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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 |
| 7708046 | Awning wind deflector An awning wind deflector adapted for deflecting wind around and away from a rolled up awning structure attached to a recreation vehicle. The wind deflector comprising a disk-shaped flange at one end and an elongated tubular stem at the other end. The wind deflector ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7367376 | Articulated arm for awnings, with improved elastic effect An articulated arm for awnings is disclosed. The articulated arm comprises an arm and a forearm, joined together by respective articulation configurations located at adjacent ends of the same, which enables them to move between open and closed positions. There is a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7281560 | Awning assembly An awning assembly includes an awning and support arms and rafters that are adapted to support the awning from a backing structure both when the awning is in an extended position and when it is in a retracted position. The support arms and rafters are mounted to the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261139 | Manual operating mechanism for upward acting door An upward acting door, such as a flexible curtain rollup door, is moveable between open and closed positions by an electric motor drive unit wherein the motor has a drive shaft with an external drive tang for engagement with a hand crank member. The crank member is ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261115 | Combo slide-window awning A combo slide-window awning system for motor homes and recreational vehicles having an extendable coach slider includes an encasement, a slider awning and a window awning. First and second roll bars are disposed within the encasement and attached respectively to the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242162 | Apparatus and method for retracting awning An apparatus and method for retracting an awning. A sensor detects an awning acceleration caused by wind impacting the awning, and generates a signal having an amplitude corresponding thereto. When the signal exceeds a certain threshold, the awning is retracted. The... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210492 | Retractable rain cover for a golf cart A retractable rain cover is attachable to a golf cart has a rigid frame extending aft from the rear roofline of a golf cart and over a golf bag carried at the rear of the cart. A flexible canopy is movable along the frame from a stowed position to a deployed positio... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207369 | Window awning mounting system A window awning mounting system suitable for a non-planar surface includes a housing containing a roll of awning. A forearm is provided and includes a header at one end thereof attached to a leading edge of the roll up awning. A bracket mounted on the non-planar sur... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188889 | Retractable cleanable cover for slide-out unit A retractable cover for a slide-out unit on a recreational vehicle, mobile home, travel trailer, or the like, includes a roll bar that is movable with the slide-out unit away from the side of the vehicle with the roll bar mounted in a housing having a closure plate ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178536 | Awning construction and camping accommodation provided with an awning construction An awning construction for a camping accommodation or the like, including a roof and at least one side wall, as well as a container which is mountable on a wall of a camping accommodation, which is arranged to include, in a closed position of the rest, at least the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163257 | Slide out awning mechanism An awning mechanism for a recreational vehicle having a slider includes a box awning having a frame and a roller disposed therein with an awning rolled about the roller and extendable therefrom. The awning includes a leading edge and a bracket is provided for mounti... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163042 | Adjustable dustproof sunshade arrangement An adjustable dustproof sunshade arrangement includes a wall base, a supporting arm and an adjustable joint including a supporting seat mounted at the wall base and an adjustment member pivotally connected with an inner end of the supporting arm in a longitudinal di... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152652 | Load detection system for motorized lateral and vertical arm awnings A load detection system for lateral and vertical arm awnings generally includes a motorized roller with a fabric wound thereabout in a retracted position and extendable therefrom. Arms are provided for supporting the fabric in an extended position and at least one s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7117565 | Support for fixing an accessory to a flexible arm Support for fixing an accessory (3) to a flexible arm (1), characterized in that this support (2) comprises at least one leg (11) fixed with one far end (13) to one of the far ends (6–7) of adjoining hinge-mounted parts ( | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108037 | Lock mechanism for retractable awning A device for preventing a roller mounted retractable awning from deploying comprising a mounting bracket adapted to secure the device to the support arm of an awning, a locking band configured to encircle the awning roller, an extension member provided between and i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089991 | Screening device and drive means for the screening device and method of manual operating the screening device and a mounting for the screening device A drive apparatus includes an electrical motor, a power supply unit, a transmission mechanism, a rail part, and an encapsulating part. The drive apparatus is moveable between a first position and a second position and adjustable in these positions and in any positio... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055890 | Awning for recreational vehicles An awning assembly for the front portion of a recreational vehicle. The awning assembly in a closed position provides an aerodynamic profile for the front portion of the recreational vehicle, so that a front wall can be arranged to allow more efficient use of the in... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044189 | Adjustable window awning assemblage An improved pull-strap assembly (20) made from webbing material (21) that forms a strap (23) the material (21) looped back on itself at its first or one end to form along the strap's length two layers of mated material (42) along w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6957679 | Retractable awning A retractable awning includes a frame structure, roll bar, and a lead bar supported in cantilever fashion by a series of extendable arms that extend from the frame structure. An awning sheet is connected between the roll bar and the lead bar. When the lead bar is ex... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938666 | Screening arrangement The screening arrangement is meant for screening of a window which is built into a roof surface and comprises a flexible screening body with a bottom bar in connection with the free end of the bar. A top casing for the screening arrangement is placed at the top fram... