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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 |
| 7019226 | Switch contact structure To enable reduction of the number of components and weight, improvement of workability, and reduction of the costs, a switch contact structure is disclosed, which comprises a substrate 65, a movable block 73 disposed so as to be movable along the subst... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6900405 | Sealed circuit breaker with push-pull actuation A circuit breaker has a threaded collar fixed on a breaker housing and an approximately cylindrical actuating element displaceably guided in a bore of the threaded collar and partially protruding from the breaker housing for manual push-pull actuation in an advantag... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6872897 | Switch contact structure To enable reduction of the number of components and weight, improvement of workability, and reduction of the costs, a switch contact structure is disclosed, which comprises a substrate 65, a movable block 73 disposed so as to be movable along the subst... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6399907 | Helical coil switch contact assembly An electrical contact assembly is disclosed comprising a bracket having at least first and second cavities located on opposite ends of the bracket and an opening extending through the bracket between the first and second cavities. A retention member is ar... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5964342 | Safety switch A safety switch including a spring-loaded tappet axially displaceably disposed in a switch cover; a switching bridge on the tappet; and an actuator above the tappet. An essentially U-shaped element has a center web and a first and second leg. The element ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5939989 | Electronic switch utilized in, for example, a drowsiness warning device An electronic switch includes a rigid base, a circuit board supported by the base which includes an aperture therethrough defined, at least in part, by spaced apart conductive terminals of an electrically conductive circuit, a resiliently flexible casing ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5749458 | Miniature jumper switch with wire contact maker A low profile, push-pull, jumper switch that relies on movement of an electrically-insulating switch housing to make and break the connection between two contact members mounted on the surface of a PCB or other substrate. The only metal used are the two c... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5667060 | Diaphragm seal for a high voltage switch environment A diaphragm for the contact insulating housing of a mechanically operated high voltage switch. The diaphragm has a central portion through which the shaft from the mechanical operating mechanism to the movable contact passes. The walls of the diaphragm ab... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5586646 | Vehicle locking systems Actuator for an electrically operated vehicle door lock has an actuator plunger which is shiftable between first and second positions to lock and unlock the related door latch. The actuator plunger carries a resilient electrical contact element which coac... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5552571 | Push-button switch having a plurality of simultaneously closed contacts With push button operated switches having at least one movable and one stationary contact carrier, problems may occur when the push button is not actuated properly and centrally. This problem is overcome by a switch having corresponding annular contacts a... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5321218 | Electrical connectors An electrical connector, for example a lampholder comprises an on/off switch mechanism including a push bar. The connector further comprises a locking arrangement including an interlock member which extends to the pushbar and moves into and out of coopera... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5228560 | Electrical contact unit, particularly an electrical switch An electrical contact device has a first connector (1) having a surrounded base portion (3). Radially disposed within the base portion is a plurality of contact members (5) with at least a surface portion of the contact members being in electrical contact... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4114007 | Low level relay contact blades A relay assembly has a flexible contact blade mounted on a contact carrier through the use of non-conductive support blocks which permit flexing of the blade as it moves with the carrier, thereby causing a wiping action between the movable and stationary ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4032731 | Push-pull switch for use in an electronic watch A push-pull switch employs a coil spring contained in an internal chamber in a housing and surrounding a reduced central portion on a stem passing through the chamber. The spring is interposed between a pair of washers slidably receiving the central porti... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3932718 | Intrusion detector An intrusion detector comprises a housing attachable to a fixed support, an electrical switch fixed within the housing and having a switch actuator movable within a longitudinal bore in the housing to actuate the switch. The actuator is attachable to a wi... | 01/13/1976 |
