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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8235210 | Welding wire container cover and container containing same The present invention provides a welding wire container lid contains a surface portion, a vertical portion extending downward from the surface portion at an end of the surface portion, a protrusion portion extending upward from the surface portion, and an elongated ... | 08/07/2012 |
| 7441657 | Cover for a welding wire container A cover for a welding wire container has a top side and a slot in the top side. The slot allows for welding wire to be pulled from a welding wire container. On the outside of the cover, a holding-down device is provided. The holding-down device is adapted to hold an... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7334383 | Package and method of forming the package A package including an endless belt; a first cylindrical body contacting an inner surface of the endless belt at a first pressure; a second cylindrical body contacting another inner surface of the endless belt at a second pressure; and a third cylindrical body conta... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7165349 | Attachable card holder The invention disclosed herein provides a card holder device that can be attached to another object and hold a card therein in a fixed position relative to the object in a readily viewable position during the handling and/or processing of the object to which it is a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7086533 | Inflatable puzzle storage An inflatable puzzle storage device and method is provided. To this end, a puzzle is completely or partially assembled on a puzzle assembly mat. To store or transport the puzzle, the puzzle assembly mat and puzzle pieces thereon are wrapped around an inflated tube a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6932219 | Multi-pack packaging sleeve A multi-pack packaging sleeve comprising first and second pack receiving pockets each having at least one open end for insertion of product packs. A vertical hinge line is positioned between the pockets, and a vertical slotted opening between the pockets extends fro... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926655 | Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby The invention relates to a method and package for packaging a web. In the method of the invention, a web is slit into two or more narrower webs which are folded into superimposed layers. The method comprises the steps of directing the webs to a nip formed by two rot... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6428221 | Package with web roll and take-up core Disclosed are various embodiments of packaging for a roll of a web which is attached to a take-up core. The web is arranged so that it packages the roll together with the core, ready for shipment without the need for additional packaging. The web can incl... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6224277 | Ink ribbon with adhesive for attaching end of ribbon to supply roll Disclosed are various embodiments of packaging for a roll of a web which is attached to a take-up core. The web is arranged so that it packages the roll together with the core, ready for shipment without the need for additional packaging. The web can incl... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6138934 | Multi-roll segment package for plastic tape and winding machine for same A multi-roll segment package provides a method of winding a single length of plastic tape on a plurality of closely spaced roll segments. The roll segments are wound on a core with the length of tape continuous from the inner diameter of the first roll se... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5960954 | Packaging for thermal transfer ribbons A packaging apparatus for packaging thermal transfer ribbons and other material having similar packaging requirements is provided. The packaging apparatus includes a pair of flat pieces having protrusions for locating pairs of thermal transfer ribbons and... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5897742 | Hand-held implements for transferring a film from a backing strip onto a substrate The invention relates to a hand-held implement for transferring a film (25) from a backing strip (7) wound on a supply real (5) onto a substrate, the said implement having a housing (2), a pressure-exerting part (16) projecting therefrom, and two bearing ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5605403 | Inking ribbon loading shoe for a printer with thermal transfer printing A cartridge (1) for loading a thermal transfer printing ribbon (10) into a thermal transfer printer is disclosed. The cartridge (1) is adapted to receive and detachably hold a ribbon pay-out roll (5) and a ribbon take-up roll (6) in their operating positi... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5600361 | Storage box for a cassette for a thermal printer A storage box (10, 12) for a dye ribbon cassette (33) which is provided with a laterally outwardly extending handle (28, 29) at each lateral side allowing easy gripping of the cassette, said storage box being a generally rectangular enclosure having a top... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5547298 | Dye ribbon package for thermal printers An improved package for supply and take-up spools of dye ribbon for use with the cassette of a thermal printer in which the ribbon spools include a part, e.g. a flange, shaped for engagement with a correspondingly shaped socket in the carton holding the s... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5536094 | Protective ink ribbon unit holder An ink ribbon unit has supply and take-up spools which are fastened securely and locked against free rotation inexpensively and reliably in a manner not to impair the quality of an ink ribbon thereof. The supply and take-up spools are fastened securely an... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5415486 | Dye ribbon package for use with a thermal printer and a method of loading the reloadable cassette of a thermal printer with a dye ribbon from a dye ribbon package A dye ribbon package for use with a thermal printer and containing for that purpose in spaced parallel relation therein a supply spool wound with dye ribbon and a take up spool for rewinding the dye ribbon as it is unwound from the supply package, a leadi... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5269412 | Cassette with a magnetic tape A cassette (1) includes a housing (3) with two parallel main walls (5, 7), of which one wall has a recessed portion (25). The recessed portion (25) accommodates an element (22) whose picture, or information carrying, side (23) is visible. The element (22)... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5219126 | Dispenser for sequentially dispensing sheet material from a plurality of rolls A dispenser having a dispensing aperture accommodates two coreless rolls of sheet material. The tail end of one of the rolls is attached to the lead end of the other of the rolls to provide for sequential dispensing of the rolls.... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5137152 | Conveyor belt packing and shipping device A packing device for transporting a long conveyor belt, and a conveyor belt wound over and across a pair of components of the packing device. The packing device has a pair of bobbins each comprising a take-up drum with radially extending discs fixed to bo... