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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424987 | Coiling device and method for rolled or drawn long products Coiling device (10) and relative coiling method for rolled or drawn long products, comprising a mandrel (11), arranged cantilevered and rotatable with respect to a central longitudinal axis (X), and on which the long products are wound in adjacent and ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7389790 | Reel assembly A reel assembly is provided with a hub and opposing flanges that may be disassembled into at least two primary components that may be at least partially nested with one another for compact storage and transport. A stepped or tapered axle is axially received by the h... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7350992 | Center-justifying spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7252045 | Storage device for items such as marine lines A mooring line storage device and system for watercraft having a housing defining an inner cavity. The housing has at least one access aperture and a cover in overlying relationship with the aperture. Cover and housing cooperatively interact to prevent extension of ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229043 | Hanging cable shortener arrangement A cable shortener apparatus for permitting the length adjustment of a cable having a certain incompressable diameter. The cable is arranged for supporting a sign carrier from an overhead support. The cable shortener apparatus may be comprised of a duplicate pair of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6913222 | Lightweight collapsible reel for cable, conduit or tubing A lightweight, collapsible, readily repairable, minimum thickness reel for cable, conduit, tubing or the like and the components of which are preferably molded of synthetic resin material. The end flanges of the reel each have a flat inner surface and a cellular out... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908060 | Retail electrical wire reel caddy A retail electrical wire reel caddy has a steel frame which may be rested upright, the upper portion of the caddy serving as a handle. The back has a slight angled configuration allowing easy grasp for lifting from prone to upright positions. The reel is of identica... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902130 | Multiple purpose storage reel for christmas lights A multiple purpose storage device for Christmas string of lights constructed of plastic molding. Device has two identical octagon shaped sides which twist snap together at a 90 degree angle to form a single component. A single unit molded handle with a non-restricte... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6676061 | Rope retainer and method A rope retainer and method are disclosed which provides convenience to rodeo contestants and others that need to quickly and easily select a particular rope. The rope retainer holds a rope coil and allows the end of the rope containing information to be s... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676069 | Modular holiday light storage and dispensing system A holiday light storage system, for storing holiday string lights, having a central hub and extension hubs. The central hub has a pair of parallel flange disks and a core extending perpendicularly between the flange disks. The core allows adjustment of th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6655627 | Modular spooler A spooler is used for storing and distributing an elongate, flexible member. The spooler has a base and a rotary support rotatably and detachably mounted to the base. A plurality of load-bearing arms are detachably connected to and extend radially from th... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6497381 | Christmas light storage device A storage device for storing strings Christmas, holiday or other strings of lights when the strings of lights are not in use. The device has an end having slots therethrough through which one or more of the ends of the string of lights are placed. A cap i... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6460796 | Reel for supporting composite coiled tubing This invention relates to two apparatus and one method for use in spooling composite coiled tubing onto a coiled tubing reel. One apparatus includes the modification of tubing reel cores currently in common use by the direct adhesion of a compliant materi... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6241175 | Hose winding apparatus A portable apparatus for use in winding a hose in which the apparatus comprises a support plate having at least one flat surface. There is further provided a peg which is mounted to the support plate and extends outwardly from the flat surface and a spind... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6199786 | Wire reel assembly and wire reel therefor A wire reel assembly comprises a reel, a reel support and a reel securing assembly. The reel includes a central body and removable sides. The central body is removably mounted to an arm of the reel support thereby allowing one of the removable sides to be... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6095451 | Wheel winch A wheel for a vehicle is adapted for use as a winch. The wheel has an axis of rotation, an end face and a contoured surface visible when a tire is mounted on the wheel. A plurality of spaced brackets are fastened to the surface of the wheel and lie parall... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5649677 | Collapsible spool A collapsible spool for storing, winding, unwinding and transporting cable products and the like is provided. The collapsible spool includes a pair of opposing side panels having a plurality of foldable arms extending therebetween. The foldable arms inclu... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5588628 | Collapsible reel A barrel folding reel including a first flange and a second flange spaced apart from and opposing one another is disclosed. A plurality of cooperating barrel members, each having a first end portion and a second end portion that are pivotally mounted to t... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5557811 | Free-floating means and method for rolling pool covers In accordance with the first embodiment of the invention, a first and second tube body is provided, the first tube body resting upon the upper surface of the cover, the second tube body beneath the cover. The first and second tube bodies are plugged toget... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5409179 | Collapsible reel A collapsable reel using a sectional rim comprising articulated saddle shaped sections. One side of a section is fixed. A central bottom part can be tilted and the other side is fully inclinable. The lowering of the bottom added to the lowering of one sid... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5402814 | Hose storage and reel assembly and method A reel assembly for storing, coiling, and decoiling a flexible elongate member, such as a water hose, includes a stationary base and an enclosure rotatably mounted relative to the stationary base. The hose enclosure is designed such that the coiled hose c... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5381981 | Garden hose reel A garden hose reel is provided that is light weight, durable, and easily assembled. The reel is made of right and left, molded, synthetic resin halves that are easily joined together by complementary interlocking structures on the matable faces of each re... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5335687 | Hose storage and reel assembly and method A reel assembly for storing, coiling, and decoiling a flexible elongate member, such as a water hose, includes a stationary base and an enclosure rotatably mounted relative to the stationary base. The hose enclosure is designed such that the coiled hose c... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4700908 | Storage reel with self-adjusting hub for precoiled goods This invention relates to a lightweight reel for the storage and transportation of precoiled lengths of tubing and the like characterized by two large diameter hoops together with three or more spokes for each hoop, the spokes having their adjacent ends c... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4653702 | Stunt kite string winder A stunt kite string winding device, including a main shaft rotated manually by means of a crank with two string handles removably attached to the main shaft; the main shaft has a stake end opposite the crank end; the main shaft slides back and forth and r... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4586675 | Tangle free cord holder The holder for releasably storing flexible cord (10) and the like in a manner for dispensing in a tangle free condition. This holder has an elongated body member fabricated from a pair of substantially identical body portions (16, 18) pivotally connected ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4277035 | Flexible member caddy The present invention relates to an apparatus for windably receiving and storably holding an elongated continuous flexible member. The flexible member is easily and rapidly removed from the apparatus. The apparatus generally includes an elongated columnar... | 07/07/1981 |
