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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 |
| 6971122 | Sweat diversion band Worn flat on the forehead as a headband, the Sweat Diversion Band diverts perspiration from the upper forehead and away from the eyes using laminated neoprene. Laminated neoprene is a commercially available, low cost, off-the-shelf material. Laminated neoprene posse... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971123 | Training device for football A football training aid including a device that detachably connects a football player's helmet to the player's shoulder pads, thereby and reducing the tendency and/or ability of the player to lower his head while wearing said device. The exemplary embodiment of the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971124 | Pool cleaner storage arrangement An improved storage receptacle for an automatic swimming pool cleaning device that incorporates a cleaning head secured to a retractable hose includes a barrier that is selectively operated to block the opening of the storage receptacle and prevent the cleaning head... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971125 | Antimicrobial whirlpool bathtub A method to make a whirlpool bathtub where bacteria growth is inhibited or bacteria is reduced, after tub drain down and between electrical system activation. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971126 | Transfer system for an invalid patient An invalid person transfer system that has a rectangular frame suspended from a dolly moving on a track on the ceiling. There are left and right support columns that have gear boxes attached to their lower ends. The gear boxes each have at their ends attached theret... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971127 | Infant rocking apparatus An infant rocking apparatus comprises an infant support and lifters that rock the infant support from side to side. In illustrative embodiments, the infant support has a trough in which an infant is received. A number of different types of lifters and orientations o... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971128 | Size-convertible pillow case or duvet cover A pillow case or cover converts from a first size to accommodate a pillow with a longer length, such as a king-sized pillow, to a second size to accommodate a pillow with a shorter length, such as a queen-sized pillow. In the larger pillow configuration, a flap adja... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971129 | Adjustable bed skirt An adjustable bed skirt, for use with a bed having a mattress and a box spring, includes side panels having a non-slip portion, and end panels also including a non-slip portion. By inserting the non-slip portion of each side panel and each end panel between the matt... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971130 | Mattress cover with expandable sidewalls A generally impermeable mattress cover having expandable sidewalls is provided to enclose a mattress to provide protection against allergens, dust mites, fluids, and other spills and spoils. The cover comprises generally impermeable top and bottom walls, and sidewal... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971131 | Surgical tables A surgical table having a patient support member mounted at the upper end of a column, the support member having at least two sections along its length, the two sections being mounted with one another on opposite sides of the table by respective gear means, each gea... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971132 | Mattress with hand supports A mattress for use in hospital, nursing homes, and the like, incorporates hand supports with hand grips built into the sides of the mattress. Raised bolsters built into the top surface of the mattress adjacent to its lateral edges help to prevent the patient from fa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971133 | Air mattress apparatus An air mattress apparatus includes a first mattress section which contains a number of first flotation-bottle-reception chambers which are separated from each other by first stitches. First mattress section closure means enable access to inside the first flotation-b... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971134 | Inflatable bed An inflatable bed includes an envelope having first and second walls and a surrounding wall that cooperates with the first and second walls to define an air chamber, a flexible partition sheet disposed within the air chamber, a reinforcing sheet overlying the partit... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971135 | Inflatable stuffing for footwear An inflatable stuffing is inserted into and removed from footwear. The stuffing has an insert and a gas inlet. The inlet allows gas to be admitted into the insert. A toe region of the insert is bent to the right or the left about a pivot seal to more fully support a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971136 | Cleaner with high pressure cleaning jets A swimming pool cleaner discharges water jets under the cleaner body, directed toward its center from its sides, to agitate and lift debris toward one or more vacuum intake openings, to greatly enhance the cleaning ability of the cleaner. The suspended dirt and debr... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971137 | Floor maintenance machine with air-cooled motor A burnishing machine having a burnishing motor in a motor compartment covered with a hood defining an air plenum having at least one air inlet positioned near the top of the hood spaced from the floor. The plenum includes a discharge outlet immediately adjacent the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971138 | Dustpan and broom kit A combination dustpan and broom form a kit wherein the dustpan includes a handle adapted to receive and grip the handle of the broom and further wherein the dustpan is formed in an asymmetric shape including a straight sidewall that facilitates directional movement ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971139 | Vacuum debris removal system for an integrated circuit manufacturing device A vacuum debris removal system for an integrated circuit manufacturing device is disclosed. The vacuum debris removal system comprises at least one vacuum tube. An opening is formed in the at least one vacuum tube at a selected location to cause air flow away from a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971140 | Brush assembly of cleaner In a brush assembly of a cleaner including plural brushes arranged at the bottom surface of a cleaner body radially at regular intervals; plural supporting shafts for rotatively supporting the brushes; and a driving unit connected to the brushes in order to rotate t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971141 | Surface-traveling mobile apparatus and cleaning apparatus using the same A surface traveling mobile apparatus which moves by an endless track belt installed to be wrapped around a case from end to end, traveling on a surface by the rotation of wheels driven by a power source is provided. The surface traveling mobile apparatus includes va... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971142 | Mounting plate for adjustably retaining furniture hinges on the body of pieces of furniture Mounting plate (10) which can be fixed on the supporting wall of the carcass of a piece of furniture for adjustably retaining the bracket of a furniture hinge, wherein the said mounting plate has a flat base plate (12) with wing projections (22)... