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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347323 | Boxed and secured necktie package A package and packaging methods for retaining a necktie within a box serving as both a display fixture and a packaging container for the enclosed necktie. A member, affixed into the box at at least two spaced locations, is configured to secure the necktie in a rolle... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334678 | Guidewire hoops and methods pertaining thereto A device comprising an elongated tubular member having a first open end, a second open end and a lumen therebetween, the first end and the second end facing in the same direction and positioned so that a first end of a guidewire can extend beyond the device out of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7278856 | Contact protector for electrical connectors A protective housing removably attached to an electrical connector to prevent damage to contacts of the connector during, for example, shipping or handling of the electrical connector before the connector is connected with an electrical device such as a second elect... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7228620 | Tape guide and magazine at a component machine A tape guide for guiding a carrier tape in a component mounting machine, a tape magazine for receiving the tape guide, and a system including the tape guide and the tape magazine. The carrier tape carries components that are positioned in sequence on the carrier tap... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7152735 | Cover for a recyclable container A removable cover for a container and a container having the removable cover. The cover may be adapted with an opening to enable wire to pass through the cover with the cover disposed on the container. The container may be adapted to be lifted by inserting a fork, o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7070142 | Clamping device and method Disclosed herein is magnetic clamp device for clamping at least one first article to a ferromagnetic second article, comprising a housing, at least one magnet means located in the housing, handle means extending from the housing, the magnet means being of sufficient... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7012170 | Puncture wound bandage Advancements in bandages for treating puncture wounds shown and described herein include sealed bandage with flexible adhesive strips disposed on more rigid carriers with at least one separation line. Bending the sealed bandages separates the carrier along the path ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986421 | Packaging system for coiled goods In a packaging system for coiled goods, a length of flexible material is wound into a coil. A hole is extended diametrically through the coil and a rod is extended through the hole. Fasteners are secured to the opposite end of the rod to secure the flexible material... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6617007 | Tape roll liner/tab, application apparatus and method A method and apparatus of forming coreless rolls of pressure sensitive adhesive tape involves the use of a mandrel assembly having a specific circumferential tape supporting segment thereon for winding tape. The circumferential tape supporting segment has... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6581763 | Packaging system for coiled goods In a packaging system for coiled goods, a length of flexible material is wound into a coil. A hole is extended diametrically through the coil and a rod is extended through the hole. Fasteners are secured to the opposite end of the rod to secure the flexib... | 06/24/2003 |
| 5640904 | Master making apparatus and stencil unit forming part thereof In an apparatus for making a master by perforating a stencil with a thermal head or similar heating device in accordance with image data, a stencil unit accommodating a stencil in the form of a roll is removably set. The stencil unit has a holder portion ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5460268 | Band apparatus for reel assembly A band has a pair of laterally spaced grooves adjacent its side edges accommodating the outer peripheral edges of a tape accommodating reel assembly. A connecting clip has first and second hook members projecting through corresponding openings in opposite... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5415279 | Sleeving device, kit, and method A sleeving device includes two side brackets. These brackets are secured to the side edges of a flap of a shipping box that contains a roll of sleeving material. The side brackets each engage a respective side edge of the flap in a respective channel. One... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5310049 | Film or paper cassette A two part clamshell web cassette is provided with a central recess for receiving a web roll core. The core and cassette half shells have mating surfaces which form a labyrinth light seal when the cassette is closed and which prevent rotation of the core ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5150790 | Theft guard for cable reels A cable guard for a pay-out reel, preferably in the form of an adjustable length flexible belt adapted to be wrapped around a partially paid out reel of cable and to be removably secured to the reel while surrounding a single section of the cable, thereby... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5133456 | Lock ring for tape-like recording media wound as a roll of tape, in particular magnetic tapes A lock ring for tape-like or strip-like recording media wound as a roll of tape, in particular magnetic tapes, is provided with one or more resilient pressure elements for the free tape beginning. The pressure element can be advantageously used both in co... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5074426 | Dividable capsule A capsule which is dividable into accurate individual dosage units by the user is comprised of first and second capsule units, each being cylindrical about a longitudinal axis along the major part of its length. The capsule units are detachably joined in ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5018885 | Cassette for a printing ribbon for typewriters A cassette for a printing ribbon comprises a casing accommodating a supply spool which has a tube on which the printing ribbon is wound. An anti-unrolling element of plastics material comprises two portions of elongate shape, which are connected by means ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5002237 | Removable tape reel assembly system for a magnetic tape cassette A removable tape reel assembly system for a magnetic tape cassette includes a tape cassette (20) having a top section (22) and a bottom section (23) connected by a hinge (21), a movable supply reel (30) having a first hub (31) onto which a tape is wound a... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4762223 | Tying and storage ring for a reel of recording tape A tying and storage ring for a reel of recording tape has a strip of extensible flexible material intended for surrounding a reel. It is equipped with closing means having a buckle made in one piece with a suspension hook and fastened rigidly to one of th... