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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 |
| 7889980 | Graphical representation of enclosed inspection area An apparatus for generating a visual representation may include an elongated flexible member adapted to be removably inserted into an enclosure; a dispensing mechanism operable to selectively dispense and retract the elongated flexible member; a counter configured t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7715701 | Camera systems, methods and units therefor A system whose most common use is that of inspecting conduits such as sewers, drainage pipes, water, gas and oil conduits. The system comprises the following individual components: a rotary contact assembly, a control unit, a push rod assembly, and a video camera as... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7221442 | Method and apparatus for aligning equipment in a steel mill An alignment device for aligning guiding apparatus with the main axis of a rolling mill comprising a camera and a video display communicating with the camera. The camera is mounted in the steel mill at the position of the guiding apparatus and the camera is moved un... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178418 | Segment of a sensor-supporting element for a scraper-type device Disclosed is a segment (15) of a sensor-supporting element for a scraper-type device, which comprises at least two pairs of runners (16a, 16b) that are arranged essentially parallel behind each other. A support plate (20) re... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7164476 | Apparatus and method for detecting pipeline defects An apparatus and method are disclosed for scanning and detecting defects in sewer and similar pipelines that eliminate the need to stop and pan-and-tilt areas of concern. In the method of the invention, a pipeline (15) inspection probe (10) of the appa... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146200 | Camera lens mounting device of folder type telephone A camera lens mounting device of a folder-type telephone is disclosed. In the folder-type telephone including a body housing, a folder, and hinge means for rotatably connecting the body housing to the folder, the camera lens mounting device comprises hinge arms and ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143659 | Pipe-inspection system A pipe-inspection system (100) is provided. The system (100) is made up of a transmission cluster (104) incorporating a transmission unit (800) between first and second wheeled guidance units (400), and a reception cluster (104 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140789 | Remote controlled pan head system for video cameras and its method of operation A pan head system for selectively attaching a video camera to a stand that enables the video camera to be operated and panned from a remote location. The pan head system includes a camera mount for engaging a video camera. The pan head system also has a stand mount ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7044623 | Thru-hull light A thru-hull fitting assembly is connected to the forward end of a hollow lamp housing for mounting to a hole in the hull of a vessel in a water-tight fashion. An HID or other lamp is mounted in the lamp housing and is surrounded by a reflector which may have an oute... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6958767 | Video pipe inspection system employing non-rotating cable storage drum A resilient, flexible video push cable is coiled in a stack of coils inside an annular portion of a non-rotating cable storage drum. A video camera head is electro-mechanically connected to a distal end of the push cable. A display is connected to a system interconn... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6908310 | Slip ring assembly with integral position encoder A plurality of contact rings are supported in spaced relation on a cylindrical body about a common axis. A housing is located adjacent the contact rings and is configured to permit relative rotation between the contact rings and the housing about the common axis. A ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6714729 | Automatic motion-controlled photographing apparatus and related photographing method An automatic motion-controlled photographing apparatus, according to the present invention, a rotatable turntable is located above an upper surface of a box of a controller fixedly supported on a tripod, and a camera is set onto the turntable. The turntable, on whic... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6621516 | Panoramic pipe inspector A system for securing image data of an environment including a camera having a panoramic lens mounted on a cart. In one embodiment, the motor mounted on the cart is battery operated so that the cart is self contained. In one embodiment, the cart is mounte... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6611661 | Self-leveling camera A mechanical self-leveling camera assembly for remote positioning from a deployment position is provided. The self-leveling camera assembly comprises a camera, a weight, a camera housing, and an elongate rod for deploying the camera assembly. The camera a... | 08/26/2003 |
| 5485237 | Protective camera housing and optical system for use in destructive environment A protective camera housing is designed to protect a high speed film or video camera (16) or other delicate instrumentation whilst it films or operates in close proximity to a blast in an underground mine, or other destructive environment. A faceplate wit... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5287133 | Self-orienting pipe inspection apparatus and method A device for photographing the interior of pipelines is disclosed. The device deposited at the pipeline's inlet and is drawn through the pipeline by fluid flow. The combination of a ballast device and a floatation device and a rudder maintain the device i... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5230556 | Lighting and viewing unit A unit for viewing and supplying light or radiant energy to the interior of a vessel that has a front fused glass window. The light and camera-viewing means see the interior of a vessel through this fused glass window which provides a substantially corros... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4985763 | Jet nozzle for propelling an apparatus along a conduit and apparatus provided with such a jet nozzle A jet nozzle for use in propelling a trolley or sledge provided with a television or video camera along a conduit, such as a sewer, for use in inspecting the interior of the conduit, the jet nozzle comprising a casing having an end wall provided with a pl... