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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 |
| 7356391 | Drive controlling apparatus and method for automotive vehicle In drive controlling apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, at least one couple of road wheels constitutes one pair of parallel road wheels with respect to a vehicular width direction, a plurality of motors driving independently and separately each road whe... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328763 | Hybrid drive system of vehicle A hybrid electric drive system for a vehicle comprises a combustion engine (1), a transmission (2), a first clutch (3) disposed between the engine (1) and the transmission (2), a rotating electric machine (4) which serves as... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328563 | Walk reel mower with electric reel and traction drives A walk reel mower has a front mounted reel cutting unit and a rear handle. The operator pushes the handle towards the ground to lift the reel cutting unit off the ground prior to turning the walk reel mower around. When this occurs, the manner in which the reel cutt... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7285896 | Electrically-actuated A.C. or D.C. motor for providing differential vehicle traction The device includes a housing and an outer shell including tightly wound wire coils fitted within the housing. Rotatable armatures including associated commutators are disposed at outer end portions thereof. The armatures further include spring loaded brushes and a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7198130 | V-drive motor arrangement A V-drive motor arrangement for a motor vehicle, with the motor vehicle including a pair of frame members maintained in a spaced apart relationship. The V-drive motor arrangement includes a first motor mounted between the two frame members and coupled to a first gea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174093 | Wheel chair drive apparatus and method A control system for a powered wheel chair drive modulates a pulse power delivery signal such that power is delivered gradually at throttle positions corresponding to a low speed, and power is delivered more rapidly at throttle positions corresponding to a higher sp... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7124854 | Transmission device of vehicle A transmission device of a vehicle is equipped with a shaft, a driven wheel with internal gear teeth defined thereon mounted to the shaft center thereof, and a small driving gear with outer gear teeth defined thereon in mesh with the internal gear teeth of the drive... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6891279 | Vehicle control system and control method A control system for a vehicle, having drive sections (104, 107, 109), a power supply section (101, 103, 107, 109) including an electric power storage unit to supply power to the drive section, includes a demanded power calculating section (1) c... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6593671 | Process and apparatus for supplying electric energy to the wiring of a motor vehicle Process for electrically energizing a motor vehicle wiring circuit which has a battery, at least one electric consuming device and a fuel cell unit connected therein. The fuel cell unit is activated when the battery voltage falls below a preadjustable bat... | 07/15/2003 |
| 5960901 | Battery-powered vehicle A three-wheeled, battery-powered personal vehicle has a single rear wheel at the end of a swing arm pivotally supported on the vehicle chassis. A motor, also pivotally supported on the chassis, pivots about the same axis as the swing arm, pivots and power... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5821650 | Soft magnet for a rotor The present invention is an a rotor. The rotor includes a rim portion, divided into a first rim section and a second rim section. The first rim section includes a soft magnet positioned on it. The second rim section includes a mass positioned on it with s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5718302 | Hydraulic circuit for electric car drive train A hydraulic circuit for an electric car drive train including a motor, a torque transmission device for transmitting the output torque of the motor to drive wheels, an oil pump for feeding the oil from an oil reservoir, a drive device for rotationally dri... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5624004 | Wheel support apparatus for a carriage, a carriage having same, and an article transport system having such carriages A wheel support apparatus for a carriage, a carriage having the wheel support apparatus and an article transport system having the carriage. The wheel support apparatus comprises wheel support frames for supporting a pair of wheels and motors for driving ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5558174 | Drive train assembly A drive train assembly for motorized vehicles, for example lift trucks. The rotational movement of the output shaft of a motor, for example an electrical motor, is transmitted to a drive wheel by a single drive shaft having at one end a gear interface ass... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5419406 | Drive system for electric car A drive system for an electric vehicle includes a plurality of motors and reduction gearing, including planetary gearing, for power transmission from the motors to the wheels of the electric vehicle. The motors and the reduction gearing are coaxially arra... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5193879 | Chassis for child's electric cars A chassis for a child's electric car formed as one unit comprising a front portion, a middle portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a rectangular plate extending to the front and provided with chambers for lodging a battery to power a motor ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5180025 | Wheeled-chair chassis with a suspension mechanism A wheeled-chair chassis with a suspension mechanism which comprises a chassis structure, a suspension system, a transmission system and two front and rear wheels; the chassis structure includes a steel pipe frame similar to an inverse triangular frame. Th... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5156225 | Electric battery as structural component of vehicle An electrically-powered vehicle wherein such vehicle is powered by storage batteries or fuel cells in which the plates of the batteries or cells, the spacing material between plates and the cases act as primary load-bearing members of the vehicle.... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4475611 | Scaffold propulsion unit A propulsion unit for span scaffolds having vertical castered columns at the four corners thereof. The propulsion unit includes a first elongated frame member extending between the columns on one side of the scaffold, a second elongated frame member exten... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4415051 | Multiple personnel transporter vehicle for low vein mines An improved, low height, electrically powered mine car is provided for transporting an entire crew (up to eleven persons) in a low vein mine shaft which includes strategically located and sized personnel and driver compartments for maximum load capacity. ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4406340 | Motor reducer with braking means The mechanical unit, equipped with an electric motor rotating at a high velocity, turns a wheel hub at a low velocity by means of a speed reducer and includes an external brake disk rotating at an intermediate velocity. The brake disk cooperates with conv... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4159126 | Model racing car having an improved rear wheel suspension In a rear wheel suspension system for a model racing car, the motor, rear axle and rear wheels are all supported from a supporting platform which is spring mounted to the chassis via the intermediary of a pair of springs, preferably coil springs, disposed... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4130172 | Electric vehicle An electric motor vehicle drive system including a differential electric motor unit for the vehicle including a stator motor element mounted within a supporting frame and a rotor motor element rotatably mounted within the stator. The stator is connected t... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4090577 | Solar celled hybrid vehicle A front wheel driven, gas powered vehicle is converted to include a rear differential connected for power input to a first and second electrical motor, or a single electric motor if desired. When first and second electrical motors are used they are connec... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4071277 | Forward dumping truck construction A truck comprises a generally U-shaped frame and a dump body pivotally mounted forwardly on the frame and supported on a pair of laterally spaced and parallel side beams thereof. The dump body comprises four triangularly-shaped bottom wall portions conver... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4057121 | Modular rear axle suspension and drive arrangement for trucks A truck comprises a main frame having a U-shaped subframe, including a pair of side beams and a forward cross-beam, universally mounted thereon by a ball and socket connection. A rearward end of each side beam is mounted under the main frame of the truck ... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4042054 | Vehicle and battery pack In a light electrically powered vehicle, a battery pack of two to six batteries is supported on the rear axle independently of bending forces on the frame. The resultant (1) lighter frame requirement and (2) reduced battery requirement together have a syn... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4042055 | Battery powered vehicle and drive system An electrically driven vehicle, such as a local transportation vehicle, suburban runabout, light service vehicle or golf car, has a non-articulated frame with drive wheels associated with one end and a steerable wheel or wheels with the other end. Each of... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3986572 | Installation for giving driving instructions An installation for giving driving instructions, comprising a passenger vehicle equipped with a gear shift, an electric motor and a mechanism for supplying electrical energy. Between the gear shift and the electric motor there is provided a releasable clu... | 10/19/1976 |
