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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 |
| 8074700 | Dust containment system An improved dust containment system comprising a flexible sheeting supported by one or more poles. The flexible sheeting being held in place on the pole by one or more clamps. The clamps have a pair of handles that pivot about an axis and wherein opposite the handle... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8025091 | Opening protection A temporary protection for an opening in a frame of a building component includes flexible sheet material spanning the opening between opposite sides thereof. Each end portion of the sheet material is connected to a frame member at a respective side of the opening, ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7841378 | Ballasted wind shielding system and method A system, apparatus and method for shielding an area from wind is shown. The system, apparatus and method comprise at least one or a plurality of windscreens that yield to a wind to facilitate or reducing or eliminating stresses or forces on a fence to which the at ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7650923 | Track assembly for supporting fabrics A track assembly for supporting fabric on a surface includes a base track defining a first half of a hinge and a first half of a snapping clamp. The base track preferably includes a tension force dissipater extending from the first half of the hinge. An upper track ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7600554 | Portable accident barrier A multi-segmented, highly-portable highly-stable accident barrier device for obscuring accident sites to prevent on-looking by passersby, traffic congestion, and residual collisions, the device consisting of two telescopic poles with stabilizing feet and a mesh tarp... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7272913 | Method and apparatus for erecting wall panels The wall panel system of the present invention includes a flexible sheet interlock to flexibly seal a joint defined by adjacent perimeter framing members and a capillary break to inhibit the entry of water into drainage or weep holes in gutters in the perimeter fram... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251917 | Methods and arrangements for securing fabric An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework comprising a framework, a groove in the framework, and a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225852 | Covered pad for wall panel and manufacturing process A cover pad for an upright wall having an improved support for simplifying attachment of a flexible covering such as fabric. The support includes a flat substrate sized to closely conform to the assembled cover pad. A ringlike frame defined by frame elements extend ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225569 | Flexible frame and mutually engageable fastening means A flexible frame for an advertising panel is described. The flexible frame has a mutually engageable fastening means, especially, but not exclusively for attachment to a vehicle. The flexible frame could alternatively be attached to a fixed structure. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213680 | Acoustical wall covering assembly pleated and secured in situ for covering walls in movie theatres and method An acoustical wall covering assembly (10) with pleats (11) formed and attached in situ to a trim member for covering a wall of a movie theatre, in which a panel (22) of an acoustical wall covering attaches to a pleating member (22) having... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204062 | Straight face vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185693 | One-way viewing window covering An apparatus positionable across a window includes a body formed from one-way viewing material. The apparatus further includes a plurality of brackets secured to a stationary surface adjacent a window and are disposed at opposed corners thereof. A plurality of elong... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165803 | Tonneau cover A vehicle tonneau cover design that adjustably accommodates changes in the size of the tarp of the tonneau cover due to weather or the like and provides stable attachment of the tarp to the vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a tarp, a frame coupled to the vehicle, ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150490 | Tonneau cover A vehicle tonneau cover design that adjustably accommodates changes in the size of the tarp of the tonneau cover due to weather or the like and provides stable attachment of the tarp to the vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a tarp, a frame coupled to the vehicle, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146691 | Fabric retaining clip having crenated-serrated jaw assembly A fabric-retaining structure includes: a body; and a fabric-gripping jaw arrangement coupled to the body. The jaw arrangement includes: a crenated jaw having crenated teeth and a serrated jaw having serrated teeth. The crenated jaw is arranged in opposition to the s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134526 | Driveway safety net and method A driveway safety net. The safety net includes two stakes and a net that attaches between the two stakes. When the two stakes are placed on both sides of a driveway and the net is attached between the two stakes, the net hinders balls and other toys from rolling pas... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121041 | Security barrier reinforcing system A system for upgrading new and existing gates or barriers to provide improved crash barrier rating. This system comprises a reinforcing attachment to the gate or barrier and improved reinforced bollards with catch hooks to absorb the energy of impact from a vehicle.... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096633 | Method of hanging a false cloth ceiling A false ceiling having flexible material connected to an elongate U-shaped beam or rail, the beam fixedly connected to existing trusses via clamps. The U-shaped beam has a pair of vertical flanges with inner surfaces for receiving an end portion of the flexible mate... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093824 | Portable fencing system and components therefor A portable fencing system in a barricade or corridor arrangement utilizes at a minimum one each of a corner post fixture, and a fence wire. In an enclosure arrangement, the portable fencing system can utilize at least one winch corner fixture, a plurality of corner ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7007999 | Utility vehicle windscreen system A utility vehicle windscreen system for providing protection from debris to a utility vehicle driver while allowing airflow into the cab area. The utility vehicle windscreen system includes a windscreen and a plurality of brackets. The brackets are attached to the f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997637 | Deceleration-limiting roadway barrier Roadway barrier system and method are disclosed for decelerating a moving vehicle in a controlled manner and for retaining the decelerated vehicle. A net or mesh of the roadway barrier system receives and captures the moving vehicle. The net or mesh is secured to an... