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Class 242/134 - For a spool (i.e., domestic-type strand package)


Subclass of Class 242 - Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Definition: Devices not otherwise classifiable for holding bobbins or
No. of patents: 30
Last issue date: 05/22/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7219611Sewing machine embroidery thread guide
A bent embroidery thread guide wire is attached to a base mount releasably attachable to a spool pin rod of an embroidery and sewing machine. An open spiral bent loop end of the upwardly bent wire adjusts to a position spaced slightly apart from and approximately ce...
05/22/2007
7172152Paper towel holder and dispenser
A paper towel holder and dispenser including a flat circular base plate having a top side and a bottom side with a first opening in the center thereof and a second opening near the outer edge thereof, a first cord extending upward from the bottom side of the base pl...
02/06/2007
7025302Machine-mounted thread carousel for home sewing and embroidery machines
This invention is a device for transporting, holding and feeding a plurality of spools of level-wound or cross-wound thread on a home sewing and/or embroidery machine. This device fits over the vertical spindle of the machine if so equipped, or over a spindle devise...
04/11/2006
6273361Packing and stowing system of electric automotive conductors
The packing and stowing system of roll of automotive electric conductors is characterized by three independent sections that when adjusted, they form a back up cover that prevents the deformation of the cable during its winding and when it is being stowed...
08/14/2001
6059220Wire rack with puller roller
A wire dispensing rack for holding a wire spool such that wire may be dispensed from the spool includes a first frame assembly. At least first and second support rollers are carried by the first frame assembly. The support rollers are adapted to seat diff...
05/09/2000
5222677Apparatus and method for the drawing off of threads, ribbons and the like
A device for drawing a thread, ribbon or the like off from a package (1), in which the thread or the like can be withdrawn overhead from the package and, in order to obtain a practically twist-free drawing off of the thread, ribbon or the like, the thread...
06/29/1993
5074484Corotron restringing tool
A corotron restringing tool includes a locking drum downstream from a spool of corotron wire. A torsion spring connected to the locking drum allows wire to be drawn from the spool under a minimum of tension and subsequently manipulated without placing ten...
12/24/1991
5062581Spool support apparatus
An apparatus including a plurality of spaced support blocks, with spring biased support arms mounted therebetween. The support arms are arranged for reception of a plurality of spools therealong for support and storage. The support arms are of a spring bi...
11/05/1991
5033618Installation cable unwinder
An installation cable unwinder for dispensing a wire leader and pintle, which joins the ends of a papermachine fabric in a pin seam, includes a spool attached to a larger plate-like member. The pintle is wound onto the spool with the wire leader extending...
07/23/1991
5005380Dual spindle yarn support and delivery apparatus
Apparatus including a horizontal rectangular frame and a vertical rectangular frame receivable within the horizontal frame. The framework of the horizontal frame includes plural link members mounted vertically of a forward end of the horizontal rectangula...
04/09/1991
4998685Container for holding spools of thin line
A container for dispensing thin line, such as tippet material used for fishing, includes a housing having a flat end wall and a cylindrical peripheral wall which together define a cavity for holding several spools of the line. The lines pass from their re...
03/12/1991
4955557Handcraft yarn dispenser
A device permitting yarn or the like to be pulled from a skein by the performance of a handcraft such as knitting. A spindle passes through the skein and a support structure holds the spindle in a vertical position. The support structure includes a base, ...
09/11/1990
4921185Yarn holder and dispenser
An assembly for holding and dispensing yarn from a skein of yarn includes a frame, a spindle and a basket. The frame is collapsible with two pairs of pivotally crossed legs spaced by four horizontal rods connecting the upper and lower portions of opposite...
05/01/1990
4832282Device to be used as spool for knitting yarn and also as weight for giving tension thereto
A device having a spool around which a knitting yarn is wound and a holder member holding the spool for rotation and having a slot through which a leading portion of said yarn passes through so that when said device is suspended with the leading portion o...
