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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 |
| 7374137 | Directional support structure A directional support structure for use with solar panels, flat satellite antennas, and the like items that are directed toward a point in space. The support structure includes a mounting plate with an extension tube extending outwardly therefrom, pivotally secured ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7334960 | Attachment device for removable components in hot gas paths in a turbine engine An attachment device for coupling one or more removable turbine components to a carrier of a turbine engine. The attachment device may include a securement structure rotatable about an axis of rotation and including one or more arms for grasping an arm extending fro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7121758 | Joint arrangement A joint assembly 80 is provided for limiting an extension of the joint 80 in the direction of a load path derived from an impact comprising. In its simplest form, the joint 80 comprises a first member 40 having a portion 82 and a s... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6974276 | Connecting part for mounting rails A connecting part for attachment on a mounting rail has a fastening part with an at least approximately rectangular cross-section. The fastening part has legs and surrounds when mounted a mounting rail on all sides by having a matching cross-section formed by the le... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6685570 | Plate adapter for flexible half couplings An improved plate adapter for use with flexible couplings is disclosed which incorporates radially outwardly disposed pilot flanges for engagement with the hub and sleeve of the half coupling which pilot flanges are designed to form a pressfit relationshi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6406003 | Barbed wire fence brace and gate hanger and method therefor A fence includes upright metal posts and a brace or rail clamped between the posts, where clamping the rail squares the posts with respect to the rail. The posts are anchored in the ground vertically, and the rail is installed horizontally, providing a ri... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6386790 | One-piece stainless steel rim for mating a meter cover and base and method of making same A one-piece stainless steel rim for mating a meter cover and base and method of making the same is disclosed. The stainless steel mating rim has integral therewith the various attachment tabs, locking lugs and locking tabs for attaching the rim to the cov... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6364561 | Connector system for earth working machines A system is described for connecting a working tool (e.g. a bucket, compactor tool, chisel, etc.) to the outer end of a working arm of a machine. The system includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding flanges secured to the upper surface of the tool. Each ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6220777 | Methods and apparatus for producing ultrasonic weld joints for injection molded plastic parts A step joint between two plastic pieces suitable for an ultrasonic weld joint. A first plastic piece includes a series of ribs, each rib having generally horizontal top surface. A generally vertical section extends upward behind the ribs. A second plastic... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6139215 | Disc-hub connection, in particular for utility vehicle disc brakes The invention concerns a disc-hub connection for connecting a brake disc to a hub, in particular for utility vehicle disc brakes. In its inner peripheral region the brake disc comprises support elements, the hub comprising cams in its outer peripheral reg... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5660253 | Disc brake piston heat shield An improved structure for a disc brake piston heat shield adapted for use in a disc brake assembly includes a caliper provided with at least one cylindrical recess formed therein. A piston is slidably disposed in the recess. The piston includes a closed e... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5590570 | Actuating forces transmission link and assembly for use in surgical instruments A link, and assembly and instrument using same, for transmitting actuating forces from an actuating member to a work member. The link includes a link body having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the link body is movably interconnected wi... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5472073 | Vehicle drive shaft disconnect assembly A vehicle drive shaft disconnect assembly adapted to be retrofitted into the conventional tubular drive shaft of the vehicle for disconnecting the vehicle automatic transmission from its rear wheels to prevent damage to the automatic transmission while th... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5464302 | Extendible interconnected C-studs An extendible stud, consisting of two substantially identical C-studs each of which has opposed flanges of substantially different widths and inwardly turned lips at the flange outer edges, and each C-stud having an elongate central area in its web locate... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5366477 | Actuating forces transmission link and assembly for use in surgical instruments A link, and assembly and instrument using same, for transmitting actuating forces from an actuating member to a work member. The link includes a link body having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the link body is movably interconnected wi... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5362204 | Gas turbine with flanged-on exhaust gas casing In a gas turbine having a blade carrier (2) which is suspended coaxially in a turbine casing (3), both the turbine casing and the blade carrier are provided with a horizontal junction plane. An exhaust gas casing (5), whose bounding walls consist essentia... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5348387 | Auxiliary bearing and drive mechanism for a concrete mixer A drive and bearing arrangement for a rotatable member such as a concrete mixing drum has a first drive mechanism for providing a rotational drive force to the drum, a primary bearing coupled to the primary drive mechanism and the drum for supporting an e... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5346365 | Gas turbine with exhaust gas casing and exhaust gas duct In a gas turbine, the exhaust gas casing (5) consists of a ring-shaped hub-end inner part (6) and a ring-shaped outer part (7), which parts bound a diffuser (9) and are provided with a horizontal split plane. The exhaust gas casing merges into an exhaust ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5289733 | Apparatus for mounting gear segments The invention is an improvement in a gear assembly having a gear segment attached to a spider. The improvement comprises a pair of spaced spider webs and a segment-attached mounting member received between the webs. The mounting member has a pair of space... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5263997 | Flange bolt load spreading plate A plate for spreading bolt loading around the horizontal joint flanges of a turbomachine, such as a steam turbine, is provided. The plate is contoured so that its surface area substantially matches that of the surface of the steam turbine flange against w... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5123772 | Threaded assembly with locking capability A threaded hub and shaft connection includes a first hub threaded onto a first section of the shaft using a thread shape having a working face rise angle of from 7 to 25 degrees. Preferably a second hub is threaded onto a second section of the shaft inboa... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5074697 | Releasable connector for interconnecting two parts subjected to high stresses A releasable connector for interconnecting a first part and a second part, at least one of the parts being subjected to high stresses in particular of vibratory origin and of thermal origin, the connector comprising a sealing ring compressed between the t... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5044771 | Locking mechanism for pyrometers A pyrometer has a lock nut that engages a threaded sighting tube. The lock nut has a flange with a circle of thirteen apertures. A second similar flange is mounted on the body of the pyrometer which is restrained from rotation by splines which engage spli... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4988231 | Bushing An bushing for securing machine elements. the two-piece bushing includes a body member having a central bore for receiving a shaft or the like and a flange which is rotatable with respect to the bore. The flange includes a plurality of bores for receiving... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4946305 | Coupling for transmitting rotary motion between a pair of shafts, even when said shafts are off-centered A coupling for joining together pairs of shafts set on the same line but not co-axial, comprising a pair of hubs keyed onto the shafts and interconnected by an outer bell-like device and providing, as joining elements between the couplings and the bell, a... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4943686 | Seal frame and method of use A sealing frame arrangement is disclosed for creating a hermetic seal between two components or bodies such as a connector and heat sink module of an integrated circuit package. The frame members are configured to fit together along facing surfaces and to... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4906124 | Multi-piece eccentric assembly An eccentric assembly has a one-piece mainshaft with a groove extending part way around its periphery. An eccentric ring has an off-center opening which receives the mainshaft, with part of the ring received by the groove. An arcuate-shaped insert with a ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4763470 | Spring collar coupling A spring collar coupling (10) is provided for joining opposing fluid conduits. Basically, the spring collar coupling comprises a spring collar (20) in cooperative engagement with a first and second flange member (40, 60) functionally joined by the applica... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4717280 | Retaining and locking clamp and method A retaining and locking clamp, mounted onto a first apparatus, for retaining and locking a second apparatus to the first apparatus. The first apparatus has a plate which in turn includes an aperture. The clamp comprises an inner rod that has a first end p... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4641985 | Temporary edge to edge securement in space of two parts A device for temporary edge to edge securement in space of two parts along a contacting surface comprising: a plurality of retaining members distributed in pairs on either side of such contacting surface on each of said respective parts and a plurality of... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4638273 | Waveguide assembly A waveguide joint with flanges bonded to a waveguide section. Each flange is divided into two pieces with internal knurling and corner projections to bite into the external waveguide corners. The flange pieces are pressed on while the bonding adhesive is ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4632590 | Connecting structure for connecting a ceramic shaft to a metallic shaft A connecting structure for connecting a ceramic shaft to a metallic shaft comprises an arc body having a tapered portion in cross section, the arc body being fitted around a ceramic shaft, a member inserted by the ceramic shaft and placed adjacent the arc... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4632634 | System for fixing the stator nozzles to a power turbine casing A system for fixing nozzles to a power turbine stator casing, in which each nozzle sector is locked to the respective shroud by means of a key which has its two diverging vertical flanges inserted into a radial dovetail guide in the front surface of the s... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4538392 | Portable sectional flooring system Portable sectionalized flooring suitable for a basketball court or the like is assembled from a plurality of separate floor sections arranged in rows with each section composed of interengaged tongue and groove strips defining the floor surface, spaced st... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4529232 | Cylinder or barrel flange connection A flange connection for connection in series hollow cylinder barrels forming a screw press. The cylinder barrel is formed with a groove adjacent one end thereof, and radially reduced, stepped portions of flange ring halves are positioned in the groove. Bo... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4515495 | Linking arrangement for a shaft and a fly-wheel A linking arrangement for a shaft and a moving part, such as a fly-wheel, rotating about the same axis includes two coaxial rims fastened to the shaft and moving part, respectively, with radial notches situated on opposed surfaces of the rims that are fix... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4496262 | Linking means A linking means is disclosed for releasably connecting and quickly disconnecting two relatively discrete members in longitudinally aligned load bearing or load transmitting relationship to each other. The discrete members are connected by the coaction of ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4416575 | Union nut A union nut, for cooperation with a first tube having an external thread and a second tube having a radially outwardly projecting flange, has an annular body with an internal thread to engage with the external thread of the first tube, the body being made... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4407602 | Insulated coupling A coupling between a prime mover and a dynamoelectric machine should include electrical insulation between the connected shafts so as to preclude the transmission of eddy currents between the dynamoelectric machine to the prime mover shaft. This insulatio... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4266809 | Outrigger float pad assembly An improved float pad mounting is disclosed for releasably connecting the float pad to an outrigger lift jack shaft. The lift jack can be activated to move the shaft between a retracted position for outrigger travel and extended positions grounding the fl... | 05/12/1981 |
