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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 |
| 8047852 | Notebook computer having rotating roller A notebook computer includes a display and a host panel. The display includes a number of first contacts electrically connected to a number of controlling circuits therein for controlling the display to display images. The host panel is pivotably connected to the di... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7955084 | Wireless transmitter with securely adjustable pivotal plug for connecting to musical instrument A battery-powered wireless transmitter for connecting to a musical instrument comprising an antenna; a cover comprising a well at one end and a first gear on one side of the well; a T-shaped plug having a horizontal section pivotably disposed in the well and a verti... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7934932 | Electrical power receptacle device Disclosed is an electrical power receptacle device, comprising: a main body, a dual-sided power socket, and a flip unit, wherein, the main body has a retaining wall. The dual-sided power socket is disposed in the accommodating space. The flip unit couples to the mai... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7878815 | Electrical connector assembled into a hinge An electrical connector (100) assembled into a hinge (200), includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (110) running through a mating face (114) thereof and a plurality of contacts (2, 3) received and ret... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7753684 | Connecting device with a movable connector A connecting device includes at least one connector and a base. The connector includes a connecting slot for electrically connecting to an electronic device, a first pivoting structure disposed on the connecting slot, and a first positioning structure disposed on th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7661960 | Electrical contact mechanism An electrical contact mechanism adapted to be mounted to a retractable mechanism including a supporting mechanism for extending a roof and a rear window and stowing the roof and the rear window in a stowage space, includes a first member rotating in conjunction with... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7448873 | Connector assembly for end mounting panel members A connector assembly is secured to a panel member for electrically coupling with a second connector assembly secured to a second panel member. Each of the connector assemblies includes a first contact having a first portion and a second portion disposed at a first p... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438573 | Hinge connector for foldable electronic apparatus The invention discloses a hinge connector installed in a foldable electronic apparatus. In particularly, the hinge connector according to the invention includes a hollow shaft device and a cable connecting connectors, and the cable passes through the shaft device. | 10/21/2008 |
| 7418279 | Mobile radio communication apparatus A mobile radio communication apparatus includes a first housing including an input part, a second housing including a speaker and a display, a hinge part that connects the second housing to the first housing so that the second housing can be folded over the first ho... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412270 | Multifunctional mobile radio communication apparatus A mobile radio communication apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge part that foldably connects the second housing to the first housing, a one touch opening mechanism that is provided to the hinge part, and automatically opens the second housi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410371 | Computing device having socket and accessory device containment A computing device (110) has a body comprising a mechanised socket (170). The socket (170) is retractable within a volume (150) enclosed by the body of the computing device (110). Activation of a mechanism causes the socket to exte... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399209 | Coaxial cable with plug A coaxial cable with a Plug comprises a coaxial cable (1) in which an outer conductor (103) is provided around a center conductor (101) with an insulator (102) interposed therebetween and a plug (2) having a center contact (201 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396233 | Display A display. The display includes a base, a body, and an elastomer. The base includes a frame thereon. The body is rotatably connected to the frame in such a manner that the body can move between a first position and a second position. The body includes a gear element... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387521 | Connector assembly for end mounting panel members A connector assembly is secured to a panel member for electrically coupling with a second connector assembly secured to a second panel member. Each of the connector assemblies includes a contact having a first portion and a second portion disposed at a predetermined... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374423 | Conducting strip for connection device A conducting strip for a connection device comprises a first conducting strip, a second conducting strip, and an elastic clipping element. One side of the second conducting strip is contacted with one side of the first conducting strip, and the two contacted sides a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374424 | Hinge with optical signal conduit and electrical connection A hinge has two hinge parts for connecting two device parts of a portable device. The hinge parts can be moved relative to each other so as to allow the portable device to operate in a number of positions. For example, in a mobile phone with a sliding cover to expos... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374425 | Foldable power supply device A foldable power supply device includes a first socket, a second socket, and a pivoting unit. The first socket has multiple sets of first plugging holes and first conductive plates. The second socket has multiple sets of second plugging holes and second conductive p... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371090 | Mobile wireless device with a conductive part connected to a reference potential layer A mobile wireless device including: first housing, a second housing, a signal line electrically connecting a circuit of the first housing and a circuit of the second housing, and a connection portion for connecting the first housing and the second housing so that th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369190 | Position-variable locking structure for liquid crystal panel Disclosed is a position-variable coupling structure for a liquid crystal panel, capable of assembling the liquid crystal panel with an external device by varying a position of a guide groove formed in a top case surrounding the liquid crystal panel according to a po... