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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 |
| 6189149 | Temperature change vest A temperature change vest is provided for fitting around a person's torso. The vest includes seperate front and back panels which attach to one another at respective shoulder strap portions. Hook and loop material is provided upon the shoulder straps for ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189150 | Cosmetology thermal styling glove A cosmetology thermal styling glove is used for all types of thermal styling to minimize burning of the thumb, the first finger, the palm side the back side, and the web portions of the uncovered fingers that hold the hair that is being thermal styled. Th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189151 | Absorbent band A headband has an outer, substantially non-resilient, elongate, flexible sleeve. The sleeve is fluid permeable and includes an elongate central portion sized to fit around a user's head in snug circumferential frictional engagement around the user's foreh... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189152 | Bathing cap A bathing cap includes lower extensions which can wrap around the sides of the cap, cross at the top, wrap down around the sides, and tie at the nape of the neck. Preferably, the portions of the cap adjacent the cheeks project forward of the normal hairli... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189153 | Pocket lining The invention relates to a pocket liner comprising a pouch dimensioned to fit within a pocket constituting an integral part of an article, the pouch being formed of a material which is flexible and resistant to abrasion and perforation and may be provided... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189154 | Hidden implement holder system A hidden implement holder system. The hidden implement holder system comprises; a cummerbund article; and an implement compartment coupled to and concealed by the cummerbund. The cummerbund article further comprises an implement holder contained within th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189155 | Close-fitting undergarment for women A close-fitting undergarment for improving the user's appearance and comfort. The close-fitting undergarment includes a hosiery item having a thong-style top which is adapted to cover a user's waist, and also having leg portions which is attached to the t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189156 | Catcher's helmet with eye shield A catcher's helmet is provided with a front portion including a top extent and a pair of side extents. The front extent forms a face opening there between. Also included is a rear portion. At least one strap is mounted between the front portion and rear p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189157 | Fabric, especially pierce-proof fabric A fabric, which can be used more especially as a pierce-proof fabric but also as a decorative fabric, includes a plurality of interconnected scales, which have bores to connect them to one another, and into which connecting members extend. The connecting ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189158 | Rest support for a guitar A rest support for a guitar which is supported by a support system which holds the guitar in the front of the player's body with the strumming end of the guitar hanging close to the player's hip. The rest support encompasses a resilient, flexible cushione... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189159 | Child seating system The child seating system relates to a toilet seating system for use by both adults and children. This seating system is adapted for use upon an existing commode assembly. In its broadest context, the present invention includes an adult seat, a child seat,... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189160 | Toilet seat-lifting device A toilet seat-lifting device including a lever assembly coupled to the toilet seat which selectively moves the seat between a lower position whereat it rests on top edges of the toilet bowl to an upper position whereat it is raised above the top edges of ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189161 | Toilet for recreational vehicle with vent for the holding tank A valve and vent assembly for a self-contained sanitary system of the type including a toilet structure with a downwardly directed outlet opening and a storage compartment defined and located below the outlet opening, and a waste holding tank removably di... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189162 | Combination receptacle and fluid immobilizer A combination receptacle and fluid immobilizer is disclosed for collecting a fluid. The receptacle has a bottom and sidewalls joined to the bottom to form at least a partially enclosed void area. The receptacle has an opening through which a fluid can be ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189163 | Device for controlling a series of washroom appliances A device for automatically controlling the operation of a washroom appliance such as a water faucet, soap dispenser, shower, urinal, etc., comprising means for actuating said appliance, means for deactuating said appliance, a remote control arranged for e... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189164 | Toilet seat elevating system A toilet seat elevating system for assisting a physically challenged individual departing a conventional toilet. The toilet seat elevating system includes a frame having a pair of side members, a pair of cross members, and securing members for engaging th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189165 | Cots and adjusting devices for cots A cot includes a base, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls extending above the base. A transverse wall is detachably secured across the cot above the base between the side walls at a position partway along the length of the cot and serves to redu... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189166 | Baby blanket A miniature baby blanket for comforting a child. The blanket has a small slit in one corner for attaching the blanket to a button or a snap on the child's clothing. The slit can also be used with a strap to attach the blanket to the child's car seat, high... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189167 | Pillow A pillow includes a lower housing for containing a base, a motor connected to a transmitting device, and an upper housing. The motor rotates the transmitting device, which has several transmitting shafts and gears so as to provide different modes of movem... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189168 | Air cell pillow An air cell pillow comprised of an air cushion with independent air cells extending outwardly from a common base sheet, the air cushion encased by a cover, the cover having a top, bottom and four side panels arranged generally in a box shape, the top and ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189169 | Adjustable wrap for pillow used for supporting baby when nursing This invention is directed to a novel, adjustable waterproof wrap which, among other uses, can be used to fold around a pillow for supporting a baby when nursing. The adjustable waterproof pillow wrap and enclosed pillow can be releasably attached or secu... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189170 | Area rug cleaning method An area-rug cleaning method has steps of air spray (1) for removing dry-extractible dirt with angularly directed air pressure; immersion shampoo (9) for removing immersion-extractible dirt with immersion-shampooing that does not molest rug fibers; scrub w... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189171 | Washing machine having a variable speed motor A washing machine having a variable speed motor. The washing machine has a basket for holding articles to be washed and has a first axis of rotation. A basket drive shaft connected to the basket drives the basket. An agitator disposed in the basket along ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189172 | Removable liner and inflatable bladder for snowboard boots and method of manufacture A removable snowboard boot liner made from Ethyl Vinyl Acetate with an air bladder attached therein and a method of mass producing such liners. An oily chalk like substance consisting of 90% sweet starch, 9% lubricant and 1% stearate is included between t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189173 | Device for removing a substance deposited on a sheet In a device for removing toner or similar substance deposited on a recording sheet or similar sheet, projections are formed on a back-up member and located at portions on which the rear of a separating member slide. While a sheet is passed through a press... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189174 | Carpet extractor brush assembly Floor care apparatus is disclosed wherein a powered brush assembly having a multiplicity of rotary brushes is suspended within the apparatus such that the brush assembly floats freely upon the surface being cleaned without supporting any of the machine's ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189175 | Private parts cleaning system A private parts cleaning system including a plurality of cleaning attachments adapted for cleaning hard to reach areas of a user. The cleaning attachments each are defined by a rigid plate. The rigid plate has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end h... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189176 | High pressure gas cleaning purge of a dry process vacuum pump A high pressure gas cleaning purge cleaning silicon oxide dust deposits from inside a dry vacuum pump while installed on a crystal grower. The high pressure gas cleaning purge is performed before or after each crystal is grown. The high pressure gas flow ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189177 | Rotating fluid jet cleaning system for vertical walls An improved system for cleaning vertical walls includes a vacuum source to adhere the system to the vertical wall. The vacuum source removes fluid and removed material from the wall, and also adheres the system to the wall. A rotating fluid jet is positio... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189178 | Handheld extraction cleaner A handheld liquid extraction cleaner according to the invention comprises a cleaner housing including a forward end, a rearward end, and a top portion and a bottom portion extending between the forward and rearward ends, and a handle for manually manipula... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189179 | Surface drying machine An apparatus for drying wet roadway surfaces, and more particularly, paved race tracks. The drying device has a rectangular, box-shaped housing with first and second chambers. The first or leading chamber has a first drip pan for collecting water. At leas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189180 | Suction tool for an electric vacuum cleaner A suction tool for an electric vacuum cleaner includes: a suction tool body which is connected to the vacuum cleaner body and has a suction inflow passage therein for conducting a suction air stream from a suction port, to the vacuum cleaner body; and a m... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189181 | Door retaining device A door retaining structure is provided for limiting the path of a door pivotably mounted on a door frame. The door retaining structure includes a connection structure for interconnecting the door and the door frame. An inertial locking device is operative... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189182 | Guiding block for pulling a window curtain A guiding block for pulling a window curtain comprises a pulling plate, a left wheel seat, a plurality of rolling balls, and a right wheel seat. A confining cap is formed between the right wheel seat and the rolling balls. The primary body of the confinin... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189183 | Sanitary door opener with bumper A sanitary opener with bumper for attachment to a door for use by an operator to open the door with his forearm or elbow is described. The opener comprises a first portion generally parallel to and for attachment to the door, a second portion extending aw... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189185 | Methods and devices for producing a streamlined lap and a continuous textile product The invention concerns a stretcher comprising a carriage (21) subjected to a back-and-forward motion (2) for depositing in successive segments (2a . . . 2d) a web of fibres (2) on an outgoing conveyor (6) moving along a direction (9). In order to produce ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189186 | Elastomeric cord lock with dual cord passages An elastomeric cord lock has two specially shaped passages extending through an elastomeric body. Lengths of cord pass through each of the passages and can be tied off at the ends to keep the cords from slipping out of the cord lock passages. Each passage... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189187 | Clip for holding a pair of elongated member portions A clip is disclosed herein which is composed of a resilient material and comprises a body having the following elements as in a relaxed state: opposing first and second ends, of which the first end is open to define a first slot, and the second end is clo... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189188 | Memorialization of human cremain in artificial reef An artificial reef is assembled from modular units having mating projections and recesses and incorporating human cremain to provide a memorial for deceased persons in a marine environment. In one embodiment the human cremain is encapsulated in cavities w... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189189 | Method of manufacturing low contaminant wiper A method of manufacturing a polyester textile fabric having a relatively low level of particulate contaminates and high absorbency is provided by heatsetting the fabric at a temperature of 300° F. or less.... | 02/20/2001 |