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PAT ON THE BACK APPARATUS
March 2010 Wacky Patent
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U.S. Patent Number: 4,608,967

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Ralph R. Piro

 

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patent #4,608,967

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Claim:
A self-congratulatory apparatus having a simulated human hand carried on a pivoting arm suspended form shoulder supported member. The hand is manually swing-able into and out of contact with the user's back to give an amusing or an important pat-on-the-back.

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