TGIF: You'll Just Kick Yourself
According to U.S. Patent No. 6,293,874 entitled "User-Operated Amusement Apparatus for Kicking," it is an object of this invention "to provide an amusement apparatus which is user-operated and controlled, and is designed to inflict repetitive blows on the user without resetting of the apparatus and/or repositioning of the user between blows. It is another object of the present invention to provide an amusement apparatus having a user controlled crank regulating the frequency and force of the blows inflicted upon the user's buttocks. It is another object of the present invention to provide an amusement apparatus for self-inflicting repetitive blows to a user and which is foldable into a self-containing package for storage or shipping."
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This is one of my favorites. I teach a patent law class at Oklahoma City University School of Law and it is a great example for proving that almost everything will get over the utility requirement of 35 USC 101.
Thanks for the Friday afternoon laugh!
Douglas Sorocco
PHOSITA: an intellectual property weblawg
http://www.okpatents.com/phosita/
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