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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354407 | Methods and devices for attaching a belt cartridge to a chest compression device Devices and methods for attaching a belt cartridge to a belt drive platform. A spline attached to the belt is inserted into a slot in the drive spool of the belt drive platform. The cover plate of the belt cartridge fits into a channel beam in the housing of the bel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350556 | Roll-up pole for tent panel A role-up pole assembly includes telescoping tubular members (20, 26) that are extended to a predetermined position where the open ends (22, 28) thereof are aligned with the edges of a canvas panel (32). A clamp mechanism (38) is retained... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318559 | Tape cartridge A tape cartridge that has a clamp force to a block body and that secures a leader tape to a leader block is provided. Nail portions (63a, 64a) formed on the outer surface sides of a pair of leg portions (63, 64) of a clamper... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7228677 | Membrane releasing-tightness adjusting device for a membrane strapping dispenser A membrane releasing-tightness adjusting device for a membrane strapping dispenser is installed at one side of a basic body of a membrane strapping dispenser and provided with a threaded rod having a support shaft and a tightening member pivotally assembled thereon ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7077357 | Block set for assembling a solid creation and apparatus for fabricating block for assembling solid creation A block set for assembling solid creations uses at least two types of cylindrical blocks. The cylindrical blocks are a thin cylindrical block and a thick cylindrical block. The thick cylindrical block may include a hole on a side face thereof for receiving the thin ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6021971 | Winding head for wire coils In a coil winding machine, a unitary winding head is replaced by a winding head having a bobbin removably mounted on a mandrel. The bobbin has a cavity which receives a projecting portion of the mandrel in order to mount the bobbin on the mandrel. The bob... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5850985 | Attachment structure onto tape reel of tape body, attachment method thereof, deforming apparatus for the 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... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5647551 | Tape cassette having reduced drop-out error by selected sizing of gaps between a clamper and an engagement cavity in the hub The tape cassette comprising a hub, an engagement cavity recessed on the outer periphery of the hub, and a clamper fitted into the engagement cavity, wherein the base end part of a tape is engaged between the engagement cavity and the clamper, and the tap... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5535961 | Fabric shell A fabric shell uses a hollow, cylindrical body of polyethylene, which is provided with internal spacers and a urethane foam filling, to support tire cord fabric which is wound about the shell. The outer body of the shell is provided with circumferential g... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5472150 | Balanced reel hub for tape cassette reels A videocassette tape reel hub includes an outer cylinder having a receptacle formed as a recessed portion of the outer surface on the inside of the outer cylinder. A clamp is receivable in the receptacle to fasten tape to the reel hub. A balancing mass is... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5312061 | Clamping mechanism for securing a rope to a winch drum A clamping mechanism for releaseably securing the end of a rope to a winch drum. The winch drum includes first and second walls that are spaced apart in facing relation to each other to define therebetween a rope end receiving space having open front and ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5167378 | Video cassette reel insert for varying tape storage capacity A spacer ring for reducing the available volume of tape storage on a tape reel. The spacer ring includes a cylindrical annular body which fits around the reel hub. The spacer ring is mounted on the tape reel so as to prevent relative rotation of the space... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5060879 | Fixture for attaching recording tape leader to a tape reel A fixture comprising a pair of press members for engaging opposite sides of a videotape reel for press-fitting of a retaining clip into the reel hub for re-attaching a leader portion of recording tape to the reel.... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4974788 | Film spool with separate keeper A spool for a strip of film or other web material has a core and an elongate slot through the core for receiving an end portion of the strip. A separate keeper for retaining the end portion in the slot includes a first portion that is snapped into the slo... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4967976 | Take-up spindle A take-up spindle is used to wind thereon a webbing of a seat belt system. The take-up spindle has a shaft defining a slot through which the webbing may extend, a sleeve fitted externally on the shaft and defining a first slot and a second slot therethrou... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4953829 | Fastening a cable or a drum An end face of the cable drum is provided with a straight groove into which the cable end is clamped either directly by screws or by a screw fastened holding block. The groove merges through curved portions on one or both ends with a cable receiving groov... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4824049 | Mechanical coupling for tape An improved coupling for connecting an arresting pendant and the woven tape utilized in an aircraft arresting system is provided. The coupling consists of an elongated hollow body having at least one open end and a longitudinal slot which extends into its... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4809923 | Light-tight film reel A light-tight film reel which is positionable on a spindle having a driving connection for rotating said reel, comprising a cylindrical hub-core assembly which includes a central bore in the core for locating the reel on the spindle, at least one separate... