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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 |
| 8109849 | Device for releasing tension from auto tensioning cylinder An apparatus for compressing an automatic belt tensioning cylinder to permit a belt to be placed around, the engine pulleys, includes a pneumatic cylinder and a jig, the jib being adapted to hold the tensioning cylinder during compression thereof by the pneumatic cy... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7335121 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool having a body and an angular member projecting from the body for engaging a pulley belt bearing surface. A surface disposed substantially normal to the angular member comprises a chamfered lip for engaging a pulley web feature. The lip and a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7284340 | Primary chain adjustment measuring tool A tool for measuring movement of a strand of a chain extending between sprockets in a direction substantially transverse to the length of the strand, for example a primary motorcycle chain extending between a clutch sprocket and an engine compensating sprocket, wher... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7250016 | V-belt drive coupling An apparatus for manually uncoupling a V-belt drive from an active power source. The apparatus is mounted on the end of a pulley of the V-belt drive and is comprised of a tapered member connected to the output shaft of the power source for engaging in holding relati... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247110 | Tool for mounting a belt in a groove of a pulley A tool for mounting a belt in a groove of a pulley of an automotive vehicle wherein the pulley has a rim and a flat lateral surface on each side of its groove. The tool includes a main body having an internal flat body surface and an external flat body surface; a fl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7211015 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool having a first member (18) engagable with a pulley hub whereby a belt installation radial load is transmitted to the pulley hub. A body (10) having a tool engagement portion (15) disposed radially from the pulley hub. A ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192006 | Belt inspection tool A tool for inspecting serpentine belts of vehicles includes a main body, an upper tang, a right tang, a left tang, a holder and a handle. The tangs define a window therebetween. The window is adapted to receive a belt to be inspected. The handle may be a flashlight ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7056244 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool for installing a belt without rotating the pulley or the tool about a pulley axis of rotation. The tool comprises a ramp that engages a pulley flange. The ramp comprises a connecting member for connecting the ramp to the flange. After the ra... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048663 | Tool for fitting a belt into the groove of a pulley A tool for fitting a belt into the groove of a pulley. The tool comprises a base plate having a first and a second face. The plate is flat or forms a part of a cylinder and the first face is concave. The tool also comprises first and second holding members that are ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6955622 | Preassembled drive means unit including a mounting aid A preassembled drive means unit provided with a support body comprising at least one wheel receiver, which is adapted to receive therein a respective drive means wheel, and an endless drive means, which is adapted to be put around said drive means wheels. This drive... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6883959 | Power bowl lift, motor mount and tensioner for mixing machine A mixing machine includes a power bowl lift mechanism that operates independent of a drive motor for mixing operations, and may be formed by a linear actuator. A pivoting motor mount assembly can be used in conjunction with a portable tensioning tool for tensioning ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6783473 | Belt installation tool The invention comprises a belt installation tool comprising a substantially planar body. A belt engaging surface extends substantially normally from a portion of the planar body. A pulley engaging portion extends from the planar body approximately opposite the belt ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6736743 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool. The tool comprises a pair of arms connected at a pivot. Each arm has an end for engaging a pulley axle. A handtool is engaged with an arm. By a torque applied with the handtool through a short arcuate motion to the arms, the pulleys are mov... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6692391 | Tool for installation and removal of power transmission belts A tool for installation and removal of power transmission belts from fixed center pulleys in a power transmission system. The tool consists of a principal member for attaching to a pulley, thus absorbing forces created during installing and removing belts... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6676551 | Belt changing device A device for changing the drive belt in a machine having power transmitted by a trapezoidal flexible drive belt, a circular adapter plate for attachment to the terminal end of the shaft having the pulley having the spring means having an attachable compre... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6565467 | Belt de-installation tool A belt de-installation tool having a monolithic curvilinear body. The body comprises a pulley engaging surface for engaging a perimeter of a pulley. A sloped arcuate belt engaging surface extends from the pulley engaging surface at a predetermined angle. ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6533689 | Belt installation tool The invention comprises a belt installation tool for installing a belt on a pulley. The tool comprises a plurality of segments. The segments and the headpiece are connected by a flexible connector with a headpiece attached to one end of the string of segm... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6402649 | Belt installation tool The invention comprises a belt installation tool for installing a flexible belt on a pulley. On one side, the radius of the tool is substantially equivalent to the radius of a pulley flange. The bearing surface on this side of the tool stretches the belt ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6334827 | Pulley belt installer for a belt-type stepless transmission A pulley belt installer has a pulley holder (6) for holding one pulley (2) of a pair of pulleys, a held pulley width expander (5) for expanding the groove width of the pulley held by the pulley holder, a pulley belt holder (8) for holding a pulley belt in... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6210098 | Low floor vehicle ramp assembly A ramp assembly for mounting in a low floor bus or other vehicle. The ramp assembly includes a rectangular enclosure that fits underneath the chassis of the low floor bus. The ramp assembly includes a reciprocating mechanism for moving a ramp platform bet... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5653654 | Belt installation and removal tool A belt installation and removal tool is provided for installing and removing a belt on a pulley and includes a handle assembly which includes a hand-grip portion, an extension portion connected to the hand-grip portion, and a finger-containing portion con... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5401216 | Belt tightening device A belt tightening device, wherein a basic end of a first belt located at one lengthwise side of the belt tightening device is fixed to a windup shaft driven by operating an operating lever, a wind-in member and a fixed rod are provided at the other length... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5318479 | Vacuum cleaner belt installation tool An installation tool for vacuum cleaners having a rotary brush and a motor drive shaft in which a tensioned belt is used between the brush and the motor shaft. The tool has a straight shaft portion with a handle at a proximal end and a hook at a distal en... | 06/07/1994 |
| 4715844 | Alternator and generator belt tensioning device A tool for gripping and moving an alternator or generator about a pivot point on an engine, or the like, to tighten the driven pulley of the alternator or generator against a drive belt or chain. A handle attached by a swivel connection to an adjustable p... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4681557 | Holder for bicycle chains A holder for bicycle chains consisting of two primary and necessary elements, see drawing 1, the outwardly curved channel shaped chain retainer element 1, and the elongated box shaped dropout receiver element 2, these two elements are integrated to form a... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4525913 | Chain replacement apparatus Apparatus for use in replacing a mounted endless chain which connects a pair of sprockets, where one of the sprockets has an exposed portion facing away from the other sprocket. The apparatus includes a holder and a pair of spaced, confronting chain-abutm... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4325703 | Belt guiding device A device for guiding a belt during mounting on a pulley. A body of the device has a slot for receiving an edge portion of the pulley and a face portion adjacent the slot and substantially parallel with the slot for receiving and supporting the belt. The d... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4267631 | Device and method for replacing rope carriers on dryer rolls of paper making machines A guide device for replacing a rope of a rope carrier on a dryer roll of a paper making machine comprises a fastener for attaching the device to the roll and a guide for guiding the rope back onto the roll. In carrying forth the method herein, the guide d... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4111063 | Belt enrailer and derailer A belt enrailing and derailing device having an elongate flexible body to conform to the shape of a V-belt groove in a pulley; the flexible body being formed of rubber to frictionally grip the side faces of the pulley at the groove, there being projection... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4109544 | V-belt manipulating tool A V-belt manipulating tool including an elongate rubber-like base having a V-shaped clip at one end to stabilize the tool in the pulley groove, there being upstanding rigid ears on the metal clip for manipulating the V-belt, the tool also having an upstan... | 08/29/1978 |
