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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213784 | Plastic bobbin and a method of manufacturing such a bobbin A bobbin (1) of plastic has a cylinder (2) and, formed integrally therewith, circumferential end flanges (3) and is made of a U-shaped channel. Each end flange (3) consists of a plurality of spaced-apart, essentially radial flange element... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7132774 | Bobbin, motor, and method of winding magnet wire A bobbin comprises three hollow-cylindrical sections, specifically a middle body section, and two lateral body sections. The middle body section has its diameter diminished compared to the two lateral body sections thus forming an annular recess which allows a magne... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7038168 | Spindle and spool for welding gun A welding gun includes a motor, a wire feed mechanism, a power block, a welding tip, a and a cup. A substantially rigid shell surrounds the motor to form a handle. The gun includes a spindle, a spool and a quick disconnect mechanism for coupling the spool to the spi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6959892 | Reel for fine metal wire and method of manufacturing same This invention provides a reel 1 for a fine metal wire comprising a drum 2, two flange bodies 3, and two flange reinforcing members 4 each of them made of thin steel metal. Each flange reinforcing members 4 is bent into L-shape in ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6575398 | Reel for embossed carrier tape A pair of flanges (12, 12) which have through-holes (17) for a rotating shaft, and a shaft part which connects the central parts of these flanges (12, 12) at a specified spacing, are formed from cardboard plates; furthermore, the above-mentioned shaft par... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6540174 | Paperboard core with an improved chuck strength, for the paper industry, and a method of fabricating such A method of fabricating paperboard cores, and the paperboard cores so fabricated, have improved chuck strength and can be used with chucks rotating at a speed of at least 200 mm/min., even with paper rolls having a weight of over 8.5 tons. A plurality of ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6357685 | Spool-collar with transponder especially for spin-spooling of glass fibers A spool sleeve consisting of several interconnected layers formed by webs, wherein a recess in an inner layer contains an appropriately shaped transponder having a weight that is approximately equal to that of the web material removed to create the recess... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6309717 | Composite paperboard containers of optimized axial strength construction Composite paperboard container constructions, providing optimized axial crush strength, and related properties, are formed of one, two, or three structural paperboard plies that are arranged to form a layered body wall having a cross-section of the constr... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6267324 | Metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components A high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. Formed metal curls formed of metal edges of the cylindrical barrel, the flanges and the flange hubs secure the cylindrical barrel to... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5735483 | Cardboard reel clip holder A reel may be fabricated from three flat pieces of die-cut cardboard wherein the center or hub section is defined by laterally projecting tabs from a longitudinal strip. The tabs fit through pairs of slots defined in the side members of the reel. The enti... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5622755 | Photographic film cassette A pair of flanges are mounted on a spool of a photographic film cassette so as to come into contact with end faces or outermost convolution of a film roll wound on the spool, so that a film leader can be advanced out of the cassette shell by rotating the ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5513819 | Flanged reel from a unitary blank A flanged reel of the type produced from a unitary, elongated blank of material (10) that is foldable without tearing or fracturing. A base (10) is trisected longitudinally by two nonparallel, broken perforated scores (22, 24) which allow two flanges (14,... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505395 | Multi-grade paperboard winding cores for yarns and films having enhanced resistance to inside diameter reduction A multi-grade spirally wound paperboard winding core of enhanced resistance to inside diameter deformation includes a plurality of structural paperboard layers having at least two predetermined densities including a lower density and a higher density wher... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5287965 | Light storage device A storage device for storing Christmas lights assembled from a vertical core section, a pair of horizontal end sections, and a sheath. The device is constructed from corrugated cardboard. Each opposing end of each of the four sides of the core section inc... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5203516 | Heavy duty spool Heavy duty spools having the capacity to hold at least about 375 to 675 pounds of product, such as between about 2,800 and about 3,000 unfilled plastic or paper bags which are sized to hold disposable diapers, are disclosed. The heavy duty spools of the i... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5106031 | Reel for winding metallic wire A reel for winding metal wire of the type having a hollow winding drum and flanges of sheet metal each having an inward cylindrical central bulge in the center thereof and extending into a respective end of the winding drum. The The reel is improved by pr... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4580743 | Spool for materials that can be wound, such as ropes, cables and the like A spool for materials which can be wound, such as ropes, cables and the like, includes a spool core and two spool flanges positioned on its axial ends, the flanges including a support structure having radial support members positioned between an inner rin... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4544136 | Tire lift/carrier The invention relates to a new and improved tire lift/carrier featuring a reel assembly comprised of a rotatable spool formed of thin metal plates abutted one to the other in a side by side relation, a portion of which plates defines a cavity in which one... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4511417 | Cable reel with reinforcing flanges A method of assembling a cardboard reel with a reinforcing plastic axis, comprising the steps of: securing a first plastic flange to the end of a hollow plastic axis by spinwelding; passing the free end of the axis through cardboard end plates and a hollo... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4492350 | Packaging reel A reel comprising spaced, parallel flanges between which is disposed a hub wherein the flanges comprise first and second outer side wall panels and the hub first and second longitudinal hub panels positioned between the first and second outer side wall pa... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4470509 | Spindle inner packing structure An inner packing structure for supporting a hollow roll in a dispensing package and comprising a pair of end panel sections and a spindle extending therefrom which includes a center panel and pairs of opposed side panels interconnecting the center panel a... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4445669 | Cable tensioning device A cable tensioning device having a frame, a cable-winding drum carried in the frame, ratchet wheel means attached to the drum, a reciprocable handle bearing a driving pawl for advancing the ratchet wheel means, and a holding pawl normally limiting rotatio... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4437618 | Spool dispenser A spool dispenser made from a one piece blank which is folded and adhered to form front, rear walls and side walls as well as top and bottom walls. The spool dispenser is adapted to lie flat until it is to be used and may be provided with separation teeth... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4244538 | Spool A spool is formed from paperboard and has a core and a pair of end members releasably attached to the ends of the core.... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4140289 | Disposable, wire storage and pay-out spool A low-cost, heavy-duty spool construction for holding substantial quantities of wire, comprising a generally cylindrical spool body having open ends, in combination with a pair of substantially identical, conical end flanges provided with annular grooves ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4066225 | Reel for cables, wires, and the like A reel for cables, wires or the like having a core and a central bore hole in the core for the mounting of a spindle sleeve or the spindle of a processing machine includes hub means on the longitudinal ends of the core, the hub means having an outer cylin... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4019692 | Reinforced reel A paperboard reel especially suitable for ribbon, lace and the like is an improvement upon U. S. Pat. No. 3,838,602 is made of paperboard and has a unique folding pattern for the various panels so that only one piece of paperboard has to be used and that ... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4007888 | Yarn bobbin and method for manufacturing the same A yarn bobbin and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the yarn bobbin includes a tubular hollow core with beads fitted or formed at both ends thereof, and which cooperate with core inserts to house, center and removably secure bobbin flanges. Pre... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4003529 | Reel and blank therefor A reel assembled from a pair of generally planar blanks and the blanks for assembling such reels, each of the blanks having a plurality of co-planar core members at least partially severed from the blank at radially offset circumferentially spaced locatio... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3958775 | Interlocking cardboard spool assembly A spool or drum for holding flexible linear elements, such as cable, hose or long lengths of extruded plastic, is made up of three flat pieces of corrugated cardboard without glue or staples, one piece being the cylindrical body of the spool which is made... | 05/25/1976 |
