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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 07/26/1988


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4759082Garment for small children
A garment which may be worn by the user, especially by infants and small children, as daywear and sleepwear. The garment has a body portion which is capable of enclosing at least the torso of the user. A plurality of openings are located about the body po...
07/26/1988
4759083Medical garment
An improved medical garment comprises a unique combination of garment panels and parts and releasable closures which function together to define an article of clothing as well as a versatile examination tool....
07/26/1988
4759084Cold-weather hand covering having selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber
A cold-weather hand covering of the present invention includes a selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber. In one embodiment, a fingerless glove hand covering having a substantially rectangular shaped chemical heating element receivin...
07/26/1988
4759085Flusher disinfector for bed-pans
A flusher disinfector for emptying, cleaning and disinfecting of a bed-pan (20) is provided with a device (16,36) which turns the bed-pan and moves the turned bed-pan over a nozzle (58), so that all interior surfaces of the bed-pan is sprayed by direct li...
07/26/1988
4759086Disposable receptacle for bodily waste
A disposable receptacle for receiving bodily waste, comprising of a fluid permeable inner layer and in impermeable outer layer, with an absorbant outer layer, with an absorbant layer in between, and a rim portion with fastening means to attach the recepta...
07/26/1988
4759087Closure device for a shower curtain
A two-piece closure device for a shower curtain includes a wall attachment strip having a pre-applied adhesive backing for adhering such strip to a vertical wall surface adjacent an end edge of the shower curtain, and a curtain attachment clip adapted to ...
07/26/1988
4759088Self aligning mattress assembly
A bed mattress is constructed so that its opposite sides have marginal inclined surfaces which converge to form a relatively shallow truncated rectangular wedge portion on each side of the mattress for self-centering nested engagement in a similarly taper...
07/26/1988
4759089Cervical pillow
A theraputic pillow to support the head and neck of a user in a substantially horizontal resting position and particularly designed to relieve muscular pressure between the head and upper portion of the cervical spine, including a cradle element defined b...
07/26/1988
4759090Protection cover
A cover in the form of a blanket has a protective grid of phosphorescent material that when exposed to light and placed in a dark environment emits light for a period of time. The protective grid is a pattern of intersecting ribbons of phosphorescent mate...
07/26/1988
4759091Brush assembly for bath or shower use
A brush assembly having a pair of elongate brushes mounted in a spaced apart manner on a base having an outer wall disposed about the brushes. A hanger engages a bath or shower enclosure member and includes a hook for insertion within an opening in said b...
07/26/1988
4759092Industrial-type scraper
An industrial-type scraper provided with an elongated handle to one end of which a flat support plate of substantially less length than the handle is connected to the handle at an obtuse angle thereto in side view and also at an additional obtuse angle to...
07/26/1988
4759093Apparatus for cleaning a record disc
A cleaning apparatus for a record disc comprises a support member having a top side and a bottom side. Locating means is provided for locating the support member relative to the center of a record disc. A knob is mounted on the top side of the support mem...
07/26/1988
4759094Scrubbing machine
A carpet scrubbing machine includes a solution tank for storing cleaning solution and a recovery tank for storing the dirty recovered solution. A molded, shaped flexible pocket is mounted between the tanks and adapted for movement between a normal positio...
07/26/1988
4759095Vacuum cleaner pick-up device
A magnetic pick-up device for a vacuum sweeper comprises a series of magnetically-attractive strips mounted in an open-bottomed plastic housing. The pick-up housing is mounted on the vacuum cleaner housing by a pair of cooperating extruded sections that a...
07/26/1988
4759096Carpet fastener
The present invention is a carpet fastener for securing an edge of an expanse of carpet against a vertical surface having a face board secured thereto. The fastener includes a carpet retaining portion and a face board engaging portion. During installation...
07/26/1988
4759097Wheel bracket assembly having two part wheel bracket and a method of making the wheel bracket assembly
A wheel bracket assembly includes two separate, platelike bracket parts which each have a noncircular opening therein and are disposed on opposite sides of a wheel in angular alignment. The ends of the axle for the wheel extend through the noncircular ope...
07/26/1988
4759098Direction setting device for rollers of a baby walker
A direction setting device for rollers of a baby walker includes a pair of upper connectors, a pair of lower connectors rotatably connected to the upper connectors, and a control mechanism for permitting or preventing the relative rotation between the upp...
07/26/1988
4759099Door closure and holding mechanism having a sliding rod slidably mounted to a pivoting rod and a slide rail
This invention relates to a device ensuring automatic closure of pivoting doors and for holding them in open position. The device includes a fixed box mounted on the door (or frame) and supporting a pivoting arm subjected to the action of a return element...
07/26/1988
4759100Method of making an end closure for a stick of shirred food casing
An end closure for a shirred casing stick is formed from casing inturned into the bore of the stick. A vacuum assist is used to prepleat the casing within the bore prior to compaction. The resulting end closure is a generally cylindrical plug composed of ...
07/26/1988
4759101Apparatus for holding small game animals or fish during skinning, scaling or butchering operations
Apparatus for holding small game animals or fish during skinning, scaling or butchering operations is provided. The apparatus includes a support member defining an upper serrated surface and a plurality of arm members pivotally mounted to the support memb...
