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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118094 | Rotatable cable guide with cable switching feature A cage in which two pulley wheels are mounted with tangent circumferences so that their circumferential cable grooves surround a cable passing between the wheels. The cage freely rotates about an axis that passes between the wheels. The cage axis is normal to the pl... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7003853 | Intermediate card for manufacturing nonwovens of fibrous material as well as method for manufacturing nonwovens of fibrous material In an intermediate card for manufacturing nonwovens of fibrous material, with a drawing-in means (2), with at least one main cylinder (4), and with several fiber take-off means (6a, 6b, 6c) for taking over at l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6959849 | Drive roller assembly There are described drive roller assemblies for pulling print media within, or in conjunction with, a printing apparatus. In one embodiment the assembly includes a rigid drive roller having a hard outer surface in conjunction with a pressure roller having a deformab... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935794 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus in which a photosensitive material is rewound into a magazine while maintaining a predetermined disposition. Prior to rewinding of the photosensitive material, a distance between concave portions of guide members which constitute a guide... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6634534 | Paper web guidance device In a web guidance device, particularly for a continuous form printer device, deflection seat is provided around which a recording medium web is guided in a conveying direction. A lateral guide roller influences the recording medium web with a laterally ac... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6161743 | Ticket dispenser using sharp pins on a driver roller to advance tickets A ticket dispenser includes an adjustable tension device and a driver. The driver includes at least one sharp pin configured to pierce at least a portion of a thickness of a ticket strip and to pull the ticket strip in a direction along a ticket path. The... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6135336 | Capstan arrangement for a cable treatment plant Capstan arrangement for transporting a cable to a treatment plant, which capstan arrangement comprises a stationary stand, a capstan wheel rotatably mounted on the stand with a peripheral track for the cable and a motor driven driving device in engagement... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6050469 | Suction cylinder which transfers fiber web from a conveyer belt to two calendering cylinders A fiber web transferring device comprising a conveyor belt, a suction cylinder, a lower calendering cylinder and an upper calendering cylinder. The suction cylinder having a stationary suction sector and rotates in a direction which corresponds to a linea... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5906128 | Drawing assembly for bending machines Drawing assembly for bending machines used for metal shapes, in particular round pieces (11) for reinforcement purposes or metallic wire, the drawing assembly comprising at least a drawing device placed upstream of the shears (13) and the bending unit (14... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5794872 | Film feeding apparatus A film feeding apparatus includes a roller pair for pinching a film stored and wound within a film container or its leader, and a restricting passage for restricting a posture of a non-pinched portion of the film or its leader. The roller pair is disposed... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5779126 | System for supporting torque Two rollers (1 & 2) rotate in opposite directions. One roller is stationary and the other travels toward and away from it along a bed. One roller (1) has a journal (5) at one end and the other roller a journal (6) at the same end. A transmission (7) is mo... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5746366 | Wear plate positioned guide shoe A flexible web guiding apparatus including; a turnaround roller; a pinch roller positioned in driving engagement with said turnaround roller and defining a nip therebetween; and a web guide for accurately directing an end of the web into the nip defined b... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5721604 | Method of and apparatus for feeding scanned medium A feeding apparatus has a rotatable feed drum and first and second nip rollers movable into rolling contact with an outer circumferential surface of the feed drum by gravity. The first nip roller is made of a metal, and the second nip roller is made of ru... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5713504 | Transport apparatus for auxiliary scanning Improved transport apparatus for auxiliary scanning, which is to be used with an image recording system in which exposing light sources issuing optical beams to be deflected in the main scanning direction are used to scan and expose a web of light-sensiti... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5669540 | Mechanism for drawing superimposed webs for rotary press A mechanism for drawing superimposed webs in a rotary press comprises: a drag roller provided between a printing press and a folding machine so as to be rotated and driven at a peripheral velocity suitably higher than that of a plate cylinder; a plurality... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5617986 | Apparatus for feeding scanned medium A feed apparatus for feeding a film has a pair of presser guide members for pressing a film F against an outer circumferential surface of a feed drum, a pair of upstream and downstream guide plates for guiding the film F, and a moving mechanism for moving... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5560400 | Removing waste selvage from woven fabric A method and apparatus for removing waste selvages (11) formed when weaving fabric on a loom includes a pair of selvage removal rollers (19, 23) fitted with friction coverings and driven against one another to form a gripping nip for engaging and drawing ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5511712 | Web guide roller with directionally switched drive coupling Damage to rotating cylinders in a web-fed rotary printing machine, due to breaks or tears in the material web passing through the machine, is prevented by providing a web guide roller with a directionally switched coupling intermediate two spaced gripping... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5179892 | Strap feed assembly with floating back-up wheels A strap feed assembly has a drive wheel driven by a reversible electric motor to feed and tension a strap around an item and wherein a back-up wheel assembly imposes a tension force on the strap by use of multiple floating wheels which are arranged to spr... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5139206 | Wire prefeeder A wire prefeeder has a tower standing on a base. A horizontal upper shaft is mounted fixedly to the upper end of the tower and a plurality of pulleys are on the shaft. A carriage is adapted to in the tower and another horizontal lower shaft which has a pl... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4922843 | Using a variable speed motor in a tape feed device for a sewing machine A tape feed device for a sewing machine for feeding to a sewing location of the sewing machine at least one tape from a supply having a drive roll for feeding the tape, a feed roll disposed in the path of the tape between the supply and the drive roll, a ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4903045 | X-Y plotter for non-perforated paper An X-Y plotter is of the type which moves a non-perforated recording paper by drive rollers and pinch rollers. The outer surface of each of the drive rollers is formed with a cylindrical reference surface and with a plurality of minute projections of shar... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4884085 | Recorder having record medium feed and press rollers and lockable means for urging the press rollers to and from the feed roller A recorder has a recording device for recording on a record medium and a feed unit for feeding the medium to the recording position. Feed and press rollers are provided with apparatus for urging the press roller to and from the feed roller and a locking d... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4840120 | Printer for a strip of tickets An imprinter for use in applying numbers, names or other indicia upon tickets comprises a motor driven roller; a floating axle that supports a friction roller, an imprint roller and an inking wheel; and guide structure for processing a stack of accordion ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4790125 | Feed rollers for round baler net dispenser A net dispensing mechanism for a round baler is disclosed wherein a pair of pinch rollers are cooperable with a driven feed roller to feed netting material from a source of supply into the bale forming mechanism of the round baler so that the finished rou... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4779784 | Mechanical means for preventing the twisting of a fiber optic cable while temporarily storing the same A mechanical figure eighting apparatus is disclosed which permits a fiber optic cable to be deposited on the ground in a random or figure eight configuration. Fiber optic cable is passed over a rotating drive wheel and is held in frictional engagement wit... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4683480 | X-Y plotter drive roller arrangement An X-Y plotter disclosed is of the type which moves a recording paper with no perforation by drive rollers and pinch rollers. A plurality of sharp projections are arranged on the outer surface of each of the drive rollers such as to enable an exact feedin... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4676046 | Assembly for guiding wrap material from the rear of a baler to a bale-forming chamber inlet A bale wrapping mechanism for wrapping a large round bale with a wrap material such as plastic sheet material or net, is mounted to the rear of a bale discharge gate. Drive rolls are located rearwardly of the gate and are selectively drivable for dispensi... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4657165 | Mechanical means for preventing the twisting of a fiber optic cable while temporarily storing the same A mechanical figure eighting apparatus is disclosed which permits a fiber optic cable to be deposited on the ground in a random or figure eight configuration. Fiber optic cable is passed over a rotating drive wheel and is held in frictional engagement wit... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4630814 | Sheet feed apparatus for printer A sheet feed apparatus suitable for use with a printer such as an ink jet printer. A flat guide member is disposed between paper bail rollers and a deflector to be movable toward and away from the periphery of a platen. The guide member is drivably contro... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4624400 | Electromagnetic probe drive apparatus An elongated flexible probe carrier is wound on a take-up reel and is fed therefrom around a feed pulley, being held in frictional engagement with the feed pulley by a plurality of idler rollers on a pivotal support arm. The feed pulley and the take-up re... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4624399 | Gripping drive for magnetic tape Tape drive apparatus having a drive roller 1 and pinch roller 2 including a idler roller 3 around which tape 4 passes. The pinch roller 2 which is rotatable about two normal axes (A2 and A4), is resiliently urged against the drive roller 1 and the idler r... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4610403 | Pipe tape tensioner A pipe tape tensioner (26) is disclosed for applying tape (12) with constant tension to a pipe (14). The pipe tape tensioner (26) employs a primary roller (32) rotatably mounted on a base (34). First clutch disks (92) and second clutch disks (100) are urg... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4534498 | Guiding and braking unit for a material web A guiding and braking unit for a material web which passes through a processing machine, such as a machine for the manufacture of packing containers. The unit comprises a roller adapted to a guide cylinder for the web. This roller is manufactured from a m... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4490059 | Ribbon metering device A ribbon metering drive accurately advances ribbon in a ribbon cartridge. The drive includes the drive roller, driven by the printer, and an idler roller mounted adjacent the drive roller. The drive and idler rollers have roughened, typically serrated, dr... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4483378 | Feeding device of wood working machine A feeding device used for a wood working machine includes two roller assemblies respectively mounted to two roller supports which can be controlled to turn about horizontal axes and which in turn is supported by an upper portion mounted to a cantilever ar... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4481794 | Yarn feeding apparatus for circular knitting machines Self actuating yarn feeding apparatus to feed yarn to a circular knitting machine when the machine makes a demand for the yarn and to cease feeding the yarn when the machine ceases demand for the yarn. The yarn is in variable circumferentially extending d... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4441664 | Apparatus for feeding web material from a supply roll An apparatus for feeding web material from a supply roll to processing equipment of the type that exerts an intermittent pulley force on the web during intermittent advance through the processing equipment. The web feed apparatus includes a brake for cont... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4415140 | Net hauling sheave device with tailing pressure wheel The presser wheel support comprises a depending support arm pivotally connected to the end of a cantilevered arm projecting at a downward slope in the tailing direction from a net hauler sheave frame member preferably in the form of a transverse suspensio... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4328742 | Strapping apparatus feed and tension mechanism A mechanism for use in a strapping apparatus including a pair of like rolls which have meshing gears as flanges and which are rotated by a drive means through a clutch system to both feed and tension strap without stopping or reversing the drive means. St... | 05/11/1982 |
