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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 |
| 7753683 | Headrest system for a vehicle seat The invention relates to a headrest system for a vehicle seat. The headrest system includes a headrest supported by at least one holding rod, a guide component which can be secured in a backrest of the vehicle seat and is configured to accommodate the holding rod, a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7549867 | Rotating electrical transfer components The transfer apparatus is directed toward electrical transfer components providing an electrical connection to a rotating object. The transfer apparatus includes a stator base mounted proximate to the rotating object. An axle rotatably mounts at least one conductive... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7364108 | Connection structure and reel A contact structure in a cable winding reel is disclosed which maintains rotary contact between two cables connected, at one-side ends thereof, to electric/electronic appliances, namely, one cable which is wound on a rotating body, and the other cable which is maint... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7275279 | Vacuum cleaner wand adapters and handle assemblies including the same Vacuum cleaner wand adapter for coupling a vacuum cleaner handle to a wand implement of the vacuum cleaner including a housing defining an inner passage for receiving part of the handle and part of the wand implement, a first locking mechanism arranged on the housin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255568 | Power plug A power plug, comprising: a hollow housing, with a wire hole in the end. A limitative set is contained within the hollow housing. There are also at least two bases, placed in the limitative slot and revolvingly contacting to each slip ring, are insulated by the loop... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244150 | Connector and methods of fabrication A connector includes a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead. The unitary body may define connector pockets and seal features within the hollow center region. The connector pockets can be... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226302 | Vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose connection system A vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose connection system is disclosed having a female connection end on a first vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose adapted for receiving a male connection end on a second vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose. The male connection has... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182647 | Visible break assembly including a window to view a power connection A device includes a first conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a first component and a second conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a second component. The second conductive member is separated from the first conductive mem... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168127 | Vacuum cleaner handle assemblies and adapters mating therewith Handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner including a handle portion having a tubular hand-gripping portion, a tubular wand-engaging portion and a metal tube extending from the wand-engaging portion. The handle portion defines a cavity at a rear for receiving an adapter ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163403 | Rotating electrical transfer components The transfer apparatus is directed toward electrical transfer components providing an electrical connection to a rotating object. The transfer apparatus includes a stator base mounted proximate to the rotating object. An axle rotatably mounts at least one conductive... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131844 | Collector ring assembly A collector ring comprising a non-electrically conductive, non-rotatable slip ring base having a plurality of slip rings mounted thereon with the slip rings decreasing in diameter from the lower end of the base to the upper end of the base. Electrical wires are secu... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125256 | Reorientable electrical outlet A reorientable electrical outlet having a housing cavity in a stationary housing and a rotatable electrical female receptacle seated therein is disclosed. Preferably, the rotatable female electrical receptacle includes a set of electrical conductors situated in elec... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121834 | Reorientable electrical receptacle A reorientable electrical expansion outlet is disclosed having a housing with a housing cavity and rotatable electrical female receptacles seated therein. A plug is provided for connection to another outlet for expanding the other outlet. Preferably, each rotatable ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098568 | Current-transfer assembly A current-transfer assembly for electric machines, including a shaft (22) with electrically conductive slip elements (13, 14, 16, 18) originating from and coaxially surrounding the shaft, the elements supporting carbon brushes. According to the inventi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094059 | Connector and apparatus including the same A connector for mechanically and electrically connecting devices such that the devices can pivot about two different axes relative to one another. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074044 | Rotating connection An electrical swivel coupling (1) with one inner and one outer wiper contact ring arrangement (2, 3) for transmitting electric currents; the inner wiper contact ring arrangement (2) is provided with first wiper rings (4), which have first... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6935046 | Swivel cord hair dryer A durable and maneuverable hand-held or small home appliance having a swivel structure attached at the end handle of the appliance to permit the electrical cord to pivot about the handle of the appliance. Further contemplated by the present disclosure is a swivel st... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926533 | All-directional electric connector An all-directional electric connector includes rotatably connected first and second casings. First and second pins are projected from a rear wall of the first casing and respectively have a front end in the form of a cylindrical tube. The first cylindrical tube is p... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6830456 | Connector and apparatus including the same A connector for mechanically and electrically connecting devices such that the devices can pivot about two different axes relative to one another. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6612849 | Rotatable coupler for RF/UHF cables A coupler for electrically connecting two coaxial cables together is disclosed. The coupler includes a body and a turret which are rotatable relative to each other. One cable is attached to the body and another is attached to the turret, so they are also ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6595782 | Electric plug having adaptively rotatable connection member housing A rotatable plug has a mediate disk received in the housing and having at least two connecting blades securely connected thereto, a mediate connector placed on top of the mediate disk, and a top disk received in the housing and placed on top of the mediat... