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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 |
| 8157392 | Image-producing apparatus An apparatus (3) for generating a three-dimensional kaleidoscopic image, comprising a screen (4) for the projection of images thereon, and a plurality of mirrors (31,32,33) surrounding the screen, wherein the screen is substantially shaped as a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7399083 | Kaliedoscope for attaching with a video monitor Described is a kaleidoscope for attaching with a video monitor. The kaleidoscope includes a housing and a monitor holder. The housing includes an interior, a first end, and a second end. The first end has an image receiving hole for receiving light from a video moni... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370971 | Wall mounted kaleidoscope A wall mounted kaleidoscope is suitable for mounting within an opening passing through a wall, ceiling or other building structure to provide a visually attractive kaleidoscope display to a viewer within the building interior. A kaleidoscope housing extends through ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372647 | Lens mount assembly for optical components A lens mount assembly for securing a lens in a predetermined position within an optical device is disclosed. The lens mount assembly is configured so as to retain the lens in a press fit arrangement, thereby eliminating the need for adhesives or other mechanical mea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7207682 | Kaleidoscope devices A portable kaleidoscope device for viewing kaleidoscopic images of at least one imaging object is provided with a viewing assembly for viewing the imaging object, a fill chamber assembly, a main body connecting said viewing assembly to said fill chamber assembly, an... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7121500 | Stackable winding core and method of making same A stackable winding core in accordance with the invention has a male end and an opposite female end. The ends are configured in such a manner that they do not hinder or prevent the insertion of chucks or mandrels into the core for winding or unwinding of web materia... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101046 | Kaleidoscope and image material assembly for kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope includes a kaleidoscope body assembled in the shape of a sleeve so as to locate surfaces of mirrors therein and a support body, having two concave parts, attached to an end portion of the kaleidoscope body and supporting an image material assembly at ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6939194 | Infant support structure and method of using the same An infant support structure that may be used to entertain and/or pacify an infant. The infant support structure includes an entertainment device. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6769780 | Kaleidoscope The invention is a kaleidoscope that folds to a substantially flat condition. The kaleidoscope has at least two mirrored surfaces joined one to another, each pair of mirrored surfaces defining a mirrored interior angle of less than 180 degrees. The kaleidoscope may ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6644819 | Illuminated mirrored kaleidoscope and its method of use A kaleidoscope assembly that includes a tubular structure having an open top end, an open bottom end, an interior surface and an exterior surface. The tubular structure is made from a plurality of flat side panels joined along common edges, wherein each o... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6598981 | Binocular kaleidoscope A binocular kaleidoscope having a generally V-shaped housing with an opening at the base of the V and the two arms of the V-shaped housing being hollow tubes diverging from the opening. The longitudinal axes of both arms pass through the opening. A moveab... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6422705 | Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope or teleidoscope is provided in which the viewed object is an image focused onto a back-projection screen positioned at the objective end of the mirror system. Focusing may be by a pair of achromatic lenses which may be displaceable toward a... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6343862 | Projecting image display device A projecting image display device is disclosed which includes a display and a micro lens array, where the pixels of the display and the micro lens elements each have non symmetric properties in length and width directions. The micro lens concentrates colo... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6336725 | Torus image-producing kaleidoscope A kaleidoscopic torus image is produced in the interior of a reflector assembly which is generally wedge shaped and which includes three reflective surfaces. An object cell, in the form of a right circular cylinder, is positional partially within the inte... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6305808 | Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope can have a particular visual object represented on the outer wall of its casing. An inner triangle casing of the kaleidoscope forms a gap with the tubular casing. A fragrance substance can be filled in the gap having a fragrance associated ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6139160 | Structure for generating a virtual polyhedral space A structure capable of generating a virtual polyhedral space includes a plurality of walls, each having a first side edge, a second side edge, and a reflective surface. The walls are disposed adjacent one another, with the first side edge of each wall adj... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135601 | Architectural structure for generating a virtual polyhedral space An architectural structure capable of generating a virtual polyhedral space includes a plurality of walls, each having a first side edge, a second side edge, and a reflective surface. The walls are disposed adjacent one another, with the first side edge o... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6089722 | Kaleidoscope for viewing multiple reflections having a specific geometric shape A kaleidoscope (100) for producing images reflecting objects (152, 164), is described. The kaleidoscope preferably has three panels (10, 20 and 30) forming the kaleidoscope with a front viewing opening (104) and a rear object opening (106). The sides (16 ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6062698 | System for creating video generated decorative images A system for creating video generated decorative images is provided which includes a projecting device for generating an image and first and second reflecting members including reflective surfaces oriented at an angle of 90° or less to the display surfac... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5894373 | Method for fabricating mirror systems A method for use in mass-producing, from a plane sheet of metal, a three-dimensional structure consisting of plane mirrors and plane structural members, said three-dimensional structure of a type in which each mirror or structural member has at least one ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5855520 | Optical entertainment system An entertainment system includes a viewing chamber of sufficient size to accommodate a relatively large number of viewers, and a large kaleidoscope having a viewing end opening to the chamber. The kaleidoscope is sufficiently large to enable everyone in t... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5841585 | Light pattern projecting device A toy for projecting two, superimposed designs having a first design displaying body formed in a cylinder and being rotatable about a center axis, a mechanism for rotating and driving the first design displaying body, a second design displaying body fixed... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5828505 | Optical beam-shaper-uniformizer construction An internally-mirrored tube of constant cross-section, for use as a beam-shaper-uniformizer in an optical lithography tool, requires precision assembly, closely approaching total internal reflection, to be able to accept at the entry end a beam of laser l... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5757548 | Kaleidoscope, and pattern generating apparatus and pattern generating method utilizing the same The present invention provides for a kaleidoscope which creates a newest ever pattern, and a pattern generating apparatus and a pattern generating method utilizing such a kaleidoscope. A tip-cut polygonal cone cylinder 1 has both ends 1a and 1b open and p... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5651679 | Virtual polyhedra models Kaleidoscopes are used to show solid-appearing images of the Platonic and Archimedean polyhedra (except the snub solids) and of the Kepler-Poinsot stellations. The polyhedra are divided into families related by possessing the same planes of mirror and rot... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5546226 | Three dimensional pattern device used with light projector A universally rotatable sphere used with a light projector. The sphere may be transparent, semi-transparent or translucent for passing light therethrough from a light source disposed next to the sphere. Also, the sphere may include images and patterns of ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5532877 | Infinite kaleidoscopes A pocket infinite kaleidoscope has two opposed cylindrical cases each one with an internal mirror. Multiple circular colored flexible intertwined springs are adhered to the respective mirrors and a peephole is formed through one of the mirrors. The kaleid... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5475532 | Infinite space kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope housing is in the form of an irregular polyhedron having four of its sides providing irregular polygonal reflecting mirrors joined along respective edges of the polyhedron at specified dihedral angles and its remaining sides formed as trian... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5469297 | Kaleidoscope kit As assembled from a kit allowing repeated assembly and at least partial disassembly without damage, a kaleidoscope comprises a tubular barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a pair of elongate reflectors within the barrel, a sleeve mounted rotatab... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5426474 | Light projection system using randomized fiber optic bundle A projection system using a randomized fiber optic bundle for generating a wide variety of fluid visual images. A light source focusses light through a multiple color filter onto the input end of a fiber optic bundle having a plurality of optical fibers a... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5288260 | Optical fun device A color variation device for educational and/or entertainment purposes has a color mixing unit which comprises a number of color variation components.. The color mixing unit can be set in motion by a motion manipulation unit while each color variation com... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5241418 | Kaleidosphere A kaleidospherical device (10) made of a plurality of elongate, tapered tubes (12) and (14) bundled into a geodesically ordered arrangement, is described. The tubes are preferably comprised of three planar mirrors (22, 24 and 26) mounted together to form ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5229884 | Kaleidoscope assembly A kaleidoscope kit for assembly by the user into a personalized kaleidoscope having a hollow eye piece barrel in which a personalized photograph or a design sheet may be inserted, a mirror configuration for insertion into the hollow tubular barrel, a conn... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5225934 | Kaleidoscope with counter-rotating object wheels A kaleidoscope in a housing includes inner and outer object wheels with transparent portions and visible patterns, mounted to turn in opposite directions when a crank extending from a side of the housing is manually turned. A diffusion filter is mounted a... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5223889 | Wedge exposure control system The apparatus is a visual design system for reliably reproducing kaleidoscope-type images. A design element is fixed rotationally, vertically and horizontally with various gradients in a projection system and illuminated. The resulting image is projected ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5220457 | Visual compute design permutation apparatus The apparatus is a visual design system for reliably reproducing kaleidoscope-type images. A design element is fixed rotationally, vertically and horizontally with various gradients in a projection system and illuminated. The resulting image is projected ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5184249 | Electric kaleidoscope The invention relates to an improved electric kaleidoscope which uses an electric motor to provide a continuous, smooth turning operation to the end cap assembly of the kaleidoscope, thus eliminating the tiring, awkward and jerky manual turning of kaleido... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5020870 | Binocular kaleidoscope A binocular kaleidoscope for producing multiple images is disclosed. The kaleidoscope provides a viewing channel having converging interior reflective surfaces with angled apertures converging toward the line of convergence of the reflective surfaces. Rot... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5009471 | Improved kaleidoscope structure A kaleidoscope structure that uses the irregular patterns produced by the flow of a dripping colored liquid focused and reflected on a multi-angled prism to attain attractive visual effects.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4998789 | Kaleidoscopes for viewing objects and method of reproducing viewed kaleidoscopic images A method of making a kaleidoscopic drawing utilizes first and second geometric figures corresponding to the perimetrical/cross sectional configuration of a mirror array extending through a kaleidscope. Corresponding vertices of the figures are connected t... | 03/12/1991 |
