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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136751 | Single free-end wire reel A single free-end wire reel includes a leveled area disposed on a rotary member to level arc tracks and a gap formed at the intersection of the arc tracks to change the motion track of a limit block. The present invention not only keeps the limit block to have a dua... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7942360 | Retractable tow strap A retractable tow strap apparatus for towing a vehicle includes a protective casing and a reel including a hub. The tow strap apparatus further include a tow strap webbing for winding about the hub, means for attaching at least one end of the tow strap webbing to a ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909281 | Wire-winding device having a circuit unit A wire-winding device includes a circuit unit, a wire-winding disk, two cables, a scroll spring and a circuit unit. The insulating body has receiving space. The wire-winding disk is rotatably located in the receiving space. The wire-winding disk has at least one con... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900863 | Retractable cable device having protecting function A retractable cable device having protecting function mainly comprises a housing, a spiral spring, a spool disk, an arresting system, and a communication cable. The spool disk pivoted on a shaft within the housing is wound by the communication cable. The spiral spri... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7810750 | Biologically fit wearable electronics apparatus and methods Detachable wearable electronic eyeglasses and head mounted gear with a plurality of electronic functions and interchangeable electronic function, and a wearable computer with optimal weight distribution and stretchable arms. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784727 | Cable reel mechanism A cable reel mechanism includes a main body, a cable reel, a cable, a volute spring and a switching element. The main body has a receiving room defined therein and a limiting groove. The cable reel is turnably disposed in the receiving room of the main body and has ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7681822 | Positioning structure of a single-pull reel A single-pull reel which includes an upper cover, a bottom cover configured to engage with the upper cover, a cord-rotating disc, a clamping member provided on a top section of the cord-rotating disc, the bottom portion of the cord-rotating disc being provided with ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681823 | Positioning structure of a single-pull reel A positioning rod structure for a single-pull reel which will be positioned upon pulling out of cord from the reel and will restore to its original position if the cord is pulled for a second time. When the cord is pulled for one round, a positioning of the cord is ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7607603 | Single-pull power and signal cable reel A single-pull power and signal cable reel is disclosed. The reel provides single direction multi-stage retraction of signal and power cable. When the lead wire is pulled once, a positioning effect is provided. Accordingly, the reel allows precise control of an exten... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604194 | Structure of a single-pull reel A single-pull reel which includes a bottom cover having a center axle, a top cover engageable with the bottom cover; a cord-rotating disc having a top portion provided with a circular flange which is divided into a plurality of sections by a plurality of slots, a cl... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7494083 | Reel structure An improved reel is described. The reel includes a fine-tuning structure for adjusting the length of wires or cords drawn from the reel and a button component for winding the wires or cords. Thereby, the length of cords or wires is adjusted to a desired level in mul... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490791 | Reel structure An improved reel is described. The reel includes two cords or wires, one of which is reeled in or out concurrently as the other is drawn out. Additionally, the length of cords or wires is adjusted to a desired level in multiple stages, and the cords or wires of such... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7455255 | Computer-adapting automatic wire collector The present invention relates to an application field for computer hardware, especially to a computer-adapting wire collector. It comprises a top cover; a bottom cover; a button, a spring; a positioning cover; a swirl-rotated spring, and a wire collecting stand. A b... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7389955 | Winding reel device with additional winding unit A winding reel device with an additional winding unit has a winding box with two cavities and a partition arranged therebetween, first and second reel plates rotatably disposed inside the two cavities, respectively, first and second connection wires lapped about the... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384013 | Cord retriever A structural innovation of cord retriever, a structural design for multiple-step control of pulling length of a cord, to achieve the purpose of making adjustment of a cord length as required by the user and fast and smooth retrieving thereof. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367522 | String fastening device A string fastening device includes a reel on which a string is reeled thereon and a toothed ring is connected to the reel. A knob has a shaft inserted into a tube extending from the base of the device and the reel is rotatably mounted on the tube. The knob has first... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369739 | Fiber optic cable protective apparatus A rigid casing provides support and protection for two separate fiber optic jumper cables of a fiber optic test set and which may be wound on two separate spools for extension and retraction relative to the casing. A selected length of one of the cables may be exten... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364109 | Cable reel The present invention discloses a cable reel, which comprises a casing, a movable latch member pivotally coupled into the casing, a protrusion disposed at one end of the latch member, a turntable disposed under the latch member and pivotally coupled into the casing,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328868 | Wire-winding device for two kinds of cables A wire-winding device for two kinds of cables is described. The device has a base, two winding plates, two communication cables and a volute spring. The two winding plates are arranged inside the base, the two communication cables are rolled around the two winding p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317446 | Method for entering data into a computer using a peripheral input device having a retractable cord The invention, in one embodiment, is a method for entering data into a computer. The method includes anchoring an electrical cord connecting a peripheral input device to the computer, positioning the peripheral input device, and retracting slack in the electrical co... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315681 | Fiber optic rotary coupling and devices In this invention, a fiber optic rotary joint and applications of such to retractable fiber optic cables is described. The fiber optic rotary joint consists of a spiral arrangement of a spring and optical fiber pair placed between rotating inner and outer diameters.... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312602 | Electrical meter with retractable leads An electrical meter 10 comprises a housing 12 with a spool 14 rotatably mounted therein. A first lead cable 16 and a second lead cable 18 are wound upon the spool 14. A wound spring 90 is connected to the spool and bi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7255595 | Electrical connection device with a position limiting button The present invention provides an electrical connection device, which includes a position holding bar, a switching device sleeved outside of the position holding bar, and a wire twining device with position limiting button. The wire twining device comprises an activ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222811 | Positioning device of a dual direction cable reel A positioning device of a dual direction cable reel is disclosed. The cable reel comprises a top cover, a pad, a reeling disc top cover, a reeling disc, a lead wire, a spring, a bottom cover and positioning member, characterized in that the reeling disc and the posi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222812 | Positioning shaft of a dual direction cable reel A positioning shaft of a dual direction cable reel is disclosed. The cable reel comprises an upper cover, a pad, a reeling disc, a coiled cable, a spring, and a lower cover, characterized in that the reeling disc and a positioning element mounted at the inner edge o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216665 | Retractable reel A retractable reel includes a housing having a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover including a first opening and the front cover including a second opening, a trough extending radially inward from the second opening to a center of the front cover, the troug... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201342 | Signal cable rewinder with two rewinding discs The invention relates to a signal cable rewinder having two opposing housings in which two independently rewinding discs are disposed. Each of two signal cables is folded once in the middle thereof to form a double-folded member that is wounded around the rewinding ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182286 | Cable winder apparatus A cable winder apparatus includes a casing, a winding tray, a spiral spring, a cable set, and a clamping unit. The casing has an accommodating space defined therein, a shaft in the accommodating space and two cutouts on two ends of the casing. The winding tray is pi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172150 | Retractable reel apparatus A retractable reel apparatus for connecting the electrical wiring on a trailer to the electrical system of a towing vehicle. The apparatus comprises a housing with a reel rotatably disposed therein. A wire has a first portion wrapped in a first direction around the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167624 | Fiber optic splice closure A fiber optic splice closure designed to prevent undesired bending of optical fiber cables within the closure. The closure is generally formed of a lower base section and an upper body section that form a tight, water-resistant seal along their interface. The cross-... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165739 | Winding device of winding wheel and wire A winding device of a winding wheel and a wire includes an elastically rotatable turning wheel having a flexibly connected fixed shaft, wheel breadths defining a left wheel breadth and a right wheel breadth, and a continuous wire defining left and right wires. A num... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164081 | Toolbox with retractable cable securement device In one embodiment, a toolbox may includes a plurality of walls that define at least in part an interior from/into which tools may be retrieved or deposited. A cable housing may be secured to an interior wall of the toolbox, with a reel secured therein for rotational... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147177 | Cable reel A cable reel having a one-way locking mechanism for locking a cable winding hub in one direction so that the user can adjust the extending status of the cables freely, and a button for unlocking the one-way locking mechanism for enabling the cable winding hub to rec... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7120349 | Fiber optic cable device with retractable operation A device for providing variable length fiber optic cable and storing any excess not used. Means are provided to allow for extending and retracting fiber optic cable to prevent excess slack when in use. Optical coupling units provide optical coupling of fiber optic c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116883 | Fiber optic protective carrier A protective carrier for a fiber optic cable comprises a casing within which is a rotor rotatable in a selected one of two opposite directions. The rotor supports the cable at the axis of rotation of the rotor and the cable extends in opposite directions from such a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108216 | Retractable cord reels for use with flat electrical cable Retractable cord reels are disclosed. The retractable cord reels include a housing portion and a spool disposed within the housing portion. The spool has an outer surface associated with an expansion chamber within the housing portion, an inner channel configured to... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104491 | Retractable reel for flexible tubing A generally cylindrical housing supports a pair of rotatable tubing wheels within the housing. Each rotatable tubing wheel supports a quantity of flexible tubing having one end extending outwardly through an aperture in the housing and the remaining end coupled to a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093783 | Elongate material management apparatus Disclosed is an elongate material management apparatus. It is comprised of a housing removably connected to a base plate that may be opened for the placement of tubing therein. Disposed within the housing is a dual spool to wind and unwind tubing. The dual spool is ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086512 | Headset cable retraction system A headset cable retraction system and device is described, the system including a housing, the housing having a cavity. In addition, the system includes a cord capable of transmitting an electrical signal, wherein a portion of the cord is contained in the cavity. Th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7036761 | Dual reel unwinder/rewinder with a slack take-up mechanism A cable unwinder/rewinder with continuous electrical connection which is suitable for use with heavy gauge cable and in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. A general embodiment is comprised of a frame; a user-side reel; a slack-side reel and a slack take-up ... | 05/02/2006 |
