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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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Class 396/381 - Variable orientation of finder image


Subclass of Class 396 - Photography
Definition: Subject matter in which the position of a mask opening is
No. of patents: 7
Last issue date: 11/14/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7136099Electronic camera including enhanced functionality to change length-to-breadth ratios of captured images
The digital camera 1, when a length-direction range expanding button 14 or a breadth-direction range expanding button 15 is operated, changes the length-direction and breadth-direction image pickup effective ranges of a solid state image pickup ...
11/14/2006
6477329Digital camera with rotatable components
A digital camera with rotatable components is disclosed. In the front of camera there is provided a lens, a flash, and a viewfinder, while in the rear thereof there is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) corresponding to lens, a control button, and th...
11/05/2002
5754902View-finder of camera available for taking vertical/horizontal images
The present invention relates to a viewfinder of a camera for taking vertical/horizontal special effect type photos, which may use APS film for taking the known type photos as well as vertical/horizontal special effect type photos. A photo setting piece w...
05/19/1998
5526082Automatic visibility regulator for a camera viewfinder
An automatic visibility regulator for a camera viewfinder includes a focusing detector system that is adapted to detecting whether or not an object image to be photographed, having passed through the viewfinder, is focused on the retina of the user's eyeb...
06/11/1996
5229801Portrait camera with horizontal/vertical mode viewfinder
A portrait camera is intended to be used for picture-taking in a horizontal orientation and in a vertical orientation. When the camera is oriented horizontally, two head-finder circles or the like are visible in the field of view of the viewfinder to fram...
07/20/1993
5111228Horizontal/vertical frame viewfinder
A viewfinder in a camera includes visual composition means manually operable to change from a horizontal frame view of a subject to be photographed to a vertical frame view of the subject without having to change the horizontal orientation of the camera t...
05/05/1992
4251149Viewfinder mask orienting device in a camera
In the viewfinder optical system of a reflex camera with a film holder which is rotatable to change the orientation of the oblong image on its film, a viewfinder mask orienting device supporting a square focusing screen has two pairs of rotatable masking ...
02/17/1981
 
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