05/23/1989
4763855Floss bobbin holding device
A device for holding a plurality of floss bobbins is described. The invention comprises a floss bobbin holding carrier which has a peripheral surface and a plurality of mounting sites on the surface. A plurality of modular floss bobbins are detachably mou...
08/16/1988
4634077Yarn caddy
An adjustable thread and yarn dispenser and winder caddy includes a base supporting a vertically mounted dowel over which is mounted a removable spindle. On the spindle is at least one thread supporting member frictionally fitted and vertically adjustable...
01/06/1987
4611645Creel apparatus for electrical wire
A creel for reels of electrical wire. A creel member has spindles extending out to receive reels of electrical wire, and a support leg is pivoted at the upper end of the creel member and movable out to provide a tripod arrangement. A chain extends from th...
09/16/1986
4441666Sewing machine adapter
An adapter for use on a sewing machine which is equipped with first and second spool pins permits the machine to operate with non-conventional spools such as plastic or cardboard tube spools, small conical base spools, and large spools having a large bore...
04/10/1984
4433817Spool pin holder for a sewing machine
A spool pin holder for accommodating deflection of a spool pin wherein a spherical segment adjacent the ends of the spool pin is seated in a socket in a spool pin post adjacent a socket of square profile having grooves extending along the diagonals of the...
02/28/1984
4407461Spool holding device
A spool holding device for a sewing machine in which a spool holder base is positioned above a rear portion of the sewing machine and supports a plurality of upper and lower thread spools thereon, a first thread guide plate is positioned above the spool h...
10/04/1983
4360172Line winding device for fishing reels
A line winding device for fishing reels consisting of a holder for a spool of bulk line mountable on any rigid support, line being extendable from the spool for winding on the reel of a fishing rod, the holder being adjustable to position the spool in var...
11/23/1982
4279389Thread keeper
A thread keeper to prevent undesired unwinding of thread from a spool. The unit comprises a channel shaped element with the mid portion paralleling the axis of the spool and the two arms straddling the ends of the spool. The arms have short projections th...
07/21/1981
4254579Device for supporting and training plants
The invention relates to a device for supporting and training plants and in particular for layering tomato plants. It comprises a longitudinal stem portion formed with an integral hook which is adapted to grip and slide along a support wire which is mount...
03/10/1981
4248391Holder for rolls of paper
A holder for a paper towel roll or toilet paper roll. A stationary base member has an annular flat rim surrounding a central frustoconical projection. A rotatable member also has an annular flat rim surrounding a central hollow frustoconical projection th...
02/03/1981
4132372Cable holder and dispenser
A holder and dispenser of cable wire such as ROMEX is provided to hang from rafters or joists whether or not the flooring or roof have been laid. The dispenser includes a cable reel holding frame, a swivel such that the frame rotates to the direction the ...
01/02/1979
4106723Spool for thread or the like
A spool for thread or the like is provided with means for locking or securing the spool in position over a spindle. The spool may be of the type having a base member and a substantially cylindrical portion in which the thread may be taken from the spool i...
08/15/1978
4036418Spool holder
The spool holder is provided with a plurality of circular discs of different diameters in which each disc is provided with one or more rows of pins, each pin being of such diameter and length as to extend loosely into the hole formed in a standard type sp...
07/19/1977
4022394Spool holder apparatus
Spool holder apparatus for positioning a spool of thread in a generally horizontal plane on a sewing machine head. The spool holder apparatus base has a pair of vertically extending arms extending therefrom. A spool holder is formed of an elongated member...
05/10/1977
3987978Spool magazine
A spool magazine for a sewing machine includes a first member having a tubular portion and an elongated rod projecting axially from opposite sides of a spool support disc. The first member is vertically received in extension of the upstanding spool suppor...
10/26/1976
3948396Device for holding spools of thread
A plurality of vertically elongated posts are disposed in elongated tiers on a horizontal base. The posts may be moved upwardly or downwardly through holes in the base. Means allow each of the posts to be independently raised upwardly from the base and to...
04/06/1976
 
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