07/26/1988
4759102Cleaning apparatus for cleaning the flats of a revolving flats card
The cleaning apparatus for cleaning the set of flats of a revolving flats card has a shaft supported by a carrier. The shaft is pivotable about the lengthwise axis of the shaft together with a cleaning brush fixedly mounted on the shaft and extending over...
07/26/1988
4759103Manually operable fastener
A manually operable quick action fastener, intended for both sporting and industrial use, consists essentially of a single length of wire which is formed into a closed triangular torsion spring having its torsion coils within the triangular shape and whos...
07/26/1988
4759104Body case
Described herein is a body case fabricated of galvanized sheet metal and designed to contain the remains of a decreased person in an air tight environment. The case is used for shipping the remains from one area of the country to another. The body case in...
07/26/1988
4759105Body case with viewing window
Described herein is a body case fabricated of galvanized sheet metal and designed to contain the remains of a deceased person in an air tight environment. The case is used for shipping the remains from one area of the country to another. The body case inc...
07/26/1988
4759106Method for knitting and separating garment pieces
Fabric made up of a series of knitted collars, sleeve bands, bottom bands, plackets, or the like, intended for use on knitted sport shirts, blouses, and the like, and held together by a separator thread with a relatively high melting point is separated by...
07/26/1988
4759107Monolithic piezoelectric element and method of adjusting the resonant frequency thereof
A monolithic piezoelectric element comprising a sintered body comprising a plurality of ceramic layers which is provided with a first electrode group which includes a plurality of electrodes electrically connected with each other and located between alter...
07/26/1988
4759108Tooling apparatus and method for robotic or like mechanized installation of rocker arm assemblies
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization of the same of tooling for a robot or the like for installing rocker arm assemblies to the cylinder banks of an engine. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes jaws to ...
07/26/1988
4759109Variable angle riveter
A riveting apparatus includes a body pivotable about a horizontal axis and having first and second arms extending therefrom. Riveting structure is provided on the arms for cooperating to install and fasten rivets through a workpiece positioned between the...
07/26/1988
4759110Process for shrink-fit locking a cylindrical ceramic part into a flange made of a ferrous material, and ceramic-metal composite bodies
The tensile loading of a ceramic-metal joint, made by shrink-fit locking a cylindrical ceramic component into a flange of ferrous material in the axial direction of the ceramic component can be improved by undersizing the diameter D of the bore of the fla...
07/26/1988
4759111Method of forming reinforced box-selection frame members
This invention relates to a method of forming hollow, box-section, frame members which include localized reinforcement. The frame members are produced by fitting a sleeve about a tube, deforming the tube and sleeve to avoid the occurrence of frictional dr...
07/26/1988
4759112Combined sequencing and insertion machine
Electronic components are deposited in conveyor buckets in a desired sequence to define repetitive groups of components. These components are delivered to an insertion head for insertion into a circuit board. When a component is not properly inserted, the...
07/26/1988
4759113Hob clamping system
A tensioner having screw threads tightened by rotation of a hob drive (15) is used for applying clamping pressure to a hob (10) in a working position in a hobbing machine. The tensioner extends through the hob between the end supports (11 and 12) of the h...
07/26/1988
4759114Tool magazine
A tool magazine, especially for milling and drilling machines, comprising a linear tool support having at least one row of tool holders, the tool support being mounted on the free ends of two swivel arms. Each swivel arm is disposed laterally of the work ...
07/26/1988
4759115Numerically controlled automatic tool changing machining center having a bar-type spindle
A numerically controlled automatic tool changing machining center is provided with a rotary driven spindle concentric within which is a spindle bar that may be reciprocated out from or into the spindle by a hydraulic cylinder. Located at the forward end o...
07/26/1988
4759116Method of applying containment shroud on permanent magnet rotors
A method of applying a pre-tensioned, metal containment shroud to a rotor of a permanent magnet machine where pressure is applied to the inside of the shroud to stretch it so that the rotor may be inserted. This pressurization can also be used to size the...
07/26/1988
4759117Method of manufacture of a magnetic rotor core member for a dynamoelectric machine
A method of manufacturing a magnetic rotor core member for a rotating-field dynamomoelectric machine, particularly a small alternator, including the steps of: hot forging a segment of steel bar stock into a core blank approximating the external configurat...
07/26/1988
4759118Method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head
A method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head is disclosed. This method is characterized such that a protection film is formed on a substrate; only corresponding portions of the protection film to bonding pads are ground in a groove-like configurati...
07/26/1988
4759119Method of fabricating a magnetic head assembly
A magnetic head assembly of a disk drive device has an upper magnetic head fastened to a case side and a lower magnetic head mounted on a gimbal plate of a carriage side. The upper case assembly includes a plurality of leaf hinge springs extending to the ...
07/26/1988
4759120Method for surface mounting a coil
A coil is wound either with insulated wire or space wound with uninsulated wire and subsequently coated with a solder resist or insulating material. If insulated wire is used, the insulation is removed from the wire either during or after winding at prede...
07/26/1988
4759121Template guide tracking device for performing precise work operations
A template guide tracking device useful for rapidly performing work functions such as joining together workpieces on a riveting machine. The template device has a tracking guide provided by a continuous groove having work stations provided at multiple int...
07/26/1988
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