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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424985 | Helical pretensioner A seatbelt pretensioner mechanism (10) for use with a seatbelt retractor (11). The retractor (11) has a spool (16) configured for winding a seatbelt webbing thereon. The pretensioner mechanism (10) is housed inside the retractor sp... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7364108 | Connection structure and reel A contact structure in a cable winding reel is disclosed which maintains rotary contact between two cables connected, at one-side ends thereof, to electric/electronic appliances, namely, one cable which is wound on a rotating body, and the other cable which is maint... | 04/29/2008 |
| 6629658 | Fishing line winding device A fishing line re-winding device includes a handle and a crank is connected to an end of the handle. The crank has a section that is perpendicular to the handle so that a mandrel of fishing line can be mounted to the section. An end member is mounted to t... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6585182 | Ratcheted hand held fishing reel A hand held fishing reel with an outer reel assembly with a wound line that is releasable when the reel's plane is turned substantially perpendicular to the line and it is locked when its plane is aligned with the line. A ratchet mechanism permits a user ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6372988 | Seamless flat-round conductive cable for a retractable cord reel A seamless flat-round conductive cable is adapted for use in a retractable cord reel having a spool on which a round portion of the cable is wound and a cable expansion chamber in which a flat portion of the cable is disposed. The cable has a plurality of... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6170418 | Method and arrangement for transmitting yarn-specific data during rewinding processes for producing two-thread lock stitch seams which are to be documented Method for transmitting thread-specific data in re-reeling operations for the manufacture of two-thread lock stitch seams which have to be documented comprising the following steps: the bobbin taking over the thread, in particular the under-thread bobbin ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5906170 | Automatically length adjustable water ski tow rope Water skiers towed behind a boat can be towed by varying lengths of rope automatically adjusted by letting out or reeling in the rope to provide different lengths. The rope, trailable aft of the boat having a first boat-connecting end and a second termina... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5853334 | Practice driving device for golfers A golf practice apparatus which comprises: a base; an elongated support arm coupled to the base and having a free end; a tether guide including an eyelet coupled to the elongated support arm adjacent the free end; and a reel attached to the elongated support arm ne... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5667874 | Embossed tape with oblique housing portions for packaging parts A part-packaging embossed tape includes a tape member on which a plurality of part-housing portions are arranged in succession in a longitudinal direction of the tape member. Each of the part-housing portions is arranged obliquely relative to a width dire... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5102061 | Brushless electric signal transmitting rotary device The brushless signal transmitting device comprises a rotor; a fixed housing for rotatably supporting the rotor; at least one gear in mesh between the rotor and the fixed housing; an intermediate member disposed between the rotor and the fixed housing and ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5056612 | Device for guiding the movement on the ground of a self-driven machine A method and device are disclosed for controlling the movement of a machine on a surface. The device comprises an obstacle disposed along at least part of an area to be traversed by the machine, a winder-unwinder device connected to the machine, and an an... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5005777 | Seat belt retractor with an electric motor A seat belt retractor includes a spool driven by an electric motor. Seat belt webbing is wound around the spool. A worm wheel rotates with the spool and meshes with a worm that is axially movable. A set of electrical brushes is axially movable with the wo... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4681482 | Rollable temporary roadway and apparatus for rolling up an installed temporary roadway A rollable temporary roadway is composed of individual supporting elements (2) which are articulately connected by hinge-like joints (7), each of which is formed by a bead (5) and the associated recess of a claw (6). The joints (7) are looped by at least ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4163526 | Cable storage assembly for scanning apparatus In computerized tomographic apparatus, in which a radiation source orbits through several revolutions about a patient, handling of cables can present a problem. This invention provides an arrangement for cable handling in which two cable stores have relat... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4070047 | Device for the unwinding and winding up of a web roll A device for unwinding and rewinding a background web roll for photographing purposes and comprising pairs of support rollers which are rotatable about parallel axles and journaled in axially interspaced holders common for each pair of said support roller... | 01/24/1978 |