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5109983 | Package for an optical fiber jumper A package for handling and shipping optical fiber jumpers which permit testing during manufacturing and by the end user, which package includes a sheet having allochiral halves each with cut-outs to form ears upon which to spirally wind a length of optica... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5054616 | Removable windows for video tape cassette and related methods of assembly Window/cassette cover combinations and more economical methods for assembling the window in the cassette are described. A planar window is: rectangular and includes a pair upper lips, each an opposite sides, and a pair of lower riges or ledges, each on ot... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4982909 | Film cartridge and method of assembling the same A film cartridge comprises a pair of film supply and film take-up housings and an intermediate bridge portion along which a filmstrip may be advanced from the film supply housing to the film take-up housing. The film supply and film take-up housings are s... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4912510 | Image forming apparatus with detachable cartridge A cartridge for containing a roll of photosensitive sheet and to be mounted inside an image formation apparatus is comprised of a box for containing a roll of unused photosensitive sheet and a shaft which is unistructurally formed with the box and serves ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4898277 | Cover-locking device for a video tape cassette A cover-locking device for a video tape cassette comprising a cover-locking pin having a lock-releasing protrusion and an engaging protrusion and being pivotably supported in a half-down of the cassette. The cover-locking device also comprises a push memb... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4883175 | Suspension device for a container An easy-to-handle suspension device for a container, which is suitable preferably for putting magnetic tape cassettes into archives, is characterized in that at least at one lateral front wall (3) adjacent to the front face wall (4) a hinged bracket is in... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4883176 | Paperboard video cassette housing A housing for enclosing the inner operating mechanism of a limited use, composite, video cassete. The housing is formed from a one-piece blank of foldable paperboard and has opposed top and bottom side walls interconnected by a front wall and a pair of en... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4863029 | Apparatus and process for packaging yarn and product therefrom A layered yarn package is formed of continuous filament yarn wads wherein the yarn alternates between compacted and extended lengths by axially compacting the yarn into a length, segmenting the length into alternating extended and compacted lengths then a... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4767007 | Magnetic tape cassette A magnetic tape cassette having a magnetic tape, a pair of reel hubs and a cassette body for rotatably retaining the pair of reel hubs around which the magnetic tape is wound. A protective layer fabricated of a nonwoven fabric is formed unitedly connected... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4697702 | Magnetic tape cassette with tape protective sliding closure and lock mechanism for sliding closure A magnetic tape cassette is provided with a pivotal closure lid pivotably secured to opposite edges of a casing for movement between a closed position, in which the front opening of the casing through which a magnetic tape can be extracted for loading ont... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4643304 | Tape cartridge with extending reference surfaces In a tape cartridge of the type having a front lid for protection of the tape and the position thereof in a tape player is decided by a positioning member of the tape player, a reference face of the tape cartridge to which the positioning member of the ta... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4624423 | Tape cassette with liner A support liner (20) for a magnetic tape cassette comprises a coherent double liner whose individual liner parts (20a and 20b) are supported against the inner walls of the cassette to provide a cushioned support for tape rolls of the cassette.... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4557380 | Magnetic tape cassette and storage case A magnetic tape cassette system is described, comprising a magnetic tape cassette and a storage case therefor, wherein at least one of the magnetic tape cassette and the storage case is molded using a resin composition containing from 75 to 95% by weight ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4545550 | Tape reel mounting and coupling for a magnetic-tape cassette In a magnetic-tape cassette having adjacent flanged reels mounted for rotation in a housing, coupling members connect the reels to the winding mandrels on a cassette apparatus. Each member has an axial portion extending through the housing for engagement ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4527691 | Magnetic tape cassette Magnetic tape cassette for magnetic recording and playback devices, comprising a substantially rectangular, two-part housing which has an upper main wall and an opening along its front side, along which the magnetic tape is transported from two plane-para... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4422550 | Structure of pivotal-shaft receiving hole of thin-walled molding product A pivotal-shaft receiving hole formed in a thin-walled one-piece molded product for receiving a pivotal-shaft of another molded product is formed by a boss formed in one piece with the thin wall of said molded product and the pivotal-shaft receiving hole ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4413732 | Cassette and adapter combination The combination of a cassette such as a magnetic tape cassette, and a detachable U-shaped bracket having two limbs which engage the two side walls of the cassette. In a first position of interconnection, the bracket crosspiece is remote from the cassette ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4369884 | Ink ribbon cartridge pack A protective pack for holding a cartridge for a daisy wheel type printer is disclosed. The cartridge has a supply spool for holding a fresh ribbon pancake and a take-up spool for holding used ribbon. The cartridge body has a viewport extending radially ad... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4291800 | Tape cassette The tape cassette comprises a guide rib extending upward from a lower casing to form a supporting surface for the entire width of the magnetic tape and a guide rib extending downward from an upper casing along the rear surface of the guide rib of the lowe... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4083472 | Tape cartridge with hinged housing sections An improved video tape cartridge having a housing formed in two sections that are pinned together at two hinged knuckle joints by means of removable hinge pins. Each knuckle joint is defined by knuckle members formed on each housing section. Each hinge pi... | 04/11/1978 |
