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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341229 | Spindle supporting assembly A spindle supporting assembly includes a pair of brackets each removably positioned on one of a pair of studs. The studs are spaced from each other. Each of the brackets has one of a pair of arms attached thereto. The arms extend outwardly from one of the studs and ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7303164 | Fishing line package and dispenser and method A fishing line package and dispenser is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the fishing line package and dispenser includes a housing, a fishing line spool provided in the housing, a fishing line wound on the fishing line spool, a display tab extending from the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300451 | Suture anchoring device The present invention is directed to a suture locking device including a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261271 | Folding wire reel carrier A device that has as simple frame that pivots at the center instead of the top. The axels are stored in the device when not needed. They are simply slipped through holes in the frame for use. Reels are placed on the outside of the frame, which makes changing reels s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7182302 | Support structure, especially a roller bracket The invention relates to a support structure comprising a support assembly that is supported by legs. The support assembly can be pivoted around a pivoting axis (4) relative to the legs from a position of use to a rest position and can be blocked from pivotin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150459 | Reel support and dispensing cart A manually operated wheeled reel support and dispensing cart for supporting multiple reels of material and for dispensing the material from the reels. The cart includes a cart frame having spaced side members, handles for manual cart handling and a top cross brace, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7077368 | Spindle support stand A pair of collapsible supports 12, 14 have a collar 18 positioned on the upper end of one support 12 forming an integral part therewith. The device 10 is designed to be used in pairs on the ends of a user supplied rod 26. Each stan... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6360757 | Insertion and control apparatus An insertion and control apparatus for use with a pipe carrying fluids and having turns and sludge therein to repair a piping system. The apparatus includes a storage and aiming device rotatably mounted about a first axis for winding and unwinding a stiff... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6299100 | Cable reel lifter/transporter A cable reel lifter/transporter apparatus for elevating a heavy cable reel above a surface to permit free rotation of the reel, thereby allowing cable or tubing to be payed off the reel, and for manually transporting cable reels includes a pair of L-shape... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6086013 | A-frame spool caddy A frame that folds to a compact, folded, generally flat shape, and that unfolds to an A-frame with spool-receiving bars hung preferably on both the front side frame and back side frame of the A-frame. The spool-receiving bars are removably received in the... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5927642 | Wire dispensing spool attachment device A removable auxiliary spool device is provided including a spool having a pair of end plates maintained fixed in parallel planes via a central portion about which a string of material may be stored. Further provided is a pair of end assemblies each having... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5887819 | Wire or tubing spool rack with interchangeable slide members A rack for dispensing material from a spool rotatingly mounted on a rod, the rack including: vertical left and right side members; structure to join the left and right side members; slots defined in the left and right side members to accept ends of the ro... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5806787 | Folding wire reel stand A wire reel stand that is capable of supporting multiple wire reels in its open position and is easily collapsed for storage. The stand includes a pair of "U"-shaped frame supports, with a central wire reel support rod disposed between the open ends of th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5794886 | Rotatably releasable wire reel caddy A caddy for supporting a plurality of reels or spools includes a rod movably mounted to a frame. The rod is normally used in a first position for allowing reels mounted thereon to be freely rotatable when wire is dispensed from the reels. Rotation of the ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5773107 | Method of storing active films A method of storing a film having an active film material includes providing a carrier film and at least one strip of the active film material, positioning the at least one strip with respect to the carrier film; and rolling the at least one strip and car... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769355 | Rocker bearing device designated to carry one end of a winding bar A rocker bearing device designed to carry one coupling end of a winding rod. The device contains a rotatable drive spindle. A flywheel is pivotal on the front end of the drive spindle for covering the end of the winding rod. The winding rod rests in a sea... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5655622 | Wire caddy attachable to a ladder The present invention relates to a wire spool holder that is integrally mounted upon a standard ladder. The cross members that hold the wire spool are adjustably mounted such that different size wire spools can be accommodated. In addition the present inv... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5467938 | Spool having adjustable end plates A spool assembly is arranged for mounting an individual or a plurality of cable wrapped thereabout, with the spool having a central shaft including first and second end plates arranged for displacement relative to one another along coaxially aligned and t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5297357 | Ice fishing apparatus with catch indicating means An apparatus for fishing through ice has a first cylinder. A second cylinder is attached to the first cylinder forming a nesting lip. At least one anchoring device is connected to the first cylinder. A reel, rotatively attached to the first cylinder, has ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5241906 | Feeder apparatus for web rotary press A feeder apparatus for a web rotary press includes a pair of web supporting arms mounted on a main shaft supported on left and right frames and independently movable along the main shaft by interpositioning of an elongated key and by meshing of a rack pro... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5228656 | Reel bar saddle latching device A retaining pin and saddle member for supporting a shaft is provided wherein the saddle member has a Y-shaped body including a pair of spaced apart arms with a mounting means depending from the body, and a nonremovable retaining pin slidably fits through ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5190238 | Reel assembly especially suitable for holding a section of an oil boom A boom includes a plurality of boom sections joined end to end. Each boom section includes two or more parallel inflatable chambers which are joined with a weighted curtain which is reinforced for strength. Boom sections are stored compactly on respective... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5114088 | Device for the automatic clamping of a spool of material in web form Device for the automatic clamping of a spool of material in web form, especially for a spool-receiving device of a rotary printing machine, each mounting for receiving the projecting hub of the spool having a shell-shaped lower receptacle for supporting t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5062581 | Spool support apparatus An apparatus including a plurality of spaced support blocks, with spring biased support arms mounted therebetween. The support arms are arranged for reception of a plurality of spools therealong for support and storage. The support arms are of a spring bi... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5060882 | Wire supply reel support device A rotative mounting arrangement for a wire supply reel off which the coiled wire thereon is fed by feed rolls comprises a reel mounting spindle axially and rotatively locked within the hub of the reel and provided at its exposed opposite ends with mountin... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5029766 | Reel-carrying apparatus for cable installers The invention is improved reel-carrying apparatus for facilitating cable-installing operations of the type with a carrier frame and a shaft supported at its opposite end portions by cradles on the frame. Bearings are secured to the shaft end portions, suc... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4967973 | Wire dispensing machines An apparatus for the spooling, storage and dispensing of reels of wire in which thre is provided means for measuring the pulling force on the wire so that the speed of rotation of the reel is in proportion to this pulling force. In one embodiment this com... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4958784 | Collapsible spool holder for fishing line The collapsible spool holder consists of a base plate, two pivot arms, two pins to hold the arms on the sides of the base plate and a shaft that snaps into the pivot arms. It is used to hold fishing line spools so as a person can replenish the fishing lin... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4948059 | Tensioning device for a fishing line A tensioning device for a fishing line is provided and consists of a base member secured to a stationary structure. The base member has two outwardly extending arms, one of which is adjustable toward and away from the other. A take off spool of bulk fishi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4941625 | Creel for the simultaneous changing of reels of metallic wire Creel (10) for the simultaneous changing of reels (13) of metallic wire (14), cooperating with machines in the production of metallic mesh, advantageously electrically welded mesh, the machines being located downstream of the creel (10) and being fed with... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4932601 | Reel lift A reel lift which includes a pair of cooperating lifting members, each characterized by a base constructed of angle iron and fitted with an upward-standing trunk which is also constructed of angle iron, which trunk divides the base into a foot portion and... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4921185 | Yarn holder and dispenser An assembly for holding and dispensing yarn from a skein of yarn includes a frame, a spindle and a basket. The frame is collapsible with two pairs of pivotally crossed legs spaced by four horizontal rods connecting the upper and lower portions of opposite... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4896495 | Wire twisting machine A twisting machine for use in simultaneously imparting a twist to two or more wires while coiling the twisted wires on a drum, or for imparting twist to one or more wires as they are fed from off the drum, is provided with a reel support frame, preferably... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4842425 | Odometer shaft retainer and support A support and retainer for a shaft to be supported in spaced overlying relation to a base member as found in an odometer assembly, including an upstanding projection or post which has a bearing portion for support purposes and further including an adjacen... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4834331 | Holding device A holding device in which a plate is provided with two extreme perpendicular wings with resilient tendency to close to each other, laying between both these wings a shaft with stems to mounting the same under pressure to respective holes formed in the win... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4791752 | Fishing tackle storing spindle A spindle for accommodating fishing tackle has an elongated cylindrical member rotatably mounted on a pair of double-hooked brackets. Each bracket has a downwardly open clip adapted to be mounted on a tray of a fishing tackle box. The lower end of each br... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4752047 | Cable spool holder A collapsible cable or wire spool stand which, when erected, provides a stable platform about which a spool of cable or wire material can be supported to permit the withdrawal of cable or wire contained on the spool. The support structure may be readily c... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4746078 | Reel lifting and support device An easily collapsible device for lifting a reel of cable off of a support surface and then supporting the reel in a stable position above the support surface for free rotation to allow removal of the cable, the device including a pair of indentical units ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4741493 | Locking system for spools holding display chains A pilfer-proof system for locking spools holding chains of valuable material displayed in a case which includes the spool having a cylindrical portion having an axial hole and opposed radially extending rims connected to the cylindrical portion with the c... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4697756 | Winding machine for winding and/or unwinding web-like guided materials To simplify and accelerate the chucking of a journal-free beam or roll mandrel in a winding machine and also to automate and accelerate the alignment of the winding machine and the journal-free beam or roll mandrel in relation to a creel middle plane or c... | 10/06/1987 |
