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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337822 | Retractable safety barrier A retractable barrier includes a rollup or otherwise retractable panel that can extend between two spaced apart support members. When not in use, the panel can retract onto one of the support members to permit passage. The barrier provides substantial impact resista... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7270289 | Writing instrument holder A writing instrument holder comprises a substantially funnel-shaped body configured to hold concurrently one writing instrument internally and another writing instrument externally. The writing instruments are frictionally held in a substantially conical fashion. A ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7237591 | Retractable safety barrier A retractable barrier includes a rollup or otherwise retractable panel that can extend between two spaced apart support members. When not in use, the panel can retract onto one of the support members to permit passage. The barrier provides substantial impact resista... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207370 | Retractable safety barrier A retractable barrier includes a rollup or otherwise retractable panel that can extend between two spaced apart support members. When not in use, the panel can retract onto one of the support members to permit passage. The barrier provides substantial impact resista... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195413 | Retractable applicator system A retractable applicator system for retractably securing a lip care product to a garment of a user. The retractable applicator system includes an applicator for containing and applying a lip care substance to the lips of the user. A retractor assembly is coupled to ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7105069 | Sound absorbing/sound blocking automotive trim products Sound absorbing/sound blocking products, including trim products formed from a porous fibrous layer backed by a sound absorbing layer and a sound blocking layer for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous fibrous layer structure inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7007882 | Retractable badge reel with billboard display A retractable badge reel with a billboard designed to display a logo, such that unadorned badge reels can be manufactured separately from the billboards that contain the logos. The billboard is optionally removable, allowing the logo being displayed to be changed wi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976318 | Tape measure An improved retractable tape measure has, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the features of a standard measure, including a housing with front and rear sides, a boundary edge and a tape opening, a retractable measuring tape positioned wit... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964509 | Task lighting system A task light assembly including a long flexible fiber optic element capable of transmitting light between light inlet and light outlet ends; a light source at the light inlet end of the fiber optic element; and a reel assembly for supporting the light source and the... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6918669 | Eyeglass cord winding device An eyeglass cord winding device having a selectively extendable cord which is attachable to a frame of an existing pair of eyeglasses. The eyeglass cord winding device has a reel assembly housing which encloses a reel assembly having a reel and a coiled spring in me... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6854681 | Retractable pencil/pen/stylus holder Exemplary embodiments are directed to a retractable instrument holder. More specifically, the instrument holder is composed of an adapter coupled to a retractable reel. The adapter includes a main cavity that has an inner bore of varying diameters. Accordingly, the ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6805314 | Tool support A support assembly and method is provided for suspending lightweight tools or other objects, such as hairdryers and the like. The assembly provides support and in particular embodiments, electrical power to the object suspended. In addition, the assembly provides ma... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6634610 | Retractable self-leveling ceiling sign hanger A self-leveling sign hanging device having a housing hung from the structural support members of suspended ceilings. A cable is stored in the housing on a wind up reel. A spring applies a force to the reel to wind the cable on the reel. The cable exits an... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6467713 | Traction device for medical use A traction device has a casing, a drum mounted in the casing for undergoing rotation, and a traction rope having a first end connected to the drum and a second end extending through an opening in the casing. A roller is disposed in the casing for guiding ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6405444 | Apparatus for drawing boundary lines on a play surface A hollow handle portion and a hollow barrel portion communicate with each other in a hollow housing. A first detent in the barrel portion has a first relationship for retaining a chalk in the barrel portion and a second relationship for releasing the chal... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6305632 | Telecommunications cord reel A telecommunications cord reel design in which the telecommunications cord is automatically and neatly rewound in a structure that is comprised of a housing internally containing on a reel, a rewinding mechanism, and other components. The reel consists of... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6290158 | Reel device carried on one's person A rotatable reel carried on one's person having a housing assembled from an upper lid and a bottom lid is disclosed. A male upper cover and a female lower cover are provided in the housing to form a reel axle to be placed therein a coil spring and a roll ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6257558 | Reel for dispensing and collecting electrified wire An apparatus for protecting the gate of an animal enclosure with an electrified wire that also extends along fencing includes a reel that dispenses and collects the wire to minimize the possibility of shock during gate opening and closing procedures. A ho... