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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 |
| 7385473 | One-shot heat sensing electrical receptacle An electrical receptacle senses its operating temperature and automatically turns off when the temperature rises above a predetermined threshold. The receptacle has a button that visually indicates when the receptacle has reached its temperature threshold. After aut... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7301434 | Thermally responsive electrical switch A motor protector (10) is shown having an elongated generally cup-shaped metallic housing (12) formed by a top wall (12a) and a side wall (12b) extending down from the perimeter of the top walls, the free end of which is wel... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292129 | Protection device for switches A switch device includes a body with a switch member pivotably engaged with a top opening of the body and a first terminal and a second terminal respectively extend through a bottom of the body. A bi-metallic plate has a first end fixed to the first terminal and inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6856232 | Mounting fixture for switch connectors A mounting fixture for fast installation of switch connectors is provided. The mounting fixture is encased in a molded housing with a plurality of dividers separating an interior of the housing into a plurality of compartments. An elongated pin is adjacent to one en... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6636141 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a bimetal member anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an electrical conductor at the other end. An incoming power wire is connected to the bimetal member ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6529112 | Ring tongue lug retainer molded case circuit breaker A ring tongue lug retainer in a circuit breaker with the circuit breaker having a line bus conductor and a load bus conductor, wherein electrical conductors are connected to the line and load bus conductors. The ring tongue lug retainer comprises a lug bo... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6512441 | Push-button switch of overload protection (II) A push-button switch with overload protection is disclosed. The switch comprises a housing, a conducting unit, and an actuating unit. The conducting unit comprises several terminals, a normal-open first conducting leaf and a thermally deflecting bimetal s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6496095 | Switch with an override interruption structure A push button switch includes a box with a button movably inserted in the box and an oscillation member is pivotally connected to a terminal plate. A bimetal plate is connected to the other terminal plate. A curved spring is connected to the oscillation m... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6445273 | Overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism An overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism is disclosed. The switch is characterized in that a pressing stem actuates a conducting leaf via an enabled rocking lever, and that a wrecking bar is provided to dislocate the po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6377158 | Push button current cut-off safety switch A push button current cut-off safety switch comprising a housing having an opening; a push button mounted within the housing and being fitted to said opening; a push rod being mounted below said push button and including a triangular passage and an insula... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6377159 | Push button circuit breaker switch A circuit breaker switch essentially comprising a push button switch, an alloy metal having one end connected to a contact of a circuit of the switch and the other end being mounted to the circuit of the switch. If the current to the switch does not excee... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6353380 | Power switch device A power switch device includes a switch body with a switch contact device pivotally connected to a switch cover body. An alloy piece is connected to one of two contact terminals and a second contact joint to which the other contact terminal disengagably c... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6335674 | Circuit breaker with a push button A circuit breaker with a push button includes an electrical breaker having a casing having an opening defined therein with a hole defined in each side near the opening. A first prong and a second prong each attached to and extending through the casing. An... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6326879 | Thermal switch arrangement for electromagnetic coils A thermal switch arrangement for electromagnetic coils of electric motors, including at least one coil, which has a winding (52, 54) and a coil former (30, 48) in the form of a winding core (32), which is enclosed by two end flanges (36, 38; 56, 58, 60, 6... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6307460 | Power switch device A power switch device includes a switch box with a button pivotally connected thereto which is pivotally connected to an actuating member. An engaging member is movably connected to the actuating member and removably engaged with a block. A head connected... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307459 | Power switch device A switch structure comprises a control element, which comprises an alloy piece and a swing contact device. The alloy piece includes an actuating piece with a convex part, which has a upper side normally pushing the lower surface of the end part in the swi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6275133 | Switch structure A switch structure comprises a control element, which comprises an alloy piece and a swinging device. The swinging device has an actuating element used to actuate the swinging device when the actuating element is pushed. When the alloy piece is overheated... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6252489 | Switch structure A switch structure which includes an alloy piece, a contact control device, and a push device is disclosed. The contact control device includes an elastic part and connects to an end part so that the end part may reciprocally move with respect to the cont... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249209 | Switch structure having a current overloading protection mechanism A switch structure comprises a switch case, a switch, a contact reed, a control element, a swinging device, and an alloy piece. The swinging device is assembled with the control element. The switch is coupled with the contact reed. When the alloy piece is... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6154116 | Thermal circuit breaker switch The thermal circuit breaker and switch has fixed and movable contacts, and non-conductive contact and trip actuators. The movable contact is provided on the free end of a lever arm that normally biases the movable contact toward its open position. The con... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6094126 | Thermal circuit breaker switch The thermal circuit breaker and switch has fixed and movable contacts, and non-conductive contact and trip actuators. The movable contact is provided on the free end of a lever arm that normally biases the movable contact toward its open position. The con... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6072381 | Small-sized simple switch for protecting circuit A small-sized simple switch for circuit protection of the present invention is simple in structure and easy to operate, and can be readily switched for safety protection of circuits. An alloy plate of the present invention is highly resilient. When in ove... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5828284 | Circuit overload protective device A circuit overload protective device includes a body having a button pivotally disposed thereto and a bimetallic strip disposed thereto which has a first contact point disengagably contacting a second contact point on the body. A first member and a second... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5828285 | Holder for a bimetallic switching device A pre-assembled holder (11) for a bimetallic switching device (12) in a temperature-dependent switch (10) comprises a supporting part (13) made of an electrically insulating material and two electrically conductive contact parts (14, 15) which are fastene... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5808539 | Temperature responsive snap acting control assembly, device using such assembly and method for making A snap acting thermostatic disc assembly having a thermostatic disc element (20) responsive both to current and to ambient temperature is provided with an electrical contact (22) on a face surface on the disc element at one end thereof and a weld slug (24... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5262749 | Electrical safety device An electrical safety device is provided with a heat responsive relay adapted to be interposed between a load and a power source. The relay is adapted to open circuit in response to a predetermined temperature. A heater element responsive to the opening of... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5048974 | Temperature measuring device including an alarm contact The present invention relates to a temperature measuring device including an alarm contact, in particular for motor vehicles, the device comprising a housing (10) which receives a bimetallic strip (20) and a thermoresistive element (150). According to the... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4951025 | Thermally monitored electrical outlet receptacle receptacle apparatus An electrical outlet receptacle is shown having a thermally responsive switch disposed within the receptacle thermally coupled to components of the receptacle and adapted to interrupt power thereto upon the occurrence of overload or overtemperature condit... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4864269 | Portable electrical adapter In a portable electrical adapter removably securable to an electrical wall receptacle for controlling electrical power, including; a housing adapted to house spaced first and second electrical conductors, said first electrical conductor presented at one e... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4829281 | Thermostatic switch having a bimetal strip with increased life expectancy The present invention provides an improved means of connecting the end of a bimetal blade, from which the bimetal flexes, to a planar member of a thermostatic switch. The bimetal blade, in response to temperature changes of the ambient, flexes to alternat... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4780698 | Circuit interrupter device and method for making A resettable, current-responsive, circuit interrupter device has two wide but thin terminals embedded up to a substantial part of their thickness in a side wall of an insulating housing so that sides of the embedded terminal portions are exposed from the ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4751623 | Heat deactivated illumination device An illumination device according to the present invention generally includes a housing, electrical plug prongs, a connector portion associated with the housing for receiving and electrically contacting a light bulb, and a heat sensitive electrical circuit... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4685037 | Spring loaded recessed lighting fixture thermal protection An arrangement for mounting a thermal protective device on the outer surface of a housing of a recessed lighting fixture includes a plaster frame having a horizontal portion and a depending portion formed integrally with the horizontal portion. The plaste... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4646195 | Motor protector particularly suited for use with compressor motors A motor protector of the type having a snap acting thermostatic element is shown particularly adapted for use with compressor motors in which a conventional three pin header is mounted on the compressor casing to allow electrical energization of the motor... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4633061 | Thermostatically controlled electric seat heaters for vehicles A vehicle seat heater includes a main body adapted to be mounted on at least one of a seat cushion part or seat back part of a vehicle seat and provided with a pair of electric warming heaters. A thermally insulated temperature control unit located remote... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4630021 | Low cost time delay relay assembly A time delay relay (TDR) is formed by capturing a thermostatic switch between identical shells of an outer housing and suspending the switch in a switch cavity to minimize heat loss to the outer housing. The shells are bonded together to form a unitary ho... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4570145 | Control apparatus Temperature responsive control apparatus includes a body portion, a socket portion, a circuit portion, a connecting portion, a temperature responsive portion and a fastening portion. The body portion includes a housing member including a front face sectio... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4538134 | Control apparatus Temperature responsive control apparatus including a housing portion, a socket portion, a circuit portion, a temperature responsive portion, a connecting portion and a fastening portion; the housing portion including an enclosure member including a major ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4532488 | Electric motor protection switches An overload protection switch for an electric motor comprises a bimetallic switch-actuating element carrying a moving contact of the switch, a first terminal part having an extension which defines a mounting for the bimetal, and a second terminal part hav... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4514715 | Safety receptacle A safety receptacle having bimetallic means which will cut off the power line when an electrical appliance connected thereto is overloaded or short-circuited. Further, the safety receptacle may be slightly modified to form a circuit breaker or a safety pl... | 04/30/1985 |
