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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 |
| 8167090 | Apparatus for safely lowering user from structure An apparatus is disclosed for safely lowering a user from a structure. The apparatus includes a frame; a spool including a cable rotatably mounted on the frame; a securing device attached to the cable and adapted to securely attached to the structure; a user support... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8061483 | Windage braking A windage brake for a fan descender comprises a rotatable spool connected by drive belts to a fan comprising a radial flow air impeller. A line is wound helically upon the spool. A user of the fan descender puts on a harness (not shown) at the free end of the line a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7946387 | Self-retracting lifeline A self-retracting lifeline includes a common, central brake hub having teeth on opposing sides and a lifeline assembly on each side of the brake hub. The lifeline assemblies include centrifugal clutch assemblies with pawls. The pawls are configured and arranged to e... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7357224 | Personal emergency escaping device from skyscrapers Escape device that comprises a sliding box worn by each escaping person, such that the escape device is combined with an escape cable. The sliding box comprises a supporting structure; a driven wheel supported in the structure for rotation, and adapted to be in enga... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7278601 | Speed-adjustable life-saving apparatus Provided is speed-adjustable life-saving apparatus which comprises a housing, a drum disposed in the housing, a life rope and a resistance wheel hub motor. One end of the life rope is fastened and wound on the drum. The resistance wheel hub motor disposed in the dru... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275710 | Aircrew restraint system A mobile aircrew restraint system includes a track system and a trolley which runs along the track and carries a retractor which releases a webbing strap attached to a harness. The track is preferably an extruded or sectioned track which follows contours of an aircr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237650 | Tension device for use with a self-retracting lifeline A tension device for use with a self-retracting lifeline having a drum includes a lifeline and an elastic member. The lifeline has a retracting end, an intermediate portion, and a connecting end. The retracting end is operatively connected to the drum, and the conne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7195100 | System and method for an escapable multistory building A system and method for allowing escape of many persons from a multistory building over a short period of time. The method and system include strategic placement and use of anchor points and components in conjunction with escape kits or devices so as to allow increa... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7055653 | Escape device A shaft with a gear and a small-diameter drum mounted and a different shaft with a gear and a large-diameter drum mounted are axially mounted in a rotatable condition across the inside of a housing. The gears are engaged with each other. A case has a horizontally lo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7014594 | Ladder climbing safety system Ladder climbing safety system for use with a trapeze set-up and which is separate and apart from the usual trapeze safety system. The ladder climbing safety system is arranged to engage a safety belt worn by the trapeze artist to prevent the person from falling when... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966407 | Escape-Right The Escape-Right is an emergency escape system comprising: a passenger harness, a cable, a reel, a shaft fixed to the reel permitting rotation of the reel as the cable is unrolled, a reduction gear assembly, a centrifugal brake assembly, a housing enclosing the brak... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964319 | Retractable lanyard systems, anchoring brackets for retractable lanyards and methods of anchoring retractable lanyards An anchoring system includes an anchor member to anchor the lifeline and at least one extending unit to extend the anchor member out to a working position beyond (horizontally) and above (vertically) an edge to provide for an overhead anchoring point. The anchoring ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962235 | Apparatus for exterior evacuation from buildings An apparatus for safely evacuating a person within a prescribed weight range from a multistory building by enabling the person to exit from the interior of the building to the outside very quickly and to descend to the ground or lower surface alongside the exterior ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6854562 | Climbing safety device for tower crane Disclosed is a climbing safety device in a tower crane including a vertical ladder enabling an operator to move to an overhead operator cab, and a wire rope for ensuring a safety of the operator. The climbing safety device includes a wire rope winding unit for windi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6814186 | High efficiency belay apparatus Apparatus for use in controlling vertical movement of a first weight, comprises a first element rotatable in one direction about an axis and blocked against rotation in the opposite rotary direction; a second element acting as a guide; a control weight; and lines su... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6793038 | Method and apparatus for rescuing occupants from high structures using replaceable cable cartridges and dynamic resistance device A rescue method and apparatus for rescuing or evacuating occupants from high rise buildings or other high structures includes a frame adjacent an escape portion of the high structure; a dynamic resistance device such as an air fan mounted to the frame; and a removab... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6763913 | Cover apparatus A cover apparatus for reducing the force of impact between a lanyard reel and a head of a user. The cover apparatus includes a housing comprising a perimeter wall defining an interior space of the housing. The interior space is designed for receiving the lanyard ree... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6550576 | Method and apparatus for rescuing occupants from high rise building using replaceable cable cartridges and dynamic resistance device A rescue method and apparatus for rescuing occupants from high rise buildings includes a frame adjacent an escape portion of the building; a dynamic resistance device mounted to the frame; and a removable and replaceable cable cartridge, having a pre-roll... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6450293 | Fire escape device A fire escape device includes first and second cable drums rotatably mounted on a mounting shaft and spaced apart from each other axially, first and second support cables respectively wound around hub portions of the cable drums, and a coupling mechanism ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401863 | Multi-purpose portable davit anchoring system A new multi-purpose portable davit anchoring system is provided, having a sectional vertical support mast which comes apart for compact stowage and is easily reassembled. The support mast incorporates a screw jack assembly which adjusts the height of the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394230 | Sterol esters as food additives A food additive useful for lowering serum cholesterol in humans contains a sterol or stanol ester of a fatty acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester of a sterol or stanol made by reacting a sterol, stanol and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective am... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371244 | Escape device A worm gear mechanism driven by an electric motor and operatively coupled to a reel having a length of high tensile line for an emergency escape from a high structure. The reel is arranged within a casing, and a belt is connected to the casing for support... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6186276 | Belay apparatus Apparatus for use in controlling vertical movement of a first weight, comprises a first element rotatable in one direction about an axis and blocked against rotation in the opposite rotary direction; a second element acting as a guide; a control weight; a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5979601 | Telescopic emergency egress device A telescopic emergency egress device includes an outer tube having a front end and a back end, an inner tube having a front end and being telescopically movable along the outer tube, a spring compressed to push the inner tube to move from a retracted posi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5842542 | Single rope descending device A single rope descending device, especially a portable descending device for use of a single person, comprises a receiving housing, a cap, an adjusting nut, and a rope windlass. The receiving housing is made up of a left and a right semi-circular hollow h... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5730407 | Roof anchoring system with a safety line A roof anchoring system for securing a safety winch assembly to a roof frame includes such a safety line winch assembly that has a housing with a drum and a drum shaft mounted therein. A safety line, which is adapted to be wrapped around the drum, has one... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5581901 | Lifesaving apparatus A lifesaving apparatus comprising a scale usable as a life line, the scale comprising a high tensile strength wire with graduations in a longitudinal direction thereof, a drum for winding the metal wire thereonto, a casing accommodating the drum while per... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5431248 | Confined space lowering and retrieving apparatus Apparatus for use, in conjunction with a fall arrester or load winch means, when servicing a closed vessel having a top or side manway. The apparatus being adaptable for either exterior or interior mounting having universal, flexible supporting means. The... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5383285 | Scale usable as life line A scale usable as a life line includes a metal wire 5 of high tensile strength with graduation 6 in a longitudinal direction thereof, a drum 2 for winding the metal wire 5 thereonto, a casing 1 accommodating the drum 2 while permitting the same to rotate,... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5343981 | Emergency cable descent system An emergency cable descent system for lowering a person from a building in an emergency situation. The system includes a boom which may be pivoted outside a window of a building to support a cable away from an exterior of the building. The cable is contai... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5305852 | Apparatus for lowering people from buildings and the like An apparatus for lowering people from a building or platform which includes a lowering line that is looped through a block member having a cylindrical ratchet with a grooved rim that is rotatably mounted on a shaft centrally positioned between two side pl... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5186275 | Highrise family fire escape device A fire escape device enabling persons to be lowered from tall structures. The device features a cable spool about which a cable is wound for at least one revolution. A helical channel is defined on the outer surface of the cable spool for the cable to rid... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5183703 | Belt strap for safety belts A belt strap (1) for safety belts which is to have outer surfaces of as low friction as possible so that it can run through the safety belt system with as little friction as possible. The warp threads (3), which are woven into the belt strap, have filamen... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5147013 | Confined space entry apparatus Apparatus for moving personnel or materials through an opening in a sidewall of a vessel and down into the vessel wherein a lower support and an upper support are mounted on the portion of the sidewall defining the opening and have a tripod supported ther... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5010980 | Assembly for lowering a person to safety from a building An assembly for lowering a person to safety from a building under a descent operation that is controlled by the person without requiring such person to manipulate a hand operated device, such as a lever. The assembly includes a rope which is connected to ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4997064 | Device for automatically securing a climber climbing a wall This invention relates to a device for automatically securing a climber climbing a wall, wherein it comprises: a shaft guided in rotation, at least one drum comprising a groove for receiving a line wound around the drum at least once, an irreversible control m... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4942943 | Roofing safety device A roofing safety device, adapted to be used in connection with substantially all roof configurations comprises an upright support, adapted to be secured to the roof of a building, having at least one self-braking mechanism and cable assembly attached ther... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4938435 | Personnel lowering device A personnel lowering or descent control device. The device includes a housing adapted to be secured to a person intending to descend from a higher to a lower elevation, and containing a line adapted to be secured at one end to a fixed point at said higher... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4903797 | Apparatus for escaping from building on fire The present invention relates to an apparatus for escaping from a building on fire. The apparatus comprises a body frame with a gondola, a pin-wheel, a rolling drum, an anchor, a weight, an inside and out side blocks, a projection and a pair of stoppers s... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4712645 | Fire escape device A fire escape device suitable for receiving a person or persons to be safely descended from a relatively high elevation to the ground. The device includes a substantially box-like housing which contains a drum with a supporting cable and gear system. A ba... | 12/15/1987 |
