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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766272 | Rotating apparatus for winding reel of high-pressure cleaner A rotating apparatus for a winding reel of a high-pressure cleaner, including a rotating wheel with a slideway, a slider and a handle mounted on the slider, said slider slides in the slideway, the slider has a first working position that fixes the entire slider in t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7387272 | Hidden drawstring assembly A hidden drawstring apparatus includes a housing and a rotatable hub positioned within the housing. The hub is configured to receive an end of a drawstring to be wound about the hub. A handle assembly is rotatably connected to the housing. A drive member has a first... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374125 | Tape measure A tape measure of the present invention includes a mounted wheel, a pivot portion, rotation members, transmission wheel and a blade container wherein the rotation members include a first gear and a second gear. The mounted wheel has a serrated portion being arranged... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7318561 | Light saver A storage apparatus for decorative and holiday lights. The storage apparatus has a central rod with two disc-shaped ends, with the rod having a plurality of nodules. Each of the ends has a groove for insertion of an end of a string of decorative and holiday lights. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316368 | Direct current powered hose rewinding apparatus The present invention relates to portable hose carts for handling and storage of flexible hoses, such as garden or air hoses. The cart is primarily constructed of plastic components having a centrally rotatable spool for winding of the flexible hose, an enclosure fo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311283 | Chalk line device One embodiment of the invention provides a chalk line device having a helical gear and an improved locking assembly. The locking assembly comprises a first lock member having a lock button. The locking assembly also comprises a second lock member including an openin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293734 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing pliable, elongated articles An apparatus for storing and dispensing pliable, elongated articles such as electrical cords or cables. The apparatus features a reel, an axle and a bucket, with the axle being co-axial with the reel and with the bucket. The reel is mounted on the axle in the bucket... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252193 | Storage Portable container apparatus and method for co-storing work articles including working implements and their associated elongated elements such as cable, power cord, hose, wire, string, thread, yarn, rope, bridle or leash elements. The container retains a collection ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213771 | Soaker hose and ground anchor assembly A garden soaker hose and reel assembly includes a ground anchor on one end of the soaker hose which is rigidly fixed to the soaker hose. The reel has a special configuration to make the soaker hose easier to unwind from the reel and to wind back onto the reel. The s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198153 | Light string storage and hanging system and method A light string storage and hanging system includes a support frame, having an upper end a lower end and a suspension hook attached to the upper end of the support frame. A light string spool is rotatably attached to the frame. The support frame may be a vertical sup... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7097531 | Self powered fire alarm An improvement to a self powered fire alarm consisting of an improved housing sealing method that improves the reliability of the alarm by preventing insect infiltration. Additional improvements consist of an improved alarm activated notification, along with the inc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7017743 | Holiday light storage and carrying device A cylindrical devise for storage and carrying of cords, electrical cords, and decorative lights. The device has a round base and a cylindrical snap lock cover with handle. Within are stackable tiers, stackable upon each other and upon the base without regard to a nu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017848 | Cable reel A hand-held cable reel (1) is provided comprising a central cable receiving core (2) mounted between a pair of disc-like end flanges (3) having through holes (4) for receiving cable which can then be anchored on the flange (3) by, ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017603 | Hose reel cart with tray constructed from plastic and metal structural components The present invention relates to portable hose reel carts for handling and storage of large lengths of flexible hoses, such as garden or air hoses. The cart is constructed of plastic and steel components having a centrally rotatable spool for winding of the flexible... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6942172 | Reel A reel consists in a drum in use to locate a windable material therearound, a rotatable handle and gearing having a ratio greater than 1:1. The gearing connects the handle with the drum. The gearing includes protruding means which can protrude from the drum or from ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926145 | Electric light strands utility holder This disclosure describes an electric light strand mounting device for simplifying the installation and removal of light strands from, for example, a holiday tree. The device consists of a light strand receiver and an associated base that rests on a floor or horizon... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918557 | String of lights reel A holiday decorations string reel including a vertically disposed hollow column with a top end and a bottom end and having a generally cylindrical configuration and a longitudinal centerline with an outer wall spaced a distance from said centerline, a substantially ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908058 | Hose reel cart with elevated crank handle The present invention relates to portable hose reel carts for handling and storage of flexible hoses, such as garden or air hoses. The cart is primarily constructed of plastic components having a centrally rotatable spool for winding of the flexible hose, a frame fo... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6626391 | Retractable fence having a line dispenser A line dispenser for a retractable fence which includes a housing for holding a spool of line, the housing having a hole for communicating the line outside the housing; a crank for rotating the spool to bring the line into the housing through the hole; an... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612793 | Rail road car with lading securement storage apparatus A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, and a central vertically oriented central beam structure. The center beam so formed defines bunks upon in which to carry cargo. The upper region of the web-work struc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6557792 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6540168 | Retractable cord assembly A retractable power cord assembly, which may be incorporated into the rear cover of a steam iron, has two cord-receiving cavity sections. To increase the capacity of the assembly, the first section is so narrow that turns of the power cord wound into the ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6398148 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6357133 | Flexible rule rewinding device A flexible rule rewinding device comprised of a front cover plate, a rear cover plate, a winding shaft, a center gear, two gears, a flexible rule reel mount, and a cover plate capable of rewinding long distance flexible rules rapidly and with little effor... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336607 | Kite line reeler and controller An apparatus for controlling a plurality of lines to a light weight flying device such as a kite or model airplane stores, winds up, and releases the lines on individual, separable spools. The spools are held in a recess in a housing. Each line leads from... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6050290 | Hose reel apparatus A reel apparatus for storing a flexible member, such as cable or hose, includes a frame assembly, a drum mounted on the frame assembly, a driving shaft coupled to the drum, and a handle mounted on the driving shaft for manually controlling rotation of the... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035492 | Handle This invention discloses a handle arranged for driving operation of an axle about an operation axis thereof, the handle including a first element operatively associated with the axle and extending in a first plane perpendicular to the operation axis; and ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5915641 | Reel inside bucket A device for storing and managing an elongate flexible member having a first end and a second end includes a container, a spool, a foot plate, a retainer, and a knob. The container includes a base, a sidewall, and a first access hole. The spool is dispose... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5718056 | Tape measure A tape measure is provided which has less rotational wearing and trouble, increased reliability of cooperative rotation, and an easier assembling and disassembling structure. The tape measure is characterized in that a unitized gear mechanism can be taken... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5704384 | Stackable hose reel cart with tray The hose cart with tray of the present invention is of a shape and design allowing preassembly thereby eliminating the need for instruction manuals and associated product packaging necessary of hose carts that are sold in an unassembled state. The hose ca... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5697570 | Foldable film winding crank for camera A foldable film winding crank for a camera comprising a rotary base, and a two-part handle having a first handle part pivotably connected to the base and a second handle part pivotably connected to the first handle part to permit the two-part handle to be... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5655728 | Water spray hose rolling device The present invention consists of a water spray hose device, a fixed base and a movable base, wherein the inner side plate of the fixed base is provided with a holder and a disk capable of continuously positioning, catching and stopping, and the outer sid... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5531333 | Storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system is provided for interfaced storage of powercords with electric appliances and electric adapters. The system comprises an powercord storage tool and an appliance storage bin rack. The powercord storage tool provides means for gripping, win... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5388877 | Hunting bow retriever A hunting bow retrieval device is releasably engagable with a hunting bow to allow a treebound hunter to raise and lower the hunting bow to the hunting position. The hunting bow retriever comprises a reel mounted in an enclosed palm-sized casing and a lin... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5339956 | Tool box with combined elements A tool box combined with an electrical extension cord and other amenities consisting of a tool box having bottom compartment and lid with one corner of the compartment housing an extensible electrical cord and plug which is electrically connected to a plu... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5212875 | Chalk line assembly having multiple lines and a motorized winding mechanism A chalk line assembly includes a plurality of chalk containing chambers. A reel is mounted in each chamber. Each reel contains a hollow drum with a line mounted around each drum and exiting from its chamber. A shaft is slidably mounted through the aligned... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5020737 | Tow-line winding device A device for winding and unwinding a waterski tow-line comprises a substantially enclosed housing having a spool mounted for rotation in the housing. A driven gear is mounted on the spool for rotational driving thereof. A drive shaft is journaled in the h... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5014879 | Lockable tube roller A device for winding up collapsible tubes, having open and closed ends, to allow full expression of contents from the open end and to prevent the wound tube from unwinding. The device includes an elongated slot shaped opening in one member or mandrel for ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4930719 | Tow-line winding device A device for winding and unwinding a waterski tow-line comprises a substantially enclosed housing having a spool mounted for rotation in the housing. A driven gear is mounted on the spool for rotational driving thereof. A drive shaft is journaled in the h... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4919374 | Plastic liner securing apparatus A process and a device for holding a flexible plastic liner within a rigid or semi-rigid waste or storage container. The device or apparatus includes a split or divided shaft 30 which is attached to a ratchet wheel 104, which is controlled by a worm gear 102. ... | 04/24/1990 |
