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Patent No. 6293874

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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Patents Published on 10/14/1997


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5675838Camouflage clothing
Camouflage clothing items include various clothing items having two different camouflage patterns thereon, a first pattern designed to blend with a proximal frame of reference, and a second pattern designed to blend with a background frame of reference. T...
10/14/1997
5675839Push hand covering with removal assist
A hand covering for protecting a wheelchair user's hand while engaging a wheel of the chair to rotate or stop the rotation of the wheel. The hand covering is provided with tabs, on the back of the finger portions, under which fingers of the user's other h...
10/14/1997
5675840Skin heat shield system
A skin heat shielding system comprising an elastic headband member positionable about the head of a user; a forehead shielding member constructed from a heat resistance plastic having a first headband attachment portion and a forehead shielding portion ex...
10/14/1997
5675841Headwear tether
A tether for coupling an article of headwear to clothing of an individual. The inventive device includes a headwear engaging assembly for coupling to an article of headwear. A tether extends from the headwear engaging assembly and terminates in a clothing...
10/14/1997
5675842Pants with two waistbands
A pair of pants with two waistbands includes pants defining a first waistband. A second waistband is made substantially of a material having elastic properties. A connector secures the bottom of the second waistband to the pants and enables movement of th...
10/14/1997
5675843Helmet visor attachment apparatus
A helmet visor attachment apparatus is disclosed including an attachment protrusion with a semi-ball portion on the free end thereof on each side of the visor removably attachable to the helmet with a mounting plate which has an opening therethrough small...
10/14/1997
5675844Cushioned protective apparel
A protective pad to be placed to protect a part of a person's body from injury due to impacts includes two layers of foamed polyethylene spaced a distance apart from each other and a layer of foamed polystyrene granules interposed between the two polyethy...
10/14/1997
5675845Spray dispenser actuated by toilet flushing function
An apparatus for dispensing a spray responsive to actuation of a flush toilet includes a spray dispenser for dispensing a spray, and an electrical actuator associated with the spray dispenser for operating the spray dispenser. There is a tilt switch elect...
10/14/1997
5675846Brush-massage shower installation
The devices of the brush-massage shower installation described in detail above do not pose any problems in practical application, while a person lets his body be massaged with the skin-friendly bristles, which he has selected himself, of a dry or water-sp...
10/14/1997
5675847Under-sink hose retainer
A hose retainer for spray hoses that uses a "U" shaped hose retainer that has a hollow interior. The hose retainer is sized to hold a fully retracted sprayer hose. The sprayer hose can be attached to a sprayer nozzle or to a removable faucet sprayer, foun...
10/14/1997
5675848Inflatable blanket having perforations of different sizes
The present invention relates to blankets for use with forced air convection systems, wherein the blankets include perforations formed through the lower sheet of the blanket. In particular, the perforations are provided in a number of different sizes, suc...
10/14/1997
5675849Drive for adjustable parts of recliners or beds
The invention relates to a drive for adjustable parts of recliners or beds, comprising a multi-part housing, at least partly sealed off against the outside, in which electrical drive components, such as an electric motor, and mechanical drive components, ...
10/14/1997
5675850Apparatus and method for relieving lumbar pain
A bolster has an axial compressibility profile chosen so that lumbar pain can be relieved when the user places the bolster under his or her spine and rolls from a softer portion of the bolster to a firmer portion of it. A preferred bolster comprises a tub...
10/14/1997
5675851X-ray table extension for head and upper body support
The present disclosure is directed to an extension device to be affixed to table in a radiology laboratory to hold a patient thereon. It is formed of sheet material and is transparent to x-rays. At the upper end, there is a head portion having a width and...
10/14/1997
5675852Infant body support pad
The present invention solves a possible contributing cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A body support pad has a support portion and a pillow portion. The support portion is removably connected to the pillow portion. The pillow portion provides ventil...
10/14/1997
5675853Infant seat cushion
An infant support cushion provides a safe support for an infant which is beginning to develop muscular strength and motor coordination, particularly in the cervical muscles. An infant using the present cushion is protected in the event the infant lifts hi...
10/14/1997
5675854Mattress apparatus
A mattress apparatus for incontinent patients includes first and second resilient mattress portions each having a sloping end and a water repellent cover attached thereover. The covers are removably attached together to form a mattress. A liquid drain cov...
10/14/1997
5675855Self-inflating air mattress
A self-inflating air mattress includes an air chamber and a foam panel therein. The air chamber is defined by top and bottom sheet panels and a valve allowing air passage into and out of the air chamber. The foam panel includes apertures therethrough, and...
10/14/1997
5675856Wafer scrubbing device
A wafer scrubbing device for cleaning the surfaces of a thin disk disposed on a stationary spin chuck employs a double brush arrangement whereby brush rotation induces rotation of the disk to be cleaned and whereby the speed differential between the const...
10/14/1997
5675857Mop with a water-removal device
A cleaning mop includes a hollow device handle carrying a mop head at its lower end. A cylindrical press sleeve is mounted on the outside of the device handle for longitudinal movement relative thereto. A press head stick is slidably mounted inside the de...
