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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100322712 | FLOTATION STRUCTURE FOR BUOYANT FLOOD PROTECTION BARRIER AND BARRIER INCORPORATING, SUCH A STRUCTURE A flotation structure for a buoyant flood protection barrier includes a flotation body (1) adapted to rise and fall with flood water. A flexible membrane (3) is sealed at an upper region to the flotation body and sealed at a lower region. A plurality of pa... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100003081 | Water containment structure A water structure that includes at least a pair of sleeves or tubes formed from a puncture resistant flexible material that are each joined to an edge of each of a pair of divider skirt sections that are, in turn, joined to one another along their opposite edges, for in... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090142136 | Flood defence barrier assembly A flood defence assembly comprises a support member (2) formed from steel or other rigid material and having a sleeve portion (4) that is adapted to be slidably mounted on a bollard (6). Bollard (6) is set into the ground (8) to an app... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090041543 | DEPLOYABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM A modular dike assembly includes strut and corner members that may be interconnected to form a barrier or dike wall surrounding a primary container. The strut members are stackable for convenience in transporting the system and an alignment web is provided for defining ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20070243020 | Flexible membrane weir A flexible membrane weir comprises a lengthy flexible outer bag arranged in a widthwise direction of a water channel and provided with a fluid supply-drain means, and a lengthy flexible inner bag accommodated and arranged in the interior of the flexible outer bag and pr... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070243021 | Water-filled flood bags for emergency flood control An emergency flood control apparatus is described that includes a row of a plurality of vertically separated cells horizontally arranged formed between at least two continuous sheets of impermeable flexible material, a continuous horizontal tube formed between the sheet... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070237586 | NOVEL ENHANCED MODULAR DAM SYSTEM INCLUDING BAGS HOLDING LIQUID CONFIGURABLE IN MULTIPLE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS Improved modular damming system takes the place of sand bags being used for erosion control, damming controlling of water run-off and other things, this is done by placing empty bags later filled from a water supply individually or in series in at least one configuratio... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070217868 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTERING FLOODING IN COASTAL AREAS A method and apparatus for protecting a coastline from a predicted storm surge. The method includes the steps of: providing at least one inflatable barrier segment for protection against flooding during a hurricane surge; storing the at least one inflatable barrier segm... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070053752 | SANDBAG RETAINING WALLS ADAPTED FOR PLANT GROWTH The sandbag for use in constructing retaining walls having a vegetation-covered wall face. The sandbag contains soil mixed with seeds as a first fill material at one end of the bag, and the remainder of the bag is filled with a cheaper fill material such as sand or grav... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070009327 | Sediment control device and system Sediment control devices and systems are provided. The devices are in the form of a multi-layered, fillable bag which generally includes an inner bag structured to contain a granular material, for example, gravel or stone, a separate reinforcement layer located outwardl... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20070009326 | MOBILE FLOOD WALL Mobile flood wall preferably comprising of plastic, characterized by support elements (1 through 5) as plates of a fitting thickness, each in the form of an equilateral triangle with one of the three equal outer sides as the base and wall elements (11 <... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060099033 | Fluid fillable multi-compartment bladder for flow and flood control A system for controlling fluid flow, such as floodwaters, includes a first bladder having a plurality of first compartments that define a plurality of first spaces therebetween and a second bladder including a plurality of second compartments that define a plurality of ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060072969 | Water control apparatus The invention relates to improved water control gates and related inflatable actuators, and associated sealing, manufacture and operation apparatus and methods. Advancements in technologies related to air fitting design, inflated bladder stress relief, inflatable bladde... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060056916 | Method for rapidly deploying a fabric panel edge for flood control An anchoring method of fabric panels for flood control and water control, wherein the anchoring method comprises the steps of: attaching a plurality of anchors. Each anchor has a base, a first wall and a second wall disposed on opposite ends of the base, a chamber, and ... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050260038 | Hydraulic dam To facilitate construction of an hydraulic dam, a water fillable barrier has a tubular water fillable portion with a tongue projecting from one end. The tongued end of the barrier may abut the tubular sidewall of a second such water fillable barrier with the tongue wrap... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050163570 | Flexible water gate A flexible water gate is described that is suitable for retaining water in a port, canal or river estuary. The gate is both economical to build and maintain and comprises a gate control means that allows a flexible membrane to be controllably moved between a closed and ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050042029 | System and apparatus for rapidly installed breakwater A rapidly deployable breakwater is disclosed having a primary barrier containing liquid under pressure, and one or more overtopping barriers. The primary barrier floats at, and extends substantially below, the surface of the water, while the overtopping barriers are pos... | 02/24/2005 |