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4754878 | Container for shipping and handling feature-length films A container for shipping and handling a motion picture film of feature length ready for projection using turntable-type projection equipment without the need for splicing or cutting the film. The device has spaced upper and lower main walls with central o... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4635789 | Locking mechanism for magnetic tape A locking mechanism for magnetic computer tape to be used in conjunction with a closure strap or canister, the magnetic tape being wound about a central hub of a reel, the reel comprising a pair of spaced circular flanges connected at their centers to the... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4625866 | Ring for sealing and storage of a spool of recording tape A ring for sealing and storage, a spool of recording tape comprising a band of flexible and extensible matter intended for surrounding a spool and equipped with a hook and a loop for closure and tension. The band, the loop and its link for hingeing onto t... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4607746 | Packaging tube A tube for packaging elongated, flexible members such as a flexible guidewire for medical purposes or the like. The tube comprises a flexible tube body capable of being coiled and having a projecting member extending outwardly from the tube body longitudi... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4572370 | Package for coiled products and method of production thereof A package for products to be coiled such as ropes, hoses, cables, flexible tubing and similar kinds of products which are available by the yard coiled into a ring-shaped bundle (1). The package according to the invention comprises a supporting carrying co... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4542863 | Pipe-thread sealing tape reel with tape retarding element An improved reel for dispensing threaded-pipe sealing tape is disclosed, wherein a tape retarding element is provided and mounted for circular movement about the periphery of the reel. The tape retarding element is mounted between the side flanges of the ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4512462 | Adhesive tape tab A reusable tape tab marks the exposed end of a roll of tape. The tab comprises a sheet of non-porous, moisture-resistant, adhesive-free material which is adherable to the exposed end of the tape when the tape is stored between use. The tab is removable fr... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4410084 | Water ski rope storage compartment A storage compartment has features that allow it to conveniently store water ski rope. The compartment has a base and a lid. A spool is rigidly secured to the base and extends outwardly from the base. The lid and the base are connected together by a hinge... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4388991 | Sealing and storage ring with latch apparatus A sealing and storage ring comprising a flexible band member, having opposite end portions, which includes a latch member pivotally mounted on one end portion by a latch mounting member fixedly attached thereto and a keeper device integrally formed on the... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4353462 | Keyed computer reel and sealing ring assembly A reel and sealing ring assembly for computer tape is provided with a unique formation on one edge of the sealing ring. Further provided is a complimentary formation on one flange of the reel and an uncomplimentary portion on the other flange of the reel.... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4333563 | Film or tape retainer device for reels This device is a film retainer for reel stored film comprising of a closed loop of elastic mesh material which is relatively inelastic in a transverse direction and relatively elastic in a longitudinal direction, with the extension of the elastic material... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4332324 | Manufacture of rolls of fibrous web material The tail of a roll of fibrous web material is secured to underlying layers through penetration of the layers by a row of needles extending tangentially of the roll and in the same direction that the tail extends or is presented. Penetration is to a depth ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4309805 | Carpet tack-strip installing method A roll of tack-strip is supported on a cradle of rollers carried by a wheeled frame. The tack-strip having its tack-point side down, extends over a bristle guide roller and through a nip formed by and between a pair of bristle rollers to a nailing station... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4296857 | Protective band for photosensitive film on spools Photosensitive film carried on spools is ordinarily protected from ambient light by opaque covering strips which must be manually removed. Removal of these strips often causes some exposure and wastage of the film. The present invention discloses a protec... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4276371 | Roll fastener for photographic film New means are providedfor securing the free end of a roll of photographic film against unwinding. The means comprises a strip of flexible plastic which clings to the photographic film, at the free end of the roll and also on the body of the roll adjacent ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4219274 | Apparatus and method for packaging optical fibers A packaging apparatus for optical fiber is disclosed. The apparatus allows the fiber to be tested while in the packaged condition. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical reel and means for mechanically reducing the circumference of the reel comprising a flexibl... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4201278 | Portable electrical cable interconnection assembly A light weight, electrical equipment, cable interconnection assembly which is easily transported and deployed for use, and which is unobtrusive when in use. It comprises a flat cable (20), including a number of parallel conductor wires, carried on a rotat... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4179028 | Casing A casing, particularly for roll film cartridges, includes a hollow housing having a chamber for closely receiving a film cartridge and a channel which communicates with the chamber. The channel is operative for receiving a length of roll film which extend... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4168811 | Reel to retain a tape leader strip in wound position A storage unit for tape and a leader strip includes a reel, and a disc adjacent one reel flange to deflect as the leader strip is wound into the space between the disc and the other flange.... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4149729 | Disc caddy and disc player system therefor A disc record caddy comprises a pair of substantially flat circular covers releasably held in channels defined along the inside rim of an expandable circular ring. Spring elements bias the ring into a contracted shape to radially restrain a disc retained ... | 04/17/1979 |
