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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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Class 269/296 - Gapped support


Subclass of Class 269 - Work holders
Definition: Device wherein the work bearing surface of the support has
No. of patents: 358
Last issue date: 05/08/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4200273Device for maintaining gas turbine engines, more particularly gas turbine jet engines
A support stand arrangement for gas turbine engines which includes a ground anchored base column on which is arranged a yoke for supporting the engine. The yoke is arranged at the base column for rotation together with a supported engine about an axis of ...
04/29/1980
4191357Duplicator for bowling ball finger and thumb holes
An apparatus, and method, for producing finger and thumb holes in one bowling ball which are identic to those existing in another bowling ball; the essential purpose being to duplicate--in a new bowling ball, for example--the exact size, shape, direction,...
03/04/1980
4180253Support for a motorcycle
A support for supporting the front and rear wheels of a motorcycle in a raised position with respect to a supporting surface. The support includes a rigid framework structure having a rearwardly extending elongated rod to optionally receive the rear wheel...
12/25/1979
4176831Template for supporting a door frame
The present invention is directed to a support for positioning a door frame adjacent a masonry wall which is under construction. The support includes two substantially horizontal members which are mounted on wheels so as to be readily moved about a constr...
12/04/1979
4175736Ski holding system
Ski holding apparatus includes a pair of non-skid blocks to support a ski in different configurations. Also, a vise grips the ski between the blocks....
11/27/1979
4165067Apparatus for making substantially impenetrable members
Apparatus for making substantially impenetrable members such as wall and floor members for bank vaults or the like. A fixture is used which facilitates the assembly of a plurality of expanded sheet metal members in a spaced stack thereof. Rod members are ...
08/21/1979
4147460Method for piercing doubling plate for H-beam and tool for processing doubling plate for H-beam
A method for piercing a double plate for an H-beam by utilizing a multiple spindle H-beam piercing mill capable of piercing both flange portions and a web portion of the H-beam and a tool having a substantially H-shaped section and capable of being mounte...
04/03/1979
4133412Saw buck bracket and saw buck assembly employing same
A saw buck bracket includes a pair of bracket elements disposed with their web portions in abutting surface contact and having parallel sidewall portions extending perpendicularly to their web portions along two opposite sides thereof. The web portions of...
01/09/1979
4129093Staining apparatus
Apparatus is disclosed for applying liquid to a series of individual, substantially flat objects. The apparatus is particularly adapted for staining microscope slides. The apparatus comprises a fixed plate member and preferably an opposing plate member po...
12/12/1978
4125251Universal clamping system
A universal clamping system connectible in various different configurations permitting a workman to improvise to perform a plurality of holding functions where a work piece is supported between at least two opposing faces by a force applied to the work pi...
11/14/1978
4121814Sawbuck
A sawbuck comprising a pair of V-shaped members of steel plate or the like having toothed log-gripping members welded along the edges thereof. Depending legs welded to each V-shaped member form slip channels of a size to fit snugly over a standard board o...
10/24/1978
4121817Arrangement for clamping workpieces
A support arrangement to cooperate with a clamp for holding workpieces of irregular shape wherein a horizontal support plate has holes arranged in orthogonal rows and columns. Workpiece support members of various heights have bottom pegs insertable into t...
10/24/1978
4121816Workpiece holder for high volume manufacturing operations
This workpiece holder has a plurality of workpiece supports vertically disposed with edges configured to support the workpiece facing upward. The workpiece supports are spaced by means of spacers in accordance with a predetermined dimension of the workpie...
10/24/1978
4116424Engine repair stand
An engine repair stand of two holding frames, one for each side of the engine is provided such that the engine can be held a short distance above the ground in an upright or inverted position and moved by hand back and forth to readily reach all parts of ...
09/26/1978
4098046Guide frame for slidable articles
A guide frame for the retention of printed-circuit carriers or other slidable articles comprises top and bottom members integrally molded from plastic material, each member including an elongate base with upstanding sidewalls and two sets of cantilevered ...
07/04/1978
4093201Disc support structure
A support structure composed of Si or SiC for supporting semiconductor crystal discs during annealing or doping thereof. A somewhat tube-shaped member having at least one flat side is formed by thermal deposition of a gaseous silicon compound onto a simil...
06/06/1978
4092019Cable splicing backdrop and holder
A cable splicing backdrop and holder includes a generally rectangular backing panel to which is attached a pair of pockets at either side defining loops for receiving the ends of portions of separate cables and pockets for receiving the ends of the cables...
05/30/1978
4081180Ski holding jig
A portable ski holding jig including a vise unit and a pair of movable supporting units which are disposed on opposite sides of the vise unit to support the ends of a ski on either its edge or on either side....
03/28/1978
4079927Connection support for optical fibres
The invention relates to optical fibre telecommunication engineering. A connection support for optical fibres has a stand one of whose faces has a grid of parallel rectilinear grooves each arranged for accomodating the ends of two optical fibres placed en...
