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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 |
| 8142130 | Safety cone placing device and method Automatic placement of safety cones from a moving vehicle is provided. The preferred safety cone would have a flexible cone part. A receptacle holds a plurality of safety cones either with the flexible cone part in non-compressed position or in spring-loaded positio... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118532 | Container hauling and delivery mechanism A container transportation system that includes a dolly system that can be mounted underneath the container and then used, optionally in cooperation with a boom or lift, to navigate a container to a desired location. The dolly includes a motor mounted in a swivel br... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8016539 | Chemical applicator trailer extendable hitch A telescoping adjustable length trailer hitch with an hydraulic actuator for adjusting the length of the trailer hitch. The hitch being adjustable to provide for a longer hitch for road travel and for a shorter hitch for use in farm fields what used with a chemical ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7927061 | Mounting system for mounting a forklift on a vehicle Disclosed is an improved mounting system for mounting a forklift to the rear of a vehicle such as a truck or trailer. The mounting system includes in combination a forklift and a vehicle, the forklift having a frame, a pair of spaced apart front wheels and at least ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7367747 | Adjustable and extending transport cradle for watercraft A cradle assembly for moving and positioning a watercraft with respect to a support module. The cradle assembly comprises a plurality of horizontally varying cradle beams, a cradle wall extending upward from the cradle beams and a transportation track traversing the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341419 | Mechanism for securing a tilt frame of a hook lift hoist to a truck frame A locking mechanism for locking a tilt frame of a hoist to a vehicle frame comprises a semi-annular ring connected in axial alignment to the hub of a hoist lift arm. The ring is adapted to receive a pin connected to the vehicle frame. An opening is formed in the rin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331544 | Deployable receptacle A deployable receptacle includes a tray for supporting an object thereon and being movable between a storing position and a deploying position. The tray stores an object thereon when the tray is disposed in the storing position and deploys the object therefrom when ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322460 | Pivoting unloading door assembly and common conveyor drive for door segments thereof A pivoting unloading door for ramp assembly and common conveyor drive for door or ramp segments thereof. The door or ramp segments are pivotable about a pivotal axis between a folded or closed position in generally overlaying relation one to the other, and an unfold... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267071 | Apparatuses and methods useful for centering watercraft Apparatuses and methods useful for helping to center watercraft—such as personal watercraft, ski boats, fishing boats, luxury boats, and the like—as they are docked (such as on trailers or watercraft-lifting systems), especially in rough waters and/or strong cro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255202 | Truck mounted forklift with double-acting freelift mast A forklift truck for mounting on the rear of a carrying vehicle comprises a u-shaped chassis having a crossbar and a pair of side bars mounted at the ends of the crossbar and projecting forwardly therefrom. A wheel is located adjacent the free end of each of the sid... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232189 | Waste concrete disposal box A container for disposing of waste concrete provides a pivoting front wall assembly such that lifting the container by the front wall assembly breaks the bond between hardened concrete and the container facilitating removal of the waste concrete. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195299 | Cargo compartment organizer A storage box for a cargo bay of a vehicle including a conveyor on which items, e.g., tools and materials, are stored. The conveyor is actuatable to move the items in a pre-selected direction, preferably toward the side or rear of the vehicle cargo bay to provide ea... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182319 | Roller assembly for a lifting device for a personal-transportation vehicle A preferred embodiment of a roller assembly for a lifting device for a personal-transportation vehicle includes a shaft member for mounting on a lifting arm assembly of the lifting device and having an outer surface, and a roller member for supporting a lifting stra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7124892 | Safety cone holder device The present invention provides a holder device for securing one or more non-rigid safety cones, each of which having a flexible conical part that can be reduced to a small volume substantially linearly. The holder device has an open frame construction and is lightwe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112007 | Cradle for item transportation and storage, especially watercraft storage A cradle assembly for moving and positioning an item with respect to a support module in a storage assembly with the item including a bottom. The cradle assembly comprises a plurality of cradle beams, at least one cradle wall vertically extending upward from the plu... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108446 | Emergency warning device rapid deployment system A safety marker deployment system and method includes a plurality of safety markers removably associated with a motor vehicle in a laterally pre-positioned array substantially corresponding to a desired lateral position on a roadway. The safety markers can be remova... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100500 | Device for compacting waste in containers The invention relates to a device for compacting waste which is disposed in containers that are open at the top thereof. The inventive includes a compactor roller which is pivot-mounted to one end of a handling arm, the other end of the arm being mounted to a suppor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090456 | Apparatus for loading, transporting, stacking and feeding bales An apparatus to load, transport, stack, retrieve and feed bales of hay can be run by a single operator. A vehicle frame supports an operator cab forward of a tiltable bed. A track begins near the ground in front of the cab and proceeds back toward to bed to above th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080844 | Transportable shopping cart A transportable cart having a basket with a lift mechanism that raises the unit to the cargo floor height of the vehicle, and also used to lower the basket to a comfortable working height for the user while shopping. A slide mechanism includes a frame member, a set ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073998 | Mechanical lock-up for pivoting table A manually operated mechanism for locking the first table of a bale wagon in the raised position. The mechanism uses gravity to both engage and disengage the lock to permit an operator to safely service the components of the wagon below the first table. