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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871031 | Device having a liftable strap supply reel A device having a liftable strap supply reel includes a housing, a liftable mechanism and a pushing force generator. The liftable mechanism is pivoted on the housing and it has a first arm that is disposed with a rotatable strap supply reel. The liftable mechanism c... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7352945 | Outside plant enclosure with pivoting fiber trays A telecommunications cabinet includes an enclosure, a splitter mounted within the enclosure for splitting a fiber optic signal, a plurality of adjacently positioned adapter trays mounted within the enclosure, each tray being pivotable about an axis generally paralle... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7284618 | Method and a device for automated control of coil pipe operations An apparatus and automated control of the apparatus for use in coiled pipe operations is provided. The apparatus includes a mobile rig or trailer that carries a tower having attached thereto a reel of coiled tubing and a standard coiled tubing injector. The tower is... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7200315 | Dynamic fiber slack management for telecom racks Disclosed is an apparatus and method for managing and storing excess amounts of fiber-optic cable in a telecom rack. According to one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a fiber-optic cable slack take-up device attached to an arm. The arm is mounted to a supporting ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152672 | Combination workover and drilling rig The combination workover and drilling rig of the present invention combines a capability to drill a well, as well as perform well maintenance and service, using either or both tubing with threaded tubular connections or coiled tubing. A mast and a coiled tubing inje... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150425 | Adjustable reel assembly A reel assembly for storing a hose, an electrical cord, or other items. The reel assembly includes a base, a spool rotatably mounted to the base, and a guide arm adjustably mounted to the base for guiding the direction in which a hose, for example, is extended from ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7080826 | Winch for a construction machine The invention relates to a winch for a construction machine having a cable drum for receiving a cable and a winch support on which the cable drum is mounted in rotary manner about a rotation axis. The cable drum is swivellably mounted about a swivel axis with respec... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6953049 | Hose reel A hose concealing device which hides a hose when it is not intended to be used and which allows access to the hose when it is desirable to use the hose. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6883743 | Reel suspension for high-pressure hose for cleaning pipes The present invention relates to a reel suspension for a high-pressure hose for mounting to a service vehicle. The reel suspension includes a first U-shaped frame having a reel shaft mounted thereto. The reel suspension further includes a second U-shaped frame hinge... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6669135 | Reel arrangement with detachable drive means A reel (10), particularly for an electric cable (12), has a rotatable drum (14) supported at (16) and optionally swivel-mounted on a plinth (30) or other member. A removable motor module (60) can be attached to convert the drum to a motorized reel control... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6543713 | Woven and barbed wire fence roller apparatus A wire fence roller apparatus includes a framework, a rotatable elongated drum, a pair of guide plates, and a wire guiding arrangement. The drum is mounted to a pivotal end portion of the framework for undergoing pivotal movement therewith. The drum is th... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6481661 | Arrangement for winding cables or the like The invention relates to an arrangement for winding a cable or the like on and off a reel with a center hole, which arrangement comprises two movable, substantially vertical support arms (1), which are supported by a frame structure and the free arm ends ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6419175 | Retractor having a swivel attachment component A retractor having a retractable tether and a spring biased reel providing a retracting force throughout the full extension of the tether to take up any slack in the tether and to return the tether to its normal wound storage position on the reel. The ret... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6349894 | Device and method for storing slack fiber An assembly includes an enclosure and a device for storing fiber slack. The device has a pair of spool portions on opposite sides of the device. Each spool portion is shaped so that fiber slack can be wound back and forth between the two spool portions. T... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6092756 | Support of a combined feed-out/feed-in device for a coilable tubing A combined feed-out/feed-in device (20) serves to feed a coilable tubing (12, 12') out or in, respectively, in relation to a rotatable drum (10) during uncoiling and coiling, respectively, of the coilable tubing (12, 12') on the drum (10). The drum (10) i... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6042046 | Reeling and unreeling apparatus, system and method A device for unreeling and/or reeling spools of material. The device has a horizontal frame assembly formed of a drawbar and a cantilever frame wherein the drawbar is for connection to a vehicle; a vertical frame that is affixed to the horizontal frame an... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5988559 | Fire hose winding apparatus A fire hose winding apparatus. The apparatus includes an elongated, horizontal frame, or extension arm, having an inner end detachably coupled to a fire truck, or other available support. A horizontal spindle extends transversely from an outer end of the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5535775 | Mobile pump and hose assembly deployment, decontamination, storage and transport system A mobile pump and hose assembly deployment, decontamination, storage, and transport system (DDST) (10) having a support frame assembly (14) supporting two boom assemblies (16) and a take up reel assembly (18). Each boom assembly (16) is segmented, hinged ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5462298 | Water hose cart A new and improved water hose cart assembly comprising, in combination, a base in a rectangular configuration having an upper surface and a lower surface. The base has a plurality of axles parallel with each other extending across the width of the base an... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5421532 | Device for storing the single and bundle wires of glass-fiber cables in distributor devices used in telecommunication and data transfer applications A device for storing the single and bundle wires (16 or 5, respectively) of glass-fiber cables in distributor devices of telecommunication and data systems, comprising a casing (24), at least one cassette box pivotably mounted in the casing, and a splice ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5390695 | Reel assembly for hose A reel housing having a coil spring mounted therein for biasing a garden hose wound into the housing reel for storage purposes. A hose segment coupled to water transfer structure in the housing is to be coupled to water transfer structure in the housing a... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5332166 | Method and apparatus for winding or unwinding cable onto a reel An apparatus for winding or unwinding a cable from a flanged reel, comprising an assembly for rotatably supporting the reel and a reel drive including an endless belt tensioned around pulleys and frictionally engaging the peripheral edge of the reel flang... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5330121 | Support bracket for hose reels A support bracket is designed to support a reel member rotatably mounted on a horizontal portion of an upstanding tube, the reel member having a pair of annular flanges projecting outwardly from a hub to form an annular channel for receiving a hose thereo... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5246181 | Pivoting hose reel assembly A hose reel support assembly for supporting a hose reel assembly on a vehicle, the support assembly including a number of support beams secured to the vehicle, a base plate mounted on the support beams and having an elongate slot, the hose reel assembly b... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5209420 | Dual mode reel mounting mechanism A universal mounting mechanism for selectively suspending a power take-up reel from horizontally and vertically disposed supporting surfaces, the mechanism including a fitting having a shank portion and a head portion and a reversible mounting bracket hav... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4770357 | Arrangement for storage of the fibers of glass-fiber cables in distribution devices in a telecommunication network An apparatus is described for the storage of the fibers of glass-fiber cables (23) in distribution devices in a telecommunication network, such as, for example, in casings (9) of end distributors or distribution frames (10). In order to be able to store, ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4759560 | Compact portable repair cart A stable, portable utility cart particularly suited for doing "on-site" minor auto repairs has a frame with a pair of wheels on an axle about 1/3 from the rear of the cart and mounted on a lower shelf are batteries and a generator. An upper shelf is adapt... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4757955 | Telephone cord wind-up apparatus A telephone cord wind-up apparatus which takes the form of a reel upon which is wound a given length of a main telephone cord. This reel is rotatably mounted within a housing. The reel is to be unwound from the housing during the extending of the main tel... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4700737 | Combination wall mount, caddy mount garden hose reel A garden hose reel is provided that may selectively be mounted on either a portable caddy or a fixed wall bracket. The garden hose reel hereof comprises a rotatable reel mounted on a U-shaped yoke. The yoke has a vertical arm depending downwardly from the... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4617752 | Downrigger mounting A downrigger fishing apparatus of the type including a standard and a post pivotally attached to the standard, the standard being provided with a stop, and locating means, and adapted to be mounted at a convenient location on a boat, the post being provid... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4592519 | Hose roller A hose roller device used to roll up collapsed hose, such as fire hose. The hose roller device includes a two pronged fork on which the collapsed hose is placed and rolled up into a uniform roll that can be easily removed from the two prongs for storage o... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4411395 | Downrigger swivel base The swivel mount of the present invention provides a low profile swivel for a deep trolling reel which can be permanently secured to the deck of a vessel and provides incremental rotational adjustment of the deep trolling reel mounted thereto through 360Â... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4278257 | Soccer kicking aid A pair of goal posts spaced apart up to two hundred feet, each post including a hollow construction containing a reel of cord dispensed from an upward hose on top and the outer end of the cord being tied to a soccer ball, the upper end of the post being s... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4274799 | Method and apparatus for reeling pipeline A method and apparatus for loading pipeline from the shore onto a reel mounted on a vessel adjacent to the shore whereby the reel may be pivoted from its normal operational position in which the reel axis is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the v... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4156320 | Downrigger An improved downrigger particularly adapted for use in downtrolling terminal fishing tackle at a selectable depth in the water, the improved downrigger including an improved base enabling the downrigger to be readily mounted on and removed from a boat, th... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4133496 | Water ski tow rope retriever A mount is provided defining a portion for attachment to the rear surface of the transom of a boat and a reel is journaled from the mount. The reel includes a center hub portion and end flange structure at one end of the hub portion including inner and ou... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4098213 | Dual-role ski-rope retriever The disclosure is a dual-role ski-rope retriever. In its vertical-axis position the reel is rotatable by a geared-down electric motor reversible for paying-out or winding-in the ski rope. The mounting structure also permits the spool to be swung into a ho... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4077583 | Non-rotating ski-rope retriever The disclosure is a non-rotating ski-rope retriever having a reel-like drum molded of a tough and preferably smooth flexible plastic material. The drum is easily removable from a support adapted for semi-permanent attachment to the transom and/or the rear... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4004366 | Adjustably mounted power fishing reel Power reels are used to lower and raise heavy weights on metal line first to sink the fishing lure line to a depth of 100-300 feet and then to remove the weights and metal line upon a fish taking the lure to avoid fouling entanglement. The reels are mount... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4002321 | Tiltable drums for winding hoist lines An arrangement for one or more tiltable drums that may be used in conjunction with cranes or other hoisting devices to overcome fleet angle limitations and controls the point of cross-over and reversal of the winding of the running line due to fleet angle... | 01/11/1977 |