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4977418 | Camera viewing unit A camera viewing unit for use in viewing the interior of a high pressure vessel that has a CCTV camera spring mounted within a hermetically-sealed housing. The camera can be focused from outside the housing by a structure which moves the camera horizontal... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4965601 | High Pressure/temperature camera A camera viewing unit for viewing the inside of a reaction vessel or the like is the invention disclosed. This viewing unit has a fixed lens positioned in front of the camera lens. The camera is focused by moving the fixed lens. The camera has a fused len... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4913558 | Method and apparatus for detecting leaks and other defects on sewers and the like channels Defects in an underground channel, such as a sewer, are detected by an infrared scanning device (preferably an infrared video camera) moved internally along the channel. The scanning device senses temperature deviations which mark defects in the channel, ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4862199 | Adjustable adapter for borescope and film/video camera An improved adapter is provided for joining an optical scope, such as a borescope, endoscope or the like, to a film or video camera. The adapter includes a multi-element relay lens assembly which directs real images viewed by the attached optical scope to... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861157 | Apparatus for continuously photographing road surface This invention relates to an apparatus for continuously photographing a road surface. The apparatus has a motion picture camera attached to an outside upper part of a vehicle body, a road surfacial light projector for projecting a beam of light onto a roa... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4830491 | Cavity scope A portable, self-contained, light-weight, compact and explosion-proof device, that is readily dismantable and transportable by automobile or aircraft, for inspecting the ignition surfaces of a solid propellant rocket motor can be introduced into the motor... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4699485 | Method and camera system for the inspection of boiler tubes In a fire tube boiler, combustion takes place in elongated boiler tubes, which are subject to corrosion, wear, deposition build-up and color changes. A cylindrical camera body, round in cross-section, is inserted into a still-hot boiler tube. The camera b... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4607925 | In-pipe inspection system An in-pipe inspection system comprising a train of cars made up of at least a camera car, a drive car, the train being made to travel in a pipe laid underground, under water or on the ground; a cable connected to the train of cars, the cable being led out... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4586079 | Fiberscope delivery system A fiberscope inspection system for a nuclear steam generating plant includes an optical unit and a transport unit respectively coupled to opposite ends of the fiberoptic cable and mounted at spaced-apart points on a trolley beneath the tube sheet, with th... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4527122 | Bore hole direction measuring instrument control A combination of magnetics and a special geometric environment is employed to distinguish whether an instrument is positioned within a pipe formed of magnetizable or non-magnetizable material, and is the basis, in part, for a method and an apparatus used ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4469418 | Surveying method and apparatus A device for producing a plane of light includes a ring flash and/or halogen lamps mounted in a casing defining an inner peripheral aperture slot and an outer peripheral aperture slot coplanar with the inner slot. The device is used in surveying structure... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4434427 | Atmosphere control for photographic pipeline inspection A device is disclosed which includes a camera pig and a tow pig having an articulated connection therebetween to permit movement through pipe bends. The tow pig includes a syphon device for projecting liquids upwardly and forwardly and also includes a com... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4428656 | 360° View camera A 360° view camera for taking photographs of the interior of a cylinder or cone includes a rotating mirror disposed 45° about the axis of rotation which is in coincidence with the cylinder or cones centerline that is parallel to a rotation mirror mounte... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4372658 | Pipeline inspection apparatus Pipeline inspection apparatus is provided including a camera unit and associated illumination means, preferably a strobe flash unit, for recording on photographic film the rectangular images corresponding to generally rectangular internal surface portions... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4363545 | Photographic pipeline inspection apparatus including an optical port wiper This invention relates to apparatus for photographic inspection of the interior of a pipeline and more particularly to apparatus which includes an optical port wiper which makes it possible to obtain clear and accurate photographs under adverse environmen... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4249810 | Pipeline inspection apparatus Pipeline inspection apparatus is provided including a camera unit and associated illumination means, preferably a strobe flash unit, for recording on photographic film the images of internal surface portions of a pipe for detection of defects. The camera ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4093955 | Well-logging camera using modulated laser light path for exposing in camera processable electrographic film A well-logging camera for producing API format with traces utilizing a unique modulated laser light path to expose an in camera processable, electrophotographic film. After exposure, the film passes through an easily removeable, developing means having me... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4063283 | Automatic envelope measuring system A system for automatically measuring a clearance envelope about a path of travel in a specific embodiment includes a laser and a rotating reflector mounted on a moving vehicle for radially scanning the region around the path of travel in a direction gener... | 12/13/1977 |
