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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938352 | Wire dispensing apparatus for packaged wire A container includes side walls and a floor panel for packaging coiled wire, which may be welding wire. A wire dispensing apparatus is included that pays-off wire from the coil without tangling or twisting. The wire dispensing apparatus incorporates a plurality of f... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7441657 | Cover for a welding wire container A cover for a welding wire container has a top side and a slot in the top side. The slot allows for welding wire to be pulled from a welding wire container. On the outside of the cover, a holding-down device is provided. The holding-down device is adapted to hold an... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7309038 | Endless wire container and method of using the same A container for packaging and unwinding a coil of welding wire to allow an uninterrupted flow of the welding wire from one the container to another container. The coil of welding wire, including a coiled portion having a top and a bottom, a first extension of wire e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7246767 | Winding machine for rolled or drawn wire/rod with a turn clutch device for automatic winding Winding machine for rolled or drawn wire/rod with turn clutch device for automatic winding of the type comprising a reel with a mandrel and base flange and an external mobile containment counter flange, wherein the counter flange is openable to allow the axial extra... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7213784 | Plastic bobbin and a method of manufacturing such a bobbin A bobbin (1) of plastic has a cylinder (2) and, formed integrally therewith, circumferential end flanges (3) and is made of a U-shaped channel. Each end flange (3) consists of a plurality of spaced-apart, essentially radial flange element... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7114227 | Structure yarn cylinder An improved structure yarn cylinder that is an improvement of “Yarn Cylinder with Trench” (Taiwan P/N 201810) accomplished by extending the circumferential length of the trench, disposing numerous teeth at differing angular orientations along the two lateral wal... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7007885 | Wire segment reel assembly and method A reel assembly includes a reel having a magnet rim, turntable, magnetic key, and a wire feed tube. The reel is self starting and holds the feed wire upon the completion of winding. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004318 | Wire payout A payout for controlling the unwinding of a coil of wire from a wire drum which has an outer drum body and an inner core substantially coaxial with the drum body includes a first planar ring juxtaposed the top of the wire coil and having a first inner edge closely a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6923401 | Method for unwinding elastomeric yarn from coiled packages A method for unwinding tacky elastomeric yarn from one or multiple coiled yarn packages includes the steps of (a) removing tubular cores from each yarn package to expose the beginning end of the yarn strand at the inner diameter of the yarn package; (b) forming a te... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6889835 | Packaging for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire A package for containing and dispensing wire from a coil of wire having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a top and bottom defining a coil height comprising an outer carton having a rectangular bottom wall and four side panels extending upwardly from the botto... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884309 | Coated monofilament tape bobbins and methods for winding Bobbin wound coated monofilament tapes where the coating comprises between 20% and 120% by weight of said tape, and the process for bobbin winding coated monofilament dental tapes comprising combining a coating conditioning means with means for winding at substantia... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6779750 | Vacuum draw system for a yarn carrier start-up groove A carrier tube includes a vacuum draw system for promoting receipt of a yarn tail end within a circumferential start-up groove of the tube. The draw system includes angled air-scoop openings extending through the tube wall adjacent the start-up groove to move air th... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6745899 | Wire payout A payout for controlling the unwinding of a coil of wire from a wire drum which has an outer drum body and an inner core substantially coaxial with the drum body includes a first planar ring juxtaposed to the top of the wire coil and having a first inner edge closel... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6648141 | Packaging for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire A package for containing and dispensing wire from a coil of wire having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a top and bottom defining a coil height comprising an outer carton having a rectangular bottom wall and four side panels extending upwardly fro... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637689 | Thread restraining device for bobbins A thread restraining device for bobbins including an elongated body portion having a generally rectangular configuration. The body portion has long opposed side edges, a first end, and a second end. The body portion has a plurality of linearly aligned ape... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6576305 | Package having a multilayer film disposed around a layered coil of filament strands A package comprises a layered coil of filament strands, and a multilayer film surrounding, and in direct contact with, the layered coil of filament strands. The coil has an outer surface comprising a bottom surface region, a side surface region, and a top... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6513745 | Closure and discharge device for a winding of an elongated element The closure device is intended to hold the free end of an elongated element on a winding collected on a winding station during the operations of making ligatures on this winding. The device includes a support, capable of being set in rotation about a shaf... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6484961 | Machine for tucking, labelling and palletizing spools at the outlet of a winder or any other machine producing spools of thread and process practiced by this machine A machine for tucking, labelling and palletizing spools at the outlet of winders or other machines producing spools of threads and the process practiced by this machine. The machine includes a station for positioning spools at the outlet of a winder or ot... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6343764 | Method of preventing loosening of wire wound around a reel for fastening reinforcing bars A method of preventing loosening of a wire wound around a reel for fastening reinforcing bars. The method comprises pressurizing an outer circumferential surface of the wire inwardly in the radius directions of the reel so that elastic forces in the direc... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5992790 | Method of finishing reels A method of finishing a reel of wound yarn with a tail end of yarn hanging from the reel can prevent the tail end from becoming caught up and thus unwinding considerable lengths of yarn from the reel and comprises the steps of unwinding a predetermined le... