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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 |
| 7331402 | Device for attaching blades to rings connected to a rotating shaft for an agricultural machine A device for attaching blades to rings which are integrally connected to a rotating shaft for an agricultural machine. Each ring has several cutouts which can receive, by nesting support feet of flat segments, each segment bearing one or several blades, for mounting... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7210540 | Tool retaining mechanism A securing arrangement for a tool (7) of an agricultural tillage implement of a type having a tapered interconnection between a socket (5) on the tool and an adaptor piece (3) adapted for mounting onto a tine (1) of the tillage implement.... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7144183 | Lock with internal retainer A locking assembly has two members which are moveable into coupling engagement with one another. The two members have lock engaging walls, and one of the members has an opening between the lock engaging walls for receiving a lock. The lock comprises a lock body and ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7070007 | Knock-on sweep structure Sweep retaining structure includes a retainer having a contact end biased towards the sweep. The sweep includes two or more spaced end-receiving areas to accommodate changes in the mounted sweep position. In one embodiment, the retainer is a wire made of spring stee... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036249 | Tooth adapter having an elastomeric clamp assembly and method for using same A tooth adapter having an elastomeric clamp assembly and a method for using the same are provided. The system includes a tooth adapter having a first end operable to receive a removable tooth point and a second end having an upper blade and a lower blade, the upper ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997120 | Planting apparatus and method In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a vehicle, such as a tractor, and a planting apparatus that is movable across the ground by the vehicle. The vehicle desirably has a guiding system for automatically guiding the vehicle to follow a predetermined planting pat... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993861 | Coupling for excavating wear part A wear assembly provided with a tapered opening and a complementary tapered lock wherein the lock can be pried into and from the opening to thereby eliminate the need for hammering. The lock is formed with a body and a latch that is movable between a hold position w... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6684963 | Knock-on sweep structure Sweep retaining structure includes a retainer having a contact end biased towards the sweep. The sweep includes two or more spaced end-receiving areas to accommodate changes in the mounted sweep position. In one embodiment, the retainer is a wire made of ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6454360 | Ground-working tools for use in power rakes A power rake attachment includes a rotary drum and a plurality of bit assemblies mounted on an outer surface of the drum. Each bit assembly includes a hollow holder affixed to the outer surface, and a cutter bit disposed in the holder. The cutter bit incl... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6318279 | Seed boot attachment and wear resistant inset therefor A seed boot attachment for depositing a seed within a furrow including a synclinal shape housing extending to a forward point, furrow forming points extending rearwardly and downwardly from opposing side edges of a bottom surface of the housing, and at le... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6209466 | Two piece seed boot for a seeding machine A two piece seed boot for a seeding machine has a upper cast portion and a lower cast portion. Both the upper and lower portions are provided with aligned seed passages which received metered seed from the seed tube and discharge the metered seed to the p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6194080 | Replaceable wear member A wear protection system is disclosed for protecting a parent member of an earthworking machine, such as a bed of an off-highway truck for instance. The protection system includes a replaceable wear member, which is detachably mounted to a mounting base b... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186245 | Assembly of replaceable wear parts on a plough body A combination of a soil-working part and a mounting part to be provided on a plough body. The working part has a pair of opposed working tips and is configured to be mounted on the mounting part so that one of the tips is an outboard tip. The outboard tip... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6079969 | Compactor The invention relates to a compactor apparatus for compacting granular material, such as granulated activated carbon, when it is laid in a slow sand filter, comprising a plough, a compacting device and a mechanism to provide swivelling of the apparatus in... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6059047 | Farm land seed boot A seed boot in the form of a single steel casting is provided. The seed boot comprises a front bracket, seed boot member and rear bracket. The front bracket is adapted to bolt at its upper end to an edge-on cultivator shank and to a sweep at its other end... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6041529 | Bolt-on wear runner assembly for material handling/displacement apparatus A wear runner assembly is attached to a surface of an excavating bucket and serves to protect a portion of the surface from abrasion wear during use of the bucket. The assembly includes a base member, a wear runner member, a pair of bolts and a pair of co... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5937549 | Wear member attachment system Replaceable wear members used in the past have usually includes shortcomings which have caused the product to be less than desirable. The present system for attaching a wear member to a parent member provides many advantages over the past configurations. ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5913605 | Rotary lock system for wear runner assembly A wear runner assembly includes a base which is representatively secured to an excavating bucket wall surface, and a wear runner which is releasably connectable to the base by moving the wear runner in a locking direction parallel to the surface to engage... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5896932 | Seed furrow closing wheel An earthworking wheel for closing a seed trench made by a planter has an annular low friction body having circumferentially spaced outwardly directed teeth. A pair of hubs clamped onto opposite sides of the body accommodate a bearing for rotatably support... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5862764 | Method and apparatus for a floating frame field harrow A method and apparatus for a harrow is provided, and more particularly to a harrow implement with a terrain following frame, able to be pulled by a tractor. The improved harrow includes a main frame that supports at least a floating frame on which harrowi... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5778571 | Device and process for bonding wearing parts on an excavator The device is distinctive in that tooth (D) and matching adapter (A) are both designed with matching shapes to allow, after assembly, the formation and definition of one or more spaces (V) of variable shape, as appropriate, the adapter and tooth being mad... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5579594 | Device and process for bonding wearing parts on an excavator The device is distinctive in that tooth (D) and matching adapter (A) are both designed with matching shapes to allow, after assembly, the formation and definition of one or more spaces (V) of variable shape, as appropriate, the adapter and tooth being mad... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5564508 | Replacable wear runner Replaceable wear runners are disclosed for protecting a structure, such as a bucket, from abrasive materials. Such wear runners include a mounting base that is welded to the structure and a replaceable wear cover. Apparatus for releasably retaining the co... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5471770 | Rubberized wear pad assembly and method of making same A wear pad assembly for the bottom of a large machine operated device has a number of wear pads, each of which has a number of sections which are compressed and sandwiched together. The sections have an inclined front surface to assist in scooping debris ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5438774 | Mechanically attached adapter Mechanically attached adapters are beneficial in cutting edge assemblies for the ease of assembly and disassembly. However, they must be easily assembled and disassembled and must be able to withstand harsh operating conditions. In the subject arrangement... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5435084 | Apparatus and method for attaching a digging tooth tip A digging tooth assembly has a base nose, a replaceable tooth tip mounted on the base nose and a pin securing the tip to the nose. The pin includes a locking head eccentric to the pin and a pad-like resilient member is placed between the head and the toot... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5427186 | Method for forming wear surfaces and the resulting part A method for forming a blade adapted to be attached to an earthworking vehicle and the resultant wear resistant blade has a wear surface assembly which includes a carbide insert sandwiched between a steel plate and a composite material within a pocket on ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5415236 | Subsoiler having rearwardly disposed soil fracturing structure The subsoiler has shank assemblies which are designed to cut a thin, clean slice in the soil without frontal upheaval forces that would cause eruption of the soil in a turbulent manner ahead of the shank line. The soil lifting components at the bottom of ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5412885 | Bucket base edge protector assembly Edge protectors for the leading portions of base edges have been utilized in many application to protect the leading portion of the base edge. It is advantageous to have an edge protector that is readily removed and replaced without having to remove addit... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5350022 | Attachment assembly for wear caps ripper teeth An attachment assembly for securing ripper teeth to an earth excavation device which comprises a substantially "J"-shaped ripper shank defining a lower forwardly projecting tapered end portion for carrying the tooth, an upper end portion for attachment to... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5333696 | Reversible protector for a work member Reversible protectors are normally utilized to protect the leading edge of a work member from high wear during use. It is also advantageous to have a reversible protector that can be secured to a work member even though the work member may be composed of ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5325799 | Seed boot insert A seed boot for depositing a seed within a furrow including spaced side members, a face plate extending between forward edges of the side members, and a rear spacer member extending between rearward edges of the side members, and a wear insert secured to ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5314029 | Pyramidal shaped, hardened insert for an agricultural tool A self-sharpening pyramidal shaped insert of a refractory hard metal for use as a leading penetrating element of a soil opener member of an agricultural tool. The insert includes a boss member of a generally frustoconical shape including a circular bottom... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5310009 | Agricultural insert A cutting insert and a wear insert for use in an agricultural tool having a cutting edge for forming a furrow. The agricultural tool includes an essentially syncline shaped slicer having a leading member, a trailing member and a pair of sides tapered from... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5241765 | Lock assembly for wearable structure A lock assembly for a surface subject to abrasive wear including a base element and a wear element coupled either by conforming T-shaped elements or dovetails and which includes a lock resiliently urged against an integral keeper in the base or wear eleme... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5224554 | Plant transplanter A transplanter is disclosed which provides uniform planting without damaging plants. The transplanter includes a mechanism for receiving plants and depositing them in a furrow formed by a unique furrow opening shoe having a polymer outer layer which does ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5185946 | Plow assembly with flexible moldboard A plow assembly useful for moving material from surfaces such as roadways in various selectable discharge directions includes a moldboard assembly and pivotable frame. The moldboard assembly is capable of being oriented in a right side discharge or a left... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5078217 | Reversible plow A reversible plow comprising a three point hitch, a pivotally mounted tool bar provided with a plurality of adjustable plow gangs, and gauge wheels wherein said tool bar can be shifted from left of center to right of center, and back, by a hydraulic pisto... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5076368 | Reversible plow A reversible plow comprising a three point hitch, a pivotally mounted tool bar provided with a plurality of adjustable plow gangs, and gauge wheels wherein said tool bar can be shifted from left of center to right of center, and back, by a hydraulic pisto... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5063695 | Replaceable wear element and method An assembly of wear element for installation on the wearable part of a structure engageable with abrasive material including a relatively elongated base element adapted to be secured to the wearable part and a relatively elongated wear element releasably,... | 11/12/1991 |
