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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 |
| 7191933 | Automatic fare paying device for vehicles and method A compact fare paying device has a housing for receiving a monetary member and at least one verifier unit in the housing for determining the authenticity of the monetary member. A storage device such as a safe can receive the monetary member or a return device can r... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6044139 | Plastic coin receptacle for pay telephones A coin receptacle for use with a locking coin receptacle cover and for use within a pay telephone. The coin receptacle comprises a molded one-piece plastic (polycarbonate) receptacle body having a bottom and four sides extending therefrom. The four sides ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5612684 | Mass transit inductive data communication system A transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit couple inductively to allow data communication between a mass transit vehicle farebox and an external computer. Data communication may be performed simultaneously with removal of coins from the farebox via a va... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5574441 | Mass transit inductive data communication system A transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit couple inductively to allow data communication between a mass transit vehicle farebox and an external computer. Data communication may be performed simultaneously with removal of coins from the farebox via a va... | 11/12/1996 |
| 4969597 | Money-collecting device This money-collecting device comprises an enclosure having a top wall, lying substantially in a horizontal plane when in use, and ends, sides, and a bottom, one of which is hinged to permit insertion and removal of a container. Suitable locking means are ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4471905 | Fare collection apparatus having improved security A farebox for receiving currency includes a housing having a deposit section, a cashbox for holding the currency, and a recess in the housing for removably receiving the cashbox. A blocking mechanism defined by the cashbox closes an entrance to the cashbo... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4372478 | Fare collection system and components thereof A fare collection system using a bus fare box that receives and counts paper currency and paper transfers and tickets into a paper collection chamber and receives and counts coins into a coin collection chamber and receives and collects operating data int... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4260090 | Document holder A holder for documents, such as traffic parking violation citations includes a hollow elongated housing having a small opening therein to permit a rolled-up or folded-over document to be inserted therethrough and thus into the interior of the housing away... | 04/07/1981 |
