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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461807 | Portable winding and reeling apparatus An improved winding apparatus for winding hoses and similar hose-shaped items such as those used in the firefighting industry. The apparatus includes a framework, a two piece retainer device in connection with the frame, and a retainer including first and second arc... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7322761 | Spool adapted for gripping a roll of print media A spool, such as supply for a wide-format printer, is provided. The spool comprises a spindle for slidingly receiving an outer shaft, which is typically the core of a roll of print media. A first resiliently deformable gripping ring is circumferentially mounted abou... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281677 | Strip winding machine A take-up roll forming apparatus for flexible strip material comprises a motor-driven shaft journaled for rotation on a frame where the shaft extends through a circular plate that is affixed to the shaft. A plurality of magnets is affixed to the plate in a predeterm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261253 | Rewind arms for plastic film slitting apparatus A winding core 1 of small diameter is mounted at each end on a locking core chuck 3 coupled to a shaft 14 supported by spaced bearings 4 and 8 located within a housing part 5 at the free end 6 of a rewind arm structur... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7172149 | Long tape path guide system and method In a tape system and method for guiding a tape from a tape reel to a read/write tape head and then to a take-up reel, the tape is guided along a tape path such that the path surrounds the take-up reel and then begins winding on the take-up reel. With such a long tap... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128290 | Spool having a dual purpose cam A spool suitable for winding material thereon includes an axially extending body having a proximal end and a distal end joined by an outer surface. A cam is rotatably mounted adjacent to the body for rotatable movement between a closed position and an open position.... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128292 | Device for lifting paper rolls A lifting device for temporarily supporting a trunnion of a paper roll to relieve a bearing and its bearing block of load to facilitate replacement of the bearing. The lifting device includes an arch yoke and a cradle yoke having torque arms which are rigidly interc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121194 | Strapping machine having improved winder assembly A strapping machine configured to position a strap material around an associated load when in a feed mode and to tension the strap material and seal the strap material to itself around the load when in a tensioning mode includes an improved winder assembly. The mach... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7099235 | Geophone and method of manufacturing a geophone A vibration transducer such as a geophone, comprising a central pole piece (110) with a magnet (112) and coil (118) concentrically arranged around it. The position of the magnet (112) is fixed relative to the pole piece (110) and t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080803 | Winding devices and a method for preparing a material web A device that is adapted to wind a web of material includes a winding body to which a start of a material web can be connected. The material web is wound by rotation of the winding body which includes two clamping elements that can be displaced with respect to each ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7032886 | Carpet removal system A carpet removal system for efficiently removing carpeting. The carpet removal system includes a winch, a base member with a plurality of base teeth attached to the base member, an engaging member with a plurality of engaging teeth, and a cable extending from the wi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6953170 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge has a cartridge casing, a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation and a leader pin fixed to the leading end portion of the magnetic tape. The leader pin is provided at it... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6817565 | Take-up shaft for cleaning cylinder device A novel apparatus and method of a take-up shaft used in the cleaning of a cylinder of a printing press. The take-up shaft includes features that allow the securing of a cleaning fabric from a supply roll without the need to physically fix or mount the fabric to the ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6718810 | Method and apparatus for bringing elongated metallic scrap into a more compact form The object of the invention is a method and an apparatus for bringing elongated metallic scrap into a more compact form by bending the metallic scrap to be brought into a shape requiring less space substantially around a bending member (6a, 6... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6663040 | Strapper with improved winding and cutting assembly A strapping machine for positioning a strap material around an associated load and tensioning the strap material around the load includes a frame for supporting the load, a chute positioned on the frame for receiving the strap material and orienting the s... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6637696 | Double roll rolling device and method A method and device are provided for producing a double roll fabric construction useful as a receptacle for, e.g., eyeglasses. The construction is comprised of adjacent rolled up portions disposed in side by side relation so as to be unrollable to form a ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6629662 | Method and apparatus for rolling carpet A carpet rolling machine for quickly and efficiently rolling carpet around a core without causing damage to the carpet. The machine includes a moveable dispenser for applying an adhesive flap to the core prior to winding the carpet around the core. The le... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6622365 | Pinch quill, apparatus, and film winding method A pinch quill has a shank and a core and sheath apparatus. The core is rotatable about a longitudinal axis. The core has a recess sector and an adjoining recess sector. The chock sector has a greater radial dimension than the recess sector. The sheath is ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6585185 | Multiple output reel module A multiple output reel module includes a reel wheel supporting a plurality of spindles. Mounted to each spindle is a reel. The reel wheel is rotatable to position one of the spindle and reel combinations in a loading position in which output media from a ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6386476 | Floor covering removal tool A floor cover removal tool having a rigid roller of substantially cylindrical shape with an internal clamp for holding the end of the floor covering being removed.