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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325683 | Welding wire container A large capacity welding wire container for storing welding wire, in which an outer shell, an inner shell, a base plate and upper and lower fixtures are mostly made of paper as well as application of steel is minimized so that the container is readily discarded afte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7243876 | Method and apparatus for handling wire spools An apparatus for handling wire spools is disclosed. The apparatus includes a brace and a spool handle removably connected to the base. A spool is mounted on the handle and thereafter a user picks up the handle and mounts it on the base. Thereafter, wire can be dispe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7040568 | Dispenser for sheet material A dispenser adapted to dispense sheet material is provided and includes a housing including a platform configured to support a sheet material thereon. The platform includes a slot, and an adjustable orifice configured to alter a size of the slot is provided as well.... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6575397 | Dispenser for sheet material A dispenser for dispensing sheet material includes a housing having a chamber configured to hold sheet material and an access door configured to provide both access to the chamber and closure to the chamber. The housing includes a dispensing member suppor... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6267321 | Dispensing apparatus and method A centerflow rolled paper dispenser is provided in which the dispenser comprises a housing containing a spring loaded drawer member that is slidable between an open and a closed position. The dispenser includes an upper housing and a support member within... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5921391 | Container for storing and transporting wire, cord and the like A container for the transportation and/or temporary storage of filament like materials, such as wire, cord, rope and cable, fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material and comprising a cylindrical outer tube having a bottom wall at one end w... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5370338 | Variable orifice centerflow dispenser A centerflow dispenser for dispensing a rolled paper product which includes a device for varying the diameter of the dispensing orifice to accommodate rolled paper products of various weights, widths, bulks and tensile strengths. The dispenser includes a ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5285740 | Horizontal spool pin supporting device for a sewing machine A horizontal spool pin supporting device for a sewing machine comprising a spool pin having a spool mounting portion and a swingingly guided portion. An upper cover for covering the upper portion of the sewing machine body has a recess which has an openin... | 02/15/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5007367 | Inflatable balloon distress signal device A helium balloon is attached to, and in communication with a helium bottle and has attached thereto four guide lines so that selected lines can be pulled as needed to guide the balloon through clearings in overhead foliage. When not in use the lines are w... | 04/16/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4780982 | Fishing line dispenser A fishing line dispenser having an elongated shaft that is pivotally mounted on a tackle box tray for pivoting from a folded storage position to an extended position where a spool of fishing line can be positioned on the shaft. A removable mounting frame ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4669681 | Cord-dispensing spool caddie A plurality of cord spool mounting spindles are arranged in parallel relationship in a planar row within an elongated case. The case has in it one or more dispensing ports through which cord can be dispensed from spools mounted on the spindles.... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4623063 | Fibreboard container for coil material A fibreboard shipping container for coil material, such as wire, is formed of an octagonal cross-section tubular body having a closed bottom and a cover, with an octagon shaped, tubular core coaxially positioned within the body. A pair of stiff, fibreboar... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4537366 | Roll container A drawing toy having a housing and a web of material upon which a child can draw, color or mark. The housing includes a generally cylindrically shaped shell formed of two generally semi-cylindrical halfs. A hollow spindle having the web of material wound ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4385738 | Portable spool holder A horizontal rectangular upper loop 10 is supported by four support members 20 attached to a base 4. Two shafts 30, offset from the loop 10, are supported at their ends by the support members 20 and at their midpoints by a U-shaped shaft support 40. The s... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4355722 | Yarn coloring picture set and method of coloring A yarn coloring picture set for coloring a picture by applying colored yarn thereto. In a method for practicing the invention, a board is provided covered by an adhesive layer. A cover sheet protectively overlaps the adhesive layer. A picture is die-cut t... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4194705 | Desoldering wick package and improved bobbin utilized therein A package comprising a length of strand material in the form of a desoldering wick of braided wire having a coating of rosin thereon, a unitary annular body molded of plastic material including a central hub, first and second sides, and first and second c... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4111380 | Welding wire spool shroud A transparent and flexible protective shroud for a welding wire containing spool adapted to be detachably mounted on a wire pay out assembly.... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4018360 | Cassette for dispensing yarn reels This invention relates to a cuboid cassette having channels extending one above the other for receiving yarn reels in a yarn-dispensing device. At least a pair of said cassettes are arranged side-by-side and assembled together by cooperating tongue and gr... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3960089 | Device for unwinding thread and bobbin used therewith There is described a device for unwindng thread by means of which the bobbin can easily rotate about the pin when a pull is exerted on the thread, but which stops the bobbin very rapidly when said pull on the thread stops, in such a way that the thread is... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3941331 | Casing for apparatus provided with a flexible or articulated windable element A device, conveniently in the form of a reel, for the housing of apparatus which is provided with a flexible or articulated windable element comprises a casing having two or more hollow components within which the apparatus is housed and around which the ... | 03/02/1976 |
