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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 |
| 7814577 | Spectrally balanced protective facemasks Protective face masks and shields are configured so that interior surfaces are associated with visual characteristics based on a use environment. A face shield for a catcher's helmet includes an interior surface having three horizontal zones that are assigned colors... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7404242 | Lace securing apparatus The invention is for a lace gripper comprising an upper body and a lower body that may be joined together whereby a tied lace is secured between the two bodies. Preferable the upper body is designed to receive inserts, charms, lights, recording devices, alarm and lo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7328528 | Removably attachable decoration for footwear A removably attachable decoration for footwear is provided. The decoration can be attached to any desired article of footwear, such as a shoe or sandal, at any desired location thereon. The decoration comprises a strand having beads or other adornments attached ther... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7200959 | Modifiable footwear Footwear having a sole, a retaining strap, and at least one decorative piece is provided. The retaining strap is attached to the sole, and the decorative pieces are releasably attached to the retaining strap, thereby allowing a wearer to remove and replace the decor... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6729058 | Apparel mounted picture securing and displaying apparatus An apparel mounted picture securing and displaying apparatus is provided having a lower support member with a corner attachment orifice formed at each corner point. An upper frame element forming a transparent retention means within an outer perimeter is attached to... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6115948 | Decorative attachments for articles of clothing and footwear The present invention relates to articles of clothing and footwear and more particularly to an insertable patch or emblem which fits under the overlapping layer of a pocket formed in the article of clothing or footwear. The patch or emblem and the pocket ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6066384 | Retroreflective article having a binder layer containing an epoxy resin and a silicone crosslinked polymer A retroreflective article (100, 200, 300) that has a retroreflective layer (120, 220, 320) that includes optical elements (121, 221, 321) and a specularly reflective layer (122, 222, 322), and a binder layer (110, 210, 310), that is the reaction product o... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5857220 | Strap logo A strap logo for a user to apply to the strap of a bag, cap, to shoestrings, or other articles having a linearly extended member comprises a logo face rotably attached to arms which encircle the strap and are, in turn, attached to each other by complement... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5800900 | Decorative attachments for articles of clothing and footwear The present invention relates to articles of clothing and footwear and more particularly to an insertable patch or emblem which fits under the overlapping layer of a pocket formed in the article of clothing or footwear. The patch or emblem and the pocket ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5740557 | Magnetic image-display system for apparel This invention modifies nearly any form of apparel, including baseball-style hats, by incorporating a portion of magnetic material into the article of apparel which allows for releasable attachment of a plurality of magnetic-based display panels.... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5650213 | Retroreflective composition A retroreflective composition of the present invention comprises non-volatile matrix material, volatile constituent, and a plurality of retroreflective microsphere beads wherein the ratio of the volume of matrix material to the volume of retroreflective m... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5575016 | Kiltie weight A weight for kilties on boots and shoes is a thin strip of pliable metal with a serrated edge for attaching to the forward edge of the kiltie on the underside, where it weighs the kiltie to prevent curling and may be bent to conform to the shape of the sh... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5496612 | Shoe adornment A shoe adornment in the form of a thin sheet-like base to which is mounted on the lower surface thereof an elastic band. On the upper surface of the base is mounted an ornament. The elastic band is to be secured around the ball area of a human foot and up... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5438488 | Illuminated article of apparel An article of apparel which includes at least one LED which is intermittently and repetitively turned on. In one form, a hollow ball or shell contains an LED and a digital pulser comprising a battery and a digital oscillator for passing successive pulses ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5308671 | Decoration system A detachable decoration system including a first releasably interlockable fastener permanently connected to an article to be decorated and second releasably interlockable fastener permanently connected to a decoration adapted to selectively interlock with... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5246749 | Shoe mounted novelty device A shoe mounted novelty device includes an elongate antenna like member having an inner end mounted on a shoe and an outer end projecting in an upright erect manner therefrom. An amusement or ornamental device such as a ball, flower, pompon or the like is ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5209000 | Display for footwear A display attachment is provided for a shoe of the type having a lace, an instep, a pair of flaps and a tongue. The attachment consists of a flexible plate having a curved to edge, a fringed bottom edge, a pair of tapering side edges and a pair of spaced ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4864736 | Thong sandal with durable toe tab for use as promotional item or the like A thong sandal having a sole fastened to the foot of a wearer by means of an instep strap and a toe tab connected to the sole and latched in the instep strap. The sole and instep strap are made from a flat sheet of material which is flexible and provides ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4845865 | Shoe having a vibratable ornament A shoe including a mid-sole layer, a lower layer, an air compression cavity, an air envelope, a shoe pad, an inner and outer vamp and an ornament. The air envelope is connected to the air compression cavity via an air-transmission tube which extends from ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4724628 | Heel jewelry A shoe having jewelry removably attached to the heel is disclosed. The preferred attachment includes a hollow tube which is inserted into a hole in the heel. The tube has an inner helical surface for receiving an anchor. The anchor is an elongate element ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4611416 | Athletic shoe with display portion and method of making An athletic shoe having a quarter and outer material covering portions thereof providing a window in the covering and an access opening into the space between the quarter and outer material.... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4597197 | Personalized boot pullstrap Boots, particularly cowboy boots, having a looped pullstrap. A reinforced and welted pullstrap is personalized by the attachment of a pullstrap plate to the pullstrap exterior, such that a name panel insert may be inscribed with the wearer's name and affi... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4597198 | Ornamental attachment for footwear and the like An ornamental attachment for mounting on lacing-type footwear has a support member extends under at least a portion of the lace longitudinally along the lacing opening of the article of footwear and face member having a display surface thereon extends ove... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4536975 | Multi-purpose detachable pocket system An improved detachable pocket assembly for carrying I.D. cards, photos, coins, keys, tickets and the like on apparel such as shoes includes a pocket formed between front and back faces of sheet material, one of which faces preferably has a transparent pla... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4516337 | Means for displaying a picture or the like in a shoe A shoe having means for displaying a picture or the like comprising a saddle portion having an inner and outer wall, a window in the outer wall, a plastic element secured to the perimeter of the window; a pocket formed by joining the three edges of the wi... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4026047 | Decorative device for converting street shoes to dress shoes A decorative device for converting street shoes to dress or evening shoes, comprising a mounting tab which fits within the shoe at the rear thereof and from which there is provided depending decorative links of a chain which may be provided with jewels or... | 05/31/1977 |
