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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370772 | Large tough case extension case cover latch A storage container includes a first container portion and a second container portion hingedly attached to the first container portion. A latch is slidably disposed on the first container portion. The latch includes a pair of engaging members extending therefrom. Th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7168562 | Roll container with presser plates A container for a long electrode sheet for electric double layer capacitor includes a cover closing the opening of the container body, a sealing member sealing a gap between the container body and the cover, a stem fixed to either the container body or the cover so ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 5873540 | Adjustable christmas light spool An adjustable Christmas light spool including a pair of covers each including a torus portion. The torrid portion is defined by a full torus sliced by a plane which resides perpendicular with respect to a center axis of the full torus thereby defining an ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5775509 | Carrier system for electrical components A carrier system for electrical components, in particular dipole wired electrical components, includes a carrier strip for receiving supply line wires of components and fasteners for fixing the supply line wires to the carrier strip. The fasteners are fas... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5226609 | Motion picture film shipping and handling means A motion picture film shipping and handling case unit is adapted to be used in conjunction with a motion picture film that is supported on a flange, or which is supported only on a hub, including a hub unit such as disclosed in these two patent applicatio... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226610 | Motion picture film shipping and handling means A motion picture film shipping and handling case unit is adapted to be used in conjunction with a motion picture film that is supported on a flange, [such as a flange and hub unit as defined in U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 07/715,684, 07/641,298 and... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5027949 | Lock for magnetic tape reel shipping case A lock assembly for a shipping case includes a rotatable knob received within an aperture of a lid. A latch bar rotatable with the knob is engageable with a ramped ledge in a protruding hub of the base. Rotating the knob secures the shipping case lid to t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4752046 | Videocassette tape spool having a wear button A tape spool provides resistance to disassembly from shocks caused by rough handling by providing an annular hub projection extending axially of the spool hub to define a shoulder which interacts with an inner radial wall of a disk providing the second fl... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4702373 | Hub cover interacting with reel of magnetic tape for forming document storage compartment A cover for each end of a magnetic tape reel which cooperates with each other to form a storage compartment within the hub of the reel for documentation relating to the data stored on the associated tape.... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4676370 | Locking mechanism for a reel storage container A locking mechanism is disclosed for releasably coupling together cover and receptacle portions of a reel storage container. The cover portion has a rotatably mounted, single-part hub member which is manually movable relative thereto between at least "ope... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4671409 | Disposable light-tight canister A light-tight, self-contained canister for preventing a roll of core wound photosensitive media, used in a microfiche or microfilm reader-printer, from being damaged or exposed to actinic light during shipping, storing and dispensing. The canister include... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4637514 | Thermoformed plastic wrap dispenser A one-piece thermoformed plastic wrap dispenser is provided for containing and dispensing sheet wrapping material such as plastic film. The dispenser includes an elongated body having a pair of like confronting hollow body shells. Each of the body shells ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4546883 | Portable wine rack A wine rack comprising spaced pairs of elongated frame members arranged in upstanding steepled configuration with their bases spaced and their tops joined with shelf assemblies extending between the pairs of upstanding frame members to provide bottle stor... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4466583 | Cassette door latch A latch for the door of a tape cassette includes a latching member for latching the door closed. The latching member is mounted for rotation about an axis between latching and unlatching positions. A spring, including a resilient arm, urges the latching m... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4034926 | Gauze dispenser A container and dispenser for a rolled sheet of gauze material which permits a user to dispense a selected length of gauze without touching the surface of the gauze during the dispensing operation, and which prevents the dispensing of additional gauze at ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3937325 | Cartridge with lock stabilization In a cartridge comprised of a base member including a hub for receiving a wound web and a shell cover to generally enclose the winding surface of the hub, the shell cover has been modified to prevent unintentional disengagement of the shell from the base.... | 02/10/1976 |