10/14/1997
5675858String mop with wringer
A common string mop with an affixed wringer assembly which slides over the wet mop head to extract water. This is done by forcing a collar over a pleated sleeve which compresses the enclosed mop head....
10/14/1997
5675859Toothbrush assembly
A toothbrush assembly is provided with a toothbrush and a stand for releasably retaining the toothbrush in a vertical position, the combination resembling a human or cartoon caricature. The toothbrush includes head, neck, shoulder and torso sections, the ...
10/14/1997
5675860Hand-held applicator tool
A hand held applicator tool adapted to work a mass of filler material into a gap to form a seal between two pieces. The tool includes a handle having attached thereto a tapered head defined by tapered lateral side edges thereof which cooperate to define a...
10/14/1997
5675861Wiper rest apparatus
A new Wiper Rest Apparatus for protecting a rubber wiper blade when not in use thereby extending the life of the rubber wiper blade. The inventive device includes a base portion and a rotor configured to receive a blade support member and the rubber wiper...
10/14/1997
5675862Windshield wiper shaft channel sleeve
In a wiper shaft channel sleeve for a protruding wiper shaft (2) of a wiper motor (1) attached to a vehicle outer body component, in which a channel sleeve (5), made of an elastic material, placed in an opening 3 in the vehicle outer skin, is provided wit...
10/14/1997
5675863Full coverage sootblower
The present invention is directed to a sootblower and particularly to a hub and drive assembly therefore capable of producing improved cleaning by directing the blowing medium over substantially all of the surface to be cleaned. A sootblower in accord wit...
10/14/1997
5675864Caster with brake for use in a mobile structure
A caster includes a support to be secured to a mobile structure. An inverted U-shaped wheel frame has an upper portion and two legs which extend downward from the upper portion. A bearing unit is disposed between the upper portion and the support. A pinio...
10/14/1997
5675865Door stop
A hem flange door stop for use in painting an automobile includes a body, a protruding member contiguous with the body and forming a hem flange groove with the body, a brace contiguous with the body and forming a post slot with the body, and a locator pro...
10/14/1997
5675866Tool handle of a hand tool
A tool handle for hand tools, including: a handle body having a polygonal coupling hole at a front end thereof adapted for holding a tool bit, two raised grip portions and two longitudinal open chambers alternatively arranged around the periphery, each lo...
10/14/1997
5675867Composite metal and plastic handle
A composite handle for a household appliance having a hollow metal core and an outer covering of a thermoplastic which covering may be soft or hard. The hollow metal core includes a hollow tubular center portion and flattened, channel-shaped legs and feet...
10/14/1997
5675868Latching device for a door of a railway train stop housing
A latching device is provided for releasably retaining in an upright and open position, a hinged door which is typically manufactured of a heavy cast iron and hinged to a train stop housing, thereby to prevent the unintentional and accidental closure of t...
10/14/1997
5675869Door lock and an integral door hinge assembly
A door lock for a motor vehicle door, and which is to be formed integrally with a motor vehicle door hinge, including a torsional spring supportable on one hinge half and having a weighting arm which extends parallel to a door hinge axis and projects beyo...
10/14/1997
5675870Cable tie
A one piece cable tie for forming a plurality of objects such as cables into a bundle. The cable tie includes an elongated flexible strap having a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, a first end and a second end. The strap further includes a plur...
10/14/1997
5675871Hose clamp location device
The invention provides a locating device for locating and holding a prestressed hose clamp on a cylindrical hose having a selected radius of curvature. The device has a resilient C-shaped clamp engaging element having opposed free ends defining a gap, the...
10/14/1997
5675872Jamming cleat
A jamming cleat having a groove 156 for receiving a flexible elongate element 180, said groove being defined between opposed side walls 158 each of which is provided with a plurality of ridges 170 for gripping such an elongate element received in the groo...
10/14/1997
5675873Clamping ring with slanted clamping surfaces for securing flanged components to each other
Two components such as pipes having radial end flanges with conical flange clamping surfaces are clamped together by a clamping ring having at least two ring sections with conical ring clamping surfaces engaging said conical flange clamping surfaces when ...
10/14/1997
5675874Magnetic fastener
A magnetic closure device is disclosed, having a magnetically attractive first element including a cylindrical shaped magnet defining an axial bore and having first and second axial ends with first and second opposite polarities respectively, and an annul...
10/14/1997
5675875Adjustable breakaway
An adjustable break away attachment have a base attached to one item and a disengageable attachment member held to the base by restraining pins. When sufficient tensile force is applied to the attachment member it will break away from its base pins. The a...
10/14/1997
5675876Burial casket with memorabilia tray pivotable into and out of the casket
A burial casket comprises a shell, a cap enclosing the shell and memorabilia tray pivotally connected to the shell with a linkage. The tray is pivotally movable from a position inside the shell to a position outside the shell when the cap is open. The tra...
10/14/1997
5675877Dish assembly for burial casket cap and method
A dish assembly for a burial casket comprises a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and side, a cap panel insert ...
10/14/1997
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