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971143 | Magnetic detent for rotatable knob A roller pump including a stator and a rotor assembly disposed within the stator. The rotor assembly includes a rotor hub, a first roller slide and a second roller slide slidingly disposed within the rotor hub. Each of the roller slides rotatably supports a roller. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971144 | Method for manufacturing polyurethane foam injected with strand mats and device for increasing volume of the strand mats A manufacturing method of a polyurethane foam injected with strand mats and a device for increasing the volume of the strand mats. The method comprises the steps of: increasing the volume of each of the strand mats to weaken the cohesion between glass fibers in each... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971145 | Apparatus at a draw frame having a drawing mechanism for the doubling and drafting of fibre slivers A drawing mechanism for the doubling and drafting of fibre slivers, has a drawing mechanism frame for accommodating the drawing mechanism, which has at least two pairs of rollers each comprising an upper roller, and a lower roller, and has means for adjusting the sp... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971146 | Fastening spring A fastening spring that includes a tolerance zone and a restraint zone. The tolerance zone has a steep incline and the adjoining restraint zone has a flat incline. This allows for tolerance compensation that is increased by the disassembly strength. Furthermore, the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971147 | Clip A clip (10) for holding banknotes has a first clasp portion (14) and a second clasp portion (12) for holding banknotes therebetween. The first clasp portion (14) has a first magnetic portion (22) including magnetic material (30,... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971148 | Method of manufacturing a multi-dimensional transducer array Multiple layer elements for a transducer array are provided. Each element comprises two or more layers of transducer material. Various of the elements are manufactured by one or more of: (1) stacking to form a multiple-layer, multiple-dimensional array where the lay... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971149 | Automotive wheel assembly removal apparatus A wheel assembly removal apparatus for use in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. The apparatus is adapted to remove a seized wheel assembly, and associated components, from a vehicle chassis for maintenance and repair while minimizing time and cost, and... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971150 | Method of positioning a seal in a groove of a bore in a housing A method of positioning a seal in a groove of a bore in a housing comprising the steps of: placing a cylindrical seal on a plurality of projections that extend from a cylindrical body; radially moving at least one of the projections to deforming the cylindrical seal... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971151 | Methods of treating physical vapor deposition targets The invention encompasses a method of treating a physical vapor deposition target. The target has a sputtering surface and a sidewall edge at a periphery of the sputtering surface. The method comprises pressing a tool against the sidewall edge to form a distribution... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971152 | Method of expanding types of synchronous motors and synchronous motors produced by the method A method of expanding types of synchronous motors capable of reducing the number of required stator types to use stators in common, and a synchronous motor produced by the method. A group of stators are prepared by stacking stator cores of identical shape so that he... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971153 | Method of manufacturing winding of rotary electric machine A method of manufacturing a winding of a rotary electric machine includes steps of pressing a portion of a conductor segment in a predetermined direction to reduce its dimension in the direction, inserting the conductor segment into a slot of a stator core, bending ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971154 | Hard disk balancing apparatus and method for hard disk drive A hard disk balancing apparatus for a hard disk drive including an eccentricity detection unit to detect an eccentricity amount and an eccentricity position of the hard disk with respect to a rotation axis of a spindle motor for rotating the hard disk as an origin, ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971155 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic head One joint member having a melting point different from that of the other joint member is joined to each bonding pad of a slider and further joined to each bonding pad of a suspension through the other joint member. The slider is exfoliated from the suspension in the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971156 | Method for manufacturing a thin film magnetic head A thin film magnetic head capable of improving a high frequency response characteristic and the efficiency of the head, and reducing the manufacturing time, and a method of manufacturing the thin film magnetic head. After laminating a precursory layer for forming a ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971157 | Component mounting apparatus When two mounting units for performing a series of component mounting operations constituted of component holding, component recognition, and component placing are arranged, operational control is executed so that, while a component recognition or board recognition ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971158 | Electric-component mounting system including movable substrate-holding device An electric-component mounting system including component-mounting devices arranged in an array and each having a component-holding head for holding an electric component, and a head-moving device to move the head, and a substrate-transferring device to move at leas... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971159 | Tool for inserting electrical wires into an electrical connector A tool for inserting electrical wires into an electrical connector for mating with a plurality of electrical contact members fixedly mounted within the electrical connector comprises a base fixture upon which the electrical connector is to be installed, an insertion... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971160 | Hybrid electrical circuit method with mated substrate carrier method A hybrid integrated circuit fabrication method in which an insulating substrate member and its metallic substrate carrier are made to be mating with precision through use of computer controlled machining performed on each member. A combination of disclosed specifica... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971161 | Method for generating component mounting data and component mounting method There are provided a method and device for generating component mounting data in view of productivity, quality assurance, safety, or the like, when components are mounted onto a mounting target, and a component mounting method and device by which a mounting operatio... | 12/06/2005 |
