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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 |
| 7231983 | Split locking ring for wellhead components The present invention is directed to a split locking ring for wellhead components. In one illustrative embodiment, the device comprises a first internally threaded wellhead component, a second wellhead component, at least a portion of which is positioned within an o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7152886 | Preconditioned air connector assembly for aircraft A connector for coupling a preconditioned air source to an aircraft is provided. The connector comprises actuating members rotatably secured to a body. In one embodiment, the actuating members are supported, at least partially, by an integrated bearing assembly. The... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7021669 | Coupling part for a fluid coupling device A coupling part for a fluid coupling device, especially a hose coupling, which has a looking device switchable between two positions. The locking device has locking elements mounted on a base body, and a socket-shaped actuating element that interacts with the lockin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6929289 | Tube couplings Embodiments provide for a tube coupler for receiving and securely holding a tube. The tube may be inserted into an opening in an end cap, which engages a coupling body for axial movement between forward and retracted positions on the coupling body. By moving the end... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918618 | Joining mechanism for PVC pipe The present invention relates to a PVC-pipe, axially-tensioned joint. The pipe joint comprises a first PVC pipe having a spigot end, wherein the spigot end has a circumferential groove in and circumferentially around the outer surface of the spigot end. An inner rin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905148 | Connector for securing conduits A connector for securing tubular members or conduits in sealed end to end relationship is disclosed. A split ring biased to an unlocked position is carried on the pin connection member in a recess. After the connection is made, the split ring is expanded through a w... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893051 | Pipe coupling Disclosed is a pipe coupling, which can connect pipes in a sealed condition. The pipe coupling includes: a connector body having pipe locking jaws having the same diameter as the inner diameter of a pipe inserted into the pipe coupling, and a taper part gradually re... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6695356 | Connector for securing conduits A connector for securing tubular members or conduits in sealed end to end relationship is disclosed. A split ring biased to an unlocked position is carried on the pin connection member in a recess. After the connection is made, the split ring is expanded ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682107 | Preloaded squnch connector A connector for connecting two tubular members has a pin and a box, the box having a bore that receives the pin in stabbing engagement. The bore having a grooved profile, and a split lock ring mounted to the pin, the lock ring snapping into engagement wit... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6648339 | Seal assembly, its use and installation A method and apparatus for installing seals in an interference fit with a comating sealing surface by initially stretching the seal installed in a groove to reduce its cross-sectional thickness perpendicular to a comating sealing surface. The stretched se... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6575605 | Device for connecting the plug-in base of a mast top unit luminaire to a carrier tube The invention relates to a device for connecting the plug-in base (5) of a side-mounting luminaire to a carrier tube (3), in particular to the tube (3) of a luminaire mast, it being possible for the plug-in base (5) of the side-mounting luminaire to be co... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6530716 | Detachable connection of cylindrical hollow shafts A detachable connection of first and second hollow shafts having first and second end faces is provided by axially insetting the first and second end faces into one another, wherein the first end face has an inner annular flange and the second end face ha... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6485290 | Portable lantern A lantern having a compact configuration. The lantern has a generally cylindrical shape with a lower housing containing a fuel tank, a shut-off valve and a regulator. A cap at the base of the lower housing can be removed, providing access to the fuel tank... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6467816 | Water pipe joint A water pipe joint includes a main body, a control sleeve, and an elastic element. The main body is provided with a plurality of expansion holes and receiving slots. The elastic element is disposed in a receiving gap of the main body. The control sleeve i... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6321843 | Preloading type connector A connection for oilfield use is disclosed. It features male and female components held together by dogs actuable through one of the members and into the other. Different configurations of the connections envision a built-in preload to the connection when... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6199914 | Drilling quick connectors A quick connector fitting assembly is provided which includes a fitting which releasably connects to a well casing for providing an interface for the attachment of various types of well related equipment. The quick connector fitting connects using fastene... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6142537 | Connector The connector includes a male member with an engaging portion on its outer face, a female member with an inner space for receiving the male member and a pair of manipulating members provided in the female member from opposite sides. The engaging portion o... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6086119 | Detachable plug-in connection for receiving a tubular plug-in-part A detachable, quick connect connector having a retaining spring with jaws for engaging a locking ring of a tube. The connector includes a housing with a chamber for receiving the tube and the retaining spring. The retaining spring has a pair of inwardly d... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6059324 | Pipe connection coupling, especially for connecting a pipe on a motor vehicle heat exchanger A coupling element connects a connection piece with an insertable end of a connection tube having a toroidal flange for contacting the connection piece in the tube inserting direction. A plug-in fork can be inserted into the coupling element to releasably... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5992893 | Connector There are disclosed two embodiments of a connector for sealably connecting the lower ends of an upper riser member and an upper conduit on the lower ends of an upper riser pipe and upper auxiliary line joint, respectively, to the upper ends of a lower ris... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5816623 | Self-locking quick disconnect coupling device A self-locking quick-disconnect coupling device includes a female coupler including a stop formed thereon and an opening defined therethrough. A male adaptor through which a recess is defined is insertable into the female coupler. A cam handle includes a ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5632735 | Infusion apparatus A family of variously configured, new, improved and universally compatible infusion sites and medical connectors that employ a cannula and which function to interconnect uniquely configured T sites, Y sites, heparin locks and the like with a liquid source... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5474335 | Duct coupler with hinge interconnected locking rings A duct coupler is disclosed for joining and sealing between adjacent sections of duct. The coupler includes a body, flexible cantilevered sections on the end of the body adapted to pass over annular protrusions on the duct and locking rings for locking th... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5441311 | Connector with opposite moving cam rings There is disclosed a connector for releasably connecting tubular members connected to adjacent ends of riser pipes in end-to-end relation. The tubular members have locking grooves about their adjacent ends, and a split lock ring surrounds the adjacent end... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5342098 | Multiple coupling device A device for coupling a plurality of individual couplings includes a nipple plate with a plurality of individual male coupling components and a frame plate with a plurality of the individual female coupling components adapted to be coupled with the male c... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5333911 | Connector There are disclosed several embodiments of a connector for connecting tubular members in end-to-end relation wherein a ring supported by the one tubular member carries arcuate latches which are adapted to be moved by radial actuators into and out of posit... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333912 | Track switch snow melter duct system with quick release joints The present invention is directed toward a quick release cam locking joint for connecting adjacent ducts for a track switch snow melter. The invention also includes a track duct support bracket for holding track switch snow melter track ducts.... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5309991 | Wellhead connector There is disclosed a wellhead connector for connecting first and second tubular wellhead members in end-to-end relation, wherein locking segments are carried by a ring about the first member for movement between an outer position, to permit the ring to be... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5277460 | Split section body joint with wedge ring A device and method of manufacturing a jointing together cylindrical bodies, in which one of the bodies is composed of two semi-cylindrical shells. Each body is provided with a flanged end which are locked against one another by a threaded clamping ring h... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5195905 | Connecting device A connecting device includes a first body (1) and a second body (2) which are automatically lockingly engageably with one another. Elastic tongues (6) with stop dogs (7) are associated with the second body (2), and a groove (4) on the first body (1) is en... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5188399 | Pipe coupling device and method A pipe coupling device wherein the connection between pipe members is made by rotating one member relative to the other member so that a plurality of radially extending surfaces of one member face corresponding radially extending surfaces of the other mem... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5125915 | Locking Y-connector for selective attachment to exterior of medical tubing A connector for applying to the exterior of an elongated member of circular cross-section circumferentially uniform radially directed compressive forces by which to effect attachment and fluid-tight sealing thereagainst. The connector comprises an attachm... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5094490 | Ratcheted coupling A rotational power coupling consists of drive shaft couplings and stationary housings within which the shafts rotate. One housing has a flange with external threads; the other has a plain flange. A threaded nut engages the threaded flange and draws the tw... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4956151 | Device for holding together and releasing conical joints The nut (3) is rotatable on the external thread (4) on the conical pin (1). A shackle (6) is mounted on the said nut and is pivotable about an axis (7) transverse to and at a distance from the central axis. The shackle engages behind the swelling (5) on t... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4951972 | Rotatable sealing assemblies The invention relates to a method and apparatus suitable for angularly adjusting an attachment member to be sealed to a bore, for example a wellhead body (2) in the bore of a conductor (4). The attachment body (2) is to be sealed through the intermediary ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4705303 | Detachable hose coupling A coupling for rapidly and detachably connecting a conduit pipe or hose to an opening is disclosed provided with an inner sleeve having a flange on at least one end, an outer sleeve capable of moving with little play about the inner sleeve, a groove for a... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4632437 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling, suitable for manufacture entirely of plastics material, for any diameter of pipe and internal pressure, has a gripping ring housed in a socket with projections extending through apertures in the socket and terminating in camming portions,... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4623172 | Pipe coupling A pipe joint has a pair of latching hooks pivotal on opposite sides of a tubular coupling member, which hooks engage into slots in an annular plate and, when pivoted, lock over the slot ends. The hooks are simultaneously actuated by levers having free end... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4609211 | Remotely disassemblable connection device A device for the tight connection of a first part to a second part in a direction D. It comprises a first member having a first conical surface of axis D and angle λ, a second member having a second conical surface of axis D and angle μ and a third memb... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4606557 | Subsea wellhead connector A pipe connector especially suitable for interconnecting a marine riser to a subsea wellhead, the connector comprising an annular body that telescopes over the wellhead, and a plurality of lockdown screw assemblies extending through radial ports in the bo... | 08/19/1986 |
