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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 |
| 7641202 | End effector with moveable jaw assembly to manipulate an article Apparatus for manipulating an article, such as a cutting tool. A moveable jaw member includes first and second inclined surfaces, with the second inclined surface being substantially parallel to the first inclined surface and non-parallel to a central axis. A suppor... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7337698 | Adjustable pipe shaving device A pipe shaving device for removing a uniform layer of material from the outer circumference of a pipe is provided. The device comprises a first frame member providing at least two support surfaces for the pipe, a second frame member slidable with respect to the firs... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316404 | Drill/driver chuck A drill/driver chuck has a cylindrical member (2) with a central axial bore (4). A plurality of further bores (6) slanted with respect to the axis of the cylindrical member (4). A jaw actuator (10) is coupled to each jaw (8)... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7216873 | Drill chuck A drill chuck has a chuck body centered on and axis, and a tightening element surrounding the body and rotatable thereon about the axis. The tightening element has a front sleeve formed with jaw-holding guides and a rear sleeve releasably coupled with the front slee... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210212 | Bayonet collet pickup tool for agile fixturing A bayonet collet pickup tool includes a collet chuck having a collet portion including a bore disposed therein. A collet is held in the bore and is operable therein. A bayonet cap is mounted to an outer surface of the collet chuck proximate the bore. The bayonet cap... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178811 | Chuck capable of drawing in and pushing out collet A chuck is composed of a collet sleeve, a sliding member, at least one linkage member, a collet, and a driving member. The collet sleeve includes an axial hole running therethrough and at least one opening in communication with the axial hole. The sliding member is ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156402 | Quick-tighten drill chuck A drill chuck has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis and having a screwthread, a main sleeve axially fixed but rotatable about the axis on the body and formed centered on the axis with a plurality of angled forwardly open guides, and respective cla... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7080964 | Tool chuck having a light transmitting capability A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a tool chuck for a power hand tool of the type which has a generally cylindrical elongated housing with a motor contained within the housing or case and the motor having an output shaft that extends from the nose end... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6908086 | Chuck The chuck (10) is comprised of a chuck body (11) having an inner cone surface and a grip head (12) with a corresponding outer cone surface. The grip head (12) is subdivided into individual clamping jaws (21) by several seperating s... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6843484 | Quick change chuck There is provided a keyless chuck, a clutch assembly, and an associated method for releasably gripping a bit. The chuck includes a jaw assembly that is adjustable between open and closed positions, a threaded shaft in operable communication with the jaw assembly, an... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6149165 | Collet assembly and manufacturing process An Improved Collet Assembly and Manufacturing Process is disclosed. Also disclosed is an improved collet that includes a spindle, a center portion comprising several tabs and a collar. The disclosed collet is manufactured from a single piece of stock, and... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5979911 | Procedure for fastening an object and a hydraulic fastening apparatus The invention relates to a procedure for the fastening of objects, e.g. working tools and work pieces, and to a holding device. The invention comprises a self-locking holding collet (2, 22) which fastens the object by means of an actuating element (3) whi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5957467 | Clamping chuck A clamping chuck with a chuck body, a conical receptacle for a collet chuck provided therein, a tension sleeve extending over the collet chuck, and a clamping nut disposed on the chuck body, which can be screwed together with the tension sleeve, wherein a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947485 | Collet assembly and manufacturing process An Improved Collet Assembly and Manufacturing Process is disclosed. Also disclosed is an improved collet that includes a spindle, a center portion comprising several tabs and a collar. The disclosed collet is manufactured from a single piece of stock, and... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5934688 | Quick setting and release actuator for work holder A quick setting and release actuator for cooperating with an axially movable chuck for holding a tubular workpiece in fixed position includes an anchor member (12) that is mounted in fixed relationship relative to a housing of a machine tool (20) and a th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5921563 | Quick release integrated collet and chuck device A quick release chuck device includes a body member having a frusto-conical chamber defined therein for receipt of a conventional collet. A plurality of weighted cam members are disposed around the circumference of the body member and include a first end ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918886 | Keyless drill chuck A keyless drill chuck includes a raising-and-lowering member which moves back and forth with reference to a shaft in order to secure a rear portion of the cutting tool, and jaws which grip the cutting tool in association with the movement of the raising-a... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5820136 | Quick release integrated collet and chuck device A quick release chuck device includes a body member having a frustoconical chamber defined therein with a collet device operably housed in the chamber. At least two longitudinally extending members are disposed equally spaced around the circumference of t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788249 | Cutting tool chuck for chucking cutting tool A cutting tool chuck holds a collet so as to be easily changed. In the cutting tool chuck, a fastening collar (12) is screwed on a chuck sleeve (14). The fastening collar (12) is provided with an internal guide groove (24), deep recesses (24a) formed in a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5743539 | Quick setting and release actuator for work holder A quick setting and release actuator for cooperating with an axially movable chuck for holding a tubular workpiece in fixed position includes an anchor member (12) that is mounted in fixed relationship relative to a housing of a machine tool (20) and a th... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5284348 | Apparatus for cutting ocular lens materials An apparatus for cutting ocular lens materials is disclosed which includes a rotating drive unit, a chuck for holding the lens material, a main shaft for transmitting a rotational force from the rotating drive unit to the chuck, and a coupling for support... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5160150 | Chuck A chuck for a machine tool is provided and includes a chuck body that is provided with a frusto-conical opening that has guide surfaces. A clamping head is adapted to be received in the opening of the chuck body, with the clamping head having an axially e... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5096213 | Collet assembly A collet assembly comprises a collet head, a collet body and a mount for securing the collet head and the collet body to the spindle of a machine. The collet head has inside and outside surfaces and front and rear faces and the outside surface includes an... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4858938 | Two piece collet with interlocking collet segments A collet head for securing to a collet body for machine tools has a plurality of spaced segments arranged in a circular configuration having spaced slots between each segment. Each segment has a front face, a rear face, an inside work gripping surface, an... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856797 | Chuck for gripping a workpiece A chuck comprising a chuck body having guide surfaces, preferably in the form of the surface area of a hollow cone, is provided. Chuck jaws having a correspondingly conical guide surface rest against the surface of the chuck body and are secured to one an... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4632614 | Composite tool unit for chip-removing machining A composite tool unit comprising a tool shank, a tool head a chuck, a drawbar which is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the tool shank and a pulling shank which projects from the tool head. The drawbar and pulling shank are engaged around by the ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4214766 | Collet A collet, comprising a clamping head having a front side, having interior gripping surfaces in a longitudinal zone of the clamping head for gripping a workpiece, and having an exterior surface in the form of a frustum located at least partially in the sam... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4093247 | Chuck A drill holding chuck is provided having particular utility for use with a drill sharpening tool. The chuck includes an outer tubular housing having cylindrical ends rotably receivable in bearing members to provide spaced support for the chuck and the jaw... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4088333 | Jaws, guiding base plates and adjusting mechanism for chucks A drill chuck is disclosed with a pair of jaws and a pair of jaw guiding base plates for centering and holding a drill bit. The chuck comprises a cylindrical housing for the pair of base plates in which the jaws are functionally located. Internal channels... | 05/09/1978 |
| 3964644 | Adhesive dispensing apparatus An improved fluid-operated dispensing apparatus for use in receiving, processing, and applying rods of hot-melt adhesive. Important characteristics of the apparatus include an air-cooling means adapted to operate when the dispensing function is not being ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3961800 | Stub collet A collet assembly comprising a spring body member having a cylindrical rear portion and a plurality of spring fingers extending axially therefrom, with an annular bead on the external periphery of the spring fingers near the distal end thereof. Work gripp... | 06/08/1976 |
