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Patent No. 5100138

Motorized Mobile Boxing Robot

A simulation environment for the sport of boxing utilizing a robotic machine interface system which carries a person

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Patents Published on 02/16/1988


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4724546Visor with movable light shield
A visor assembly utilizes a movable eye screen which passes through a slot in a forwardly extending shade element. The light-transmissive eyescreen is adjustable to a shielding and non-shielding position, where it may be locked in position....
02/16/1988
4724547Built-in core body in ready-made knot of necktie
A built-in core body (10) for forming a ready-made knot of a necktie, by which a neat knot (4) is easily formed and permanently maintained, comprising an outer shell (11), a presser member (12), and a release member (13). A narrow band (2b) of a tie body ...
02/16/1988
4724548Hugging novelty device
An inexpensive novelty device for simulating a hug having a coiled flexible strip that is normally resistant to uncoiling with animated appendages attached to each end. A pair of tabs formed at the ends of the strip co-operatively associated with a notch ...
02/16/1988
4724549Protective helmet and locking means
A protective helmet (10) characterized in that it comprises a shell (12) shaped to fit about the head of a wearer, the shell (12) comprising an interior and an exterior, a forward region (14) intended in use to be situated adjacent a forehead of the weare...
02/16/1988
4724550Cap and goggle
A cap and goggles combination comprises a rubber cap and a face glass which covers the eyes and extends across an upper portion of the nose and cheeks. A rubber frame surrounds the circumference of the face glass, and includes a groove for securely retain...
02/16/1988
4724551Toilet seat lid lock
A toilet seat lid lock to reliably and releasably secure a toilet lid in a closed position above a toilet seat to deny access to the toilet bowl. The lid lock comprises a hinge arm connected to the toilet lid, a locking base connected to the hinge arm, an...
02/16/1988
4724552Apparatus for automatically maintaining a predetermined desired level of water in a swimming pool, and the like
An apparatus for automatically monitoring the level of water in a swimming pool, or the like, by monitoring the level of a float within a float chamber supported by water siphoned from the pool system, for detecting when the level of water has fallen a pr...
02/16/1988
4724553Apparatus to carry out a continuous wrapping hydromassage over the whole body
In an apparatus for carrying out a continuous wrapping hydromassage over the whole body of a person only in one direction--of the type comprising, in a shower cabin, means rotating about an axis substantially coinciding with that of the body to be massage...
02/16/1988
4724554Tilting patient treatment table having safety switch mat mechanism
A patient treatment table for supporting a patient laying in a generally horizontal position for treatment at an elevated level above the floor surface includes a base adapted to rest on the floor surface for supporting the table for movement between a fi...
02/16/1988
4724555Hospital bed footboard
A hospital bed footboard is provided which can be moved from the normal, vertical position of a bed footboard to a horizontal position overlying the bed. The support for the footboard in the overbed position is of a fully cantilevered nature so no impedim...
02/16/1988
4724556Latch for crib dropside
A childs' crib having a drop side, with a latch therefor requiring a double motion, up and inwardly toward the center of the crib, to release it for gravity drop of the drop side from its uppermost, latched position....
02/16/1988
4724557Bedding box spring assembly
A bedding foundation comprising a lower base frame, an upper wire grid and a plurality of novel spring elements interposed between the base frame and the wire grid. Each of the spring elements comprises two discrete lengths of spring wire, each of which h...
02/16/1988
4724558Beach blanket and inflatable chair combination
A product for recreational beach use is comprised of a beach-blanket type of sheet of generally rectangular shape, and an inflatable chair positioned upon the upper surface of the sheet at a site closer to the rear edge than the front edge. The chair, hav...
02/16/1988
4724559Telescoping bed side rail
A bed rail (A) includes a first vertical end member (10) and a second vertical end member (12) between which cross members (14, 16, 18) and telescopically received stub members (30, 32, 34) extend. The spacer member (B) is connected between free ends of s...
02/16/1988
4724560Pillow utilizing air and water
A pillow adapted to provide yieldable support of controllable softness and thickness is fabricated of thermoplastic sheet material in a manner whereby a central air compartment is surrounded by a continuous liquid compartment, each compartment being provi...
02/16/1988
4724561Waterbed footrail cap
A padded cap for the footrail of a waterbed frame comprises a cushioned member, a support member, and a mounting bracket adapted for transmitting loads to both the cap and rail....
02/16/1988
4724562Device for controlling the position of a semi-product of a treated shoe
A device for controlling the position of a semi-product of treated shoes comprises a holder, which is provided with a heel support and a toe cap support, the mutual distance of which is adjustable by means of a displacement chain according to the size of ...
02/16/1988
4724563Personal care power brush
A personal care powered scrub brush apparatus and recharging arrangement that uses a waterproof housing. The scrub brush apparatus is specially shaped to allow one to easily use the device and allow proper seating within a recharging cradle having contour...
02/16/1988
4724564Household shoe cleaning apparatus
A shoe cleaning apparatus for household use includes a horizontal rotary brush to clean a toe portion of the sole of a shoe, a reciprocating brush to clean a heel portion of the shoe, and a vertical oscillating brush to clean side portions of the shoe. Al...
02/16/1988
4724565Rotary washing apparatus for aircraft
