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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 |
| 7290838 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel comprises a rim (172) and a disk section (171) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The rim comprises an outer rim (178) and an inner rim (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7204667 | High strength bolted structure and method of securing nut and torque-shear type high strength bolt and joining method using same A join structure comprises a box section column and spit T-section joined by a high strength bolt and a method secures a nut to an inside of the box section column. A Torque-Shear type high strength bolt is tightly tightened by a controlled tension and a joining met... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192234 | Integral washer and threaded fastener assembly and method for making same An assembly of a threaded fastener and a stemmed washer is provided, such as for applications in which a standoff is desired between a washer and a mating threaded fastener. The stemmed washer includes a washer portion and a standoff portion extending from the washe... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7111909 | Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method A drum and wheel-centering sleeve disclosed for vehicle drum and wheels having apertures of uniform diameter is a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel drum is mounted to center the wheel drum. The sleeve has a h... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086705 | Zinc stud insert In the trucking industry, a wheel stud having a recess at either end to accommodate a sacrificial insert of metal higher in the electromotive series of metals than the metals of the wheel stud assembly, the lug and the components joined thereby and being of sufficie... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059685 | Fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved fabricated spoked vehicle wheel. According to the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a conventional full wheel rim and a unique wheel disc joined to the wheel rim and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc includes ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6997519 | Coated center disk wheel for a motor vehicle A coated center disk wheel produced from sheet metal for a motor vehicle, which has a wheel-center disk (1) provided with a plurality of connecting eyes (3) which are distributed over a hole circle (2) and have in each case a through-hole (4 | 02/14/2006 |
| 6715975 | Tension control arrangement for a bolt A tension control arrangement including a plurality of cams disposed about an opening that accommodates a bolt to which a nut is intended to be secured. Each of the cams has a contoured outer surface, and each of the cams is rotatably supported such that the contour... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6416135 | Means and method for attaching FRP wheels A method of forming a hole to a final specified dimension in a fiber reinforced wheel for a motor vehicle, and a fiber reinforced wheel with such a hole. Stud mounting holes, or a hub hole or a valve hole, are drilled through the wheel to an internal dime... | 07/09/2002 |
| 5884980 | Vehicle brake and hub attachment system and method A wheel end hub assembly for a motor vehicle incorporating mechanical retention features. The assembly accurately and positively orients the motor vehicle brake component, such as a disc brake rotor or brake drum with respect to its wheel hub. Accordingly... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5806878 | Collapsible wheelbarrow/stretcher A collapsible wheelbarrow has a wheel assembly. The wheel assembly has a collapsible rim and a tire mounted to the rim. The tire comprises a flexible woven fabric and an inner tube for expanding the tire. The wheel assembly rotatably mounts to an axle. A ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5490720 | Vehicle wheel having a tinnerman nut clearance groove A vehicle wheel having an annular clearance groove formed in an inboard surface of a center hub. A plurality of stud holes extend through the hub to the clearance groove. The stud holes receive wheel studs when the wheel is attached to a vehicle. The clea... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5026122 | Wheel for a commercial vehicle A wheel is provided for a commercial vehicle which comprises a wheel disk having bolt holes in the region of the wheel mounting face for attaching the wheel disc to a wheel hub flange or to a brake drum by way of wheel bolts and intermediate disks surroun... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4925249 | Automobile hub mount A wheel mounting and dismounting mechanism for allowing a driver to easily mount and dismount a wheel to the axle of a vehicle. A hub is mounted to the end of a vehicular axle and consists of concentric mounting of several lug studs with a central gear dr... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4842338 | Wheel for a commercial vehicle A wheel is provided for a commercial vehicle which comprises a wheel disc having bolt holes in the region of the wheel mounting face for attaching the wheel disc to a wheel hub flange or to a brake drum by way of wheel bolts and intermediate disks surroun... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4821388 | Method for processing a nut seat on a wheel A method for processing a nut seat formed around a bolthole on a wheel including the steps of drilling the nut seat and the bolthole substantially simultaneously with a step drill and performing roller burnishing on at least edge portions of the nut seat ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4639044 | Demountable wheel A demountable wheel optionally mountable on a hub equipped with cyclindrical studs and on a hub equipped with tapered studs. For this purpose the wheel is provided with a first ring of bores accommodating hubs having cylindrical studs and with a second ri... | 01/27/1987 |