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6945304 | Flexible-strip hanger for a strip door system and method of making A single-piece molded plastic hanger for flexible plastic strips of a strip door system having a backing-plate portion and a cover portion connected with a continuous hinge portion. The backing-plate portion is mountable to a header of an opening and supporting stud... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941999 | Adjustable strip door hanger A hanger for plastic strips having uniformity spaced apertures along an end portion thereof, to form a strip door across an opening. Uniformily spaced studs are provided on a mountable backing plate to support the plastic strips. A retaining plate retains the strips... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6905162 | Truck cargo box enclosure A tent enclosure for a pickup truck cargo box includes a pair of support tracks mounted to the side rails of the cargo box, a number of flexible support rods connected to the support tracks, and a fabric siding spanning the support rods and connected to the support ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6877545 | Foam cornice board A foam cornice board for hanging curtains including a foam body having a decorative front surface defining a flat central and decorative upper and lower portions. The central portion is configured to receive a flat strip of decorative material such as a single verti... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865852 | Flexible wind abatement system A device for protection of property against high winds comprising a flexible material of predetermined strength and stretch characteristics, and in the form of a panel or several panels, utilized to protect the side of a structure including its windows and doors fro... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6827391 | Sport utility soft top with removable panels A vehicle soft top with a main body and removable panels. Each panel is at least partially received in a conforming cutout section in the main body and has a plurality of sides with the upper side preferably secured to the upper side of the cutout section by a pair ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6760990 | Mounting of flexible display panels A display panel (10) is mounted on an underlying surface (TSW) using three extrusions (20.1, 36.1, and 20.3). The extrusions (20.1, 36.1) are secured to the underlying surface in parallel but spaced positions. The panel (10) has st... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6698123 | Mounting system for sheet material A mounting for a sheet to the side of a truck or the like includes attachment members forming a rectangle frame. Certain of the attachment members include frame members including mutually parallel multiple engagement surfaces defined on ribs. An elongate ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6619003 | Method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system A method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system is disclosed. The frame assembly includes a partition panel, a fabric covering the panel, and a frame component. The frame component automatically and evenly tensions the fabric about the pane... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6513272 | Mounting for sheet material A mounting for a sheet that has a bead about its periphery includes frame members forming a rectangle with each frame member including mutually parallel multiple engagement surfaces defined on ribs. An elongate retainer includes an elongate flange with an... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6503188 | Rollable health care displays A rollable visual display is used in a room containing an article of furniture adapted to support a person, such as a bed or chair, wherein the room has a visual display support structure facing the article of furniture within the room. The visual display... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499262 | Ceiling panel An acoustical panel assembly for a suspended ceiling comprising a rigid frame, sound absorbing material, sound transmission attenuation material and a face fabric. The frame is an assembly of extruded members secured together in a polygonal pattern such a... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6431251 | Mid-wall hanger This invention relates to wall hanging systems in general, and particularly to a new single body device which embodies the seam between two adjacent fabric panels and overcomes the problems inherent in wall hanging systems in use presently for the install... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412540 | Structural protective windscreen An apparatus, a windscreen, and method for securing a structure against damage from high winds, wherein the windscreen is engagable with a track with slidable, adjustable connectors such as eyebolt connectors or fixed pin connectors that is secured to the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6336493 | Pleated wall covering and method of making same A wall covering system including a pleated material, and the method of producing and installing the plated material. The pleated material includes a plurality of permanently fixed pleats extending in substantially parallel vertical relation to each other.... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324797 | Method and apparatus for covering surfaces A wall system is disclosed including a covering member for covering a wall. A support structure is affixed to the wall for supporting the covering member. A support bracket is secured to the covering member and removably engages the support structure, in ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6296041 | Window net child safety guard A window guard for preventing children, house pets or objects from inadvertently passing through an open window comprising, in combination, an upper nesting tube subassembly (40U) and a lower nesting tube subassembly (40L); a retaining net (52) coupled be... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6279335 | Refrigerated case cover A refrigerated case cover and method of use. The refrigerated case cover comprises a cover sheet made of insulating material having air cells sandwiched between an outer cover sheet and an inner cover sheet. Eyelets are disposed along the top and bottom e... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276082 | Mounting for sheet material A mounting for a sheet that has a bead about its periphery includes frame members forming a rectangle with each frame member including mutually parallel multiple engagement surfaces defined on ribs. An elongate retainer includes an elongate flange with an... | 08/21/2001 |
