at least one wheel connected to the base, and at least one shelf supported in the housing for receiving the base of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124771 | Spill containment system and method A spill containment system and method that contain leaks and spills from devices including but not limited to batteries. The system neutralizes and absorbs leaks and spills to prevent the leaks and spills from spreading. The system not only detects leaks, but also i... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7056877 | Laundry system having unitized dosing Compositions, articles and methods are provided for supplying fabric care benefits to clothing or fabrics in an automated washing machine and by manual washing. The fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% detergent surfactants, more preferably le... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036664 | Method and apparatus for making and locking members for dispensing packaging products A method and an apparatus for packaging, displaying, dispensing, and storing at least one product, having an inner packaging member and an outer packaging member, the outer packaging member being slidably mounted over the inner packaging member. The inner packaging ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6976596 | Divided oven rack A supporting rack includes rods arranged to form a planar grid pattern connected to allow for modification in the overall space occupied by the rack. In a preferred embodiment, a rack for use in a conventional domestic cooking oven is formed of perpendicularly dispo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966452 | Pharmaceutical tablet dispensing and packaging system A pharmaceutical tablet dispensing and packaging system comprising a packaging unit, a first dispensing unit above the packaging unit and defined by a front portion, a rear portion and side portions where tablet cassettes containing tablets are installed in the disp... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6902242 | Apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages An apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages includes a fixing device including two supporting elements and at least two associated suspending elements. The supporting elements include front supporting surfaces, and they are designed and arranged to approx... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901946 | Modular spill containment system and method A battery spill containment system and method that contain leaks and spills from batteries. The system neutralizes and absorbs leaks and spills to prevent the spills from spreading. The system may have rails that are readily removable to permit access to batteries a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6758349 | Tray holding display system A display system includes a reusable basic unit into which a product-carrying tray may be inserted to display/dispense such product. The trays are replaceable as the product is expended. The basic unit advantageously includes portions for removably accommodating gra... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6502718 | Garment dispensing and receiving apparatus having a removable cartridge body and a flexible dispensing door A dispenser for dispensing articles such as scrub garments. The dispenser includes a housing that defines an interior portion, a foldable, wheeled distribution cartridge defining an orthogonal array of receptacles for receiving items to be distributed fro... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6467855 | Wall hanging cassette tape organizer A wall hanging cassette tape organizer for allowing a user to keep tapes neat and organized, on a wall where they would be easily accessible and out of reach for children or pets and not take up any usable floor or table space. The wall hanging cassette t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6406107 | Gravity feed multiple sized and shaped package display dispenser A point of purchase gravity feed packaged product dispenser with replaceable graphic advertising display panels on the front and sides includes a housing holding packaged products stacked vertically with a bottom front dispensing opening, guide members th... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6360901 | Bottle neck-hanging display device adaptable for different neck sizes A merchandising device is useful to display flanged bottles. The device includes an elongate track for supporting a row of flanged bottles such that the bottles in the row are suspended by their neck flanges for movement along the track and are removable ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6308728 | Spill containment system and method A spill containment system and method that contain leaks and spills from devices including but not limited to batteries. The system neutralizes and absorbs leaks and spills to prevent the leaks and spills from spreading. The system not only detects leaks,... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6293635 | Items changing magazine An exchangeable magazine (1) for a storage shelf (54) comprises two side walls (3, 4) interconnected via webs (5), superimposed items (2) being stacked therebetween, the side walls (3, 4) including lower, inwardly angled end portions (17) for supporting t... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6193059 | Apparatus for storing a toilet plunger and toilet paper Outside and inside cylindrical containers store a toilet plunger and multiple rows of toilet paper. The outside container has a base with side vent holes and a cap with vent holes. A toilet plunger resides vertically in the container. The inside container... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6176558 | Cassette display unit A display system having a frame, a storage space on the frame for an object to be displayed, a closure element on the frame that is repositionable between a closed position and an open position, a loading opening through at least one of the frame and clos... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6079572 | In-line skate wheel rack and carrying device A rack for removably mounting in-line skate wheels includes a top plate having a retainer for releasably locking a wheel-mounting spindle thereto. The spindle is rotatably secure to the rack. Preferably, a plurality of spindles are deplayed. The rack may ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5957325 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing disposable diapers An apparatus for storing and dispensing disposable diapers includes a rectangular frame with an inverted Y-shaped partition forming two compartments for holding a stack of diapers at an incline. Openings are formed in the side walls for dispensing the dia... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947302 | Method for dispensing absorbent articles A method for providing a system of feminine hygiene products for use by individuals. The method includes collecting information from a consumer regarding her menstrual cycle using a computer, selecting a system of feminine hygiene products based upon the ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5921408 | Cutlery dispenser A flatware dispensing unit for dispensing flatware is disclosed including a primary housing having at least one compartment for receiving flatware therein with the compartment having an elongated slot for exposing at least a portion of the flatware. In a ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5904256 | Offset locking device for display channels The display rack includes a plurality of separate and distinct longitudinally elongate channels. Each channel has a front, a track and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending sides. Additionally, each channel has on one side thereof a plurali... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5884499 | Chilled condiment dispenser A self-serve chilled condiment dispenser dispenses individual containers of one or more different types of condiments from a compact space generally on a first in, first out basis. The chilled condiment dispenser comprises a cabinet having a narrow side c... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5865322 | Method for dispensing absorbent articles A method for dispensing absorbent articles for use by individuals, said method comprising a dispensing device containing at least two different types of absorbent articles and a means for allowing an individual to select one or more types of the absorbent... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5855422 | Battery dispenser system with detachable dispensing units A battery dispenser system with detachable dispensing units that includes a mounting board having a planar mounting surface, four board mounting apertures formed through the mounting board and at least two sets of dispensing unit snap fastener receiving c... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5845791 | Device for storage and dispensing of articles A device for storing and dispensing a plurality of articles, said device being comprised of an elongated body shaped to contain said plurality of articles in a stacked arrangement, said elongated body having a longitudinal axis with a predominantly vertic... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5839585 | Method for dispersing absorbent articles A method for dispensing absorbent articles for use by individuals, said method comprising a dispensing device containing at least two different types of absorbent articles and a means for allowing an individual to select one or more types of the absorbent... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836661 | Package dispenser A dispenser for storing and dispensing small packages such as individual packages containing, for example, a single dose of a non-prescription medication. The dispenser is designed to hold and dispense a plurality of different packaged products, each of w... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5794817 | Article dispenser An article is inserted through the upper front of a dispenser, over a first shelf, a fall space, and a second shelf while it is supported by the first shelf at about the same height as the second shelf. The item is then moved off the first shelf so that i... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5740944 | Sock storage and dispenser An apparatus having a plurality of elongated, open channels for storing, displaying and dispensing rolled socks. Terminating at its lower end in a base, each channel defines an elongated viewing slot which extends vertically substantially the length there... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5706977 | Modular display device A device for displaying and dispensing articles having a housing and a plurality of removable cartridges is provided. The housing is provided with a cavity for receiving the cartridges such that they can be inserted, removed, and selectively arranged ther... | 01/13/1998 |