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6131844 | Tape rule blade arrestor device A tape rule blade arrestor device of the invention herein is comprised of a right case half, a left case half, a bumper block, a tape reel, and other components that provides an improved structure for the rewinding of the tape rule blade having the capabi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6079143 | Auto-trieve A fishing lure retrieval apparatus having a housing in which is mounted a spool containing a retrieval line. The spool is biased by an internal spring to pull any extended retrieval line to the spool. A portion of the retrieval external to the housing has... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073875 | Retraction reel for keys and the like A retraction unit for keys and the like having a housing with a reel mounted in the housing for rotation, a retraction spring for the reel, and a cable carried on the reel, with the inner end of the cable connected to the reel, and a cable end fitting car... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5954288 | Extensible hanging device An extensible hanging device includes a casing holding a winding mechanism controlled reversible cord member, a clip fixedly secured to the casinig at a back side for fastening, a ring for holding personal items, and a connector connected between the ring... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5850981 | Housing for a retractable road map A light weight, semi-rigid, 180 degree tubular, plastic housing and roller shaft assembly permanently assembled into this housing by capturing the ends of the roller shaft assembly inside of the end caps that are bondedly attached to the inside diameter o... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5833165 | Retraction reel for keys and the like A retraction unit for keys and the like having a housing with a reel mounted in the housing for rotation, a retraction spring for the reel, and a cable carried on the reel, with the inner end of the cable connected to the reel, and a cable end fitting car... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791581 | Tape rule blade hook shock absorbers A power recoilable rule has an elongated bumper for cushioning the recoil impact of the blade hook when the blade is refracted into the casing. The casing has an opening at a juncture between the bottom wall and front wall, and a bumper is mounted in the ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 4825589 | Hanging plant carrier A useful device in combination with a conventional type hanging plant support for quickly and easily lowering a potted plant from its uppermost hanging position for servicing and returning. The device provides a surface on which a potted plant is placed a... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4603481 | Bumper indicator A bumper indicator is disclosed which is adapted to be used on the tape rule of a measuring tool. The bumper indicator is a one piece resilient member having front and rear surfaces and a transverse slit whose configuration is selected to be generally com... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4543806 | Retractable cable lock A portable, hand-holdable, retractable cable lock includes a cable-carrying spool rotatably mounted within a casing. The cable extends through the casing and its free end may be locked to the casing to provide a theft deterrent. A coil spring within the c... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4479617 | Tape measure construction incorporating a modified tape hook bumper A tape measure construction comprising a casing, a tapeline coiled within the casing, a tape retaining hook attached to the leading end of the tapeline, apparatus for automatically retracting the tapeline into the casing, and a resilient deformable bumper... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4183142 | Self-retracting measuring device with wiping system for oil sumps and other containers A device for measuring the oil or fluid level in engine sumps or other containers is known to consist of a removable dipstick marked with a scale and equipped with an extraction handle, riding freely longitudinally in a tube leading to the outside, so tha... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4177963 | Cord winding apparatus A cord winding apparatus for use in tautly winding and unwinding an electrical cord between an electro-motive apparatus and a power source. The cord winding apparatus includes a winding drum rotatably mounted and spring-connected to a drum shaft. An elect... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4146191 | Microphone retriever An automatic microphone retriever arranged to be detachably mounted on a fixed microphone holding element and including a member arranged to hold a microphone and connected by a flexible cord to a spring-loaded reel rotatably mounted within the retriever ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 3982613 | Retractable pull strap on wheeled luggage A retractable pull strap, string, chain or cord for wheeled luggage wherein a casing with a spring wound spool is mounted in the luggage adjacent an opening through which the strap, string, chain or cord may be drawn. The handle may be ornamental, have th... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3968670 | Security key-ring The invention is concerned with a security key-ring meant in particular for prison turn-keys. It is composed of two half-shells, one male and one female, fitting together, that contain in the space between them an automatic roll-up mechanism with a strong... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3957283 | One-way spring loaded connector for single retractor continuous loop restraint system In a continuous loop restraint system wherein one end of a length of webbing is anchored near the vehicle seat and the other end of the webbing is anchored near the roof of the automobile, a releasable anchor for releasably anchoring a central portion of ... | 05/18/1976 |
