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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 |
| 7421936 | Systems and methods for explosive blast wave mitigation The invention in various embodiments is directed to systems and methods for mitigating damage from a shock wave using a gas having a specific impedance less than air. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415806 | Ballistic abatement barrier method and system A modular ballistic abatement barrier system (10) includes a first corrugated panel (12) having at least one aperture (13), a second corrugated panel (16) having at least one aperture (17), and a ballistic cloth (14) placed ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7350450 | Armor structures An armor structure includes first and second layers individually containing a plurality of i-beams. Individual i-beams have a pair of longitudinal flanges interconnected by a longitudinal crosspiece and defining opposing longitudinal channels between the pair of fla... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7284470 | Ballistic resistant devices and systems and methods of manufacture thereof A projectile resistant device for use in armor includes a ceramic component; and at least a first component adhered to the ceramic component on at least one side thereof. Preferably the first component is a woven carbon fabric that is adhered to the back surface of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225717 | Vehicle armor system An armor system is provided for installation in a vehicle having a body structure. The armor system includes frame members joined to form a framework having openings. The framework is joined to the inside of the body structure of the vehicle. Brackets are joined to ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7059567 | Small weapons shield for helicopters A small weapons shield for helicopters consisting of a protective shield (10), which consists of a light-weight, ballistic-resistant composite material, extension rods (20) made of steel, and support wires (30) made of steel cable. The support w... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7005175 | Ventilated double-walled composite aircraft fuselage shell An aircraft fuselage shell is fabricated of a double-walled composite structural component, including a core element bonded and sandwiched between an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The inner cover layer forms the main load bearing fuselage inner skin, a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964219 | Blast resistant partitions The invention provides an array of blast-resistant partitions arranged to subdivide a predetermined space into a multiplicity of interconnected subspaces and thereby to substantially confine an explosive blast to one or more of the subspaces while protecting the rem... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955112 | Multi-structure metal matrix composite armor and method of making the same A lightweight armor system may comprise multiple reinforcement materials layered within a single metal matrix casting. These reinforcement materials may comprise ceramics, metals, or other composites with microstructures that may be porous, dense, fibrous or particu... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951162 | Penetration-and fire resistant fabric materials and structures A ballistic and/or fire barrier for protecting objects in an interior of a vehicle due to projectile penetration and/or fire includes one or more layers of high strength fabric positioned towards an outer shell of the vehicle. The high strength fabric is substantial... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945155 | Armor systems An armor system useful, for example, as a shroud, comprising a first pliable, cut resistant fibrous layer and a second pliable fibrous layer is disclosed. The first layer is arranged to receive an impact from a large projectile prior to the second layer and engages ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6920817 | Composite armor structure A composite armor structure for ballistically protecting a gap from an impacting projectile threat and for use with at least one ballistic armor module. The gap extends along a margin of the module. The structure comprises a body having a protection portion with at ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6871821 | Cockpit door of aircraft The cockpit door has a hinge on one side and a latch device on the other side that can be operated only from the cockpit side. To the inner side of the door panel is mounted a reinforcement member 100 having a body formed by laminating layers of aromatic poly... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6857596 | High speed electro-optic payout system incorporating a stationary optical terminus A system and apparatus for deployment of a decoy from a moving object, such as an aircraft, to protect the aircraft from an enemy missile. The decoy is stored in a housing mounted on the aircraft and is connected by a cable containing fiber optics and high voltage c... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6805033 | Seating unit in a combat vehicle that is protected against mines A seating unit in a combat vehicle that is protected against mines is provided. The vehicle has a hull that is disposed on the chassis and that has at least one hatch in its roof plate that can be closed off by a hatch cover. The seating unit, which is disposed in t... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6745662 | Cross cell sandwich core A sandwich core comprises two faceplates separated by a plurality of cells. The cells are comprised of walls positioned at oblique angles relative to a perpendicular axis extending through the faceplates. The walls preferably form open cells and are constructed from... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6703104 | Panel configuration composite armor A method and apparatus comprising combining ballistic and fragment resistant fabrics in multiple layers with a central geometrically shaped composite core in a resin forming a composite armor panel, wherein the multiple layers present a fragment projectil... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6672195 | Ballistic vent apparatus A ballistic vent apparatus for use in a cockpit door of an aircraft to provide venting and communication between the cockpit and the cabin of an aircraft while preventing bullets and/or splinters from passing through the ballistic vent apparatus. The pres... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6635357 | Bulletproof lightweight metal matrix macrocomposites with controlled structure and manufacture the same The lightweight bulletproof metal matrix macrocomposites (MMMC) contain (a) 10-99 vol. % of permeable skeleton structure of titanium, titanium aluminide, Ti-based alloys, and/or mixtures thereof infiltrated with low-melting metal selected from Al, Mg, or ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6612217 | Penetration resistant fabric structures and materials A ballistic barrier for protecting an aircraft from damage due to projectile penetration, the aircraft having a fuselage including an outer skin, an inner panel and a structure. The ballistic barrier includes at least one layer of high strength fabric dis... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601497 | Armor with in-plane confinement of ceramic tiles An armor component includes a tile having a perimeter; and a wrapping material wrapped around the perimeter of the tile. An armor system includes a back plate; at least one tile array layer disposed on the back plate, the at least one tile array layer com... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6568310 | Lightweight armored panels and doors A layer (16, 24) of a mesh or mail material is bonded to the opposite sides of a ballistic layer (14, 22) a bullet resistant composite material. The layer (18, 26) of relatively lightweight body material, e.g. structural honeycomb, is bonded to the outsid... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6523450 | Exterior armor for use on bottom of helicopter A bullet proof armor plate fabricated of layered ceramic material is mounted on the outer bottom wall of a helicopter in spaced relationship to such wall. A frame is used to support the armor plate, this frame being removably attached to mounts supported ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6164181 | Vehicle seat ballistic shield A vehicle seat ballistic shield for mounting the backrest of a seat of vehicle to protect user sitting on the seat from rearward originating projectiles. The vehicle seat ballistic shield includes a body shield with front and back faces. The body shield i... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6073884 | Anticrash armor-plated modular seat An armor-plated seat, in particular for a helicopter, the seat comprising an armor-plated seat proper and an armor-plated back secured to the seat proper. The seat comprises at least an armor-plated modular element designed to be fastened onto the seat pr... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5979826 | Hybrid composite article and missile components and their fabrication A surface-protected composite article, such as a missile component, is prepared with a heat-sink substrate, a first composite layer of an pre-ceramic-matrix structural composite material, and a second composite layer of a reinforced silicone pre-ceramic m... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5972819 | Ceramic bodies for use in composite armor The invention provides a ceramic body for deployment in a composite armor panel, the body being substantially cylindrical in shape, with at least one convexly curved end face, wherein the ratio D/R between the diameter D of the cylindrical body and the ra... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5905225 | Armouring An up-armouring kit is suitable for use in protecting a protected zone behind a base 24 against a self forming fragment type landmine. The up-armouring kit comprises an outer wear plate 12, which is advantageously of armour plating of a composition and th... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5747721 | Ballistic shield A ballistic shield (10) for mounting to an aircraft fuselage (14) is formed of lightweight, composite material and shaped to conform to the shape of the fuselage belly that when mounted creates a space (30) between the shield (10) and the belly (14) to en... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5686689 | Lightweight composite armor A lightweight composite armor including an integrally formed matrix block is disclosed. The matrix block includes a generally planar back, a plurality of intersecting ridges extending from the front of the planar back, and fillets provided at the juncture... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5610363 | Enhanced whipple shield A hypervelocity impact (HVI) Whipple Shield and a method for shielding a wall from penetration by high velocity particle impacts where the Whipple Shield is comprised of spaced apart inner and outer metal sheets or walls with an intermediate cloth barrier... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5601258 | Spacecraft shield A shield for protecting spacecraft from impact with particles having a wide range of velocities includes three elements. Sets of spacers are used to secure the elements in positions in which they are separated from each other selected distances. The bumpe... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5448938 | Removable ballistic resistant armor seat cover and floor mat A removable seat and floor coverlet for helicopters that are light in weight, easily removable and installed and that provide protection to the occupants from small arms fire from the ground. The cover protects not only the torso of the occupants, but als... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5221807 | Ballistic protection armor The armor for providing ballistic protection comprises an armor plate for stopping projectiles with an auxiliary plate disposed in front thereof at a determined spacing therefrom, the auxiliary plate being constituted by a ceramic plate pierced by a large... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5200256 | Composite lightweight bullet proof panel for use on vessels, aircraft and the like A lightweight armor lining for use in projecting objects such as vessels and like craft from high speed projectiles includes an extended sheet-like body having a weight of less than eight (8) pounds per square foot and having an inner strike surface being... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5164536 | Composite armored seat, and method of manufacture The seat comprises panels made of ceramic matrix composite and assembled to one another by shape and by adhesion, either by interposition of an adhesive or else by condensification using the ceramic matrix material. The invention is particularly suitable ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5102723 | Structural sandwich panel with energy-absorbing material pierced by rigid rods A lightweight hybrid structural energy-absorbing panel having a plurality of layers of soft energy-absorbing material, such as Kevlar, disposed between facesheets with a plurality of rigid rod members extending between the facesheets through the layers of... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5067388 | Hypervelocity impact shield A hypervelocity impact shield 10 and method for protecting a wall structure, such as a spacecraft wall 12, from impact with particles of debris having densities of about 2.7 g/cm3 and impact velocities up to 16 km/s. The shield comprises a stac... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4879165 | Lightweight armor Lightweight armor or high impact structures comprising lamina-like structures comprising zones of decreasing Young's modulus and increasing elongation characteristics. The structure contains at least one ionomer composite having aramid or linearly crystal... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4732803 | Light weight armor Light weight armor comprising lamina-like structures arranged with zones of decreasing Young's modulus and increasing elongation characteristics. The structure contains at least one composite having fibers arranged to dissipate impact forces laterally.... | 03/22/1988 |
