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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 |
| 7059454 | One-way braking device A one way braking device has a first sealed chamber filled with a viscous fluid, a braking rotor being rotably supported within the chamber, a housing or the braking rotor, respectively, coacting with a pinion which in turn cooperates with a tooth rod or a gear or t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6540051 | Damping force device with adjustable damping force A damping device with variable damping force, including a cylinder, in which a piston rod is arranged axially movably, and an adjustable damping valve which is activated as a function of the compression travel of an axle part. The adjustable damping valve... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6352143 | Vibration damping system using a hydraulic damper with a field responsive fluid control A vibration damping system for absorbing shock loads includes a hydraulic damper containing a piston slidably reciprocating within an oil filled chamber and dividing the chamber into a pair of subchambers. A hydraulic motor is in fluid communication with ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6244982 | Hydraulic chain tensioner with a piston having a plurality of sliding elements A hydraulic tensioning device for a power transmission system having a belt or a chain includes a cylinder and piston assembly of which a movable element, generally the piston, acts on the belt or chain so as to ensure that it is tensioned and thus ensure... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6068351 | Hydraulic braking axle In a braking axle driven by a wheel of a trailer vehicle, wherein an axle-driven pumping mechnism is used to pressurize a volume of hydraulic fluid in response to a braking command, the fluid pressure activates a turbine which in turn drives a cooling fan... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5604936 | Self-lowering toilet seat An automatic lowering mechanism for a toilet seat comprises a device for translating the rotational movement of the toilet seat into a lateral movement which is used in conjunction with a pneumatic compression cylinder to retard the descent of the toilet ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5324065 | Suspension assembly for a heavy vehicle, in particular for a tracked vehicle The invention relates to an oscillating arm suspension assembly for a heavy vehicle, in particular for a track vehicle. According to the invention, the oscillating arm comprises a housing receiving firstly a shock absorber of the type in which a semi-soli... | 06/28/1994 |
| 4768628 | Shock absorber for a suspension element of a heavy vehicle A shock absorber having a hollow slide slidably mounted in a fixed member disposed in a sleeve inside the body, separated from the latter by an annular gap and having an opening which communicates with a conduit opening into an a hydraulic chamber. The fi... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4466803 | Belt tensioner and method of making the same A tensioner for a power transmission belt that is adapted to be operated in an endless path and a method of making the same are provided, the tensioner comprising a support unit for being fixed relative to the belt, a belt engaging unit carried by the sup... | 08/21/1984 |
