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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374124 | Winding apparatus for bandages and related methods A portable, hand held winding apparatus, a kit, and a method of using the winding apparatus, for rolling up or winding elongate bandages and the like, are disclosed. The winding apparatus includes a hand held rotary drive device having a motor-driven rotatable conne... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347832 | Lightweight electro-mechanical chest compression device A lightweight electro-mechanical chest compression device. The device is provided with a motor, a brake, a drive spool, a control system, and a metal channel beam to brace the device and guide a compression belt. The belt is provided in a belt cartridge that attache... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7270639 | Temperature regulation system for automatic chest compression housing Devices and methods for cooling an electro-mechanical chest compression device. A blower or fan forces air through the device and a metal foil distributes heat. The temperature of the device and the patient is measured and the processor controls the operation of the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255300 | Method and apparatus for winding a filter media pack A method and apparatus are provided, for forming a filter element including a media pack in the form of a coiled web of fluted filter media, by feeding the web of fluted filter media at a controlled linear speed onto a mandrel rotated by a winding motor providing a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6622957 | Single operator variable size hose winder The present inventive subject matter relates to a hose winder for coiling hose, particularly firefighting hose, comprising a fixed back plate with a rotating hub containing a plurality of tines and an inner plate having a plurality of holes through which ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6523775 | Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus. The apparatus includes an air-cooled hydraulic driving unit, a hydraulic motor, a conveyor and a connecting element. The air-cooled hydraulic driving unit includes a hydraulic pump, an electrical motor, pipes, a flow regulator, and ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6338453 | Winding device having a winding shaft and additional bearings A winding device, having a winding shaft, which can be inserted into and removed from the winding device, and a winding element and bearing journals protruding from both ends in the direction of the center axis of the winding shaft. The winding device has... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6286779 | Hand-held bandage rewinder The invention discloses a portable, lightweight, hand-held bandage rewinder wherein the operator holds the hand-held bandage rewinder in one hand and locates the bandage on a shaft which may include a spool. The operator then presses a switch to engage a ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6079660 | Gear arrangement for driving the spool core of a take-up spool for the transfer tape of a transfer dispenser In a gear arrangement for driving the spool core (11) of a take-up spool for a transfer tape (5) through the spool core (3) of a feed spool arranged laterally of and radially offset from the take-up spool in the housing (2) of a transfer dispenser or in a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5911781 | Integral coiler furnace drive motor A hot strip mill for reducing metal strip product as the metal strip product is moved through the mill along a pass line includes at least one coiler furnace on one side of the pass line. Each coiler furnace has a coiling unit selectively receiving a stri... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5769350 | Paper magazine A paper magazine made up of a small number of parts and capable of rewinding paper pulled out of the case around the roll of paper in the magazine by turning the paper roll. The paper roll is supported on a roll support shaft provided in the magazine case... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5752670 | Wire dispenser with retractor A coiled material dispenser with automatic spring retractor for respooling wire and the like after a portion of the material has been removed. The dispenser being capable of adaptably receiving different size spools is suspended at or near a work station ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5584445 | Center wind assist mechanism in secondary position A center wind assist mechanism is provided for use in a web winding device for winding a substantially continuous web onto a reel bar rotating about its center axis. The winding device incudes a driving drum that maintains a first nip engagement with the ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5573198 | Tape roll rewind device and method for rewinding tape on a tape roll A tape roll rewind device includes a rotatable tape spool with tape wound thereon; and a device for 1) storing energy in response to rotation of the tape spool in a first direction, 2) storing a maximum amount of energy regardless of the amount of rotatio... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5524843 | Winding device for web structure such as wallpaper A winding device is provided for winding a web to expose its underside. When wallpapering, rolled prepasted wallcovering is first cut into appropriate lengths. The cut lengths have a memory of their rolled condition and tend to automatically re-roll into ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5320297 | Roll-winding apparatus drive mechanism A device for reeling web-like material, in which the roll being formed is held between heads borne on carrier arms, which device reels the roll with a central drive. The drive is provided by direct-current, permanent magnet electric motors maximum power o... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5320251 | Materials handling equipment An apparatus for handling bulk materials includes a rigging frame which supports the upper end of the outer bag of an intermediate bulk carrier. A spool is rotatably mounted on the rigging frame and the inner bag of the intermediate bulk carrier is attach... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5308006 | Device for winding-up material webs A winding device includes a support roller receiving strips of a material web to be wound up on two coil rollers mounted on respective winding supports flanking the support roller and movable parallel to an axis of the support roller along with respective... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5215277 | Automatic retriever and recycling apparatus An apparatus for winding paper having spaced apart first and second walls having first and second through slots (72, 74), respectively; a spool sub-system adapted to receive the paper and around which the paper is wound, the spool subsystem including the ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4938009 | Automatic package strapping machine A package strapping machine draws a thermoplastic strap off of a reel, loops the strap around a package, clamps a leading end of the strap, and then tightens the strap around the package with a strap tightening mechanism. A trailing end of the strap is cu... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4875634 | Paper tape roll control unit An improved paper tape control unit is provided 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 associated machine and provides automatic, intermit... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4860965 | Internally mounted drive mechanism for a belt-winding drum An internally mounted rotary drum drive mechanism optimizes the space within a drum by utilizing a rim-mounted, motor-driven rotating gearbox for applying torque to the drum through a ring-type mounting flange releasably secured between the gearbox and an... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4842215 | Tape rolling up device of package strapping machine A package strapping machine is provided with a tape rolling up device for rolling up excess tape drawn off of a tape reel. A package is strapped by a thermoplastic tape being drawn off of the tape reel and looped around the package. The tape reel is fixed... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4770360 | Winding machine A winding machine with a swivelling cross-beam, with pairs of winding arms, movable on guidewalls of the cross-beam and receiving one roll for each pair, as well as with drive shafts, aligned in parallel with the swivelling axis of the cross-beam, from wh... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4760971 | Internally mounted drive mechanism for a belt-winding drum An internally mounted rotary drum drive mechanism optimizes the space within a drum by utilizing a rim-mounted, motor-driven rotating gearbox for applying torque to the drum through a split ring-type mounting flange releasably secured between the gearbox ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4669678 | Paper winding device A gravity controlled automatic paper winder for continuous type paper form a printer has a spool supported by a framework. The spool is coupled by a ratchet assembly to a motor and gear reduction assembly and permits the spool to rotate only in a directio... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4657196 | Mechanism for supporting and rotating a coil A mechanism for rotating a hollow coil of wound material about its longitudinal axis, the mechanism comprising one or more rollers affixed to a cantilevered support with the mechanism adapted for a telescope fit into the hollow interior of the coil. The r... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4566648 | Device for applying and conveying a protective cover for a toilet seat With a device for applying and conveying a hose-shaped protective covering for a toilet seat, the unwinding spool is supported by a switch tube which passes through it and which transmits the movement of a push button, protruding from the housing, to a sw... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4533090 | Apparatus for tensioning band or web portions running off and onto two rollers In apparatus for tensioning film strip unwinding from one roller and running onto another roller in a cassette or camera, a D.C. motor is provided of which the armature shaft and/or the stator are freely rotatably mounted. The winding cores of the rollers... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4533092 | Video cassette rapid rewinding/fast forwarding device A video tape cassette rapid rewinding/fast forwarding is characterized by a housing on a surface of which are drive and idler sprockets. To rapidly advance or rewind a cassette, the cassette is placed on the surface to extend the sprockets into its tape r... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4519554 | Device for driving a protection awning This invention relates to a device for driving a horizontal sheltering awning having one end adapted to be rolled on a first winding shaft and another end adapted to be connected through flexible straps to another winding shaft on which these straps can b... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512529 | Winding machine A winding machine comprising individual slides cooperating in pairs and being movable on a slide guide and carrying pendulum arms which comprise a driving shaft positioned coaxially with respect to the swivel axis of the pendulum arms which is connected t... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4469291 | Apparatus for introducing strip-shaped material into cassettes or the like A copying machine admits a web of freshly exposed photographic paper directly into a cassette whose core engages and convolutes the web therearound. The progress of engagement between the leader of the web and the core is monitored by comparing the periph... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4466579 | Cassette for rolls of photosensitive material A cassette for winding and unwinding rolls of photographic paper has a rotatable shaft which traverses the cassette. A spool for supporting a roll of photographic paper is mounted on and circumscribes the shaft. The shaft is supported by a pair of opposit... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4444363 | Device for driving a flexible protection web rolled up on a shaft This invention relates to a device for driving a flexible protection element rolled up on a winding shaft, the free end of the element being connected through one or a plurality of flexible bonds to a winding drum. The winding drums and the winding shaft ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4394052 | Carpet take-up device and method for using the same A carpet take-up device, for use on carpeting that has been glued down, comprising a spool, a means for rotating the spool, a blade adapted to wedge underneath the carpet and having a knife at each of opposite longitudinal ends, a roller bar, and a rear w... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4357140 | Electric newspaper log roller machine A portable, motor operated machine is shown having a box-like housing or work surface that supports an electric motor on one side thereof. A removable elongated shaft or spit is connected into a receiving socket of the motor so as to be turned thereby. Th... | 11/02/1982 |
