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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5730386 | Cable reel A tape cable provided with connector portions in its end portions is wound spirally, and a reinforcing tape having elasticity is stuck to the outer circumferential surface of the tape cable in the vicinity of the connector portion. In an inner cylinder, i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5707023 | Apparatus for establishing electrical connection between rotor and fixed member A housing and a rotor are electrically connected to each other by the flexible flat cable accommodated in an annular space formed between the housing and the rotor; an opening portion of a carrier disposed in the annular space and having a C-shape in a pl... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5657940 | Relay device for rotating members A relay device includes a first rotor having an inner cylinder, a second rotor having an outer cylinder and a single cutter unit for cutting the flexible flat cable. In either case that, due to relative rotation of said first and second rotors, the flexib... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655727 | Sludge collector method and drive with shared reel for taking up and paying out cables Apparatus for simultaneously taking up and paying out first and second ends of respective first and second cables is provided for traversing a carriage in a clarifier basin. Each of the cables has the same active length. A reel has a cylindrical drum, opp... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5630456 | Window blind cord winding apparatus A window blind cord winding apparatus includes an outer housing with a circular spool receiving cavity. A spool is provided that has a circular cord bell receiving cavity. The spool is disposed within the circular spool receiving cavity of the outer housi... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5566900 | Cable takeup/payout system for a multi-rotation assembly A cable connection/dispensing system for a multi-rotation assembly includes a hollow cylindrical housing and an elongated central hub centered within the housing. The hub has a cardioid cross-sectional shape with two lobes and an acute cusp therebetween. ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5358190 | Device for stowing away thick cables A device (10) for stowing away a thick cable (14, 16) composed of several leads, in particular the supply cable of a central energy supply installation for the supply system on board of aircrafts, for example. The device has a rotary winding drum, around ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5328113 | Device for winding the suspension cord of a blind The device includes a winding drum (1) on which there is fixed one end of the cord to be wound. This drum includes a smooth portion (8) having a diameter which is greater than the initial diameter of the drum (1), is located at a distance from the cord fi... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5328112 | Transmission apparatus between two relatively rotating members A transmission apparatus of the U-turn type in which the extending direction of a flexible flat cable is reversed in the middle of the cable. The apparatus comprises a planet roll located between a center barrel and an outer case. The planet roll is fitte... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5183218 | Device for the operation of hoses containing a liquid under very high pressure A device for operating flexible elements includes a rotating drum around which flexible elements are wound to be advanced, a container of the drum equipped with a series of rubber rollers which hold the flexible elements in adherence with the outer surfac... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5174515 | Device for guiding tubes or cables An assembly for guiding cables or tubes between a stationary part and a part which follows the movements of a bidirectionally rotatable body is provided, wherein the cables or tubes are arranged in two oppositely turning loops on both sides of the axis of... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5150846 | Universal device for winding cords, cables and suchlike The device comprises a containing box of substantially cylindrical shape in which a motorized drum is rotatively mounted with guiding rings thereon which can be fitted in different positions. The end of the cords to be wound up are fitted to said rings an... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5120081 | Parachute and skate apparatus A parachute assembly is utilized in combination with a skate pair, wherein the skate pair is mounted by an individual and the individual supports the parachute assembly. The parachute assembly includes a flexible canopy, including a peripheral substantial... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5109577 | Cable-line shortening device A device and method for shortening a cable or line includes a winding mem having a winding surface for forming one or more transverse windings of an otherwise longitudinally oriented cable or line. The device includes elements located on the winding surf... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5101537 | Ratchet tie-down A ratchet tie down structure is shown that is designed to hold heavy objects in place on a transport vehicle such as a flat bed trailer, a car carrier, a railroad car and the like. The mechanism includes a base element attached to the transport vehicle th... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5024401 | Control apparatus for quad-line stunt kites An apparatus for controlling quad-line stunt kites of a type having a pair of handles with lines connected to each end of each handle. This is essentially all the control that is used during the normal kite flying procedure, but when it is desired to brin... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4979693 | Portable hose reel A portable hose reel for deploying a pair of hoses quickly and easily is disclosed. The hose reel has two flexible hoses wound in a flattened condition one on top of the other on a reel and a handle is provided for use in carrying and unreeling of the hos... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4721268 | Modular power cord and cable organizer A modular power cord and cable organizer consisting of identical elongated containers which can be used singly or attached in multiple units, the combination of which creates a base upon which other objects or small electrical appliances may be placed for... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4714217 | Kite line take-up device A take up device for the control of kites by multiple lines includes two control handles removably fixable to an axle such that the control lines, individually affixed to either of the handles may be simultaneously retrieved with the handles affixed to th... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4640469 | System for rolling and unrolling a ground cover A system for tightly rolling and unrolling a web employed as a ground cover includes the use of unrolling tapes for unrolling the web, and an unpowered gear motor which serves to retard unrolling, rollup tapes and/or the gear motor being employed for roll... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4616790 | Excess tubing retainer for a fluid or gas delivery system A tubing retainer for use in fluid or gas delivery system for releasably retaining excess tubing in the system. A member is provided for receiving coils of the excess tubing and a hole and slot arrangement are provided for releasably receiving opposite en... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4420122 | Lighting device suspending system A telescopically extendable hanging mechanism for suspending a lighting device has a driving mechanism provided with wires for controlling extension of the hanging mechanism. A wire take-up means for winding up or unwinding the wires is adapted for telesc... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4392661 | Supply apparatus to provide electricity to motor-driven appliances, especially lawn edge trimmers, driven with electric motors An electrical supply apparatus particularly for hand-tools, in the form of a housing having a handle at its upper end and a bottom constituting a skid, the housing having a vertical, longitudinal median plane along which the skid bottom is elongated. An e... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4254537 | Line tightener A line tightener wherein is provided a shank about which line can be wound for taking up, a transverse extension on one end of the shank, and a receiver on the distal end of the extension for receiving a region of the line spaced from the wound portion to... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4228966 | Satellite reel A reel, in particular an intermediate or storage reel for provisionally receiving a variable cable length between a stationary end and a movable end of a cable. The reel is characterized by a stationarily mounted central drum which is fitted with a cable ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4162009 | Means and method for packaging endless fabrics A package for endless fabrics, such as forming fabrics used on papermaking machines, the package comprising a pair of inner cores inserted in an elongated endless fabric at its opposite extremities, one of the inner cores being surrounded by an outer core... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4026485 | Plans carrier A plans carrier is a protective container and display means for plans, fabric samples and the like comprising a long rigid trough like member with a C-shaped cross section with one end of a flexible protective cover sheet attached to the inside surface of... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3979833 | Method and means for establishing the corners of a multiple-sided lot A pair of tape measures are mounted in side-by-side relationship on a common axial shaft with a clutch plate between them operable by a crank on the shaft. Pressure may be applied to the reels and in turn to the clutch plate by thumb adjustment nuts on th... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3965539 | Portable, releasable tie-down device and method A portable, releasable tie-down device and method for quickly and easily applying tension to a flexible elongated member such as a belt, strap, cable, rope or the like when the ends thereof are either free or tied down. The device enables an elongated mem... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3937308 | Cable take up for traversing mechanisms A motorized traversing power unit includes a take-up reel, with a power supply cable which is anchored at one end adjacent one end of the path of the power unit and is wrapped in one direction around the reel, and a drive cable anchored at one end adjacen... | 02/10/1976 |
