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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 |
| 8182284 | Electrical connector assembly with improved fastening device An electrical connector includes a housing including a mating portion defining a mating direction and located on the front portion thereof and a supporting portion rearward extending from the mating portion, a plurality of contacts receiving in the housing, a cover ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8007313 | Attaching structure of connector An attaching structure of a connector for attaching a connector to an attached portion, includes: a holding unit which holds the connector at an attaching position by sliding the connector in a direction of intersecting with a superimposing direction of the connecto... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7597587 | Mountable connector assemblies and frames An electrical connector assembly for mounting to a panel. The panel includes a latch element that projects outward from a first side of the panel. The connector assembly includes a connector body that has a mating end configured to interface with the panel and mate ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7575472 | Connector adapted for mounting to panel A connector (101) adapted for mounting to a panel (200), includes an insulative housing (1) having a mating portion (12), a mounting portion (13) extending rearward from the mating portion, at least a lock tab (132) formed o... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572144 | Connector adapted for mounting to panel A connector (101) adapted for mounting to a panel (200), includes an insulative housing (1) having a mating portion (12), a mounting portion (13) extending rearward from the mating portion, at least a lock tab (132) formed o... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7547230 | Spring clip for connector housing An electrical connector assembly is shown which is profiled for mounting to a wall. The assembly is comprised of an insulative housing having an outer profile, at least one abutment portion, such as a flange, having an abutting surface outside of the outer profile, ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7371127 | Modular jack A modular jack (100) is adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board (6) and has a housing (1) and a plurality of terminals (5) received in the housing. The housing includes a main body (4), an insert module (2), and a pr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364442 | Fixing structure of circuit board and display module comprising the same A fixing structure for a circuit board includes at least one board mounting hole in the circuit board, the board mounting hole having a guide hole and an insertion hole, and at least one board mounting member inserted through the board mounting hole, the board mount... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361054 | Connector assembly with bracket A connector assembly includes an insulative housing adapted for mating with a complementary connector, a conductive shell shrouding the insulative housing and comprising a front opening adapted for receiving the complementary connector and a flange adjacent to said ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338317 | Panel-mounted connector A panel connector is provided for mounting in an aperture through the panel. The connector includes a housing with a front end dimensioned and configured to pass through the aperture in the panel. A resiliently deflectable clip is mounted to the housing and has a pa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329132 | Low-insertion force-lever connector for blind mating An electrical connector according to the present teachings can be coupled together with a low insertion force. The electrical connector can utilize levers to create a mechanical advantage and reduce the input force required to couple the mating members together and ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326072 | Connection element for the electrically conductive connection to the lamp holder of a main headlamp A connection element for electrically conductive connecting to two flat contact tabs, projecting radially from a lamp holder and offset along the axis and which wide sides extend transversally to the axis, connectable by a pivot movement around an axis to the socket... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326063 | Panel mount connector housing A housing is provided for use in an electrical connector. The housing includes an electrically conductive body having a first mating end and a second mating end. The first mating end is configured for coupling an electrical connector. The second mating end is config... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285025 | Enhanced jack with plug engaging printed circuit board An electrical connector includes a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a mating end and a wire receiving end. The PCB is mounted within the housing and has an opening formed therethrough. The plurality of contact... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267568 | Floating connectors Apparatus including a first edge having a cutout adjacently located between a pair of counter bore panels, a connector assembly including a connector having a mounting flange with a pair of inserts and a pair of guide pins. The pair of inserts adapted to receive and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247032 | Electronic device with integral connectors An electronic device having one or more integral connectors is disclosed. The connector includes an electromagnetically-shielded cavity defined by an outer shell integrally formed in the housing and having a cross-sectional profile of a plug to which the connector m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243987 | Apparatus and method for noise reduction in a vehicle An area-reducing surface texture applied to a noise-prone portion of a vehicle panel or part where it makes contact with an unsecured length of wire harness, duct or other conduit. A plurality of small spaced structures is formed on or in the surface with their dist... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231473 | Dual channel universal serial bus structure A Dual Channel Universal Serial Bus (DCUSB) structure compatible with USB 1.0, USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 protocols for higher data transmission rate comprising of two data transmission channels each with two differential signals, a interface controller with data conversion... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192307 | Quick release locking latch for a panel mount connector An electrical connector is adapted for mounting onto a panel having an opening and slots formed along the opening. A mating connector is disposed within the panel. The connector includes a housing having projections configured and disposed to engage the panel openin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179125 | Mounting device for connector A mounting device for mounting a connector (30) to a panel (10) includes a shield (20). The panel defines a plurality of slits (15) and a hole (13) therein. Each slit defines a wide portion (151) and a narrow portion (153... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168956 | Seven point wire harness connector Methods and apparatus are provided for connecting wires from a primary vehicle to a towing vehicle through an improved wire harness connector. There is described an assembly of a vehicle bumper with a connector attached to the bumper. The bumper has a set of holes, ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168978 | Slide-to-latch panel mount connector An electrical connector for mounting to a panel includes a connector housing having a forward mating end and a first side. The housing is configured to be inserted into a panel opening that has an inner edge. The housing is inserted into the panel opening in a loadi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165985 | Connector apparatus provided with a lever having a rotating end used in coupling of the connector apparatus A connector apparatus includes a first and a second connector connected and disconnected to each other with relative movement in a fitting direction and a separating direction, respectively. In the first connector, a lever member is coupled to a base member and a ho... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146875 | Locking device for cable assembly A cable assembly includes an adjuster body having a plurality of teeth, a slider movable along the adjuster body, and a lock body having a plurality of teeth. The lock body is movable between a disengaged position allowing movement of the slider along the adjuster b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137847 | Slide-to-latch panel mount connector An electrical connector includes a housing having a forward mating end and a rearward contact loading end. The housing includes first and second opposite sides. The housing is configured for insertion into a panel opening that has an inner edge. The housing is inser... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121878 | Vibration resistant connector A vibration resistant connector is disclosed which includes an insulating body with two juxtaposed cavities extending through the middle of the insulating body for holding a plurality of conductive terminals, and a fixing sheet secured on the insulating body. The fi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7105744 | Mounting bracket for electrical fixtures A mounting assembly for connecting a housing of an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box, in which a plate attached to the housing includes a locking member having an engager at a first end moveable relative to the plate between a first position and a sec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7054442 | Wall mounted DSL adapter jack with latches for attachment An adapter for connection to telephone lines to provide a filter for DSL connections to the telephone lines has pivoting latches that will engage existing studs on a wall mounted jack plate. The housing has a circuit board with a connector that will plug into the te... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044782 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a shield case for surrounding a contact portion of a terminal to be connected to a mating connector to be fitted in through an opening formed in a conductive front panel of an electrical device; and an attaching surface to be attache... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043646 | Electronic device with plural interface ports wherein one of the interface ports is used as an assist power supply port A CD-R drive has two USB ports. One USB port is connected as an ordinary interface port to a host computer by a USB cable, and the other USB port is connected as an assist power supply port to the host computer by another USB cable. With this arrangement, the CD-R d... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029301 | Connection device, connector unit, connectors, and electronic equipment A socket (333) of a connector (33) of an adapter (2) has a projecting portion (loose-fit portion) (333B) inserted into a hole (353A) of a base member (35) to support the connector (33) in loosely fitted manner. A diam... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001217 | Receptacle assembly having shielded interface with pluggable electronic module A receptacle assembly includes a guide frame having a front end with an opening to an interior cavity of the guide frame. The front end is configured to receive a module assembly; and an EMI gasket is secured to an edge of the opening. The EMI gasket includes at lea... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997747 | Shield for high frequency telecommunications connector An effective high frequency shielded telecommunication connector system is provided. In particular, a connector shield for covering an access aperture in a shielded enclosure is provided. The connector shield is formed from an electrically conductive material, and p... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994577 | Panel mounted electrical connector system An electrical connector system includes a panel having a front face, a rear face, a hole through which a connector can mate with a complementary connecting device at the front face of the panel, and an opening spaced from the hole. A connector includes a dielectric ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971915 | Electrical connector with steady mating frame An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, which includes a base section and at least two spaced and parallel longitudinal mating tongues projecting from a front face of the base section, a plurality of terminals attached on opposite surfaces of each ma... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969800 | Hub concealed by tabletop The present invention relates to a hub concealed by tabletop, where a top lid is joined to a bottom casing and a space within the hub is configured to receive multiple electrical components. The hub includes a plurality of resilient key buttons to be secured to the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966794 | Connector supporting structure and a squeezed amount calculating method Supporting pieces (42) on side surfaces of a waiting-side connector (20) are insertable into supporting grooves (15) of a casing (10). Contact projections (47F, 47R) are on one outer wall surface (46) of each supporti... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960099 | Low profile interface connector An electrical connector having a shroud and a skirt is provided. The shroud includes opposed side walls configured to retain a plurality of contact pins. The skirt extends from an end of the side walls of the shroud, and the skirt has a surface facing the shroud and... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957979 | Latch with bail-type mounting The present invention is a pawl latch which is adapted to be mounted to a first member, such as a closure panel of drawer face plate for releasably retaining the closure panel against an enclosure. Such drawer is suitable for implementing an electronic module which ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953358 | Connector, a disengagement jig and a method A female housing (10) has cavities (11) for receiving female terminal fittings (30). A lock (13) is provided in each cavity (11) and is deformed by insertion of the female terminal fitting (30). However the lock (13) ... | 10/11/2005 |
