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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437843 | Banner mounting system Apparatus for mounting a banner from a support member at a display height above ground level includes upper and lower banner mounting arms that are capable of receiving and mounting a banner with the assistance of an operator located at ground level. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7213278 | Method of storing a sleeping bag with a clinching mechanism A sleeping bag having a cinch mechanism that can be closed with a single hand. The cinch mechanism includes, for example, a loop and a cord attached at an end of the sleeping bag. When the sleeping bag has been rolled, the loop is pulled in one direction, while the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6964072 | Sleeping bag with clasp for facilitating rolling A sleeping bag that includes at least one clasp configured and arranged to hold sections of a sleeping bag together while the sleeping bag is rolled for storage. In use, when a user desires to roll the sleeping bag, sections of the sleeping bag are folded together, ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6811110 | Reeling device for fire hoses A reeling device for fire hoses. The device includes a winch, a gearing kit that controls the winch and an operating handle. The device is installed on a structural rack in which of the two protruding axles arranged on the winch, one is secured and turns along with ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6682012 | Equipment and method in handling of doctor blades for a paper/cardboard machine A reeling device (10), has a support base (1), a support arm (2), and a shaft (9') mounted on the support arm (2). One shaft end has a boss (9) and the other end has a revolving frame (7). Mounted to the device is a transit case (20), within which the use... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6659389 | Expanded hose coil deployment system A dual-mode hose roller including a crank and a mounting plate may be used to roll up collapsed hose into either a compact hose roll or an expanded hose coil. The crank and mounting plate are arranged to facilitate transmission of torque from the crank to... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651922 | Toilet paper dispenser and folder system A toilet paper dispenser and folder system has a frame subassembly having front and rear parallel panels, an upper feeder roller and a lower feeder roller. Each panel has a large aperture and a paper roll holder aperture and a lower roller aperture and an... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6508430 | Self-applicator for bandages A self-applicator for bandages includes a tubular body with two widened areas. One widened area has a greater length than the other widened area. At the one widened area, two internal and opposite semi-bushings are dovetailed to form a handle. At the othe... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6267319 | Method and apparatus for rolling up hose into an expanded hose coil A dual-mode hose roller including a crank and a mounting plate may be used to roll up collapsed hose into either a compact hose roll or an expanded hose coil. The crank and mounting plate are arranged to facilitate transmission of torque from the crank to... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6227479 | Sealing strip separation film retriever and method The sealing strip separation film retriever has a tubular spindle with first and second ends and an inside diameter. A plurality of slots in the spindle extend from the second end toward the first end and form fingers. A first end plate is secured to the ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5988559 | Fire hose winding apparatus A fire hose winding apparatus. The apparatus includes an elongated, horizontal frame, or extension arm, having an inner end detachably coupled to a fire truck, or other available support. A horizontal spindle extends transversely from an outer end of the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5975456 | Adjustable web cutter An adjustable web cutter which allows web samples to be cut in various lengths, width and thickness while employing a disposable cutter blade.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5961061 | Strap rolling device A strap rolling device (10) having a roller (12) which has a roller crank (12A) and a roller head (12B) each positioned at opposite ends thereof. The roller head (12B) has a roller head base (12BA) securely connected to the roller crank (12A). The roller ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5704564 | Apparatus for producing a plurality of identical lengths of ribbon An apparatus for cutting ribbon which utilizes a reel that is mounted on a frame. The reel is to be manually rotated with a length of ribbon to be wound on the peripheral surface of the reel which comprises a plurality of elongated arms. One revolution of... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5636808 | Reel and support frame bearing assembly A reel bearing assembly for supporting a reel in a support frame, the frame having a circular bearing opening having an axially extending cylindrical surface and radially inwardly extending flange and the assembly also including a specially shaped end cap... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5611520 | Strap collector A strap collector (1) is provided which is designed to be attached to the connecting arm (6) of a cargo tightener (2). The strap collector includes a magazine (8, 9) for the protection and storage of the long tensioning strap of the cargo tightener when w... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5607119 | Dispenser A container for storing and dispensing rolled bandages comprises a pair of attached half shells that are separable for cleaning and disinfection purposes. Strips of flexible material are formed into rolls by a hand crank having a slotted shaft rotatably j... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5445339 | Cassette winder tool A tool formed of a generally cross-shaped configuration defined by a central plate, wherein the plate includes a top edge mounting a first leg thereon medially of the top edge, with a bottom leg mounted medially of a bottom edge of the plate, with the top... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5303874 | Device for rolling bed rolls A bed roll rolling device which enables a sleeping bag or the like to be tightly rolled up for transport or storage, the device being usable for successive manipulation to roll a succession of such bags, and removable for storage or to handle additional b... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5265818 | Strap roller having shaft with arcuate portion and two flattened sides parallel to the shaft axis A strap rolling device comprising a shaft having at least one substantially flattened side and means for rotating the shaft. A strap tensioning device is preferably provided spaced apart from the shaft. The tensioning device includes a tensioner table wit... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5188307 | Tool for coiling fire hoses and a method of use therefor A tool for coiling a fire hose lying on a supporting surface has an elongated member with a pivot point at a lower termination thereof and a handle at an upper termination thereof. The elongated member has at least two telescoping sections with releasable... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5033690 | Hose rolling apparatus Apparatus is described for rolling flat hose or strip material upon itself to form a roll. The apparatus includes an elongated frame and a crank rotatably connected to the frame. An arm extending from the crank toward the frame grasps the hose or strip wh... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5029771 | Spinner tool for cartridge reel A spinner tool device for use with a cartridge reel having a reel hub with openings for engagement with a motor drive, comprising a spinner body having a front face sized to access said reel hub, at least one projection pin on said face for engagement wit... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4998682 | Paper tape winding and inverting device A device that is releasably attached to an office machine, such as an adding machine or the like, includes a disposable container and a cover as well as several angularly oriented inverting rollers. As the paper is moved from a feed roller, it passes over... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4993658 | Video tape cassette winding device A device for hand winding video tapes having a reel release mechanism required to disengage a video tape breaking mechanism. The reel release mechanism is attached to an elongated member together with a gear assembly which is used in the manual rewinding ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4974790 | Tape rewinding device A tape rewinding device for manually rewinding video cassette tapes includes a rectangular housing having an open face communicating with a hollow interior portion dimensioned to receive a video cassette tape. A pair of sprockets are mounted for rotation ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4948062 | Sterile film dispenser for applanating tonometer A sterile film device for use on medical instruments that supplies a continuous sterile film cover over the point of contact with the patient. The device utilizes a pair of distribution and take-up storage spools for dispensing guide sleeve and retrieval ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4899946 | Apparatus for inspection and repair of recording tape cassettes Apparatus for inspection and repair of recording tape cassettes, particularly videotape cassettes, includes a base having a recess for stationarily receiving the cassette housing and an adjacent channel for receiving and maintaining the tape cover in open... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4894674 | Daylight bulk film loading system A bulk film loader for use in daylight conditions including a light-tight casing for receiving cartridges of film in strip form. The film for a desired number of exposures is transferred from a cartridge onto a camera film feed spool or cassette. A guillo... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4892265 | Wrap winder with reversible mounting bracket Apparatus to roll elongated strips of material such as leg wraps used with horses. The winding device has a split spindle operated by a crank handle and a smoothing bar and roll forming disc. An integral mounting component is symmetrical in both the uprig... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4826096 | Gasket wrapping apparatus A gasket wrapping apparatus including a pair of plate members positioned on a crank member rotatably mounted on a support member. The crank member and one of the plate members include slots located therein which are aligned to receive the end of a strip o... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4807347 | Method and tool for rewinding a recoil starter spring A tool for rewinding the recoil starter spring within a recoil starter mechanism for a small engine which allows the repair person to rewind the spring with a minimum of trouble and without the danger of the spring flying out of the central spring receivi... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4753396 | Viewer for auditing cash register tapes A manually operated spool-to-spool winder is provided for inspecting cash register tape which includes a C-shaped framework including a flat base, an upright plate and a horizontal tape supporting plate. A pair of rotatable tape supporting spindles are jo... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4732345 | Hose reel A hose reel is described which permits hoses to be reeled in sections and removed from the apparatus for storage, testing, etc., in the rolled condition, the reel is designed to reel hoses, be they of a flattened nature when not in use, as for example a f... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4703903 | Cassette tape winding device A cassette tape winding device 10 comprising: a scored, tapered conical portion (12); a generally cylindrical intermediate shaft portion (13), and a toothed driving portion (14) having a plurality of elongated driving teeth (16) spaced from one another an... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4700906 | Paper tape control unit An improved control unit is provided in the form of a compact and relatively simple add-on kit for use with calculators, adding machines and the like requiring use of paper tape in roll form. The paper tape control unit supplies the paper tape to the asso... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4592519 | Hose roller A hose roller device used to roll up collapsed hose, such as fire hose. The hose roller device includes a two pronged fork on which the collapsed hose is placed and rolled up into a uniform roll that can be easily removed from the two prongs for storage o... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4575890 | Lint removal device The present invention relates generally to lint removal devices and more particularly, to lint removal devices incorporating a supply of adhesive sheet material having a tacky surface and means to advance the sheet material to present an unused surface of... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4551127 | Toy structural member roller A toy for rolling flexible material into structural members which may be assembled into any of a number of desired structures. The apparatus includes a base having bearing means formed on either end to support a tube assembly over which structural members... | 11/05/1985 |
