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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 |
| 6209173 | Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism for pivotally connecting first and second housings of a portable electronic device for movement between closed and open positions, the mechanism comprising a hinge shaft mounted for rotation with the first housing and providing a camming... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209174 | One-piece molded strap The present invention is a one-piece molded strap used to secure a printing plate to a drum of a high speed roller machine. The one-piece molded strap comprises a one-piece molded body comprising an elastomeric portion, a rigid latch portion, and a rigid ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209175 | Fastening system A locking device includes a projecting member and a retaining member. The projecting member has a bulbous head which is securely retained by the retaining member which includes a body portion having a passageway or void formed therethrough. An interferenc... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209176 | Zipper pull cord fastener A fastener for selectively clamping a zipper cord which includes a base portion having a U-shaped channel therein and a movable locking arm selectively movable from an unlocked to a locked position. The locking arm is provided with a securing protrusion f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209177 | Molded surface fastener, and molding method and molding apparatus of the same Molten resin material is continuously extruded from an extruding hole including a plurality of engaging-element-molding portions disposed with a constant pitch in a width direction of an extruding nozzle and a substrate-molding portion with which lower en... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209178 | Fastening clip A fastening clip structured to attach a plate-shaped structural part with a second plate-shaped part is disclosed. The parts have fastening openings, one of the openings being oblong. The clip includes a head having a radial conical flange adapted to enga... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209179 | Clasping device A clasping device is formed of a hook plate, a control bolt, a retaining plate, a reinforcing hook, a cover, and a recovery spring. The hook plate is provided with a retaining seat having a retaining slot and a cross through hole in which the control bolt... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209180 | Non-toxic high density shot for shotshells A composite shot for shot shells includes a ferrous metal core and a non-toxic coating having a density greater than that of lead. The overall density of the shot is at least as great as that of lead.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209181 | Boiler tube flare-end segment peeler tool A boiler tube peeler tool assembly useful in connection with the removal of boiler tube flared-end segments from retention within power boiler header walls is provided with a tool body subassembly, a clamp subassembly carried by the tool body subassembly ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209182 | Apparatus for separating cylindrical pipes pushed into one another Set for separating cylindrical pipes pushed into one another in an axial direction, in particular discharge pipes, said set having at least one gripper, which has two grabbing arms that extend azimuthally and a clamping device. The gripper is connected to... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209183 | Bushing installation tool A tool (10) for installing a radially compressible bushing (20) into a housing (30) of a rack and pinion steering system (32). The housing has an end portion (50) that includes a ring-shaped bushing chamber (72) and a circular opening (60) into the bushin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209184 | Liquid soap dispenser Disclosed is a dispenser 10 for liquid soap having a cartridge 13 with a groove 32. A housing 12 encloses the cartridge 13 and mounting bracket 15. The dispenser's mounting bracket 15 has a rib 34 which corresponds with the groove 32 on the cartridge 13. ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209185 | Earth-boring bit with improved rigid face seal A method of constructing an earth-boring bit provides a face seal assembly with a diamond layer having a face with recesses for enhanced lubrication. The earth-boring bit has a bit body, at least one cantilevered bearing shaft, including a base and a cyli... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209186 | Fixture to set a door striker A tool for aligning a striker to a latch mechanism is provided. The tool includes a body locating portion and first and second locating portions. The body locating portion selectively couples the tool to a first structure, such as a vehicle body. The firs... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209187 | Rolling train A rolling train with a hot-rolling group, furnaces arranged upstream of the hot-rolling group and at least two continuous casting machines as well as cutting shears in front of and possibly behind the furnaces, wherein a furnace having a great length is p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209188 | Flexible tooling method A flexible tooling system includes a support table with multiple openings adapted to removably accept a self-contained actuator. Each opening of the support table provides vacuum and air supply lines as well as a bus interface so that each position may be... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209189 | Automatic cutting and solder-less connection apparatus An automatic cutting and solder-less connection apparatus includes: a length measuring unit intermittently feeding a covered electric wire into a predetermined length, the cutting and stripping unit stripping in such a manner that a covered portion of the... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209190 | Production of MgO dispersed Bi-2223 superconductor A process for producing Bi-2223 high Tc superconductor in which fine MgO particles ( | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209191 | Method for manufacturing pulley integrated type rotor A disk material is plastic-formed to form an inner cylindrical portion of a rotor and a cover member which covers an end side of the rotor. After that, the disk material is slit inwardly from an outside thereof in a radial direction of the disk material t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209192 | Thin film magnetic head with magnetically insulating layer for suppressing undershoots, and method of fabricating the same A thin film magnetic head has first and second magnetic pole layers and, a thin film coil, a magnetic gap layer, and a magnetically insulating layer. The magnetically insulating layer is disposed along a plane facing a recording medium, and divides at lea... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209193 | Method of making read sensor with self-aligned low resistance leads A method makes a magnetic head at first, second, third, fourth and fifth regions on a substrate including forming a read sensor material layer in all regions, forming a first capping layer on the read sensor material layer in all regions, removing the fir... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209194 | Apparatus for loading and unloading semiconductor device packages using servo motors An automatic loading and unloading apparatus using servo motors allows simultaneous loading and unloading of two or more semiconductor device packages into and from test devices. The loading and unloading apparatus has a feeding mechanism which has a feed... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209195 | Method of mounting a connector on a printed wiring board A surface mount connector that can be used for both single and double-sided PWB's. A telephone may have a printed wiring board with connector access from the bottom of the telephone and keypad activation from the top of the telephone. If a double-sided PW... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209196 | Method of mounting bumped electronic components A method of mounting bumped electronic components without using a flux during the solder joining process, which is low in cost and offers high reliability of the assembly. Resin adhesive 4 containing filler particles 4a is applied to a board 1 formed with... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209197 | Method of manufacturing tappet in an internal combustion engine A method of manufacturing and Al alloy tappet, used in an internal combustion engine, includes supplying wear resistant particles on a surface of a light metal tappet body, the surface slideably contacting a cam, kneading said particles with a surface lay... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209198 | Method of assembling a variable stator vane assembly A method and fixture assembly for assisting in the matching and assembly of components of a variable stator vane assembly of a gas turbine engine. The method generally entails a stator vane configured to be assembled to a casing with a spacer. The vane ha... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209199 | Method of manufacturing a high heat flux regenerative circuit, in particular for the combustion chamber of a rocket engine A regenerative circuit structure is built up by implementing the following steps in particular: an intermediate layer is made on a support core representing the inner profile of the structure; a series of channels regularly distributed around the core is made ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209200 | Formed laminate heat pipe A heat pipe device having precisely dimensioned vapor passages and liquid passages is formed by laminating a multitude of layers of foil. Each foil layer has a pattern of perforations and half-etchings formed therein. Lamination of said foil layers provid... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209201 | Method of manufacturing a heat exchanging fin To provide a heat exchanging fin capable of preventing cracks from forming in the flares of the collared tube holes, even if the metallic plate section is made of thin and tough material. In the heat exchanging fin, a metallic plate section has a pluralit... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209202 | Folded tube for a heat exchanger and method of making same A folded tube and method of making the same for a heat exchanger includes a base, a top spaced from and opposing the base, a first side interposed between the base and the top along one side thereof, and a second side interposed between the base and the t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209203 | Method for making nozzle array for printhead A method for making a nozzle plate for an inkjet printer by laser ablating a nozzle plate material. The method includes the steps of a) determining a plurality of desired nozzle hole locations, b) ablating the area of the nozzle plate material surrounding... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209204 | Method for securing a wheel applique to a wheel A wheel applique is secured to a wheel using a method that changes the dimensions of one or both elements during an abutment phase of the method. The method includes the heating of the wheel so that a diameter defined by a rim flange protrusion grows thus... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209205 | Method for manufacturing a rear structure for a motor vehicle A method of manufacturing a rear structure of a motor vehicle for multiple body configurations reduces the costs and complexity in the assembly plant by eliminating separate lines heretofore required to manufacture such various body configurations. The me... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209206 | Method of producing split composite spherical bearing A method of making a spherical bearing including the steps of forming an outer bearing member with an inner concave spherical bearing surface, forming a second member with an outer convex spherical bearing surface, cutting the second member along a diamet... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209207 | Handheld candle wick cutting device A handheld candle wick cutting device enables an individual to trim the excess long candle wick on any flat-top candles, but especially on candles positioned deep in a narrow candle jar/holder or the like. The wick cutting device includes a main outer tub... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209208 | Keyless blade clamp mechanism A reciprocating tool (e.g., a reciprocating saw) comprising a housing, a spindle mounted for reciprocating movement within the housing and having an end adapted to receive a saw blade, and a blade clamp mechanism connected to the spindle and adapted to at... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209209 | Rolling run-out measurement apparatus and method Wheel alignment errors are substantially eliminated by making a first set of wheel alignment measurements while a vehicle is disposed at a first position with substantially all lateral forces applied thereto being relieved while the vehicle remains suppor... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209210 | Leveling rod A leveling rod is provided for determining whether a point in question is higher or lower than a bench mark elevation and measuring how high or how low the point is relative to the benchmark elevation. The leveling rod includes a top unit and a bottom uni... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209211 | Spirit level with multiple bubble vials A spirit level including a body having a level face for setting a surface, and a plurality of bubble vials each mounted in a bubble vial housing, the bubble vial housings being mounted in the body, each the bubble vial having a longitudinal axis, called a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209212 | Centering structure between machine-side spindle and motor shaft and method of using same A first mounting plate (4) is formed with a ring-shaped projection (6) on its undersurface, facing a through hole (5) in the center. An outer peripheral wall (61) of the projection (6) is finished into the shape of a perfect circle. In mounting a motor (2... | 04/03/2001 |