A rotary washing apparatus for aircraft includes a rotary scrubber pivotally supported by a main body of washing machine through arms, and a torque motor for imparting a predetermined rotary torque to the arms so as to force the rotary scrubber against an...
02/16/1988
4724566Pool brush trash trap and collector
A swimming pool cleaning brush attachment or combination wherein a transparent window responds to water motion during brushing operations causing it to open for entry of debris into a net of bag configuration for collecting said debris when the window shu...
02/16/1988
4724567Polishing and scrubbing pad
A polishing and scrubbing pad for a floor polishing machine is provided and which comprises a plurality of equally dimensioned segments secured together by a connector in such a manner that spaces exist between the segments, each of which has a leading cu...
02/16/1988
4724568Integrally formed scouring pad and scraper arrangement
A longitudinally extending pad of a rubbery, compressible, water-absorbent material is covered with a knit fabric to provide an abrasive surface. A scraper is formed integrally at one end of the pad by applying heat and pressure to the one end to compress...
02/16/1988
4724569Toothbrush
A toothbrush capable of removing the sordes from the teeth excellently, and massaging the gums effectively without paining or hurting the same. The toothbrush has a handle, and bristles implanted into the handle, characterized in that all of the bristles ...
02/16/1988
4724570Toothbrush for sulcular brushing
The present invention is an improved toothbrush for sulcular brushing which includes a head, a shank and a handle. The head has a rounded heel, a rounded toe which is narrower than the rounded heal in order to facilitate reaching the distal surface of eit...
02/16/1988
4724571Brushing machine tool with automatic feed
A machine tool has a rotatable brush for abrading a workpiece. The brush and a drive motor are slidably disposed on guideways for movement toward and away from the workpiece. The brush and drive motor are connected to a counterweight which is sized to hav...
02/16/1988
4724572Modular trowel
A modular trowel assembly (10) comprises a resilient substantially planar blade member (12) and a handle member (14) slidably mountable thereon. The blade member (12) contains an aperture (16) defined by a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending int...
02/16/1988
4724573Machine for cleaning carpets
In a carpet cleaning machine with a machine housing (1), two containers (4,5) for fresh and used cleaning liquid respectively and flexible tubing (2,3) connecting the machine housing (1) to at least one liquid ejection nozzle (not shown) and a suction mou...
02/16/1988
4724574Suction cleaner
A lightweight, upright, top-loading vacuum cleaner wherein a seal between the disk of a filter bag and a duct for conveying dirt-laden air to the bag is provided adjacent the outer peripheral edges of the disk resulting in the disk becoming an integral pa...
02/16/1988
4724575Three wheel mounting assembly having a tapered insertion member
A slideably and rotatably mounted roller member performs a precision take up reel function in the environment of a track mounted, drawable, pleated window covering. The roller member slides along an axis coincident with its axis of rotation as it rotates ...
02/16/1988
4724576Handle of a pot
An improved handle of a pot is proposed which can be turned to its inoperative position over the pot to occupy less space during storage or transit. In use, the handle is locked in its operative position. It has a handle body and a metal fitting secured t...
02/16/1988
4724577Spring force compensator for sash balances
The invention is a force compensation device for use in a spring balanced sash holder for a jamb liner extruded from a durable resin such as polyvinyl chloride, and having a vertical track for containing the sash. Within the vertical track in the sash plo...
02/16/1988
4724578Hinge
A hinge of the type wherein a rotor is connected to be rotatable to a front part of a base by first and second link arms, the base is supported by a set screw on a fitting member which is mounted on a body of furniture and at least one of the link arms is...
02/16/1988
4724579Hinge including slots and tabs structure
A hinge structure is formed by at least two ears projecting from one side edge of a panel with each of the ears being provided with a lobe extending in the same direction from its respective ear and spaced from the edge of the panel to provide an undercut...
02/16/1988
4724580Hinge with offset guide walls
A hinge having a pair of hinge plates which are reasonably connectable to each other for limited relative rotation. Each plate includes a generally flat base portion and a connecting portion disposed at an end of the base portion. The connecting portion o...
02/16/1988
4724581Eviscerating device
Eviscerating device with a spoon at the end of an oblong carrier pivotable about an axis transversely on the longitudinal axis of the carrier, and with a rounded front edge and a longitudinal slot in the longitudinal direction of the spoon, opening into a...
02/16/1988
4724582Apparatus for the portionwise delivery of pasty materials, particularly sausage stiffing
The invention relates to an apparatus for delivering pasty substances in portions of predetermined weight and/or volume. The problem is to provide an ergonomically optimized apparatus of the continuously functioning type, which is solved essentially in th...
02/16/1988
4724583Hose band
A hose band according to the present invention comprises an elongated metallic band body which, when in use, is wound around a hose so that both end portions thereof are joined to each other. The band body has spaced apart retaining holes formed in an out...
02/16/1988
4724584Cord fastener
A cord fastener composed of a male member and a female member coupled together against displacement each other since laterally outwardly projecting feet of a pair of resilient legs of the male member is normally held in interlocking engagement with a pair...
02/16/1988
4724585Wheelwell molding retainer clip
A mounting and retaining clip for, inter alia, mounting decorative molding around the perimeter of an automobile wheel well opening. When in use said clip is only visible upon inspection from below or within the wheel well opening. The clip is comprised o...
02/16/1988
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