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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7523883 | Dual roll-up wire reel device with resilient positioning A dual roll-up wife reel device features simultaneous, bi-directional wire roll-up/withdrawal. The wire reel device has a resilient positioning function that effects multi-staged positioning and allows a wire to be wound up and stored in the wire reel device in an o... | 04/28/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7303162 | Cord holder apparatus A cord storage device is provided which allows the simultaneous winding and unwinding of both halves of a cord while maintaining both cord ends in position for use and the device also permits unwinding of the cord from the storage device while one cord end is held i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175453 | Rotating connector In the rotating connector wherein the rotor having the inner tube is rotatably coupled with the stator having the outer tube, and the flat cable is contained in the annular space defined between the outer tube and the inner tube, the cable winding direction is rever... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125282 | Adapter module for portable computer An adapter module for a portable computer keeps its power cables in its housing to maintain a tidy appearance. Cylinders, driven by torsion springs, roll power cables around themselves in the housing. A stop, driven by a spring, blocks teeth of cylinders to prevent ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7028939 | Assembled windlass structure An assembled windlass structure has a casing, a winding box, a communication wire, a spring, and a main body. The casing has a top cover and a bottom cover. The casing has a receiving space formed between the top cover and the bottom. The communication wire has two ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7003895 | Tape measure having a self-powered reel assembly A tape measure having a self-powered reel assembly and a housing for receiving the self-powered, reel assembly. The self-powered, reel assembly includes: a primary spool having a measuring tape wound upon the primary spool; a secondary biased spool assembly; and a c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001210 | Wire winding device for receiving network wires or telephone wires A wire winding device for receiving network wires or telephone wires is disclosed. The round post of the lower cover passes through the via hole of the circuit board, the central hole of the conducting plate, the via hole of the insulating plate; the buckling hole o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997410 | Positioning device for a reel A positioning device for a reel is disclosed. The positioning device contains a spring-loaded reeling disc, wherein when the cable or wire is pulled to rotate for a half round, a positioning mechanism is made. A button is used to control either a single step or mult... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979200 | Apparatus for making electrical connection to a steering wheel carried portion of an electrical circuit An apparatus for maintaining electrical contact to one or more circuits carried by a steering wheel and portions of the circuits separated from the steering wheel comprises first and second housing sections. At least one annulus is carried by one of the housing sect... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6909259 | Battery charger with power cord reel A battery charger supporting 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) products such as a mobile telephone, a PDA, a notebook computer, a digital camera, a digital video camera, etc. The battery charger is constructed to include a body, a circuit board, a r... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902029 | Retractable ear protection device The invention disclosed provides an improved ear protection system comprising an ear protection device and an innovative stowage device. The stowage device is capable for inconspicuously securing the ear protection device to an easily accessible entity such as an ar... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874722 | Wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels includes a main turning wheel capable of elastic rotation and flexibly connected to a main axis, and a plurality of turning wheels having different or same diameters formed on the main body of the main turning wh... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6834820 | Wire winding device having coaxial and multiple wheels A wire winding device having coaxial and multiple wheels include characteristics of: a main wheel formed with at least three A, B and C turning wheels having a same center orifice flexibly connected to an axis, A, B and C storage grooves formed on the wheel surfaces... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6634610 | Retractable self-leveling ceiling sign hanger A self-leveling sign hanging device having a housing hung from the structural support members of suspended ceilings. A cable is stored in the housing on a wind up reel. A spring applies a force to the reel to wind the cable on the reel. The cable exits an... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6439491 | Wire winding box A wire winding box with an increasing area includes a box body, a housing, a communication cable, a wire winding disk, and a spiral spring. The box body has a wire groove and a shaft. The wire winding disk has a first disk body. Two surfaces of the first ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6416005 | Apparatus for reducing radial friction in a wire winding box A wire winding box for reducing radial friction, especially a wire winding box for reducing radial friction of a communication wire, is disclosed. A fixing piece is installed in the through hole in the wire winding ring of wire winding disk. The fixing pi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6375109 | Wire winding box for short distance use A wire winding box for short distance use is provided that includes a case with single receiving tank or two receiving tanks having a rotary disk rotatably installed therein which is driven by a spiral spring. A communication wire passes through a pivotal... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6199784 | Automatically rewindable wire device An automatically rewindable wire device includes a stationary member having a stationary shaft, and a rotary member mounted rotatably on the stationary member and having a windup portion around the shaft. The windup portion and the shaft confine a space. ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6019304 | Retractable reel with channeled ratchet mechanism A retractable reel assembly comprises double tear drop shaped housing, a spool disposed in the housing and journaled for rotation about an axis, the spool and housing defining a plurality of chambers within the housing around the axis. The spool and housi... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5735480 | Relay apparatus for relative rotating members A relay apparatus for relatively rotating members includes a first member (rotating member) having an internal cylindrical portion, a second member (fixed member) having an external cylindrical portion which surrounds the internal cylindrical portion with... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5332171 | Winding device for winding up and unwinding a tube, cable or hose A winding device for winding up and unwinding a cable, tube or hose which comprises a cable, tube or hose section which can be wound on and unwound from the outer circumference, a cable, tube or hose section which is guided out of a hub and which does not... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5322306 | Vehicle for conveying trolleys A vehicle for conveying trolleys have driving wheels activated by a control assembly to engage and advance one or a series of trolleys. A reel assembly is detachably engageable with the leading trolley and supports a first anchoring line which secures the... | 06/21/1994 |
| 4978086 | Deployment of towed aircraft decoys An arrangement for the deployment of towed aircraft decoys comprising a reel with a hollow hub or flange rotatably mounted on a support, the reel being wound with a composite tether-wire consisting of an optical fiber cable reinforced with a strain member... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4930182 | Apparatus for counterbalancing an overhead door An apparatus for counterbalancing an overhead door includes a spring anchor assembly adapted to be connected between one end of a torsion spring and a wall of a building at an overhead door opening and a spring winding assembly adapted to be connected bet... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4858846 | Wiring harness An audio wiring harness apparatus is set forth to remove slack from existing coaxial type cable utilized in the electrical association of various electronic components. A container is provided with a plurality of telescoping heads positioned therein in an... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4825589 | Hanging plant carrier A useful device in combination with a conventional type hanging plant support for quickly and easily lowering a potted plant from its uppermost hanging position for servicing and returning. The device provides a surface on which a potted plant is placed a... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4813304 | Mechanism for automatically regulating tension of wires employed in a window regulator A mechanism for automatically regulating tension of wires employed in a window regulator comprising a drum being provided for rotational movement within said housing, and having a first side surface provided with a first ratchet teeth, a second side surfa... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4757955 | Telephone cord wind-up apparatus A telephone cord wind-up apparatus which takes the form of a reel upon which is wound a given length of a main telephone cord. This reel is rotatably mounted within a housing. The reel is to be unwound from the housing during the extending of the main tel... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4733832 | Cable winding device A device for winding a cable comprises a housing (51) with a feed and discharge guide (58) for the cable (16) and a cable drum (46) which is mounted rotatably in the housing and to which one end of the cable is fastened. In order to precisely guide the ca... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4684076 | Retractable clothesline device A retractable clothesline device (10) for storing a clothesline (12) when in a fully retracted position and enabling the clothesline (12) to be readily extended from its retracted position for use, the device (10) including an outer housing (14) and a spo... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4569490 | Counterbalance mechanism A spring counterbalance mechanism suitable for counterbalancing window sashes or the like. In one embodiment of the invention, the device has two rotatable drums and a spring disposed within the drums. The spring is connected to a spring arbor on one drum... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4542858 | Rotatable electric cable connecting system A cable reel assembly particularly adapted for, but not limited to, a system for providing electrical connection of power and data signals between an orbiter vehicle (12), such as a space shuttle, and a recovered satellite (14) and being comprised of two ... | 09/24/1985 |
