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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 |
| 8079866 | Receiving device for accommodating a connector The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for receiving and locking two connectors that consist of sockets (52, 52′) and plugs (51, 51′), and a fuse (60) arranged between the sockets (52, 52′) as a current-carrying elem... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7371095 | Connector easily adapted to miniaturization A connector includes a cover adapted to push a connection object toward a first contact. The first contact includes a first contact portion to be connected to a contact portion of the connection object. A second contact includes a second contact portion and a lockin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367843 | Structure for SIM card assembly and disassembly A smart card holder frame for an electronic device which comprises a card holder, a member, and an alignment structure. The card holder has a base, a first wall, a second wall, a connector clip, and an open region structured to receive a smart card therein, the open... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364458 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulated body and a plurality of conductive terminals. A plurality of terminals accommodating holes disposed inside the insulated body for receiving the conductive terminals therein. There is a metal shielding layer arranged on t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360711 | Apparatus and method of identifying a SIM card owner A communications terminal that utilizes a SIM card is configured to allow a user to easily identify the owner of a SIM card. In one embodiment of the invention, owner identification data is stored on the SIM card, and when power is first applied to the communication... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335044 | Small-sized card connector A small-sized card connector includes a base frame being open at an upper side thereof and having a receiving space formed therein for receiving a card inserted from the upper side thereof, a retaining wall formed at a rear end thereof and facing the receiving space... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331808 | Movable shield with switching means for memory card A connector housing for receiving a memory card, the housing comprising at least a bottom part and a cover part which is arranged to be movable in relation to the bottom part and which, in turn, comprises at least a shield part and first contact means which are arra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7294024 | Methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors A telecommunications device comprising a faceplate including at least two adjacent jack receptacles, the two adjacent jack receptacles positioned vertically and horizontally offset to each other and a jack mounted in at least one of the two jack receptacles, the jac... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291018 | IC card A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291020 | Electrical connector An electrical connector to interpose between a first electrical device and a second electrical device each having a plurality of conductive pads to electrically, the electrical connector comprising a housing carrying a plurality of conductive elements, each conducti... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291019 | IC card A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287992 | Protective cap for coaxial cable port terminator A protective cap includes first and second sealing sections, with the first section fitting into the end of a port terminator which contains a center conductor pin and the second section fitting into the end of the port terminator which contains a deep bore which ac... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281950 | High speed connectors that minimize signal skew and crosstalk The invention is an electrical connector that minimizes signal skew caused by varying propagation times through different transmission paths within the connector, minimizes crosstalk caused by intermingling electric fields between signal contacts, and maximizes sign... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252527 | Surface contact card holder A surface contact card holder (100) includes a body (10), a receiving mechanism (14), a guiding mechanism (20), and a latching member (25). The receiving mechanism is provided on the body for receiving a surface contact card (30... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7201593 | Jumper assembly for an electrical distribution system An electrical jumper assembly for an electrical distribution system, where the electrical jumper assembly includes at least one conductor carrier generally having a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of conductors in the at least one conductor carrier. A first ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175471 | Loop plug A looping plug for use with coaxial telecommunications jacks to loop the signal between a pair of adjacently mounted jacks. The loop plug includes a molded non-conductive housing which fits about a pair of identical die cast, conductive, inner housing halves. A pair... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172453 | Loop plug A looping plug for use with coaxial telecommunications jacks to loop the signal between a pair of adjacently mounted jacks. The loop plug includes a molded non-conductive housing which fits about a pair of identical die cast, conductive, inner housing halves. A pair... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168992 | Wire termination device having test contacts on cover A wire termination device, such as a protected termination device (“PTD”), is provided for establishing and testing telephone wiring connections. Conductive contacts provided on the cover of the PTD are incorporated into a plug assembly mounted on the cover. The... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153157 | Terminal block jumper An electrically insulated body carries one of more jaw members which are mountable over threaded terminals in a meter socket to provide a bypass connection between line and load socket terminals to enable a watthour meter to be removed and reinstalled relative to th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123886 | Handheld mobile phone with a detachable battery pack In a handheld mobile phone (10) having a detachable battery pack (20) which can be removably mounted to a body (11) of the handheld mobile phone, the detachable battery pack has a memory card receiving recess (22) for removably receiving ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114957 | Micro-plug and socket connector Disclosed is a micro-plug and socket connector that is suitable for mounting on a printed circuit board and that has a plastic housing including a fastening surface with soldering portions for mounting on the surface of the printed circuit board, a plug receiving op... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113103 | Modular security, monitoring, and control devices and methods A modular security, monitoring, and control device having a core module, an input/output module, a first peripheral, a first end cap, and a tamper monitor. The core and input/output modules in electrical communication with one another. The first peripheral is remova... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7098808 | System having termination for data loading port A subsystem of an avionics system is operated in a first mode for receiving software via a port; and in a second mode in accordance with a circuit that includes a terminator coupled to the port. By using the terminator to convey information regarding a desired confi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080986 | Pick up cap for carrying IC socket A pick up cap (40) for carrying an LGA socket (30) is disclosed according to the present invention. The pick up cap has a major body (42) with a pair of ears (44) at opposite sides of the body. The body defines a smooth top surface (42... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066755 | Movable shield with switching means for memory card A connector housing for receiving a memory card, the housing comprising at least a bottom part and a cover part which is arranged to be movable in relation to the bottom part and which, in turn, comprises at least a shield part and at least one grounding contact whi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7027836 | Method and system for establishing a communication network A communication device is provided having a transceiver adapted to send and receive wireless communication signals and a contact surface. A contact circuit is adapted to detect contact of another communication device with said contact surface. A controller is adapte... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014488 | Socket cover with recessed center and method A socket cover with a recessed center, method for using such a socket cover and system using such a socket cover are described herein. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004768 | Pick up cap for LGA connector assembly A pick up cap for an LGA connector assembly, the LGA connector has an insulative housing for receiving an electronic package such as CPU therein, a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing. A clip disposed on the housing to press the CPU upon the con... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997726 | Connector housing with short-circuit bridge A connector housing has a longitudinal axis and includes a first housing portion, having a front end face and a rear end, and at least two accommodation chambers extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, and receiving respectively an electrical contact element, a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984147 | Testing and cut-off device for telephone line A testing and cut-off device for a telephone or computer line to connect two incoming strands to two outgoing strands, comprises a testing well inside which are located a first couple of terminals corresponding to the two incoming strands and a second couple of term... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6921288 | Semiconductor test and burn-in apparatus provided with a high current power connector for combining power planes A semi-conductor module burn-in test apparatus having a plurality burn-in boards each of which is provided a plurality of module test sockets thereon and each test socket is coupled to an adjacent test socket by with a high current, open/short split power connector ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921287 | Exchangeable module for an electric system An exchangeable module or battery 20 is wired to null terminals a, c. A main device 30 is joined to circuit terminals b, d. A connector 10 with a pair of shunt plates 11, 12 is used to electrically connect terminal a to b and terminal c t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918777 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of first and second terminals (30, 31) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mounting fa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916188 | Differential signal connectors with ESD protection A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material coated with electrically-conductive material, with cav... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6855004 | Electrostatic protection cover An electrostatic protection cover for press fitting onto an electrical connector of a kind having at least one array of a plurality of compressive conductive elements. The electrostatic protection cover comprises a main body including an upper section to be position... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851970 | Joint connector A joint connector has a female housing, a male housing, a flexible print circuit (FPC), and a seal member. The female housing has lock holes. The male housing accommodates terminal fittings therein, and has lock projections. Each terminal fitting is accommodated in ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6722907 | Device for connecting components with various electrical potentials and subject to vibration The invention concerns a device for connecting vibrating components having different electric potentials, in particular for connecting a stator housing (8) for an electric motor (1) with a housing (4) for control electronics (6) inside a ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6651322 | Method of reworking a multilayer printed circuit board assembly An improved rework method and rework wiring structure for repairing and reworking multilayer printed circuit boards utilizing ball grid array (BGA) solder pads are described. The repair method includes the steps of locating a solder pad to be rewired, rem... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6488533 | Devices for protecting network equipment from electrostatic discharge emanating from network cables A protective cap and method therefor for preventing the build-up of electrostatic charges on network communications cables and also for protecting the cable ends and connectors from physical abuse. The protective cap comprises a socket housing for receivi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6461193 | Data card connector A data card connector (43) is disclosed which comprises a housing defining an aperture for receiving a data card with contacts, electrical connectors (14) for engaging the data card contacts to couple the data card contacts to an electronic device, and a ... | 10/08/2002 |