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6874558 | Awning with inclination adjustment An awning including a canvas shaft, a canvas wounded onto the canvas shaft, and a sleeve enclosing the canvas shaft. A stationary support means carries the sleeve. An arrangement for adjusting an inclination of the sleeve by rotation contains one lateral sleeve carr... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6812397 | Photocurrent-generating fabric and support for such a fabric A device intended to be used as a shade, awning, blind and swimming pool cover includes a photocurrent-generating fabric and a support for winding and storing the fabric. The support is formed by an axisymetric tube of regular polygonal cross-section around the peri... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796359 | Portable fence supported awning A portable fence supported awning includes a flexible sheet mounted on a frame that has a rear frame cross member and two sets of lateral frame members. The two sets of lateral frame members are attached to the fence and can support the awning in various positions t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6782936 | Awning system for a recreational vehicle An automatic lateral arm awning system for a recreational vehicle includes awning material having a first and a second end, a roller secured to the material first end for wrapping said awning material thereabout and a header secured to the material second end. A fra... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782904 | Extendible rain shield for vehicle A rain shield device includes a housing for attaching onto various vehicles, and a shield extendible out of the housing for shielding the upper portions of the doors of the vehicles and for allowing the drivers and the passengers to easily open or receive the umbrel... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6739371 | Awning installation device An awning installing device includes a main body having first and second opposing major surfaces, and has a given width and appropriate thickness and length. The first major surface is adapted to be brought into contact with a façade wall onto which an awning is to... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6659530 | Retractable cover for recreational vehicle A retractable cover for recreational vehicle to provide retractable sunshade comprises a support frame connectable to a recreational vehicle roof. A cover spindle is connected to the support frame. A cover first end is windably connected to the cover spin... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6484785 | Awning In an awning having a substantially triangular awning fabric that can be wound onto a roller tube, provision is made for the roller tube to be actuated in the winding direction by a torsion spring that is disposed in a housing together with the roller tub... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6378591 | Arched support assembly for fabric awning systems An arched support assembly provides bracing of a fabric awning system and arching of the fabric awning to prevent water collection and increase headroom beneath the awning. The assembly includes an elongated arch member and a brace member that also includ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6361011 | Device for attaching a collapsible canopy to a vehicle A device for attaching a collapsible canopy having fittings to an exterior surface of a vehicle includes two elongated parallel rails mounted on the exterior surface in spaced apart parallel relation, two carriages each slidably mounted along a longitudin... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6260909 | Awning and rug assembly for a trailer Disclosed is an awning assembly for a recreational vehicle. The awning assembly includes an awning that is configured to be extended from a sidewall of the recreational vehicle to provide shade. A rug is removably mounted to one edge of the awning. In use... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6142209 | Closed box motorized window awning The window awning assembly includes an awning and an elongate roller tube for receiving the awning with the awning being rotatably disposed around the roller tube. An elongate awning case is provided which encloses the roller tube and awning, with the rol... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131990 | Trailer awning assembly with detachable rug Disclosed is an awning assembly for a recreational vehicle. The awning assembly includes an awning that is configured to be extended from a sidewall of the recreational vehicle to provide shade. A rug is removably mounted to one edge of the awning. In use... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6098692 | Awning having balanced fabric stretching In an awning, such as a joint-arm awning or winter-garden awning, including an awning fabric to be furled which is fixed in at least one piping groove on a drop-out pipe with a view to obtaining balanced stretching and avoiding the lateral seams from sagg... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6024152 | Awning An awning has a sleeve rail acting as a multi-purpose component for a particular degree of integratability. The awning displays good horizontal and vertical rigidity and so reduces the number of components required. The awning in particular enables the nu... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6012505 | Adjustable canopy In the described awning of variable size comprising a canvas (1, 2) which can be wound up on a shaft (3) provided with a drive, the canvas (1, 2) is fastened to the shaft (3), which has only one single drive, at a parting or folding line, and for winding ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5921305 | Extension limiter for awnings An extension limiter for awnings with a roller tube which co-operates with a drive, with an awning fabric and extension arms that exert a force on the awning fabric sufficient for unwinding. The extension limiter is adjustable and can be set.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5896910 | Automobile rear windshield sunshade device An automobile rear windshield sunshade device includes a base, a moving unit having a case pivotally supported by the base, a motor and two gears engaging with each other and rotated by the motor. Two driving arms to are moved up and down by the two gears... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5862849 | Sunshade anti-theft window This invention relates to a sunshade anti-theft window which is composed of an anti-theft window and a rolling curtain; wherein the anti-theft window having a pivot arm installed at its bottom, the pivot arm being pivoted on bottom of window-still. The ro... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5839491 | Awning, for example joint-arm awning with rain-proof blind In an awning, for example a joint-arm awning, comprising joint arms disposed on a support pipe, the inclination of the support pipe and thus the inclination of the joint arms and/or the inclination of the joint arms relative to the support pipe being adju... | 11/24/1998 |
