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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 |
| 7011242 | Coated staple and fastening tool for the same Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6386811 | Fixing staple for delicate material A staple (4) for a delicate material (22) comprises two flexible legs (46, 47) between a head portion (56) connecting the legs and an introduction end portion (57). Between the head and end portions is located a discontinuity portion (58) so that when the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6200330 | Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum Devices for affixing sutures, grafts and tissues to bone, and soft tissue such as periosteum. In a first embodiment, the invention comprises a piton member implantable within bone having a post or eyelet formed thereon to which the suture or tissue may be... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6122815 | Circuit board stiffener and method of attachment to a circuit board A rigid bar of material is fastened to a circuit board to increase its stiffness. The bar is preferably a high modulus plastic such as liquid crystal polymer. Flexible fingers which surround a central opening are formed integrally with the bar and pop int... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6095737 | Sheet metal anchor nail fastener with locking staple An anchor nail for use with gypsum and other cementitious or composite materials used in roofing which includes a tapered tubular shank having openings therein through which ends of an insert wire staple are deflected to provide an anchoring for the nail ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082721 | Bushing A bushing having particularly advantageous use with heavy duty truck suspensions and including: i) a first outer bushing member; ii) a second inner bushing member defining an annular space between the first and second bushing members; and iii), an elastom... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5567099 | Two-part blind rivet A blind rivet has a first part comprised of a central core having depending circumferentially spaced legs spaced radially from the axis of the first part and radially projecting, circumferentially spaced flanges at an upper end forming a head for the firs... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5217194 | Yard swing stabilizer apparatus Support tubes of an associated yard swing arrangement are mounted to stabilizer apparatus, including an upper tube portion coaxially mounted to a lower tube portion. The lower tube portion includes a "V" shaped anchor plate member arranged for projection ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4655659 | Roofing fastener A fastener for securing two pieces of roofing material includes an elongated member having a pointed tip end and a flange like head end. The elongated member includes an internal channel that extends substantially the entire length of the member and termi... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4533978 | Circuit board stiffening A circuit board stiffener includes an elongated stiffening member adapted to extend over the board surface in spaced relation to that surface; the member has contact surfaces adapted to engage one side of the board, and bendable retainer structure to reta... | 08/06/1985 |
