Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438280 | High load flange profile for a wireline drum A wireline cable winch drum is provided that includes a core having a longitudinal axis; a pair of flanges spaced apart and extending radially outwardly from the core; and a wireline cable wrapped around the core in the space between the flanges. In one embodiment, ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300451 | Suture anchoring device The present invention is directed to a suture locking device including a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7210649 | Membrane packing dispenser A membrane packing dispenser includes a rotary shaft sleeve and a holding sleeve. The cylindrical portion of the rotary shaft sleeve is step-shaped and formed with a lower portion to be fitted with a membrane reel and an upper portion for receiving the cylindrical p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7051479 | Attaching a cable drum and drive to a vehicle door A vehicle door is assembled by immobilizing a cable drum with a wedge and then coupling the wedged drum to a drive member. A cable is wound onto the drum either before or after the positioning of the wedge. The A drive member is then coupled to the wedged drum. Afte... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007885 | Wire segment reel assembly and method A reel assembly includes a reel having a magnet rim, turntable, magnetic key, and a wire feed tube. The reel is self starting and holds the feed wire upon the completion of winding. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981670 | Reel having apparatus for improved connection of linear material A linear material reel design promotes the uniform spooling of a linear material around a reel drum, while also reducing stress acting on the end of the linear material that is connected to the drum. A connector ramp has a connector face generally perpendicular to t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6948680 | Device and method for storing electric cable and electric cable components A device and method for storing an electric cable of predetermined length and at least one electric cable component. The device comprises a reel having a drum around which the electric cable can be wound and a pair of flanges disposed about the drum, the drum and fl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925757 | Cable drive assembly A cable drive assembly for opening and closing a sliding vehicle door has first and second drums that are drivingly connected to each other via a tension spring that biases the drums in opposite directions. The drums include a catch that holds the first and second d... | 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 |
| 6802336 | Hose reel apparatus The hose reel apparatus includes a tube motor having a housing that at one end is bolted to a mounting bracket leg to extend within the reel drum and a motor shaft extending within and connected to one end portion of a sheath tube which is also extends within the dr... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6783093 | Ornamental lighting string storage device Described is a reel that comprises a single side element that, when attached to a second identical side element, forms a complete reel structure. The side element comprises a ring. The preferably form of the ring comprises an inner ring attached to an outer ring by ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6669134 | Take up guide tensioning system An automatic sliding door cable mechanism with a take up guide member (46) mounted in a drum (14) for taking up slack of a cable during installation of the cable. A second drum (16) has an elliptical profile drum helix (96) for increasing durability of th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6637454 | Swivel connector for a fluid handling system A fluid handling system is disclosed having a swivel for connecting a stationary fluid source line to a fluid service line that is wound upon a reel. A rotor cap secures the fluid source line and a rotor within the swivel in position, allowing a housing w... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6572049 | Applicator for a wrap for a boxer's hand An applicator stores a boxer's hand wrap substantially without folds, creases, or wrinkles, all of which are especially severe if the hand wrap is relatively stiff with dried perspiration. By storing the hand wrap in a smooth, rolled configuration, it can... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6523770 | Winding mechanism for a sun screen In a winding mechanism for a sun screen comprising a winding tube which is rotatable about a central axis for winding and unwinding the sun screen and driving means for said winding tube, the central axis is curved and the winding tube is flexible. A poss... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6499687 | Drip line irrigation tubing dispenser A device for the dispensing of drip system tubing for commercial installers of such irrigation systems. The device has a lower base upon which is centrally disposed a spaced bearing housing with a bearing therein for rotation of an upper base. The upper b... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6431489 | 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... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6402075 | String control system A string control system for conveniently dispensing for use and retracting for storage an elongate flexible member. The string control system includes a reeling device for dispensing an elongate flexible member during use of the flexible member and retrac... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6386473 | Storage device for vacuum hose A storage device for a long vacuum hose such as used for cleaning a pool has a frustoconcial member mounted on a reel rotatably supported on a frame. The frustoconical member frictionally fits and secures the end of the vacuum hose to enable the winding o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6349893 | Retractable fiber slack storage device The fiber slack storage device of the present invention for storing a slack length of a fiber optic strand comprises a spool comprising a pair of diametrically-opposed cylindrical barrels, and a cylindrical housing for at least partially enclosing the spo... | 02/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6302347 | Spring loaded cord holder A holder for storing and dispensing an elongated flexible member, such as a rope, hose or electrical extension cord. A planar elongated handle member has a pair of planar parallel cross members, around which the flexible member is stored, extending perpen... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6234418 | Line storage device A line storage device, for storing a line having two ends and a length, comprising a first plate and a second plate which are joined by a core. The first plate and second plate both have an outer side and an inner side. The plates are joined such that the... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6168109 | Applicator for a wrap for a boxer's hand An applicator stores a boxer's hand wrap substantially without folds, creases, or wrinkles, all of which are especially severe if the hand wrap is relatively stiff with dried perspiration. By storing the hand wrap in a smooth, rolled configuration, it can... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164582 | Enhanced storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system is provided for organizing, handling, and storing small electrical appliances with powercords and adapters, in an orderly and efficient manner for ease of access, and especially for handling and storing loose powercords. The system compri... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145780 | Portable device for dispensing cables An apparatus for dispensing electrical or nonelectrical cables, such as television coaxial cables, and a spool to be used together therewith. The apparatus includes a container having a cover for introducing and extracting a spool holding a cable coil and... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6076758 | Balloon weight A weight for a lighter-than-air balloon is disclosed. The weight includes a spool, adapted to receive a ribbon for attachment to the balloon, and a hook, including a ribbon catch and adapted to facilitate display of the balloon.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6015112 | Arrangement for leading flexible elements to a rock drill, and a hose reel structure An arrangement for leading flexible elements, such as hoses, around a hose reel to a rock drill moving along a feed beam, in which the flexible elements are coupled immovably to the feed beam and to the rock drill, characterized in that the flexible eleme... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6003804 | Enhanced storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system for organizing, handling and storing small electrical appliances with powercords and adapters, in an orderly and efficient manner for ease of access, and especially for handling and storing loose powercords. The system comprises a powerco... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984224 | Cable-spooling casing for earphones A cable-spooling casing is suitable for completely or partially spooling transmission cables of earphone for easy carriage. The cable-spooling casing includes a first spooling guide having a first protuberance on its interior surface and a plurality of sl... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975454 | Strap winder A hand held strap winder has an oval, planar base with a hand grip, a hub on which the strap is wound and a strap guide aligned on the major axis of the oval base.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975455 | Drum construction for winches used with cargo tie-down straps An winch drum for a winch used to secure cargo straps which restrain cargo transported on a flatbed vehicle. The winch drum has two D-shaped sections arranged with the flat surfaces spaced apart and facing each other to form a slot for receiving the end o... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957401 | Device for storing a string of lights A hand reel storage device (10) for a holiday light string (12), having an elongate cord (14), a plurality of light sockets (16) with light bulbs (18), a plug (20) on a first end (22) and an outlet (24) on a second end (26). The hand reel storage device (... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934598 | Manually operated cord storage reel An apparatus (11) for storing a cord includes a pair of side panels (12, 13) each having a plurality of retainer cavities (29, 30, 31), a bearing aperture (26) and a pair of mounting bosses (64) formed thereon, a plurality of spacer bars (14, 15, 16) havi... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5857635 | Cable drum for a cable driven apparatus A cable drum assembly comprises a cable drum for a cable-driven apparatus such as a cable window lifter, in particular of a motor vehicle, which automatically compensates for cable slackness without deforming the window lift system. The cable drum has the... | 01/12/1999 |