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361056 | Micro combined connector structure The present invention provides an improved micro combined connector structure, wherein a connector is structured to include a base, a cover, a movable cover and an earth strip. The base is provided with first and second containing recesses disposed therein, wherein ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359209 | Hinge with a connector An electronic device includes a first body having a first connector and a second body. A hinge located in the electronic device comprises a first hinge piece fastened to the first body, a second hinge piece fastened to the second body and pivotally coupled to the fi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351065 | Method and electronic device connector with band and angle encoding Disclosed is a connector including two mating sleeves, at least one of which having a plurality of first conductive contacts, a second mating sleeve configured to be rotatably joined to the first mating sleeve and also configured to support circuitry. The connector ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338288 | Battery connecting structure The present invention provides an improved battery connecting structure, structured from a frontal disposed portion, an abutting joint portion and a joining portion. A movement device is configured interior of the frontal disposed portion, and conducting wires exten... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331808 | Movable shield with switching means for memory card A connector housing for receiving a memory card, the housing comprising at least a bottom part and a cover part which is arranged to be movable in relation to the bottom part and which, in turn, comprises at least a shield part and first contact means which are arra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322827 | Two-piece housing reconfigurable with an integral hinge An electrical unit has first and second attached housing sections. The sections are movable relative to one another and include internal conduits and conductors that extend between the sections. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320600 | Device opener and vibration mechanism An electronic mobile device having a first body, a second body mounted to the first body for movement relative to the first body between first and second positions, at least one of the first body and second body housing electronic circuitry. An electronic drive moto... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311525 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprising a fixed housing attached to a circuit board, a movable housing provided with a connecting hollow in which a counterpart electrical connector is inserted, conductive contacts for coupling the movable housing with the fixed housing a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278184 | Slide hinge for small-sized information terminal A slide hinge for a small-sized information terminal having a first casing with keyboard and a relatively slid second casing with display. The slide hinge has a linear slide between the first and second casings, and a turning mechanism for a turning operation of the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273089 | Electronic apparatus having a heat-radiating unit for radiating heat of heat-generating components According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a main unit, a display unit and a support unit. The main unit contains a heat-generating component and a heat-receiving portion. The heat-receiving portion is thermally connected to the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266963 | Switching device for refrigerator A switching device for an integrated product, such as a display, installed on a front surface of a door of a refrigerator is provided. The switching device includes a hinge assembly which rotatably couples the door to the refrigerator. The hinge assembly includes a ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258548 | Portable electronic device and external module thereof A portable electronic device and an external module thereof. The portable electronic device comprises a host and an external module detachably connected thereto. The external module comprises a connector assembly and a connection pin rotatable on the same axis, such... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255567 | Pivoting adapter structure for assembling plugs A composite simple plug comprises an insulation case, a plurality of terminals, a connector, and a plug of a network line or a plug of a phone line. The insulation case has a trough. The terminals are set in the insulation case and appeared on the trough. The connec... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256987 | Automatic homing apparatus of a rotatable module An automatic homing apparatus of a rotatable module applied to a foldable device. The foldable device includes a first casing and a second casing. The automatic homing apparatus includes a fastener, a pivot, and a transmission mechanism. The fastener is for fastenin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255582 | Foldable USB connection port A foldable USB connection port includes a body and a plurality of USB ports. The body includes a plurality of first connection parts and the USB ports respectively have a second connection part. The second connection parts of the USB ports are respectively and movab... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252511 | Devices and methods for controlling relative movement between layers of an electronic device The disclosed embodiments provide devices and methods for movably connecting module layers of an electronic device to actuate one operational mode while limiting actuation of other modes. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first module layer movable ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252516 | Adjustable-size, mother board A motherboard includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a connecting member. The connecting member movably connects the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and the connecting member is capable of adjusting a relative position of the f... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239898 | Self configuring multiple element portable electronic device A self configuring multiple element portable electronic device (100) and method is provided. The device comprises at least a first electronic element (104) and a second electronic element (106) and a joint (112) connecting the first elect... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238900 | Switching hinge A switching hinge having a hinge housing at which a hinge flap is swivellably disposed about an axis. A switching element is coupled to the hinge flap, which switching element triggers a switching operation at a built-in switch in a predetermined position of the hin... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232313 | Folding electric apparatus A folding electronic apparatus is proposed, the rigidity of the hinge of which is sufficiently high, in which signal wires for connecting a movable portion with a stationary portion can be easily incorporated. The apparatus includes: a stationary portion (2) ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232325 | Hinged SIM-type card holder A card holder has a dielectric base adapted to support the card and having an upstanding flange formed with two holes having outer edges spaced apart along an axis by a predetermined distance. A cover is formed with two tabs engageable through the holes and having o... | 06/19/2007 |