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6548755 | Power supply adapter with foldable plug A power supply adapter with a foldable plug is disclosed. The power supply adapter includes a first casing, a second casing, a rotatable cylinder, a projecting plug, and a lighter connector. A cavity is formed on the front end of the first casing. Two ver... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6343963 | Rotatable and lockable electrical connector An electrical connector for connecting an electrical cable to a conductive member having a first member electrically coupled to the electrical cable, a second member, and a threaded screw. The first member has a rod, a projection and a distal end and the ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6089875 | Slip ring assembly and the manufacturing method thereof A slip ring assembly comprising a fixed base unit and a rotor unit. The fixed base unit has a fixed base, a plurality of electrode plates detachably attached to a plurality of slits formed on the fixed base, and a brush fixed on each of the electrode plat... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6071125 | Apparatus for supplying electric power to rotary member and brush belt for use with same In order to provide a more cost effective electric power supplying apparatus simpler in structure and operation, the apparatus 1 is constituted by attaching an electric power receiving part to an electric power supply part 2. The electric power receiving ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068490 | Rotatable electrical connector assembly A rotatable electrical connector assembly provided with a fixed portion and a rotatable portion is described herein. The fixed portion includes an electrical plug provided at a first end thereof, an electrical socket provided at a second end thereof and a... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5977681 | Metal belt and collector ring assembly for transferring electrical current to a rotating body A collector ring for transferring electrical current between a non-rotatable member and a rotatable member. The collector ring comprises a first support which is fixed to the non-rotatable member and which has at least one conductive metal ring member mou... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5775922 | Slip ring device for a cable reel A slip ring device for a cable reel (10) or the like having a cable drum (11) rotating on a stationary shaft (14). The drum is provided with at least one contact (22) to which a cable (12) of the cable reel (10) is connected. The slip ring (31, 32) arrang... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5755578 | Vacuum-cleaner-hose assembly having a swivel bend and vacuum cleaner having such assembly A vacuum-cleaner-hose assembly includes a vacuum-cleaner hose (6, 36) and a swivel coupling (3, 33) for coupling the vacuum-cleaner hose (6, 36) to a housing (4) of a vacuum cleaner so as to allow it to be swivelled about a swivel axis (5) and at an angle... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5691863 | Power feeding device for VTR rotating drum A power feeding device for VTR rotating drums coaxially provided on an end face of a rotating drum, which has magnetic heads in the vicinity of the outer circumferential surface thereof and is rotatably provided coaxially with a stationary drum, adapted t... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5501604 | Flexible band-gears for conducting power/signal across rotary joint A flexible band-gear system has an ring gear assembly with bands in electrical contact with and a ring gear in mechanical engagement with corresponding bands and gears of planet gear assemblies which are in turn in electrical contact and geared engagement... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5472346 | Swivel joint for vacuum cleaner In accordance with the present invention, a handle and wand system for a vacuum cleaner is provided which includes an enclosed electrical system which may be used to provide electrical power to a powered floor nozzle or other powered nozzles. The handle a... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5425645 | Electric power cord connector having two axes of movement An electrical connector device to connect an electric power cord to a hand-held electric appliance, the connector device having an outer case housing with an inner chamber and at least one spring contact extending thereinto; a main housing rotatively supp... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5293300 | Portable computer with a detachable handle including a battery A portable computer includes a computer body and a handle mounted detachably to the computer body. The computer body has a housing and an internal power unit mounted in the housing. The handle includes a handle casing, a pair of spaced and opposite arm me... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5139281 | Automotive steering column An automotive steering column having slip rings rotatable with a steering shaft and contact brushes on a housing of the steering column for transferring electrical signals between the steering column and a steering wheel rotatable with the steering shaft.... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4714819 | Directly heating fixing apparatus having current collecting bearings A directly heating type fixing apparatus for use in an image forming device such as an electronic copying machine, has a heating roll which includes an heat generating electric resistance layer and a toner releasing layer both formed on the surface of a c... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4525773 | Light fixture In a light fixture with a lamp fixture carrier, a tube surrounding at least one current lead, and a carrier part for the tube, the tube can be connected to the carrier part and the lamp fixture carrier. The tube and the receptacle areas for the tube ends ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4488139 | Electrical connector The present invention provides a shielded electrical connector, that has outer member that may be screw threaded together and they are usually electro conductive, this member is a metallic element combined with an inner insulated member made of a rotata... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4438309 | Tool holder for manipulator arm A tool holder for a manipulator comprises a tool shaft extending along and rotatable about a main axis and having a tool-shaft end provided with a pivot defining a transverse axis. A tool is carried on the pivot and is displaceable relative to the tool sh... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4143930 | Swivel connection The swivel plug is comprised of an integral member having a ring plus ridge bearing portion, and a cylindrical contact carrying portion whose front end serves also as bearing. The member has a generally flared opening for insertion of the cable. The membe... | 03/13/1979 |
