Pillow with retractable umbrella

II. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention.

The present invention relates to sunning accessories, and more particularly, to pillows with retractable umbrellas.

2. Description of the Related Art.

Many designs for sunning accessories, such as pillows and neck supports, have been designed in the past. None of them, however, comprise 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.

There are no sunning accessories to the best of applicant's knowledge that include a pillow with a retractable umbrella, comprising a pillow assembly having a channel, wherein the retractable umbrella lays within the channel in the stored position, and has rotating and swivel means for umbrella positioning.

III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A pillow with a retractable umbrella, comprising a pillow assembly having first and second ends. A supporting assembly has third and fourth ends and is fixedly secured onto the first end. The supporting assembly further has rotating means adjacent to the third end. Swivel means are mounted to the third end of the supporting assembly and an umbrella assembly is secured to the swivel means. The rotating means and the swivel means are used to position the umbrella assembly, allowing a user to lay his/her head on the pillow assembly and in shade from sunlight.

The pillow assembly has a channel extending between the first and second ends for stowing the umbrella assembly.

The supporting assembly has a cavity for storage of items. The cavity extends from the fourth end to the rotating means and the fourth end has a removable end-cap to access the cavity.

In the preferred embodiment, the umbrella assembly has telescopic means to extend the umbrella assembly to a predetermined height.

It is therefore one of the main objects of the present invention to provide a pillow with a retractable umbrella for a user to rest his/her head.

It is another object of this invention to provide a pillow with a retractable umbrella that may be positioned to cover a user from sunlight.

It is another object of this invention to provide a pillow with a retractable umbrella that may store items within.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a pillow with a retractable umbrella that is easily transportable.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide such a device that is inexpensive to manufacture and maintain while retaining its effectiveness.

Further objects of the invention will be brought out in the following part of the specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of fully disclosing the invention without placing limitations thereon.

IV. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

With the above and other related objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1

represents a front isometric view of the instant invention in the stored position.

FIG. 1A

is a top isometric view of the instant invention taken from the line

1

A—

1

A as seen in FIG.

1

.

FIG. 2

shows a front isometric view of the instant invention illustrating the swivel means of the instant invention.

FIG. 3

illustrates a side view of the instant invention with the umbrella assembly in the open position.

FIG. 3A

illustrates an isometric view of the supporting assembly and the rotating and swivel means of the instant invention.

FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the instant invention in the open position with the umbrella assembly partially covering a user.

V. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to the drawings, where the present invention is generally referred to with numeral

10

, it can be observed that it basically includes pillow assembly

20

, supporting assembly

40

, and umbrella assembly

70

.

As seen in

FIGS. 1 and 1A

, pillow assembly

20

comprises walls

22

and

22

′ having mutual ends

24

and

26

, which are approximately perpendicular to mutual ends

28

and

30

.

Fixedly secured onto end

26

is supporting assembly

40

. Supporting assembly

40

has elongated tube

42

extending nearly the length of end

26

. Extending from tube

42

is shaft

43

, which terminates as disk

48

. Biasing disks

48

and

58

to one another is pin

60

. Extending from disk

58

is shaft

72

. Shaft

72

is telescopically connected to shaft

72

′, seen in

FIG. 3

, of umbrella assembly

70

.

As better seen in

FIG. 1A

, end

30

of pillow assembly

20

has elongated channel

32

, which extends from end

24

to end

26

. In the stored position, as illustrated, umbrella assembly

70

lays within channel

32

. In addition, as best illustrated in the present figure, supporting assembly

40

has plates

50

that extend into pillow assembly

20

and are secured onto the interior surface of walls

22

and

22

′. Through holes

52

, seen in

FIG. 2

, rivets

54

or similar means of attachment, including but not limited to screws, and nuts and bolts, or adhesives may secure plates

50

thereon. Plates

50

cover a sufficient area over the interior surface of walls

22

and

22

′ to keep supporting assembly

40

secure, especially when umbrella assembly

70

is in the open position, as seen in FIG.

4

.

As seen in

FIG. 2

, supporting assembly

40

is secured onto end

26

. Supporting assembly

40

comprises elongated tube

42

, which is hollow. At one end of tube

42

is end-cap

44

. In the preferred embodiment, end-cap

44

is a screw-on type cap having threading with matching characteristics to an end portion of tube

42

. Opposite end-cap

44

is interior wall

46

.

Umbrella assembly

70

comprises shaft

72

, and panels

74

that terminate at bullet

76

. As depicted in the illustration, umbrella assembly

70

may swivel from a stored position, when laying within channel

32

, to an erect position, wherein shaft

72

, and more specifically disk

58

, seen in

FIG. 3A

, is rotatably mounted upon pin

60

.

As seen in

FIG. 3

, umbrella assembly

70

further comprises shaft

72

′, which is telescopically connected to shaft

72

. Shaft

72

has a locking mechanism, not seen, that cooperates with shaft

72

′ to lock at a predetermined position, when shaft

72

′ is extended from shaft

72

. As depicted in the illustration, umbrella assembly

70

may swivel from an erect position to an open position, wherein shaft

72

, and more specifically disk

58

, seen in

FIG. 3A

, is rotatably mounted upon pin

60

.

As seen in

FIG. 3A

, tube

42

of supporting assembly

40

may be utilized to store items such as keys K, money M, or other items fitting within. End-cap

44

provides access to store or remove the items, and the items remain within tube

42

between end-cap

44

and interior wall

46

.

At a predetermined distance from disk

48

, shaft

43

has rotating assembly

56

. Rotating assembly

56

may be a ratchet-type assembly, allowing shaft

43

to snap, click, or otherwise position into an adjustable locking position with relation to supporting assembly

40

, thereby providing a rotating means for umbrella assembly

70

. In addition, as best seen in this illustration, rivets

54

secure plates

50

.

As seen in

FIG. 4

, the instant invention allows user U to lay his head on pillow assembly

20

while covering his face from sunlight. In addition, the invention may be stored in a drawstring-type case for easy carrying.

The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments may be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.