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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 |
| 8100579 | Thermally compensating balance wheel A balance wheel having a thermally adjustable moment of inertia is described. In one aspect, the balance wheel includes radially movable compensation portions formed of shape memory material exhibiting a two-way memory effect. The radius of gyration of the balance w... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7661875 | Balance for timepiece movement The balance comprising a felloe (3), arms (4) connecting the felloe (3) to the balance staff and inertia blocks (11) is characterized in that the felloe (3) includes studs (7) in its inner surface, a threaded hole (9)... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7216516 | Wobble joint A wobble joint particularly useful for supporting a wash plate in a wash basket of an automatic washing appliance includes inner and outer races formed with mating part-spherical surfaces having common centers of curvature about a longitudinal axis of the joint. Ant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204320 | Active rotational balancing system for orbital sanders A system for active dynamic balancing of a rotating tool driven by a motor having a shaft supported by a first and second bearing on opposing sides of the motor includes an acceleration sensing assembly configured to sense radial accelerations on the shaft producing... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7104342 | Active rotational balancing system for orbital sanders A system for active dynamic balancing of a rotating tool driven by a motor having a shaft supported by a first and second bearing on opposing sides of the motor includes an acceleration sensing assembly configured to sense radial accelerations on the shaft producing... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059764 | Device for the fine adjustment of a balance wheel/hairspring In order particularly to put a watch into beat and adjust the isochronism, in addition to the poising screws (2a, 2b) of the balance (1) and the fine adjusting screw (7) pressing on the index tail 20a to alter ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7018092 | Spiral spring for time measuring device A spiral spring for use in connection with horology instruments is disclosed which includes a spiral spring and a collet which are produced in one piece without molecular discontinuity. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6666575 | Balance wheel provided with an adjustment device The balance wheel, particularly for a timepiece movement, provided with an adjustment device of its inertia to adjust its frequency of oscillation, comprises a rim (1) of circular shape, free from projecting portions, connected by radial arms (2) to a hub... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6609822 | Rate adjusting method of mechanical timepieces According to a rate adjusting method, the movement of a mechanical timepiece is first assembled. The assembled movement is then disposed in a vertical position, and the rate is measured with respect to a plurality of vertical positions. On the basis of th... | 08/26/2003 |
| 4815332 | Dual-type damper device A dual-type damper device for damping vibration of a rotation axle, has a damper pulley including a boss portion joined to the rotation axle, a cylindrical portion located radially outwardly of the boss portion, and a connection portion connecting the bos... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4458554 | Apparatus for and method of compensating dynamic unbalance Compensation is provided for dynamic unbalance imparted to a fixed body by a rotating body that is connected to the fixed body by a shaft about which the rotating body rotates. Force components exerted on the fixed body by the rotating body in a plane at ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4215532 | Mechanical watch movement A mechanical watch movement of the type wherein a balance-cock supports a balance arranged to pivot in bearings about a fixed axis, and a balance-spring is fixed at its inner end to the balance and at its outer end to a bent arm of a thin, blanked plate c... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4157008 | Mechanical watch movement A balance spring support which is blanked out or stamped to a shape such as to embrace at least two faces of the outer end of the balance spring. A bond is used for securing said outer end of the balance spring to at least one of said faces. The support i... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4117742 | Permanent automatic rotor balancer for shafts operating above critical speed A pair of balancing weights are mounted on opposite sides of the center line of the rotor for movement about the axis of the rotor. The weights are automatically locked against movement about the axis of the rotor when the rotor is rotating below critical... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4060009 | Balancing rotors A rotor to be balanced has an annular cavity containing two balls free to roll around the cavity. An initially inert thermo-setting adhesive is coated around the cavity. The rotor is rotated to a speed just above its first resonant frequency of vibration ... | 11/29/1977 |