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5873481 | Display and dispensing device with security door A hinged access display and dispensing device for lottery-type tickets includes a housing of box-like configuration with a main door that is pivotally attached to the housing. A lock having a swing arm is secured to the main door. A slot is provided in th... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5803400 | Method and apparatus for securing the end of a thread standing under tension to a thread reel A thread reel, with a thread wound thereon, has a holding pin at its periphery upon which the end of the thread is secured such that a plurality of loops are laid around the holding pin in such a way that in each case the end of each loop, respectively, f... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5746380 | Device for preventing welding wire in a welding wire pail from tangling A device for preventing wire in a welding wire pail from tangling. Tangle preventing bead packages are laid on the coiled welding wire inside the pail. Pressing pipes vertically stand on the coiled welding wire at portions between the packages. An interna... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5702063 | Yarn support with means for anchoring a yarn end It is necessary for yarn which is wound into packages on supports or centers and is intended to be dyed, or at any rate subsequently employed for other uses, to be able to form, on an annular zone at the sides of the support a number of turns of "reserve"... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5700341 | Methods for reducing surface friction in fiber optic dispensers Reduction of the surface friction of a cured elastomer, sealant or adhesive s accomplished through the use of a dry lubricant such as hexagonal boron nitride powder either as an additive to the uncured polymer mix or applied to the uncured polymer surface ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695137 | Pallet assembly for detachably mounting bobbins A method and apparatus for holding a wound bobbin core and a tail end of a thread wound on the bobbin core. A vertical bobbin post is rigidly secured to the upper surface of a pallet. The bobbin core is detachably secured to the vertical bobbin post. A ta... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5678785 | Fiber-optic cable dispenser and remotely controlled vehicle using same Fiber-optic cable is wound on a cylindrical bobbin without adhesive and is situated in the vehicle so that the cable, attached to a relatively stationary control computer station, is pulled freely off of the bobbin as the vehicle, such as a missile or tor... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5660343 | Method of marking the end of a yarn wound on a package and apparatus for carrying out the method This invention relates to marking the yarn end of a package, which is wound at the end of a winding cycle over a narrow axial range of the package surface in the form of a yarn bead. For purposes of marking the yarn end (105) of the package (103), a marki... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5586733 | Take-up reel for metallic filaments A metallic-filament take-up reel by which a metallic filament wound on a winding drum is retained inside at least one of flanges thereof. The reel comprises a winding drum; two flanges in at least one of which there are formed an access hole and a concavi... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5560558 | Spandex supply package A spandex supply package has a cylindrical core on which is wound spandex having a surface lubricating finish. The last few hundred meters of the wound-up spandex, which constitute about 0.1 to 0.5% of the total length of spandex wound up in the package, ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558288 | Yarn bobbin core tubes The invention relates to a tubular bobbin core onto which roving or slubbing is wound and which is able to be transported overhead with its axis substantially vertical, suspended by its upper part. In order to avoid unwinding of said roving or slubbing du... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5544831 | Yarn caddy A yarn caddy including a generally tubular body for holding a sequence of skeins, the body having an open top end and an open bottom end; a rigid end cap removably sealing the bottom end of the body and with the end cap openable for allowing access within... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5494160 | Container for packaging and unwinding a coil of wire Container or box for packaging and unwinding a coil (18) of wire (2), which comprises: a box-like body (5, 11) that has a polygonal plan, can be opened at the top and is meant to accommodate a coil for wire; and a coil covering panel (16) that has a centr... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5485968 | Take-up reel for metallic filament The metallic-filament take-up reel according to the present invention comprises a winding drum on which a metallic filament is wound, a pair of flanges provided at opposite axial ends of the winding drum to hold, between the opposite inner surfaces thereo... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5425509 | Spool filled with elongated metal element A spool (10) is filled with an elongated metal element (12) which is wound onto the spool with a plurality of windings. The plurality of windings end with a final winding (22) and n windings (24) preceding the final winding ("n preceding windings"), n is ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5356085 | Method and apparatus for treating package yarn end Method and apparatus for picking up an yarn end so as to fix the same on a yarn package comprising picking up an yarn end from a yarn package by a suction means so as to hold the yarn end therein in a drawn state, inserting an yarn end handling bar betwee... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5344011 | Packaging system for an elongated flexible product A compact packaging system for elongated flexible products, such as catheters, guidewires and the like which keeps the products in a sterile environment until they are used but which allows preparation of the product for subsequent use. The system include... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5314070 | Case for flexible borescope and endoscope insertion tubes A shipping and storage case for a borescope or endoscope has a coil of a tubular low-friction material, such as PVC tubing, to receive the borescope's flexible insertion tube. The coil can be in a form of a flat spiral positioned adjacent one side wall of... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5277314 | Retainer ring for welding wire container disclosure A retainer ring for a container of low twist welding wire which container includes a cylindrical outer wall, a lower partition and an upper opening through which the welding wire is drawn from a hollow, cylindrical spool of welding wire formed from a mult... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5246185 | Retainer for filamentary material wound on a spool A retainer for use with a bobbin having filamentary material wound thereon to prevent unwanted unwinding of the material. The retainer is formed from a strip of elastic material with one end folded back upon an intermediate portion to form a minor loop, a... | 09/21/1993 |
