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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438253 | Spool support system A base of a spool support system has a central extent with a first leg and a second leg. A cylindrical rod is secured to the second leg and has a free end facing toward the first leg. A spool retention component supported on the rod has an interior end adapted to co... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331543 | Strap reel support device for a strap reel stand A strap reel support device for a strap reel stand includes a telescopic rod unit pivotally fitted on a transverse shaft secured on the upper center of a frame body. The telescopic rod unit is equidistantly secured thereon with three main rods radially extending out... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7140573 | Rotating article dispenser A rotating article dispenser is provided for receiving and dispensing articles, such as a paper towel roll. The dispenser includes a handle which may be easily attached and removed by use of a clamping head provided in the handle which clamps around a bulb protrudin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7110975 | Order matching system A order matching system which allows users to define and modify buy/sell order schedules for execution within one or more transaction destinations. The system uses order schedules and associated evaluation heuristics to evaluate and update order characteristics such... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6948679 | Material dispenser system A material dispenser system for allowing convenient unloading, loading and dispensing of a spool of elongate material. The material dispenser system includes a plurality of prongs formed for rotatably receiving a spool of material, a main body receiving the prongs, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6908060 | Retail electrical wire reel caddy A retail electrical wire reel caddy has a steel frame which may be rested upright, the upper portion of the caddy serving as a handle. The back has a slight angled configuration allowing easy grasp for lifting from prone to upright positions. The reel is of identica... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902133 | Material dispenser system A material dispenser system for efficiently dispensing elongate material. The material dispenser system includes a first prong and a second prong resiliently connected by a base in a substantially U-shaped structure. The prongs each have a shoulder and a jaw that re... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874958 | Portable printer with spindle members for rotationally mounting media rolls of different core diameters A portable printer is provided having a housing with a compartment for a roll of media and two spindle members coupled to roll positioning mechanism in the compartment. Each spindle member has tow sides with different diameter conical surfaces and is reversibly moun... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6820838 | Reel for wire A reel for holding and dispensing wire that is used for tying reinforcing steel comprises a spool that rotates within a housing. The spool has a cover that covers one side of the housing and the wire that is contained on the spool. The cover is retained in place ove... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796523 | Wire winding machine with wire clamping and cutting assembly A wire winding machine includes two mandrels for winding wire alternately thereon. A traverse positions wire axially along each mandrel, and moves in an arcuate path to position wire adjacent one or the other mandrel. A single transfer arm transfers wire from a woun... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6786448 | Fixed-spool toilet paper dispenser with removable outer bracket and method A toilet paper dispenser is disclosed which contains a spool that extends at a right angle from a mounting plate secured to a surface. The mounting plate may, optionally, be mounted to a wall surface or may be recessed. The spool receives a roll of toilet paper ther... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6702226 | Device for aiding rewinding a fishing reel A device for aiding rewinding a fishing reel by an individual includes a suction cup base having a convex bottom and top portion having a central hub, a screw threadably connected to the hub at a first end and having a second end extending therefrom, and ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6659390 | Material dispensing system A material dispensing system for allowing convenient replacement of a spool of elongate material. The material dispensing system includes a tubular main body formed for receiving a spool of material, a handle attached to the tubular main body, and a set o... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651921 | Spool winder A spool winder includes a holder for a filament bulk roll, a cantilever member to receive a weed trimmer filament spool, and a crank handle device rotating on the member while holding and interlocking into openings in the trimmer spool.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6634592 | Wire and cable despooler The invention is a portable and detachable wire and cable despooler firmly attaching to dimensional lumber at a construction site, the despooler accepting pre-wound spools of cable, flexible hose or wire, or accepting unspooled rolls of wire, flexible hos... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6439496 | Spool holder structure for a wire bonder A spool holder structure used in, for instance, a bonding apparatus and equipped with a spool holder that holds a spool around which a wire is wound, a holder shaft which is fastened to the inner circumference of the spool holder, a holder fastening shaft... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6416011 | Dispensing machine for wipe material with the reel in a frontal position A dispensing machine for wipe material with the reel in a frontal position of the type includes a housing (2), a cover (3), a drum (4), a cutting device (5-6) built into the drum, a cam and start sprig for starting and returning the drum and a device to p... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398147 | Reel winder A winder for cord or line attachable to a power drill. The winder has a handle which rotatively supports a shaft having a threaded section. A pair of conical seat members are slidable on the threaded section to engage the core of a reel. A retainer such a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6328246 | Hold for rolls of a web-shaped material Holder for rolls of web-shaped materials, for example paper, nonwoven or foil, the holder including a shaft (7) intended to be inserted into the centre hole (5) of the roll (2), so that the roll can rotate around the shaft for unrolling the web-shaped mat... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6224011 | Fishing rod respooler A fishing line spool holder for facilitating the transfer of fishing line from a supply spool to a fishing reel. The spool holder is adapted to mount to the outside of a tackle box or other suitable surface. It includes a mounting bracket and a substantia... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212917 | Quick-release lock assembly with compression/expansion capability A yarn roll spindle locking assembly including a pivotally translating engagement/release mechanism. The locking assembly may be dropped onto a spindle to self-actuatingly lock in position and is readily removable from the spindle by manual depression of ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6199786 | Wire reel assembly and wire reel therefor A wire reel assembly comprises a reel, a reel support and a reel securing assembly. The reel includes a central body and removable sides. The central body is removably mounted to an arm of the reel support thereby allowing one of the removable sides to be... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6161796 | Paper towel roll dispenser A paper towel roll dispenser has an enclosing polygonal shaped housing within which is mounted an access door which is movable from a closed position to an open position. To be mounted within the internal chamber of the housing is a post assembly which is... | 12/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5992791 | Tape take-up and cover-tape take-up apparatus A tape take-up for taking up a tape, including a first member having a first friction surface; and a second member including a drum portion for taking up the tape, and having a second friction surface, the drum portion having an axis line, at least one of... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988556 | Method and apparatus for winding fiber on a spool A continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply is wound onto first and second sections of a spool by an apparatus and method that collect a first portion of the continuous length of fiber from the fiber supply, wind the collected first portion onto the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5881464 | Line head for flexible line trimmer A "bump-feed" type line head (108) and replaceable spool (116) for a flexible line trimmer are specially adapted for removing and mounting the spool in a single manual movement to the line head to facilitate spool and line replacement. The line head inclu... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881465 | Line head for flexible line trimmer A "bump-feed" type line head (108) and replaceable spool (116) for a flexible line trimmer are specially adapted for removing and mounting the spool in a single manual movement to the line head to facilitate spool and line replacement. A U-shaped retentio... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5860618 | Slidable stop member for rewind bar A hardened stop member for attachment to a header portion of a rewinder bar. The stop member is provided with a bore and has a pair of spaced apart recesses located on an inner surface of the bore. Each one of the recesses accommodates a C-shaped clamping... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5813254 | Stageless quick clamping handle device for dyeing spindle of yarncheese A stageless quick clamping handle device for dyeing spindle of yarncheese, including an upper cap, a clamping plate, a lower cap, a fitting rod, a spacer and a spindle. The clamping plate is inclinedly placed in and engaged with the upper cap and the uppe... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5718108 | Device for holding yarn bobbins which rotate at high speeds in textile machines and also to bobbin adapters for the same A bobbin adapter for a holding device for high speed rotating yarn bobbins includes a hollow cylindrically-shaped body, a spindle disposed in a central bore of the body, and at least one catch member moveable transversely of the spindle axis. The adapter ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5590553 | Carrier for supporting textile material packages in a wet treatment machine and package retaining cap for same Textile yarn package supporting carriers are disclosed for use in textile dyeing machines to enable the machine to be effectively operated at less than full capacity. Each carrier has a base with multiple upstanding package supporting posts each having a ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5577686 | Spindle adapter apparatus for paper roll product Apparatus for mounting a paper roll product having a core on a coreless paper roll spindle having an enlargement. The apparatus includes an adapter spindle for sliding over the coreless paper roll spindle and a lock within the interior of the adapter spin... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5538170 | Tape tender A combined tape reel storage, transport, and dispensing device has a core supporting axle holding a tape roll for free rotation within a generally cylindrical durable polypropylene housing. Tape is fed through a tangential feed slot, over a support ledge,... | 07/23/1996 |
