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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198219 | Fishing reel transmission Fishing reel control apparatus, comprising a pulley carried for rotation in opposite directions; a ratchet wheel carried for rotation; a spring wire wrapped about a portion of the pulley and having a projecting end; a pivoted dog connected to the wire end so that en... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156334 | Pay-out tube A pay-out tube adapted to be used in conjunction with a capable container for directing cable from a winding disposed within the container. The pay-out tube includes a molded tube for receiving and guiding cable from the interior of the cable container and includes ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128287 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a housing, a handle mounted on the housing by an axle, a spool rotatably mounted on the housing, a transmission gear having multiple ratchets mounted at one end of the spool, a power transmitting device for transmitting power from the axle to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6123286 | Apparatus for winding a carrier tape An apparatus for feeding an electronic component to an insertion device using a carrier tape according to the present invention includes a hub having first and second lateral sides and a peripheral surface extending between the lateral sides. The apparatu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5499781 | Film spool with axially flexible core to engage and release film end A film spool comprises a spool core having first and second external core portions movable away from each other to further open a film receiving slot between them to facilitate insertion of a film end into the slot and removal of the film end from the slo... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5419510 | Film retention core for film holders A film holder having an integral core and core for film holders, wherein the core is composed generally of a collar having an inside wall of a predetermined shape and a hub concentric with respect to the collar. The hub has an outside surface which is in ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5360183 | Photographic film cassette having a film anchor A photographic film cassette has a slit formed in a core of the spool. An engaging member having a spring force is disposed within the slit. The engaging member engages with an engagement hole formed in the trailer of a photographic film, so as to prevent... | 11/01/1994 |
| 4863111 | Film reel with film-threading tensioning flange In a preferred embodiment, there is a film reel having a film-threading film-retaining core, the core containing free-space for threading a mounting-end of a film to be would on the reel, and across at least a portion of the core's free space there being ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4798352 | Film reel having film-threadable film-retaining core In a preferred embodiment, there is a film reel having a film-threadable film-retaining core, the core containing a free-space for threading a mounting-end of a film to be wound on the reel, and across at least a portion of the core's free space there bei... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4604773 | Automobile seat belt tightener for use with child safety seats A manual two part automobile seat belt tightener which conveniently assembles and disassembles to permit intermediate attachment to a seat belt without the need to pass any of the seat belt buckle parts through the tightening mechanism. The tightener mech... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4540134 | Film core with restrainer The disclosure relates to an improved core for holding web material. The core includes a cylinder having an axis of rotation and an axially extending slot for receiving the web material, a rectangular collar within the cylinder to form an annular channel ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4457474 | Magnetic tape cartridge A combination of feeding and take-up reels in a magnetic tape cartridge comprises a feeding reel constructed with an upper flange, a lower flange, a reel drum for connecting said upper and lower flanges, and a center boss projecting from the top surface o... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4236680 | Take-up reel A slip-lock type take-up reel for roll film has drive and driven flanges provided with axial cores that allow limited relative rotary movement of the flanges between a slip position where the cores are radially spaced to receive or release a film end and ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4184653 | Spool for filament winder A spool is disclosed for winding an optical waveguide filament during the drawing thereof. Each end of the spool is provided with an annular resilient member which forms a part of a channel for receiving the filament. The resilient member must be displace... | 01/22/1980 |
| 3987975 | Magnetic tape reel with stop means A reel particularly designed for carrying magnetic tape, such as that used in reel to reel tape recorders, has a hub having at the axial extremities thereof discs for retaining the tape on the hub. The discs are provided with a plurality of holes disposed... | 10/26/1976 |