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074004 | Device and system for loading and unloading a storage container with respect to a transport vehicle A device adapted to operably engage a vehicle to load and unload a container between the vehicle and a surface, and to cooperate with the vehicle to transport the container, is provided. Such a device includes a pair of laterally separated horizontal lifting members... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055449 | Apparatuses and methods useful for centering watercraft Apparatuses and methods useful for helping to center watercraft—such as personal watercraft, ski boats, fishing boats, luxury boats, and the like—as they are docked (such as on trailers or watercraft-lifting systems), especially in rough waters and/or strong cro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052066 | Sliding, portable, vehicle mounted combination trunk-workbench with variable height adjustment An improved vehicle mounted storage unit and workbench, comprising a variably configured cabinet, upper lid with workbench surface, mechanisms for varying the cabinet's working height, slides and wheels for moving the cabinet, mounting brackets to fix the unit to a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025318 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001131 | Forklift loading support A forklift (1) of the type adapted to be transported on a carrying vehicle comprising a wheeled chassis (6) on which are mounted a pair of platform engaging load rest supports (15). The load rest supports (15) comprise a pair of spaced-ap... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955135 | Self-contained drive-on boat docking apparatus, method and kit for creating such apparatus An apparatus for lifting and storing a boat above water and particularly for shallow water, is made up of a pair of laterally spaced floats fixedly secured to inner ends of a pair of beams whose outer ends are pivotally secured to a dock, a set of fixed posts, a bul... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929443 | Lifting and telescoping dolly A lifting and telescoping dolly for facilitating the moving of bulky objects into and out of attics by one operator acting alone. The collapsible dolly opens into a self-supporting A-frame with four support points. It has wheels and a brake system for positioning th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6893203 | Combination pickup truck liftgate/tailgate A liftgate/tailgate assembly for a vehicle having a chassis and a cargo area, such cargo area comprising a bed and one or more vertical sidewalls mounted to the vehicle chassis, such liftgate/tailgate assembly comprising a tailgate which, when rotated into an open t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6851500 | Two-wheeled vehicle-loadable vehicle and method of loading two-wheeled vehicle onto vehicle A method of loading a two-wheeled vehicle onto a vehicle, e.g., within a trunk space of the accommodating vehicle. The required trunk space can be minimized without relying upon folding of the two-wheeled vehicle. A seat post of the two-wheeled vehicle loaded onto a... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6799935 | Lifting apparatus for user in the bed of a pickup truck A lifting apparatus for use in the bed of a pickup truck having a lifting bar of a generally U-shaped configuration with one side pivotally connected to a side wall of the bed of the pickup truck and an opposite side pivotally connected to another side wall of the b... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6752582 | Safety cone placing device and method Automatic delivery and placement of safety cones from a moving vehicle is provided. The key idea is that there is a receptacle that holds a plurality of safety cones. The receptacle is attached to the vehicle. A releasing means which is attached to the receptacle is... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6679673 | Trailer rack A trailer storage rack for transporting material and fluids with a livestock trailer. The trailer storage rack mounts to the livestock trailer to transfer the weight and forces of operation to the trailer. The storage rack may be spaced above the trailer ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6623233 | Method and apparatus for removing bulk material from a container This invention relates to a system and a process for the removal of bulk material from a container, in particular, from a box-shaped transport container. In order to be able to suction the bulk material off in a simple and reliable manner out of the trans... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6572322 | Mounting system for truck mounted beverage handler A mounting system is designed for a truck-mounted beverage handler of the type having a body and a pair of fork tines that are movable with respect to the body and mounted generally to the front of the body. The beverage handler also has a pair of front w... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6530739 | Vehicle mounted forklift mounting system and a forklift and carrier using the same An improved mounting system for mounting a forklift on a carrier vehicle where the forklift includes a frame, a mast connected to the frame, and a fork carriage having a pair of forks extending therefrom. The fork carriage is adapted to be vertically disp... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520728 | System and method for elevating a watercraft An apparatus (10) is provided for elevating a watercraft out of a body of water and maintaining the watercraft at a predetermined elevation over the water or removing the watercraft therefrom for towage behind a vehicle. Apparatus (10) includes a forwardl... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6120232 | Apparatus and method for mounting a forklift on a carrier A forklift having a frame supported by front and rear wheels is mounted on a carrier by inserting its forks into pockets mounted on the frame of the carrier vehicle and lifting the wheels of the forklift off the ground. A pair of wheel abutments on the un... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116843 | Fork lift truck, adapted to be loaded on the rear of a carrying vehicle A fork lift truck, adapted to be loaded on the rear of a carrying vehicle includes a chassis 1 bearing at least one power driven and steering rear wheel 8 and two fixed direction front wheels 16, 17. The front portion 2 of the fork lift truck that include... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6102647 | Cart for transferring objects A cart for transporting objects includes a wheeled support structure, a carousel and at least first and second object supports. The carousel is rotatably mounted to the support structure. The object supports are mounted to the carousel. The respective obj... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6074159 | Truck box divider A truck box divider is installed in a truck box to divide the box into a front chamber and a rear chamber for carrying different materials, for example seed and fertilizer. The divider includes a V-shaped divider mounted midway along the box with the apex... | 06/13/2000 |
