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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429016 | Method and apparatus for fast deploying and retrieving of towed bodies In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to reta... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7311298 | Integrated air compressor and winch An integrated air compressor and winch is provided that utilizes a single source of rotary motive power for driving both a winch drum and compressor mechanism. The integrated air compressor and winch is preferably provided with a gear case that is operable to provid... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7258077 | Litter box liner A litter box liner is provided. The litter box liner includes a bag with an open mouth portion and a resiliently deformable member is attached to the bag adjacent the open mouth with the resiliently deformable member circumscribing at least the majority of the fully... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7120349 | Fiber optic cable device with retractable operation A device for providing variable length fiber optic cable and storing any excess not used. Means are provided to allow for extending and retracting fiber optic cable to prevent excess slack when in use. Optical coupling units provide optical coupling of fiber optic c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7072560 | Twist free method of optical fiber stowage and payout An apparatus and method for stowage of flexible linear objects including optical fibers, hoses, ropes, and electrical wires/cables. The apparatus includes spreader structures dimensioned and configured to stow objects in a figure 8 configuration to ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6971605 | Device for winding / taking up cables, ribbons, or other coilable structures A cable take-up device has a central spool situated between opposing first and second spool end walls, wherein the first spool end wall is rotatable and bears a cable guide thereon which reciprocates along the length of the spool during such rotation. Cable inserted... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6682010 | Optical fiber winding apparatus and method An optical fiber winding apparatus includes a base, a plurality of fiber containment devices connected to the base, and a fiber guider connected to and movable in a repeatable path with respect to the base, wherein the guider winds the fiber around the fi... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6601791 | Trailing cable winch and method of operation Trailing cable winch and method of operation in which an axially stationary, rotating winding arm is disposed in a carrier tube and driven by a motor arranged in the carrier tube. The trailing cable winch is operable to deposit a trailing cable on an axia... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6491249 | Device for winding power cord of up-right vacuum cleaner A device for winding a power cord of an up-right vacuum is disclosed to wind the power cord on a fixed cord hanger and a rotary cord hanger by the rotation of the winding device for an easy winding. The device for winding the power cord includes a rotary ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6276625 | Tether storage system A method of ROV tether storage without the use of electrical rotary slip rings, and a tether storage drum. The heart of the Tether Storage System (TSS) invention involves the rotating beam with a powered tether sheave and guide plate on a circular track. ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 5887815 | Cable winding device for electrically powered mining vehicles An electrical cable management device for use in mining and other applications where there are size restrictions on equipment. The device is a round stationary drum, around which travels a carriage for winding, unwinding and storing hot electrical cable. ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5772152 | Interacting spools for a cord holder A cord holder having an outer rotatable housing with an inwardly extending inner spool which engages and rotates within a concentrically mounted larger stationary hollow cord storage spool support. The inner spool fits within the hollow larger spool suppo... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5727373 | Apparatus and method for unwrapping fibre optic cable from an overhead line The present invention relates to an apparatus for unwrapping fiber optic cable (B) from an overhead line (A). The apparatus comprises a carriage (1) which sits on the overhead line (A) and is moveable along the overhead line (A) and a guide arm (2) mounte... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5485973 | Storage of cable Cable is stored a receptacle by a coiling mechanism. In the coiling mechanism, an arm receives the cable at an axis, and supports the cable as it passes from the axis to a feed end located at a point radially spaced from the axis. A cable driver forces th... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5485972 | Cable recovery winder An apparatus for producing a wound cable pack having uniform pitch and inporating a twist per turn in a cable. A drum is constrained to rotational movement around an axis of rotation. A non-rotating spool, sized to fit within the drum and having a centra... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5419508 | Cable winding device for electrically powered mining vehicles A storage reel for evenly winding and unwinding heavy electrical feeder cable is mounted on the side of a mining vehicle. The storage reel is mounted so as to be stationary on the vehicle. The orbital carriage revolves around the reel evenly winding or un... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5402959 | Winding and unwinding apparatus incorporating wrapping arms Apparatus (10) for unwinding a flexible cable (C) from a storage reel (S) on which the cable is wound. The cable is wound onto a take-up drum (50). An arm mechanism (60) engages the cable and wraps it about the drum. A mechanism (64) is provided for conti... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5257746 | Device for winding and unwinding a wire A device for winding and unwinding a multi-layer coil comprising a winding element in the form of a drum with a wire guidance assembly rotatably mounted relative to the drum and capable of axial movement with respect thereto. The wire guidance assembly in... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5230480 | Flexible member reeling device A flexible member winding in and pay-out device. This device is commonly used with extension cords, dog leashes, towing cables and the like. There is provided a drum to receive a flexible member. A drum flange is attached to the drum for supporting the dr... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5058819 | Paying out/winding in device for eliminating torsion in a line in a rotary connection A paying out/winding in device eliminates torsion in a line in a rotary connection betweeen a fixed member and a mobile member to which respective ends of the line are fixed. This device comprises a fixed spool carrying a relatively small number of turns ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4890957 | Cable laying apparatus A method and apparatus for laying cable at an obstruction comprises a collapsible reel, an unwind guide and a rewinding device. The reel is removable from the laying vehicle when it reaches the obstruction and has an end flange which can be removed and ra... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4871127 | Portable device for storing an endless metallic or fiber-optic cable A portable trailer supports a long horizontal tube on which is mounted a rotatable and reciprocable drum and a fixed storage reel. The center tube, reel, and drum contain alignable longitudinally extending radial slots therethrough. Attached to the drum a... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4660782 | Portable reel for flexible conduits The portable reel has a non-rotatable spool extending longitudinally forwardly from a rearward mount and which surrounds a rotatable spindle extending along a lineal longitudinal-axis. An elongate radial arm is co-rotatably attached to the spindle, and th... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4646985 | Apparatus for winding and unwinding a cable of which one end makes electric contact with a fixed installation Apparatus for winding and unwinding a cable of which one end makes electric contact with a fixed installation. The cable (6) has one end which makes electric contact with a fixed installation (18). It is wound on the peripheral portion of a fixed plate (1... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4565333 | Cable winder system The system is an improvement in an apparatus for transferring cable between a driven rotatable spool and a fixed spool where the rotatable spool is mounted on a stub shaft and the fixed spool is coaxially mounted with respect to the rotatable spool along ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4535946 | Fixed position machine for coiling down a cable A fixed position machine for coiling down a cable (8) in successive layers inside a tank (1) comprises a horizontal arm (12) rotatably mounted on a column situated (11) on the axis of the tank. The cable to be coiled down passes under the tank and round a... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4523724 | Semi-automatic fixed position machine for coiling down a cable A coiling-down tank (1) comprises a circular outer wall (3) delimiting a coiling-down zone, and cable (4) to be coiled down (e.g. heavy electric cable) is delivered to the machine (10) from a point (80) vertically above the center of the tank. The machine... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4487153 | Cage for undersea tethered vehicles A cage to retain an undersea vehicle therein and tether reel-in and play-out mechanism is provided. The cage includes a latch for retaining the vehicle in a "garage" portion. A tether drive assembly reels in and out the tether line through a bale which co... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4258834 | Winding system for flexible conduits and cables A cable winding system carried by a vehicle for extending and retracting cable responsive to vehicle movement. The cable frictionally engages a controllably powered sheave and is guided into a horizontally disposed coil by a cylindrical guide arm having a... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4132367 | Cord winder A cord winder featuring a number of rotating planetary drums which orbit about a fixed sun drum can be used as a collection and pay-out structure for cord, strands, rope and the like. Orbiting of the planetary drums is assured by a crank or spring motor. ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4107865 | Long line coiling apparatus A vessel is provided with a power driven wheel or gurdy for hauling in long lines having gangions and hooks at spaced intervals. The line and gangions are guided into a rotary coiler which deposits successive loops of the line on a moving conveyor belt, t... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3963192 | Tethering device kit A tethering device kit particularly adapted for use with a self-propelled lawnmower. The kit includes a turret head having a pair of upstanding winding stakes, a tether cord being wound in loop formation about those stakes. The turret head is provided wit... | 06/15/1976 |