03/21/1978
4078780Ski support fixture
A portable ski support fixture is disclosed which facilitates support and retention of a ski in either a flat or edgewise position for maintenance and repair of the ski, the fixture being manipulatable to a collapsed position for transporting and storage....
03/14/1978
4067559Utensil for holding boiled eggs
A utensil for holding boiled eggs to be cut and eaten, includes a base having an annular upper surface, with at least a pair of spaced apart depressions therein each having a shape and size substantially complemental to the shape and size of one end half ...
01/10/1978
4050685Disassemblable ski clamping apparatus
A portable ski clamping apparatus is described for rigidly supporting a ski for maintenance and repairs. The apparatus includes a base from which a ski is to be supported, a clamp projecting centrally from the base adapted to grip a ski by its side edges ...
09/27/1977
4039064Adjustable work support
An adjustable work support that is received on an upright post of standard cross-sectional lumber dimensions. The support includes an elongated work supporting arm member. The arm is formed of an elongated channel having longitudinally spaced upright fold...
08/02/1977
4039799Device for cutting sheet material
A device for cutting layers of textile material by means of a thermal cutting beam, such as a laser beam, in which the material is supported on a perforated plate which allows dissipation of any heat imparted thereto. The plate is detachably mounted on ve...
08/02/1977
4015615Fluid application system
A fluid application system which is useful for the subjection of substantially planar objects to various fluids for cleaning, etching, photoresist developing and the like. The system includes a chamber which has at least one agitation mechanism. The agita...
04/05/1977
4000887Device for low-warp hardening of annular sealing members
A fixture for low-warp hardening of thin-walled annular sealing members of hardenable metallic materials, having a O-shaped cross section and capable of being charged in a tempering furnace or the like. The fixture consists of a plurality of stackable tra...
01/04/1977
3998444Work supporting jack
A pair of opposed plungers slideably arranged in a bore on a work-holding fixture have their confronting end faces inclined to the axis thereof in spaced apart relation. A key is disposed between the confronting ends of the plungers. The fixture is design...
12/21/1976
3989233Cathode ray tube assembly fixture
A fixture for supporting and aligning the components of a rectangular cathode ray tube has a base, support means and three alignment structures. The supporting means tilts the tube with respect to the base so that the tube nests against the three alignmen...
11/02/1976
3981669Molding apparatus with supporting frame for preform stock material
The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for molding a product and the product produced thereby and involves delivering a supported body or mass of material that may be molded such as mineral fibers impregnated with a binder into a contoured mold...
09/21/1976
3963234Ski clamping apparatus
A ski clamping apparatus for holding a ski in position to facilitate waxing and maintenance operations thereon. The apparatus includes an oblong support base having a pair of ski-supporting blocks projecting from the ends thereof and a ski latching mechan...
06/15/1976
3951394Apparatus for producing tubular bodies from two shells
The present method secures two shell members to respective holding means so that welding edges of the shells are exposed for a milling operation, preferably a simultaneous milling operation. The holding means are then placed back to back and secured again...
04/20/1976
3950095Positioning device for a flat rectangular workpiece
A flat rectangular workpiece, such as a photographic plate in a photo-repeating apparatus designed to produce integrated-circuit masks, laterally overhangs a platform of a carriage which is slidable on a mobile supporting table. The platform has two end s...
04/13/1976
3944203Oxidation cutting work support means
A support for a material being cut in an oxidation cutting operation comprising a stanchion and a tip connected to and projecting above the stanchion to contact and support a material being cut. In cross section the tip is characterized by angled sides wh...
03/16/1976
3941293Brazing jig for aluminum radiator cores
The process is characterized in that hot gas are blown at right angle with the front face of the parts to be brazed into the contiguous areas of an enclosure. The speed of the hot gas in a first area is regulated in order to ensure pre-heating, the speed ...
03/02/1976
3941364Adjustable shaft rest assembly
An adjustable shaft rest assembly is disclosed for securely clamping a workpiece to a fixture table. A clamp including a clamp head which is selectively displaceable from a first position to a second position is mounted on a base and a pair of bores are d...
03/02/1976
3941361Water-filled burning table
The entire table frame is a tank. The upper portion of the tank provides a working area and the lower portion forms a closed water flow control chamber. Removable gratings in the upper portion underlie support rails which support steel plates to be cut in...
03/02/1976
3938798Adjustable work support
An adjustable work support having a work supporting plunger adjustable to a position for support of a workpiece and having two sets of locking pins with one set being movable with respect to the other along with the work supporting plunger and selectively...
02/17/1976
3935679Grinding fixture
A grinding fixture for grinding cylinder head castings. The fixture includes a row of aligning pins that extend upwardly from the fixture and the lower ends of each pair of adjacent pins are engaged with the ends of a balancing plate which is fulcrumed wi...
02/03/1976
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