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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387275 | Fishing leader dispenser A fishing leader dispenser having in combination a leader spool having leader wrapped thereon and a protective cover which resiliently fits over the leader on the leader spool. This leader spool includes a tubular hub having an enlarged central opening, a pair of sp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7311715 | Suturing set for medical use The invention relates to a suturing set for medical use, comprising a handle piece, a needle, at least partly embodied as a hollow needle and which may be fixed to the handle and a transport device, arranged within the handle, which may be displaced between two end ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303164 | Fishing line package and dispenser and method A fishing line package and dispenser is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the fishing line package and dispenser includes a housing, a fishing line spool provided in the housing, a fishing line wound on the fishing line spool, a display tab extending from the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300451 | Suture anchoring device The present invention is directed to a suture locking device including a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140293 | Single row twine box A twine box is provided for an agricultural baler. The twine box permits ready access to twine balls housed therein because all twine balls are located on a single row or tier. The twine balls are not compartmentalized and thus relocation of twine balls within twine... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124674 | Protective spool dispenser and cutter The present invention relates to a protective spool dispenser that is portable, efficient and convenient for dispensing line. The dispenser has four corner members and upper and lower sidebars, forming a box-like outer frame. A crossbar extends between two adjacent ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124980 | Wire spool guide assembly The wire spool guide assembly is a conduit through which wire is dispensed in a controlled and orderly manner. The assembly has at least one wire spool guide, a handle bar and a spindle. The spindle may be a single spindle or part of a wire spool cart. The spindle i... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121501 | Wire spooling system A wire spooling system for spooling and dispensing wire. The wire spooling system includes a first spool member, having a tubular member with a locking cap and first collar, and a second spool member, having an engagement aperture and second collar. The tubular memb... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104189 | Twine restrictor A twine restrictor is disclosed having the advantages of simplicity and reliability. The twine restrictor is generally formed from solid or hollow stock. It is left free floating while being restrained sufficiently to avoid loss. Twine is passed over a substantially... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100863 | Floating liner A floating liner for a container of welding wire which floating liner includes a tube having two ends and a passageway extending between the two ends. The floating liner is unsupported between the top of the container and the retaining ring. The floating liner is de... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100856 | Thread spool and bobbin holder The invention is a combination spool and bobbin holder having essentially separate sections for the spool and the bobbin. The color of the thread is visible on both the spool and the bobbin for selection purposes and to ensure that the correct bobbin is stored with ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7000868 | Thread storage and dispensing apparatus A multiple thread dispenser which serves as both a portable container for many spools of thread and a dispenser of multiple strands of thread. The container dispenses thread for use with a sewing machine. The spools of thread are stored in an array of pockets which ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6694904 | Sewing cartridge An engaging pin, protruding in a front and rear direction of a sewing apparatus from an end portion of a swing arm, includes a shaft portion and a head portion provided at a free end of the shaft portion. A U-shaped engagement groove is formed at one end ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694667 | Method and apparatus for dispensing filament such as tippet fishing line Disclosed is a storage container enclosing a plurality of spools for receiving filament such a fishing tippet line. The spools are positioned adjacent to each other on separate shafts and rotate independently. Each spool may be removed from its shaft in t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6513742 | Thread cassette A thread cassette in the form of a cassette-like plastic box adapted for holding two bobbins of thread. Once assembled with the bobbins disposed therein, the cassette cannot be reopened. The cassette casing enables thread therein to be easily and readily ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6341741 | Molded fiber and plastic tubes A payout tube for insertion in a radial hole of a wound coil of filamentary material and extending from the inner to the outer wind of the wound coil, the payout tube having entrance and exit openings in coaxial and spaced relationship with one another. T... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6328251 | Vehicle-shaped dental floss dispenser and method therefor A dental floss dispenser having the external appearance of an automobile. The dispenser includes a cavity accessible by inverting the dispenser, which cavity receives a spool of dental floss. The dental floss is then dispensed through an opening in the ca... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6109554 | Combined fiber containers and payout tubes and plastic payout tubes A payout tube for insertion in a radial hole of a wound coil of filamentary material and extending from the inner to the outer wind of said wound coil, comprising: an entrance opening and an exit opening in coaxial and spaced relationship with one another... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5979811 | Cable payout tube A cable payout tube having a large diameter cable entrance end and an even larger cable exit end, for accommodating stiff cable without kinking thereof. The interior of the tube has cable gripping chambers extending along at least a portion of the length ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5857285 | Storage device for hooks and leaders A closed cylindrical storage device for fishing hooks and attached leaders wherein a hollow spool is captured within an outer shell. The hollow spool is divided into sections for containing the hook, and the leaders extend through gates and are wound abou... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5810272 | Snap-on tube and locking collar for guiding filamentary material through a wall panel of a container containing wound filamentary material A payout tube assembly for unwinding filamentary material from a wound coil of filamentary material contained in a container having a wall panel with a hole for mounting a push-on tube and locking collar on the container wall panel, wherein a hollow payou... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5738297 | Leader dispenser The present invention incorporates a one-piece yoke for dispensing leader from a leader spool. The yoke is provided with first and second wings joined by a foldable hinge. A decurling element is located on the hinge through which element leader can be dra... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5651510 | Apparatus and method for spooling stranded material Apparatus and method for managing stranded media for hand-working includes a base frame; a vertical spindle unit having a shaft, and first and second flanges. A guide for the media is manually movable during operation of the crank for axially dispersing p... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5566872 | Vial floss dispenser The present invention is an improved vial-type floss dispenser. The floss dispenser has a spool of floss mounted upright in a cylindrical container with a unique cap design that allows floss to be smoothly dispensed through the cap of the dispenser, essen... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5520347 | One-piece Reelex payout tube A payout tube adapted to be secured to a container having wire or cable contained therein, has a flange at the entrance end thereof. The flange has a radiused surface wherein the radius is greater than the critical or kinking radius Rc, and a c... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5267705 | Apparatus for storing and unwinding wire rolls An apparatus for storing and unwinding wire rolls containing electrical conductors that are not wound on a reel but form coils by their own semi-rigid structure. The apparatus is a rigid container formed by a first side panel spaced from a second side pan... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5261625 | Device for dispensing wire, cable or the like The disclosure describes herein a box within which is mounted a reel having a supply of wire, cable or the like to be dispensed. An opening is provided in one of the walls of the box to allow the egress of one end of the strand. A cover securely contains ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5222683 | Wire dispensing apparatus A wire dispensing apparatus which comprises a housing adapted to receive a spool or coil of electrical wire. In one embodiment, the wire dispensing apparatus comprises a housing which is provided with a cylindrically-shaped container sized to receive spoo... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5152476 | Bend reducing feed in for filament payout tubes An improvement is disclosed for payout tubes secured within a container for a coil of cable therein so that the tube projects at its exit end through a hole in a wall of the container. The tube is adapted to dispense cable fed into its entrance end from i... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5150852 | Payout tube with improved locking means The invention is for improvements in a payout tube for a container-packaged coiled cable in which the tube in use is in the container along with the coil, a stub of the tube at its exit end protrudes through a hole in a container wall, and the tube is sec... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5141171 | Structure of dispensing hopper for paper roll holder A dispensing hopper fastened in a paper roll holder at the bottom for dispensing a paper roll, the improvement comprising a hopper body having a rotary seat revolvably secured thereto at the bottom to hold an oscillating member permitting it to oscillate ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5115995 | Angularly lockable payout tube The invention is for an improvement in a payout tube for container-packaged coiled wire in which the tube in use is in the container which has in a wall thereof a hole comprising a circular main aperture and a pair of notches projecting from such aperture... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5064136 | Payout tube for container packaged coiled filament The invention is for improvements in a payout tube for a container-packaged coiled wire in which the tube in use is in the container along with the wire coil, a stub of the tube at its exit end protrudes through a hole in a container wall, and the tube is... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5054674 | Disposable dental floss cassette dispenser system A dental floss dispenser system including a dental floss dispenser for retention on or attachment to a surface. The dental floss dispenser includes a self-contained disposable dental floss container or cassette, the container enclosing dental floss gather... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5042739 | Payout tube and locking plate The combination of a backing plate member, a hollow tube and a container having coiled filamentary material therein for paying out filamentary material coiled in the container through the tube, with the hollow tube having an end portion including a pair o... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5033228 | Tackle holder for fishermen A holder for a plurality of leaders, said holder comprising: (a) a housing comprising: (i) hollow tubular means, and (ii) first and second axially spaced walls extending transversely across the tubular means, at least the first wall having a central aperture t... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4998685 | Container 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 |
| 4974789 | Dispensing package for a fiber-optic device A dispensing package for a fiber-optic cable comprised of two mating members and a separator disposed therebetween. The two mating members have centrally located openings and are joined at their mating edges and define a cavity therebetween. The separator... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4842216 | Folding cone package design A folding cone for retaining the windings of a wound package containing coils wound in a Figure-8 configuration with an axial opening extending through the longitudinal axis of the coil and a radial opening extending from the inner surface to the outer su... | 06/27/1989 |
