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Pillow with retractable umbrella
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 |
| 4630602 | Disposable contraceptive cervical barrier A disposable contraceptive cervical barrier includes a bowl-shaped thin flexible member and a substantially thicker circular rim unitary with the flexible member. The rim provides a spring tension effect for helping to maintain the barrier in position. A ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4600175 | Refracting instrument support arm A support for an ophthalmic refracting instrument includes a vertical support column preferably comprised of a pair of closely spaced upright members. A rigid horizontal support member has one end secured to the top of the vertical support column. The fre... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4600145 | Railroad sleeper lock-in shoulder A lock-in shoulder is provided with a head at its upper end which, upon assembly, engages the upper surface of a "U" shaped knock-on clip, abutment wings which abut the upper surface of a sleeper, a rail engaging surface which engages an edge of the rail ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4591403 | Pail labeling machine A pail labeling machine is disclosed which applies labels to the sides of pails and particularly those having a bail. A continuously moving conveyor is provided which has a loading station, a labeling station and a discharge station. Positioned above the ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4573204 | Slide fastener for flexible bulk container A flexible bulk container includes top and bottom walls and an encircling side wall. Substantially identical flexible fill and discharge spouts are secured to the top and bottom walls, respectively. Each spout carries a cord which can be tightened around ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4572504 | Holder for breakable karate board A holder for breakable karate boards includes upper and lower spaced apart horizontal frame members secured to a vertical support for mounting the same on a wall. The free forward end of each frame member carries a track which faces the track of the other... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4572212 | Subarachnoid bolts A subarachnoid bolt for use in measuring intracranial pressure includes a lower bolt half and an upper bolt half which can be screwed to the lower bolt half. A tubular member extends downwardly from the lower bolt half and is adapted to be inserted into a... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4569737 | Method of increasing the efficiency of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel The efficiency of liquid hydrocarbon fuel is increased by subjecting it to both magnetic forces and radioactive or laser rays. The fuel may be treated by the magnetic forces and rays either simultaneously or alternately. Furthermore, the magnetic forces a... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4563780 | Automated bathroom An automatic computer controlled bathroom includes a shower, bathtub, sink and toilet which can all be electronically controlled. The sink and shower include water temperature sensors and valves which direct the water to the drain if it is outside of a pr... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4534177 | Ultrahigh velocity water-cooled copper spinner A fiberizing spinner for converting a stream of molten material into a plurality of fibers includes a substantially cylindrically shaped copper shell. A complementary shaped coolant guide is disposed within the shell and is closely spaced from the inner s... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4530536 | Lifting tongs Lifting tongs for a crane include a pair of tong arms pivoted together adjacent their centers. A tension spring biases the tongs into a closed position and a pneumatic cylinder moves the tongs opened and closed. A pair of jaws are mounted to the lower end... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4527378 | Semi-automatic insertion machine The disclosure is directed to a semi-automatic mail insertion machine which assists an operator in placing materials into envelopes by presenting automatically unfolded and opened envelopes in rapid succession to the operator for manual placement of the m... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4519276 | Power driven bottle opener A power driven bottle opener for removing the twist-off caps from the top of a bottle includes a housing containing an electric motor and a limit switch for starting and stopping the motor. An inverted cup-shaped head is rotated by said motor and includes... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512683 | Piling protector A sleeve adapted to float in water and to surround a piling to protect the same from being lifted by ice includes an outer corrugated casing which can be easily gripped by ice forming therearound. Within the casing is a layer of waterproof cementitious ma... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511123 | Safety device A safety device for preventing injuries to a worker as a result of a fall includes a housing which is intended to be supported at an elevated position where the worker is working and a cable which is adapted to be connected to a harness or belt worn by th... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4509650 | Combined firewood rack and fumigator A firewood rack includes a reservoir for containing a quantity of a fumigant and slowly releases the vapors upwardly through the firewood to kill or repel insects or other pests. The rack includes at least one tubular member which supports the firewood. F... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4503623 | Level A plurality of blocks are removably held between a pair of elongated straight frame members, the majority of the blocks carrying a spirit vial therein. The frame members are held together by either a plurality of springs connected there between or by inte... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4499599 | Stackable flexible bulk container A stackable flexible bulk container includes a bag portion of woven polypropylene and is comprised of a bottom wall, a top wall and an encircling side wall. At least two lifting strap loops are provided so that the container can be lifted by the tongs of ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4498610 | Ultrahigh velocity water-cooled copper taphole A taphole for a melting furnace includes a cylindrically shaped copper shell having a central opening through which molten material from a furnace passes and includes a reduced inner diameter portion defining an orifice. A plurality of narrow holes are fo... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4489919 | Safety winch with disengageable drive A winch has a drum arranged on a rotatable shaft, a rope member connected with the drum and connectable with a load, a speed-changing transmission, a drive element arranged to drive at least one member of the transmission, and a clutch arranged to connect... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4484692 | Wall mounted housing for cable television components A substantially rectangularly shaped metal housing includes a top wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall. The front edges of the side walls carry a pair of opposed, vertically extending channel members which are adapted to accommodate t... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4478022 | Insulation system and method and apparatus for retaining same An insulating system for walls of furnaces, kilns and the like including apparatus and methods for retaining the system in place. The system includes a crisscross pattern of insulation blankets positioned against the wall, a vapor barrier and high tempera... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4475740 | Articulated truck/trailer combination An articulated vehicle for carrying cargo. The vehicle includes a truck in the form of a tractor having a cab mounted on a chassis and supported on small diameter wheels. A first body is releasably, but stationarily, secured to the chassis by an elevatabl... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4475299 | Jitney sign An advertising sign arrangement for a vehicle having emergency rear doors includes a rectangular sign on each side of the vehicle mounted adjacent the top and rear end thereof. The signs on the side extend slightly rearwardly of the vehicle. A rectangular... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4469928 | Top loading detachable stud feeding assembly Improvements to stud welding equipment having automatic stud feeding apparatus. The stud receiving chamber and receiving chamber entrance are positioned for top loading of the studs being fed through a stud loading tube. The stud loading tube and attached... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468931 | Ultrahigh velocity water-cooled copper spinner A fiberizing spinner for converting a stream of molten material into a plurality of fibers includes a substantially cylindrically shaped copper shell. A complementary shaped coolant guide is disposed within the shell and is closely spaced from the inner s... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4456808 | Microprocessor control of welding apparatus Stick and stud welding apparatus which utilizes a microprocessor and related RAMs, ROMs and peripheral interface devices to control the welding parameters. The ideal desired weld current and weld cycles in the case of stud welding can be selected dependin... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4452481 | Lifting tongs Lifting tongs for a crane include a pair of tong arms pivoted together adjacent their centers. A tension spring biases the tongs into a closed position and a hydraulic cylinder moves the tongs opened and closed. A substantially V-shaped jaw is mounted on ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4446995 | Ultrahigh velocity water-cooled copper trough A trough for delivering molten material flowing from a furnace includes an elongated copper member along which the material flows. A coolant guide is located beneath the copper member and is closely spaced therefrom so as to define a highly restrictive na... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4439661 | Apparatus and method for double end stud welding Method and apparatus for simultaneously welding by the stud end welding technique a stud having two or more ends. The stud includes at least one elongated relatively thin metallic projection from each end of the stud to be welded. The method and apparatus... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439166 | Adjustable water ski fin and wing A water ski fin is carried by a housing mounted to the upper surface of the rear end of a ski with the fin extending downwardly through an elongated slot in the ski. The fin carries a transversely extending wing thereon and the combination is capable of b... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4438927 | Baseball game A baseball game includes a horizontal platform with a simulated baseball field on the top surface thereof. A baseball is carried at the top end of a rod, the bottom end of which is spring mounted to the board adjacent home plate. The ball and rod are held... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4438773 | Subarachnoid bolt A subarachnoid bolt for use in measuring intracranial pressure includes a lower bolt half and an upper bold half which can be screwed into the lower bolt half. A tubular member extends downwardly from the lower bolt half and is adapted to be inserted into... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4433512 | Reinforced gutter hanger supporting bar A new reinforced gutter-hanger supporting bar designed to be incorporated with the conventional spike and tube gutter hanger and installed on any eaves-hung metal gutter. The supporting bar creates the novel LOCK-IN preferred embodiment of the invention, ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4433421 | Controlled atmosphere melting of molten slag charge Molten slag is fed from a receptacle to an atmosphere-controlled carbon-lined electric furnace through a refractory-lined siphon tube without allowing atmospheric gases to enter the furnace. Siphoning is initiated by reducing the atmospheric pressure with... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4429574 | Mass measuring system An apparatus for measuring the precise sample mass and corresponding sample weight, being tolerant of and relatively insensitive to unwanted background environmental forces, while functioning independently of the force of gravity, uses a vibratory method ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4425723 | Clam dredge A shellfish dredge includes a pair of longitudinally extending parallel and spaced apart runners having a collecting bag mounted adjacent the rear thereof. The runners support a frame comprising a pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart skids and at... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4424935 | Spring rail fastener A resilient rail fastener having a clip having a lower leg with a toe at one end and a heel at the other, an upstanding back portion between the heel and an upper leg, and a rectangular locating aperture in at least one of its legs which engages over a re... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4424841 | Modular stacking bag A modular stacking bag includes a substantially rectangularly shaped container having an open top and a cover hinged to the container for closing the open top. Spring clip members are secured to the upper edges of the container end walls and are adapted t... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4424434 | Boiler tube wearbar, stud and arc shield Apparatus and methods for replacing or repairing missing or damaged abrasion resistant wearbars utilized in high velocity cyclone boilers. A retrofit wearbar having an aperture therein is utilized in conjunction with an end weldable stud wherein the wearb... | 01/03/1984 |
