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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 |
| 7437773 | Ball catching apparatus A ball catching apparatus according to the present invention comprises a main body in which a back-of-hand-side inner skin and a palm-side inner skin are respectively securely fitted to a back-of-hand-side outer skin and a palm-side outer skin, wherein a hand can be... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437774 | Article of apparel incorporating a zoned modifiable textile structure An article of apparel is disclosed that includes zones with a textile having a structure that changes or is otherwise modified by a physical stimulus, such as the presence of water or a temperature change, to modify a property of the textile. The zones may be along ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437775 | Body form-fitting rainwear A body form-fitting rainwear is provided. In the rainwear, a first waterproof layer comprises a polymer material treated with an oleophobic composition to form an air permeable polymer material. The first waterproof layer couples to a first fabric layer. The first f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437776 | Basketball training glove A basketball training glove includes a glove body having dorsal and palmar side panels, and opposing thumb and index finger stalls formed in the distal end. A strap is attached to the glove body and to the thumb stall, which maintains the thumb stall in proximity to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437777 | Modified head covering The modified head covering has a cap portion that resembles typical head caps, as well as a pouch portion attached to the rear of the cap. This head covering allows a user having long hair to safely conceal his or her hair within the pouch portion at the rear of the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437778 | Automatic bathroom flushers An automatic bathroom flusher includes a body having an inlet in communication with a supply line and an outlet in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outlet upon sealing action of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437779 | Fixture guard panels and systems Fixture guard panels and systems provide protection for fixtures such as tubs and showers. The fixture guard panels may have a variety of configurations such as including an enclosure formed of a flexible material that contains a padding layer. The panel may be plac... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437780 | Shower apparatus using saved space A shower apparatus occupies a small space. The shower apparatus uses a spray device to massage a whole body of a person. And the shower apparatus uses an illuminating device to obtain a relaxing atmosphere. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437781 | Toilet seat cover scale device A toilet seat cover scale device for weighing a person or an object includes, in combination, a toilet seat cover including hinges for hinged attachment to a toilet seat, a scale mechanism connected to the toilet seat cover, the scale mechanism having at least two f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437782 | Load sensing safety device for vertical lift A load sensing safety device comprises a pulley shaft carrying a pulley. The pulley, in turn, carries a belt that effectuates movement of the patient lift boom. A biasing element applies a spring force against the pulley shaft to move the pulley shaft in a first dir... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437783 | Easily assembled bed frame A bed frame that can be assembled without the use of additional tools. The bed frame generally comprises a pair of spaced side rails, retainer brackets secured to each side rail, and cross support members extending between the side rails. Each retainer bracket has a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437784 | Mattress cover A mattress cover envelops a mattress in order to protect the mattress during moving and storage and has a body member that has a pair of faces joined by left and right side portions and a bottom portion forming an interior space with closed bottom, closed sides, and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437785 | Drive system for imaging device A drive system for an imaging device is provided. The drive system comprises a table assembly for engaging and supporting a patient and a driving system for moving the table assembly. The driving system can be directly coupled to the table assembly. The table assemb... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437786 | Lift bed On a lift bed comprising four, telescopic lifting columns, which can be connected by a reclining-surface frame (8), as well as by head (2), foot (3) and side elements (4), provision is made, to permit simple assembly and dismantling of th... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437787 | Load-cell based hospital bed control A system for monitoring a patient on a hospital bed includes load cells and a controller for detecting patient movement on, exit from, and impending exit from the hospital bed, including movement across or outside a virtual boundary or region located on the bed. The... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437788 | Pillow A pillow is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the pillow includes a pillow body having a generally elongated main segment and a pair of spaced-apart extension segments extending from the main segment; a pillow interior defined between the main segment and the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437789 | Lumbar back support device A lumbar support pillow for supporting the lumbar spine of a person. The support pillow includes a fillable elongate first chamber longitudinally configured to engage and support the person along the longitudinal axis of the person's lumbar spine in a manner substan... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437790 | Pool cleaning vacuum employing multiple power supply sources and associated method A pool cleaning vacuum employing multiple power supply sources and associated method includes a body including first, second and third vertically juxtaposed chambers formed therein. The chambers share a wall with the second chamber wherein the third chamber is isola... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437791 | Apparatus for removing insects from produce An apparatus for removing Japanese beetles and other insects from blueberries and other small produce without damaging or discarding any produce. The apparatus includes a produce conveyer formed by a plurality of elastic bands trained around four traverse rollers. A... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437792 | Espresso machine cleaning tool An apparatus for cleaning an espresso machine includes a brush head attached to a neck. The brush head includes a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to that of the neck. The neck extends along a first longitudinal axis for a length and is attached to a handle s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437793 | Spiked golf shoe cleaning brush An athletic shoe cleaning device includes cleaning teeth affixed to a handle. Pairs or opposed cleaning teeth are provided which have a first section and a second section joined by an angle suitable for cleaning golf shoe spikes having multiple nubs or flanges. The ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437794 | Magnetic scraper A magnetic scraper for manually cleaning contaminated surfaces, such as commercial kitchen exhaust duct systems, is disclosed. Two sharpened blades are positioned opposite one another secured to a body portion. An elongated, extendable arm pivotally connected to the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437795 | Mop bucket assembly A mop bucket assembly for use with a wringer device and a mop includes a container having partition elements dividing the container into compartments. A first compartment contains a liquid for rinsing the mop head after mopping. A second compartment receives a liqui... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437796 | Backpack having a reservoir A backpack frame for a power bower and yard treatment sprayer system is provided in one embodiment of the present invention. The frame includes a first portion and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion. The second portion is adapted for carryin... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437797 | Duster brush assembly for vacuum cleaners The present invention relates to a duster brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner. The duster brush assembly includes a duster brush fixedly disposed at the air flow entrance of a hollow tubular member operatively connected to the vacuum cleaner. A hollow tubular member... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437798 | Air reflux assembly of the vacuum cleaner An air reflux assembly for a conventional or a automatic cleaner comprising an outer shell, an inner shell, a rotating disc, a rotating disc seat and plurality of return air ducts. The inner shell is positioned in the lower part of the inner chamber of the outer she... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437799 | Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner The invention provides a cleaner head (50;90;130;180) for a vacuum cleaner comprising a housing (52;92;132;182), a suction opening (60;100;142;184) in a face (58;96;136;186) of the housing which is intended to face a floor surface, a suct... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437800 | Clock gating circuit Clock gating circuits are disclosed in the present disclosure. Also disclosed herein are methods for designing clock gating circuits in the early stages of manufacturing. In one embodiment of a method for designing a clock gating circuit, the method comprises provid... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437801 | Caster assembly and shelf system for use on a collapsible cart Disclosed is a lightweight caster assembly and modular shelf system for use on an existing collapsible foldable cart with four wheels. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437802 | Door hinge with checker A door hinge with a checker include: a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm which are connected to be relatively rotatable by a hinge pin; a check cam which is provided at the first hinge arm and has positioning recessed portions on its outer peripheral surface; a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437803 | Grip handle type door handle apparatus A door handle apparatus comprising a grip member whose one end is rotatably supported by a door panel, and an escutcheon which is disposed closer to the other end surface of the grip member and which is fixed to the door panel, wherein the door handle apparatus furt... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437804 | Clamp tie A clamp tie includes a locking head and flexible straps extending therefrom. The straps are insertable through the locking head to form spaced loops, which may secure items in a spaced relationship. Pawl mechanisms in the locking head secure the straps in looped con... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437805 | Reclosable storage bag closure with internal valving A reclosable fastener having a one-way valve interposed between first and second sets of interlocking members permits fluid flow in one direction through the fastener and blocks fluid flow in an opposite direction through the fastener. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437806 | Safety hook A safety hook includes: a hook body having a base segment that has front and rear end portions, the rear end portion being formed with an elongate groove that is defined by a groove-defining wall which has a lower surface; a latch locking unit including a limiting r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437807 | Tufted backing and method of manufacturing same A tufted backing and a method of manufacturing a tufted backing from thermoplastic polymer fibers or filaments that are processed to yield a spunbonded nonwoven are described, the spunbonded nonwoven containing only fibers or filaments having a titer of 1 to 15 dtex... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437808 | Method of forming a metal matrix component A method of forming a metal matrix component and product that comprises forming scrap sheet metal material, shredding the scrap sheet metal material to a predetermined size range, filling the shredded scrap sheet metal material into a compacting die, adding an adhes... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437809 | Eyeglass lens processing apparatus An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a piercing unit that includes a piercing tool for piercing a hole in an eyeglass lens; a first input unit that inputs position data and depth data of a non-through hole to be formed in a refractive surface of the lens;... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437810 | Machine tool facility equipped with a pallet exchanger A pallet P is moved in a vertically held state from a pallet-mounting surface vertically formed on a table 115 of a machine tool 101 onto a pallet-mounting surface of a pallet support member 17 that is vertically formed on a pallet exchanger ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437811 | Structure of a dual disc type of tool turret device of a machine A dual disc type of tool turret device is powered by means of single main power source, which also serves to power the spindle of the machine; the turret device includes an inner and outer tool turrets; when power is transmitted from the main power source through a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437812 | Method for mounting an automobile rim on a motorcycle A method and assembly for mounting an auto rim and either motorcycle or auto tire as a motorcycle rear wheel. The assembly allows tires of different widths and diameters to be used on the rear of motorcycles that have single side swing arms and standard swing arms. ... | 10/21/2008 |