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4786007 | Clamp for flexible strip material and a hub therefor A clamp for flexible strip material, e.g. for a tape reel, is designed to be completely separable from a hub and consists of parts (11, 12) which can be connected to one another and to the tape of strip element outside the hub and can be inserted into the... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4760972 | Recording tape cartridge and hub for use therein and method of making the hub A hub assembly for use in a recording tape cartridge is composed of an inner body and an outer ring formed around the inner body so as to decrease distortion on the out-of roundness and the verticality of the outer cylindrical surface of the hub assembly.... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4753397 | Spring fastener for tape leader to reel hub A tape leader is fastened to a reel hub by a spring clip fitting across a slot in the hub rim. The clip has a "J"-shaped portion which slides against a support in a camming action to force an end part of the portion against the leader and an inner surface... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4754358 | Magnetic tape cassette hub with flush tape clamp A hub for a tape cassette comprising a cylindrical core with a surrounding girdle and a clamp for clamping the tape into a cutout in the girdle. The clamp has the same curvature as the girdle. Two legs of the clamp fit into axial grooves in the core. The ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750683 | Tape clamp for a tape reel with or without at least one flange, and tape reel therefor A hub/tape clamp arrangement for tape-like or strip-like articles consists of a recess in the peripheral edge of the hub, having one or more middle projections, and a tape clamp having the shape of an inverted W. In practice, wedge-shaped locking means be... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4720055 | Tape clamp mechanism for reel hub of tape cassette A tape clamp mechanism for the reel hub of a tape cassette has a clamp block for clamping a tape to the reel hub. The clamp block has a main block having spaced opposite ends, an outer curved surface and an inner surface corresponding to the outer circumf... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4685638 | Cassette for accommodating electrically conductive film A cassette for recording an image on a film which has an electrically conductive layer which is wound on a reel rotatably supported within a cassette casing includes a contact piece for grounding which is mounted on a reel body. A clamp is engaged with th... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4589714 | Ground clip for photoconductive film A grounding clip which is provided to secure the end of a photoconductor film to a reel. The film includes a conductive layer covered by a photoconductive layer and the grounding clip is provided with barbs having sharp edges to scrape through the photoco... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4525946 | Roller apparatus for a flexible web A roller apparatus is provided for a flexible web such as a map, chart, window shade or the like which is provided on at least one free margin thereof with a rigid, elongated holder element of predetermined cross-sectional dimensions which are substantial... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4515323 | Tape spool A prior tape spool comprises two hub parts which are wedged together to pinch a tape leader between the walls of a narrow passage that opens through the tape-winding surface. The novel tape spool differs from the prior tape spool in that the passage pinch... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4504027 | Magnetic tape clamping device A magnetic tape clamping device comprises an upper band portion, legs formed at both ends of the upper band portion and an elastically deformable lower band portion connecting the lower ends of the legs and being adapted to be fitted into a recess formed ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4456192 | Magnetic tape clamping device A magnetic tape clamping device of a reel hub is formed by a clamping piece having projections at the both ends and a concave portion formed on the periphery of the reel hub in which an undercut portion is formed in each side wall of the concave portion s... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4442984 | Electric cord reel An electric cord reel is provided for temporary storage of an electric extension cord. A plastic rectangular frame which includes means for mounting said frame to a wall or other vertical architectural barrier is utilized to pivotally mount a spool. The s... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4436253 | Device for clamping one terminal end of a tape in a tape reel Disclosed is a device for clamping a terminal portion of a tape in a tape reel which device comprises a base, two oppositely disposed resilient legs integrally connected thereto, and a bridge integrally connected to the ends of the oppositely disposed leg... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4428548 | Magnetic recording tape cartridge A magnetic recording tape cartridge having a top section and a bottom section, each assembled together by means of tapping screws to provide a tape chamber in which a pair of tape reels for winding a magnetic recording tape is contained with one of the ta... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4387499 | Leader to hub locking system Apparatus for installing a tape leader on a hub, including a resilient locking member which can be projected into an undercut slot in the hub to press in a portion of the tape leader and lock it therein. A punch moves the locking member towards the hub sl... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4385736 | Retractor for seat belt A retractor for a seat belt includes a shaft to which a folded, sewed loop portion of the belt end is fastened, and a spool arranged concentrically outside the shaft on which the belt is wound. The spool contains a shaft member having an axially extending... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4364529 | Leader pin A leader pin to securely hold the leading end of a strip for high speed unwinding wherein the end of a strip is inserted in a slot in a body and a keeper is inserted in the body embraced by the end of the strip; the keeper is provided with a resilient lat... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4360173 | Magnetic tape cassette A magnetic tape cassette includes a magnetic tape and two reels in a casing. The reel is formed by a reel substrate, a jaw and a tape clamping member. An exterior angle between a prolonged line D1 of a contact surface of the reel substr... | 11/23/1982 |
