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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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| 7360887 | Image forming apparatus and method The image forming apparatus comprises: a first inkjet head which ejects ink for forming a first image to be recorded on a recording medium; a first intermediate transfer medium on which the first image is formed by the ink ejected from the first inkjet head, the fir... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325913 | Ink cartridge An ink cartridge, includes an ink chamber capable of storing ink, an opening in a bottom surface of the ink cartridge, through which the ink may be supplied from the ink chamber to an image forming device, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite from the firs... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7018028 | Porous material for channeling ink in an ink cartridge and method for channeling ink A porous material for channeling ink in an ink cartridge and a method for channeling the ink includes a porous material housed in an ink compartment of the ink cartridge. The porous material includes a body which has a protruding portion located proximate at the bot... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6595711 | Printer cartridge having a foam retention clip An ink printer cartridge is provided wherein ink is stored in a foam reservoir situated within an ink chamber. The foam reservoir does not substantially fill the interior space of the ink chamber, and in particular does not contact the lid of the cartridg... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6224275 | Ink-supply tank for a printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5622439 | Ink-supply tank for a dot matrix printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5421658 | Ink supply mechanism for a dot matrix printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5328279 | Dot matrix printer head An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5221148 | Dot matrix printer ink supply system having ink absorbing member substantially filling an ink tank An ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer including an ink-supply tank formed with an ink-supply delivery port and an ink absorbing member formed of a porous material and dimensioned to substantially fill the ink-supply tank. The ink-supply tank inclu... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5158377 | Ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer An ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer including an ink-supply tank formed with an ink supply delivery port having an opening for passage of ink from the ink-supply tank. An ink absorbing member formed of a porous material is mounted within the ink... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5156472 | Dot matrix printer supply system having ink absorbing member filled under reduced pressure An ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer including an ink-supply tank having an ink-supply delivery port, an ink impregnated member formed of a porous material within the ink-supply tank, and ink impregnated in the ink absorbing member under a pressu... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156473 | Multi-color cartridge ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer An ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer including an ink-supply tank formed as a single disposable unit and adapted for mounting in and removal from the ink-supply system as a unit. The ink-supply tank is formed with a plurality of ink-supply sectio... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156471 | Ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156470 | Two cartridge ink-supply system for a multi-color dot matrix printer An ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer including a unitary ink-supply tank formed with a plurality of ink-supply sections and a further separate ink-supply tank. An ink absorbing member formed of a porous material is positioned in each of the ink-s... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4984911 | Ink dot printer A print head having a plurality of printing elements is disposed in an opposing relationship to an opposing electrode, and a negative voltage is applied to the opposing electrode while the print head is grounded. As a result, appearance of a spark dischar... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4969759 | Ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4893952 | Dot matrix printing system including improved ink transfer mechanism This invention relates to an improved dot matrix-type printing system wherein the wires of the print head are arranged to impinge on the reverse side of the workpiece to cause it to be moved into contact with a cavitated ink transfer roller, whereby, the ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4856922 | Two-color printer The printer is mounted on a desk-top computer and can print both numeric characters and graphic and calculation symbols in two different colors. The characters and the symbols are provided in a relief configuration in accordance with a matrix of rows and ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4813797 | Dot printer A dot printer wherein magnetic ink is fed by magnetic-flux generating means to a slit formed between a pair of magnetic poles, and needles are selectively driven so that tips thereof furnished with the magnetic ink are brought into contact with a recordin... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4755071 | Front and rear printer device with ink impregnated platen According to the invention, printing is formed on a front surface of a printing paper by moving a printing ribbon in opposition to a wire of a printing head, and rotating a platen so as to face a solid part disposed in the platen to the wire printing head... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4749292 | Ink dot printer An ink dot printer comprises a recording sheet, at least one needle made of an electrically conductive material and located in one side of the recording sheet so as to move between a normal position remote from the recording sheet and a projected position... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4700754 | Arrangement for controlling the level of an ink container An arrangement for indicating the refilling level of a collapsible ink container (1,2) comprising a measuring circuit having an alternating voltage source (U~) to form an electric control signal which depends on the capacitance (8) between the liquid ink ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4697941 | Platen and paper drive in an inked-platen wire-dot impact printer In a wire-dot impact type printer a cylindrical platen and a printing paper are rotated or transported at the same rate, by connecting them to a single and common electric motor through a first and second transmission mechanisms, respectively. The first t... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4696589 | Ink-dot printer An ink-dot printer comprises a pair of slit forming members arranged to define a slit therebetween, an ink tank for storing ink in which the slit is immersed, a recording sheet opposed to the slit, a needle movable between a rest position and a projected ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4691432 | A method of making a reinforced hard porous ink roll assembly A reinforced hard porous ink roll assembly and a method of making same. The ink roll assembly of the invention comprises a hard porous material suitable for inking, the improvement comprising a hard ink resistant material encompassing a substantial portio... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4643599 | Inking apparatus for a wire matrix printer A wire matrix printer head has a group of print wires guided so as to pass through holes formed in an ink reservoir. The group of print wires are operatively connected to an actuator unit provided within a housing, the group of print wires having their fr... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4627753 | Daisy-wheel type printing system with multiple functions A printer is provided with carriage having a daisy print wheel supporting type elements at the external circumferential edges of respective spokes that make up the wheel. The printer sequentially performs a printing operation by causing its carriage to mo... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4627755 | Platen of a printer A printing color indicating member is furnished to a non-printing portion of an ink impregnated porous substance body, so that a desired printing color can be exactly designated, and the porous substance body of the desired color may be easily chosen, irr... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4623275 | Shifting mechanism for a sintered-body platen in a dot-matrix impact printer The printing mechanism of a dot matrix printer includes a platen provided on its jacket with elongated ink impregnated sintered bodies each extending over the entire length of the platen. The platen is movable in the printing direction at one side of a pr... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4611940 | Printer of the dot impact type A printer of the dot impact type which prints by guiding a printing paper between a printing head and a platen which is composed of a plurality of sintered bodies containing inks of different colors, and attaching the ink containing body to the printing p... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610554 | Ink composition and wire dot printer including same A wire dot printer that requires no cover over the wire portion of the printer head when not in service in order to prevent ink drying is constructed using an ink supply devoid of water. The ink composition used in such an ink wire dot printer contains a ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4605328 | Polychrome printing platen of a printer A polychrome printing platen of a printer having a platen shaft comprises an axially elongated platen body rotatably mounted on the platen shaft and having a plurality of grooves formed therein to extend in the axial direction and spaced from each other i... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4603988 | Attaching device for a platen body in a printer In a printer which guides a printing paper between a printing head and a platen having ink containing bodies, and prints on said paper by pressure of the printing head; an attaching device for a platen body of the printer, wherein rotation control of the ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4579468 | Wire dot printer utilizing multicolor inks A wire dot printer having a plurality of ink applicators for separately applying inks of different colors to the ends of printing wires disposed in separate groups in the ink applicators. The ink applicators are supplied respectively with inks of differen... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4556333 | Information printing methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for printing information on a sheet of material provide a circular platen with a first peripheral portion having a first radius and a second peripheral portion having a second radius exceeding the first radius. Such circular platen i... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4553865 | Ink-supplied wire dot printer A wire dot printer comprises a plurality of wires for carrying ink respectively on the ends thereof, and ink applicator mechanism applying the ink to the wire, and an ink heater unit disposed adjacent to the wire ends for heating the ink to a controlled t... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4553870 | Impact type color printer An impact type color printer is provided a control circuit which produces a random digit signal each time the printer is connected to a power supply, according to which random digit signal a platen is rotated so that one of plural impact sections axially ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4552469 | Ink dot printer An ink dot printer comprises: an ink tank storing magnetic ink; a pair of magnetic pole plates arranged opposite to each other to form a slit whose one end is immersed in the magnetic ink in the ink tank; an electromagnet magnetizing the paired magnetic p... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4552472 | Ink dot printer An ink dot printer includes an ink tank having a magnetic ink supplying hole and an air opening; a pair of magnetic pole plates arranged to form a slit one end of which is immersed in magnetic ink in the ink tank; and an electromagnet for magnetizing the ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4551734 | Ink cartridge with ink level sensor An ink cartridge 10 includes an ink level sensor 38 having a probe supporting structure, such as platform 174, which projects into a collapsible ink container 16 from an ink container support 18. First and second electrical probes 40, 41 are embedded with... | 11/05/1985 |
