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A pillow assembly having a supporting assembly and a retractable umbrella assembly that is easily transportable and allows a user to support his/her head while covering their face from sunlight.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5041705 | Cable-actuated emergency stop switch A piston operated by a cable stretched out within hand reach along a dangerous zone actuates a tappet whose movements are transmitted to a slider. The slider in turn compresses a spring until in a first phase, before any switch actuation, a pawl engages a... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5003135 | Cable-controlled electrical safety switch device A cable-controlled electrical safety switch device comprises a piston 15 tensioning a cable 2 under the action of a spring 23 via a rod 10 and a screw thread 12a for adjusting the tension of the spring and of the cable. A piston groove 25 actuates a push ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4931766 | Optical signalling device of the luminous tube type An optical signalling device has a partially transparent envelope (2), a substantially U-shaped luminous tube (10) containing a gaseous atmosphere being placed within the envelope and supplied by a capacitor (C) which is charged and discharged by electric... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4904829 | Actuator-controlled keylock switch A key attached, for example, to the door of an electrical equipment cubicle is capable of sliding within a passageway so as to cause pivotal displacement of a cam and upward displacement of a push-rod, thus releasing a switch lug. A locking rod forming pa... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4889504 | Electric coupling device, a circuit-breaker equipped therewith and a related assembly of components In an electric coupling device for covering two ranges of current intensities with one and the same casing, each terminal has a stationary conductive strip (28) and a movable yoke (48) which are mounted within a housing of the casing so as to clamp a cond... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4869119 | Proximity detector, with adjustable orientation of its head A detector head can assume two positions selectively on a mount which is in turn fixed with adjustable orientation on the cover of the casing. Two and the same perpendicular channels in the head, and two and the same perpendicular tapped holes in the moun... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4849587 | Pendant control box An actuator (26) operates tappets (24, 25) of two switches (21, 22) each controlling one of the directions of operation of the motor. The actuator (26) is guided in a lateral direction (WW') between two active positions in each of which it may then be dep... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4843361 | Electromagnet with permanent magnet held by a cage A pole piece (14a) of the movable core (12) moves in an air gap (25a) between external (61) and internal (16) pole pieces. A pole flange (14b) of the same core (12) moves in an air gap (25b) between a portion (30b) of the external pole piece (61) and a ma... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4784008 | Analogue manipulator with preferential orientations The manipulator delivers signals characteristic of the orientation of an operating lever (2) in space. The lever is deflectable by a transverse thrust, from a reference or neutral position, and is elastically returned to that neutral position. The lever (... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4761100 | Method of tapping on a press, and apparatus for implementing the method Tapping apparatus comprising: a body (5) suitable for being mounted on a moving element (4) of a press; a system of multiplying gears (14) having their axes parallel to the direction (F) of motion of said element, and placed on said body; a motion transfo... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4742849 | Angled pneumatic connection including means for regulating a one-way flow In an angled connection in accordance with the invention, the one-way flow of fluid at a restricted flow rate is provided in a direction opposite to direction F by co-operation between a wall (23) having fixed orifices and a plug (26) having moving openin... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742433 | Range of input/output devices for an apparatus of the programmable auto-control type. An input card (7) is put in communication with apparatuses (16) the operation of which is to be monitored in order to initiate certain operations. A terminal-box (13) is interposed between the card (7), which possesses detector circuits (17), and the memb... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4739966 | Small tamper-proof electrically operated valve A small electrically operated valve in which a control solenoid sub-assembly is mechanically associated in a non-dismantleable fashion by means of a face with the corresponding face of a pneumatic switching sub-assembly having a valve member. Each of the ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4702276 | Assembly of connections for pneumatic jacks An assembly of operational connections for a pneumatic jack, having combined mounting for ensuring at least two operations. A first operational connection (1) ensuring the operation of regulating the discharge from the jack is provided beyond its endwall ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4692842 | Input/output device for an apparatus of the programmable auto-control type, a range of such devices An input card (7) is put in communication with apparatuses (16) the operation of which is to be monitored in order to initiate certain operations. A terminal-box (13) is interposed between the card (7), which possesses detector circuits (17), and the memb... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4692729 | Direct current electromagnet having a movement of translation A magnetic core (3) surrounded by a coil (1, 2) bears a first pole shoe (4) forming a large-surface air-gap with two zones (5a, 6a) of two armatures (5, 6) fixed to one another and disposed magnetically in parallel. The core (3) is continued beyond the coil an... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4677261 | Device for locking the control member of an electrical appliance of the manual control type The device for locking the manual control lever (14) of an electrical appliance such as a switch comprises two adjacent portions (1) pivotally joined together by means of a hinge portion (2), fastening means (3) each extending along an edge portion locate... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4638275 | Electric switching unit comprising a gas-tight casing for protection of contacts An electric switching unit for preventing oxidation of copper-base contacts in contactors comprises a body (2), comprises an electromagnet (11) having a stationary yoke (7) and a moving armature (15) in cooperating relation with a plurality of switches (3... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4609899 | Polarized electromagnet having three states and a control circuit for said electromagnet A three-state polarized electromagnet comprises a stationary system (1) surrounded by a coil (5) and a moving system (7). Each system consists of a permanent magnet (2; 14) fitted with pole pieces (3, 4; 12, 13). The ends of the pole pieces are bent-back ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4604599 | Electromagnet comprised of yokes and an armature supporting a permanent magnet fitted on its pole faces with pole pieces that project from the axis of the magnet, this axis being perpendicular to the direction of movement The electromagnet comprises the yokes (31, 32a) which are moveable in relation to an armature (21a) and a winding (25) surrounding a part of the magnetic circuit, this armature (21a) comprised of a magnet (22a) fitted with two pole pieces (23a, 24a) proje... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4599589 | Polarized electromagnetic relay with a single-break switch A monostable polarized relay which has two permanent magnets and does not require any resilient restoring force is reduced to a minimum overall size while permitting a high current-carrying capacity of the relay contact. To this end, a flexible contact-st... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4595871 | Stepping motor of hybrid multi-phase type and device for its control The rotating or linear stepping motor comprises a permanent magnet equipped with pole pieces the ends of which define gaps. This motor comprises a second permanent magnet so that its primary has a magnet (6) equipped with pole pieces (4) and (7) and its second... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4595249 | Receptacle for electronic cards and method of assembling the same A container (1) for an auto-control possesses a bottom (2) carrying a printed circuit (3), to which connecting blocks (8) are fastened. The bottom (2) extends between two flank walls (34). The other two walls of the container (1) are latticed and consist ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4595250 | Modular apparatus for coded interconnection between electronic cards and a printed circuit board Modular apparatus for coded interconnection between electronic cards and a printed circuit board, eliminates the risks of incorrect connection between a housing (9) containing a program card (8) and the bottom (1) of an auto-control container containing t... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4571565 | Controlled opening and closing switch with automatic opening in the event of current overload The switch comprises a stationary contact (2) and a moving contact (3) subjected to the action of a magnetic component (12). The moving contact (3) is carried by a rocker-arm (4) which pivots about a pin (10) rigidly fixed to a control device (6). The ext... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4557292 | System for distributing pneumatic control signals by electrical means Stage for a system for distributing pneumatic control signals by electrical means, comprising a large number of associated stages. Each stage comprises a removable electrical valve (141) having an electro-magnet (33) of very low power, and a fixed socket ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4556858 | Bistable electromagnet with several armatures comprising a permanent magnet The bistable electromagnet comprises a magnetic circuit partially surrounded by a winding constituted by a series of links (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6) interconnected by air gaps, the links of a first type being movable relative to the other links of a second... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4545697 | Device for fixing by screwing onto a channel section and the combination of a channel section and such a device The device for fixing an object by screwing to a section having two flanges directed substantially towards one another and defining therebetween a longitudinal opening comprises an elongated plate provided with one of the threaded portions and rotatable i... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4536630 | Limiting switch A current limiting switch is provided comprising two mobile levers subjected to the action of springs which apply, one against the other, separable contact pieces placed at the respective ends thereof; a thin electrically insulating screen placed between ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535309 | Magneto-thermal device for overcurrent relays The invention provides a magneto-thermal device for overcurrent relays. The end of a core, whose axial position may be adjusted with respect to a mobile plate, placed opposite and pivoting about one end of the yoke, is secured against movement by a wedge which... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4531797 | Electrical connection device with ready-access protected terminals On at least one of two walls (16) (17) a terminal (7) housing (21) has a rib (44) respectively (45) that causes lateral distortion of a tubular housing (38) (39) which is part of a cover (3) so that the head (11) of a bolt of the terminal is gripped. This... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4527231 | Method for identifying the model of a thermal enclosure and application to regulation of thermal enclosure From a measurement of the response of a thermal enclosure to an action, a set of coefficients representative of the pulsed response of the enclosure as a function of the operating temperature is elaborated by means of an algorithm, each pulsed response is... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4451808 | Electromagnet equipped with a moving system including a permanent magnet and designed for monostable operation At least one coil partly surrounds a magnetic circuit consisting of a fixed yoke and a movable armature, the armature being constituted by a permanent magnet having pole faces adapted to carry pole-pieces which project on each side of the axis of magnetiz... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4316167 | Electromagnet with a moving system and permanent magnet, especially for contactors A moving system constituted by a permanent magnet and pole-pieces is accurately guided in axial translational motion within the coil unit of an electromagnet and enclosed within a coil form member, the axis of magnetization being perpendicular to the axis... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4237355 | Blowing element An arc blowing element comprises two parallel arms and a stem disposed in the neighborhood of a support for a fixed contact, and a deflector coupled to an extremity of that arm which is remote from the contact and to which it is perpendicular, in order to... | 12/02/1980 |
| 3951007 | Cams A set of removable combination cams has an assembly of identical rotary components mounted on a common rotary shaft and carrying removable cams for operation of switches. The rotary components are coupled together in such a manner that they can move relat... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3941445 | Electrical connector device The invention relates to an arrangement for connecting electrical installations or equipment to chassis containing electrical apparatus. Connectors, identical to those used within the chassis, are located on the exterior side walls of the chassis, and coo... | 03/02/1976 |