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371401 | Apparatus for removing a floor covering An apparatus for removing a floor covering is provided. The apparatus has a casing, and a drive therefore that is disposed in the casing. A fastening device, for the floor covering, is disposed on the outer surface of the casing. A support structure, for ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6290156 | Method and apparatus for winding elongate strand material and package of wound material A method and apparatus to wind hose into a hose package such that the hose may later be dispensed from the hose package without twisting. The apparatus includes a drum for winding the hose thereon and an indexer for feeding the hose onto the drum such tha... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6073872 | Attachment structure onto tape reel of tape body, attachment method thereof, deforming apparatus for tape body, and tape cassette An attachment structure for a tape body which supports, on reel hubs, a tape body such as a leader tape, etc. to which a magnetic tape is connected. This attachment structure comprises a tape reel provided with a reel hub which takes cylindrical shape pro... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6068210 | Spooling device, especially for the spooling of load straps A spooling device for load straps comprising a spool, which at one end portion is freely rotatably supported and is formed as a projection and has a centrally passing axial bore for receiving an axle, at the end opposite the free outer end of the spool, t... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6047919 | Attachment structure onto tape reel of tape body, attachment method thereof, deforming apparatus for tape body, and tape cassette A method of attachment for a tape body which supports, on reel hubs, a tape body such as a leader tape, etc. to which a magnetic tape is connected. This attachment structure comprises a tape reel provided with a reel hub which takes cylindrical shape prov... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045082 | Coiling method for wire-shaped rolling stock and coiling device for carrying out the method A coiling method for wire-shaped rolling stock having a rolling stock tip, wherein the rolling stock is supplied with its rolling stock tip at a rolling stock speed through an inlet guide means to a coiling drum having an initial circumference. A coiling ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6027066 | Carpet strip rolling machine A device for winding a carpet strip into a compact roll for handling and transport winds the carpet strip about a motor powered winding spindle controlled by, for example, a foot pedal, the strip being guided onto the spindle by a pair of selectively spac... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5896293 | Method of managing information exchanged between production information supervisory computer and line supervisory computers for production of photo film cartridge Supervisory computers are individually disposed in a molding line for molding a pair of shell halves, a cartridge assembly line for assembling a cartridge shell from the pair of shell halves and other parts, a winding line for producing and winding each i... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5857636 | Method and apparatus for providing securement for toy balloons A mechanism is provided for unwinding ribbon from a supply spool, for rolling the ribbon to form a wound roll, and for cutting the roll free of the supply. The rolled ribbon segments resulting from this operation are transported to a conveyor for assembly... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5803395 | Method of winding up a tape around a reel A take-up reel with a cylindrical core is used to wind up an elongated tape such as a container tape containing small electronic components spaced apart longitudinally at uniform intervals. After the front end of the tape is longitudinally transported to ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5785272 | Coiler spool with built-in gripper slot A coiler spool comprises an elongated, hollow cylinder made of resilient spring steel and having a slot extending longitudinally of the cylinder, and means, such as an expandable mandrel, to radially expand the coiler spool to open the normally closed slo... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775627 | Film winder A film winder takes up developed films continuously into a film magazine. The developed films attached to a leader are guided by a leader feed adjusting unit. After being cut from the leader by a film cutter, the films are fed to a film guide by a press r... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5752779 | Automatic journal-loading assembly The present invention features an apparatus for a journal-receipt printing machine. The apparatus semi-automatically loads the journal paper onto the take-up spool. The machine also has a drop-in, loading capability for the journal-paper supply-roll. The ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5727747 | Method and device for removing a foil wrapping drawn over a stack of goods A process is disclosed for removing a shrink wrapping drawn over a stack of goods. The shrink wrapping is vertically cut at one side of the stack of goods, one edge of the cut is held and secured to a winding spindle, and the winding spindle is then guide... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5699975 | Extension member anchor A spring drive retractor having a case with an inner space for a spring and a reel, with one end of the spring connected to the case and the other end of the spring connected to the reel, with an extension member having one end connected to the reel and t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5573201 | Photographic film cassette and apparatus and method of loading and removing photographic film in association with the cassette A cassette for containing photographic film has a spool which is provided with retaining claws for retaining a trailer of the photographic film. A cassette port communicates the spool chamber to the outside. To load the photographic film into a cassette, ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5538200 | Apparatus for compacting and rolling sheet material for cutting and producing wall paper borders or the like Apparatus and method for winding sheet material for producing a rewound roll having a smaller central hollow core and a more compact configuration. The material is wound so that a first edge of each layer of the roll terminates in the same plane. By compa... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5533689 | Bandage winding machine A bandage winding machine for forming rolls of bandage from unrolled strips which has a shaft and a clamping bar attached at one end of the shaft for securing the beginning end of the bandage. A clamp couples the other end of the clamping bar with the sha... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533687 | Low torque media take-up device A take-up roller for winding a continuous recording medium has an outer hollow cylindrical tube with a longitudinal slot and an inner hollow cylindrical tube with a longitudinal slot. The inner hollow cylindrical tube is mounted concentrically within the ... | 07/09/1996 |
