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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370824 | Intelligent electronic paper dispenser A system and apparatus for automatically dispensing a paper product mounted on a gravity-assisted holder through a dispenser. The apparatus can be pedestal or wall-mounted and includes an electric motor, a main product roller for automatically rolling a predetermine... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347395 | Box for transportation and dispensing items to be used in garages A box for supplying items to be used in garages includes a portion being made of cardboard, a plurality of side walls and of front walls. The items may be seat covers, steering wheel covers, floor carpets, trash bags, replacement parts bags, foils for sealing the in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331542 | Film unwind system with hinged spindle and electronic control of web tension A film supply apparatus supplying film in a foam-in-bag system having a film feeding device for feeding film from a film source to a location for bag formation, a bag forming apparatus, a foam material dispenser positioned for feeding foam material for reception in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306185 | Universal toilet paper dispenser system An improved toilet paper dispenser system that employs an elongated support arm having, as a component, a flexible arm segment which is bendable in three dimensions. The support arm is secured at one end to a toilet tank or rigid structure using a mounting attachmen... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7264196 | Toilet paper dispenser The present invention provides ease of installation of toilet paper rolls on a vertical spindle sitting on a plate that prevents the unrolling of the paper. The floor free standing unit has a provision to store spare rolls on the pole, the spindle supports a decorat... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7162754 | Device for moistening paper or cloth A device for moistening paper or cloth, and especially a pad of toilet paper immediately prior to use, includes a mounting base, for mounting on a toilet tank or optionally to an adjacent wall; a lever activated spring loaded valve connected to the mounting base, wi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6959890 | Combination adjustable holder to retain premoistened wipes, toilet paper and/or air fresheners and other toilet objects adjacent a toilet A combination holder to be used by a person when the person is using a toilet. The preferred embodiment includes an openable container to retain objects such as premoistened wipes. Beneath the openable container is an openable ring for retaining a roll of toilet pap... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955018 | Insulation support for roof insulation applicator A plurality of sheet supports 50 or 70 of approximate rectangular configuration are placed on adjacent purlins 14 of a partially completed roof of an industrial building, about the second row of roof insulation support carriages 10. When ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6834825 | Strip winding and unwinding device with automatic centering The invention relates to a device (12) for winding up and unwinding metal strips, used in particular for cold-rolling. This device has a spindle (21) which is mounted inside a hollow shaft and onto which the strip is wound; for this purpose the ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834827 | Wire pulling apparatus having adjustable orientation and pull angle A wiring cart for use by electricians is provided whose wire collator outlet from which the wires are drawn is adjustable relative to the position of the conduit opening through which the wires are to be pulled. Such adjustability is provided in one embodiment by ad... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6805271 | Single hand, paper towel sheet dispenser The present invention is directed to a single hand, paper towel sheet dispenser comprising a base and a core holder operable to hold a roll of paper towel segments. A paper towel dispensing bale is pivotally connected to the base, the dispensing bale includes in inn... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6786377 | Single hand, paper towel dispenser The present invention is directed to a single hand, paper towel dispenser comprising a base, a core holder operable to hold a roll of paper towel segments connected together end-to-end along perforated tear lines. The invention has a paper towel dispensing bale incl... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6739546 | Axial-position adjustment apparatus for arm shaft equipped with paper roll support arms in paper web feed unit An axial-position adjustment apparatus is used to adjust the axial position of an arm shaft equipped with paper roll support arms. The arm shaft is supported rotatably and axially movably on a frame in a paper web feed unit and rotated by means of a shaft-rotating a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6702224 | Magazine for a plurality of reels of tape provided with a device for selecting a reel to be used and a reel to be replaced A magazine for a plurality of reels of tape provided with a device for selecting a reel of tape to be used, comprising a plurality of supports for the reels, which can slide on a guide so that the reels form a stack whose axis is parallel to the guide, el... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6527219 | Toilet paper dispensing system An improved toilet paper dispensing system for providing easy access to a roll of toilet paper. The toilet paper dispensing system includes a base member, one or more spacer members attachable to the base member, a telescoping structure attachable to the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6405971 | Toilet paper dispensing system An improved toilet paper dispensing system for providing easy access to a roll of toilet paper. The toilet paper dispensing system includes a telescoping structure, a cover member attached to telescoping structure, a handle member attached to the cover me... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6354531 | Apparatus and method for continuously reeling a web material The invention relates to an apparatus for continuously reeling a paper web, especially a high-gloss magazine paper web, around a reel spool. The apparatus comprises means for guiding the paper web towards the reel spool, means for winding the paper web ar... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352215 | Payoff device for a reeless package This invention relates to a payoff device particularly suited for coiled wire which is packaged without a reel. The device includes a clamp assembly rotatably supported at one end by a frame which may be affixed to a truck or other vehicle. The clamp asse... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6328249 | Adjustable position web supply mechanism for a rotary printing press At least two pairs of carrier arms are mounted to a rotary shaft for independent travel axially thereof while being constrained to joint rotation therewith. Each pair of carrier arms are disposed opposite each other axially of the shaft for rotatably hold... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6270035 | Supporting apparatus for a roll of paper towels, toilet tissue or the like A supporting apparatus for a roll of paper towels or a similar item. The device has a section of lanyard or other flexible material fastened along its lower region to an adjoining collar with two arms extending in generally opposite directions from each o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6145783 | Device for adjusting the position of film rolls in laminators A device for adjusting a position of two film rolls so as to align the two film rolls with each other in laminators is disclosed. A shaft holder engages with one end of a housing and movably receives one end of a roll shaft. A connection bolt, having a he... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6056234 | Device for adjusting the position of film rolls in laminator A device for adjusting the position of two protective film rolls in laminators having two roll shafts individually having a hexagonal cross-section. The right end of each roll shaft is movably received in a cap. A bolt, having a circular head, a woodruff ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6044615 | Device for supplying film to packaging machine A packaging machine has a roll supporting device with a support shaft rotatably supporting a film roll which extends in an axial direction, an elongated bag-forming film being wrapped around the film roll, a bag forming device which pulls out the film fro... | 04/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5967452 | Flexible toilet paper holder system A flexible toilet paper holder system comprising a coupling assembly formed of a plurality of short links coupled together by pins adjacent to the ends of the links and adapted to allow the coupling assembly to be extended or retracted. Also provided is a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5871170 | Telescopic paper roll holder A holder for paper rolls that include a centrally disposed through opening. A pivotally and rotably mounted telescopic tubular assembly holds to paper roll through the opening and includes other articulations that permit the selective pivoting movements o... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868345 | Toilet paper dispenser A toilet paper dispenser includes a base assembly and a slider assembly. The base assembly is fixedly mounted, alongside a toilet, to a support structure such as a vanity. The slider assembly is adapted to slide or translate longitudinally relative to the... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5664740 | Raisable platform for apparatus for paying out an insulation support sheet An apparatus for providing a roof structure of the type has a plurality of purlins spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement. The space between the vertical portions of adjacent purlins defines an insulation cavity which is generally rectang... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5378104 | Apparatus for lifting a large roll of paper A device for raising and lowering a paper roll used in a printing press. This device is comprised of an inverted U-shaped frame made up of a horizontal member supported by two vertical members. Two hydraulic cylinders are supported by the horizontal membe... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5333809 | Reel support with horizontal and vertical adjustment A cable take-up and payoff apparatus for the controlled payout of a continuous cable from a reel comprises a pair of laterally movable housings which support a reel on a pair of pintles and are horizontally spaced from one another by a telescoping member.... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5312057 | Cable dispensing device with means for lifting and conveying reel and method A cable dispensing apparatus for dispensing a length of cable from a payout reel to a take-up reel. The cable dispensing apparatus has a transfer system which both lifts and moves the payout reel to a predetermined distance from the operator without requi... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5288033 | Method and apparatus for contact winding A lay-on roll exerts a nip force against a roll of film winding upon a core. The lay-on roll is rotatably supported by a carriage capable of moving away from the center of the core as the wound roll of film increases in diameter. The carriage is connected... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5267702 | Device for winding and unwinding cables onto a cable drum A device for winding and unwinding cables onto a cable drum (9) includes a portal-like supporting frame (1) and bracket arms (4) suspended from it. The bracket arms (4) are adjustable in length, and the distance between the bracket arms (4) is also adjust... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5169081 | Strip handling apparatus and method A robot hand receives a length of sealing strip and fits it onto a mounting flange surrounding a vehicle door opening. The hand is carried by the arm of a robot. As the robot moves the hand around the periphery of the door opening, the hand grips the seal... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5080297 | Cutting installation for cutting out blanks from sheet material bands A cutting installation for cutting out blanks from a sheet material band comprises a cutting table comprising a conveyor band forming a working surface and operable to move in a conveying direction, and a source of low pressure applicable thereto, a cutti... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5060878 | Unrolling device An unwinding device for a machine for the processing of strip material has a pair of arms which receive the roll between them and are movable toward and away from one another by a spindle having threaded portions of opposite hand engaging the respective a... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5033687 | Cable drum handling apparatus Cable drum handling apparatus comprises opposed drum supports each comprising a parallel linkage in which parallel links are pivoted on a subframe and on support means for a pintle. Pintles are mounted coaxially on each support means. A motor rotates worm... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5005779 | System for dispensing a continuous web from a roll on which the web is wound Continuous web material, particularly perforated paper from a roll is dispensed by a system installed, for example, in a computer printer. The system utilizes a roller which is fixed in a frame. The roll of paper has a central opening. The roll is support... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4951894 | Method and apparatus for handling rolls of textile fabrics and other webs Apparatus for handling rolls of web goods such as fabric, preparatory to the unwinding of same. A carriage is movable vertically about a support frame between a first position where a roll of web goods is stored and a second upper position where the roll ... | 08/28/1990 |
