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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 |
| D491527 | Electrical connector | 06/15/2004 |
| 6719588 | Modular jack having a terminal module locked in a housing A modular jack (1) including a dielectric housing (10) and a terminal module (20) inserted in the housing. The housing includes a pair of opposite side walls (100) and opposite top and bottom walls (101,102) perpendicular to the pa... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695625 | Electrical connector with dual-function sidewalls An electrical connector (1) for connecting a land grid array (LAG) chip with a printed circuit board (PCBA) includes a housing (10), and terminals (110) received in passageways (101) of the housing. The housing has a base (100) and sidewalls (102, 104), t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6693800 | Expansion card mounting apparatus A mounting apparatus for attaching expansion cards (60) to a computer enclosure includes a fastening member (10), a retaining bracket (30), and a rear panel (50). The fastening member includes a spring finger (12) and two opposite sidewalls (14). A pair o... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672887 | Electrical connector having grounding bridge An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (11) having an elongated base wall (111) and a mating wall (112) projecting upwardly from the base wall (111), a plurality of terminals (12) received in the housing, a metallic shield (15) attach... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6633721 | Variable optical attenuator A variable optical attenuator (10) includes a cover (2) and a housing (3) defining an interior space therebetween for accommodating an optical module (4) and a reciprocating device (5). The reciprocating device includes a carrier (53) mounted to and drive... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6591031 | Optical switch with movable mirror An optical switch (1) includes a cover (10), a base (20), two input ports (30,50), two output ports (40,60), a movable reflecting element (70), a fixed reflecting element (80), and a driving means (90). The movable reflecting element has a first mirror (7... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589077 | Electrical connector with self-retaining board locks An electrical connector (1)includes an insulative housing (2), a number of terminals (3)received in the insulative housing and a pair of board locks (4). The insulative housing defines a slit (212)and a pair of channels (213, 214) communicating with the s... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589064 | Connector securing device A connector securing device includes a rear panel (10) and a housing (20). An opening (14) is defined in the rear panel. A pair of latches (12) extends from a rear face of the rear panel. The housing integrally extends from a front face of the rear panel ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589061 | Printed circuit board for straddle mount electrical connector and method for pasting the same A printed circuit board (1) for a straddle mount electrical connector (2) includes a first side surface (10) and a second side surface (12) opposite to the first side surface. Each of the side surfaces has a front and a rear rows of conductive pads (14), ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6583983 | Computer casing with fastening device A computer casing (100) includes a cage (90), a side panel (10), a top panel (30), and a fastening device (60) for securing the side panel to the top panel. The side panel has a plurality of hooks (15). The top panel defines a sliding slot (38) slidably a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6565366 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) includes an interconnecting part (10), a pair of upper and lower base plates (20) enclosing the interconnecting part, and a latching mechanism (30) attached to the lower base plate for latching and releasing a complementary con... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560112 | Fixing apparatus for heat sink A fixing apparatus includes a retention module (30), four rivets (10), and a back plate (50). The retention module is attached on a motherboard (60), the motherboard defining four orifices (62) therein. The retention module defines four through holes (31)... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6556733 | Optical isolator and method for making same An optical isolator includes a first optical collimator, a first birefringent crystal, a Faraday rotator, a second birefringent crystal and a second optical collimator. The first and second collimators have the same structure and configuration. Each first... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551177 | Forming device for bevelling A forming device (100) for bevelling includes a base (102), a rail (104), a workbench (106) and a bar (108). A pair of support arms (114) extends upwardly from the base. An axle (120) is received in pivot holes (118) defined in the support arms. One end o... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547516 | Fan bracket A bracket includes a housing and a cover attached to the housing. The housing includes a base and first and second side walls extending from opposite sides of the base. The base forms a number of first sills to define a receiving space for engagingly rece... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6520783 | Electrical card connector having polarization mechanism An electrical card connector (1) includes a shield housing (10), a contact module (12), a switch module (13), an ejecting mechanism (14) and a polarization mechanism (16). A blocking tab (104) extends into a groove (113) defined in one side of the housing... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6513411 | Die block assembly with clearance protection mechanism A die block assembly of the present invention includes an upper die (20), an unloading plate (40), a plurality of springs (60), and a plurality of spacer blocks (80). A plurality of receiving holes (30) is defined in the upper die, for receiving the sprin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6500019 | Electrical socket A ZIF PGA mobile socket (1) includes a base (2), a cover (3) slidably mounted on the base, a number of electrical contacts, a ring (5) secured in the cover, a cam (4) partially received in the ring, and a washer (42). The cam of the socket rotates in the ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6486405 | Arrangement of differential pair for eliminating crosstalk in high speed application A differential pair arrangement includes two mutually intersecting differential pairs of conductors wherein each pair may perform as both aggressor and victim. The crosstalk imposed on the victim conductor by the pair of aggressor differential pair is sub... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485338 | Compression connector A compression connector (1) comprises a base (2), a cover (3) assembled on the base, a PCB (9) and a plurality of terminals (5). The base comprises a plurality of walls (271) with a plurality of grooves (272) therebetween. A plurality of pairs of slots (2... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6482032 | Electrical connector with board locks An electrical connector (1) mounted on a circuit board (5) comprises an insulative housing (2) with a number of terminals (3) retained therein, and a pair of board locks (4) downwardly extending from the housing. Each board lock includes a connecting port... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6480166 | Planar printed circuit antenna A planar printed circuit antenna (1) comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) (10) mounted on an insulative substrate (100), a plurality of electronic dipole units (20) and a coaxial feeder element (30). The PCB comprises an upper layer (101), and a lower ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6477883 | Die block apparatus for shaping workpieces A die block apparatus for shaping workpieces by way of die stamping includes a die block (40), a first sliding block (10), a second sliding block (30), and a stopper block (50). The die block is dimensioned to receive the first and second sliding blocks a... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475042 | High-speed electrical connector An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a PCB (3) to electrically connect different electrical components includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of passageways (13) defined therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of electri... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475034 | Electrical connector An electrical connector is fixed to a panel (7) of a notebook computer includes an insulative housing (1) forming two mating sections (12), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the housing (1), a metal pad (5) and a shielding device. The housing (1) in... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475013 | Electrical connector having actuation device An electrical connector comprises a base, a cover, a gear and a rack. The base having a plurality of passageways opened therein. The cover is slidable engaged with the base. The gear and the rack are provided for actuating the cover to slide on the base. ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475005 | Electrical card connector An electrical card connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (200) having a base (201) and a pair of side arms (203) parallelly extending forward from two sides of the base, a number of terminals (300) received in the base of the insulative housing,... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6472595 | Compact flash card A compact flash card includes a lower half defining a receiving space by peripheral wall thereof. A pair of posts is arranged diagonally on the lower half. An upper half is assembled to the lower half defining at least a pair. of holes corresponding to th... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471536 | Zero Insertion Force socket having mechanical fastening device A ZIF socket includes a base (10), a cover (12) slidably mounted on the base, a plurality of terminals (19) received in the base, a lever (20) driving the cover to move along the base, and a fastening device (14; 16; 17). The fastening device has a securi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471533 | Retention module for securing heat sink A retention module for securing a heat sink (4) to a board-mounted socket connector (2) comprises a pair of metal frames (5) and four screws (54) for securing the frames to the PCB. Each frame includes a bottom wall (50), a pair of first side walls (51) a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6454577 | Electrical connector having device for latching and grounding An electrical connector (1) comprises a base (11) defining a receiving block (11b) adjacent to a front end thereof and a cover (12) is assembled to the base. A latch (20) is pivotably assembled to the receiving block. A grounding tab (30) is attached to t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6431919 | Receptacle connector assembly with keying devices A receptacle connector assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (18) with a number of contacts (31, 41) retained therein and a pair of keying devices (50). The housing defines a first large-dimensioned receiving cavity (11) and a second small-dimensio... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6430051 | Heat sink clip with pivotally connected arms A clip (10) for securing a heat sink (20) to a CPU (30) mounted on a CPU socket (40) includes first and second latching arms (50, 70) and a connecting portion (80). The first latching arm includes a horizontal first main body (52), and a first through hol... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6390837 | Card edge connector with safety ejector A card edge connector (10) includes an elongated insulative housing (12) with a central slot (20) for receiving a memory card (100) therein, and two rows of contacts (16) in respective opposite sides of the slot. A pair of cavities (22) is defined in resp... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390832 | Grounded and stiffened electrical card connector An electrical card connector includes an upper insulative housing (20), a number of upper electrical terminals (22), an upper dielectric transitional element (4), a lower insulative housing (30) stacked below the upper insulative housing, a number of lowe... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6364278 | Stand for supporting a computer A stand for supporting a computer comprises a first supporting member and a second supporting member coupled together. The first supporting member includes a first base and a first ledge extending from the first base. The first base forms a first coupling... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6338632 | Compliant, press fit electrical contact having improved retention A compliant press fit contact 1 comprises a retaining mounting portion 12 in the shape of a hollow cylinder for mounting the press fit contact into a metal-coated hole 22 defined in a printed circuit board 2. The mounting portion defines a plurality of sl... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6166892 | Connector with built-in resettable power regulation An electrical connector includes an insulative housing retaining signal and power contacts therein. A resettable power regulation device is attached to the housing and electrically connected to the power contact whereby an excessive-power condition caused... | 12/26/2000 |
