Class 242/419 - Drag on running material

Subclass of Class 242 - Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Definition: Subject matter wherein the apparatus for regulating tension
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 03/06/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7185842	Dispenser for rolled sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing rolled sheet material, the apparatus including a housing that defines an interior adapted to rotatably support rolled sheet material and having a dispensing opening sized to allow sheet material to be dispen...	03/06/2007
6715708	Automatic and continuous calibration of feed cord properties The invention is an apparatus and method for accurately applying a cord to a rotatable mandrel while manufacturing cord reinforced articles. The apparatus includes a rotating build mandrel, a cord supply, and a feed capstan for assisting in feeding cord from the cor...	04/06/2004
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
6536337	Bale wrapping supply roll handling arrangement A large round baler is equipped with a device for wrapping a bale formed in the baling chamber of the baler with a web of plastic sheeting or net wrapping medium. A supply roll of the wrapping medium is located in a box mounted forward of the baling chamb...	03/25/2003
6433499	Device and method for automatic tension transducer calibration An apparatus for calibrating a tension transducer for a web includes a pair of nip rollers and a motor for driving at least one of the pair of nip rollers, the motor having at least one roller output being a function of at least one of a motor torque and ...	08/13/2002
6390406	Method and apparatus of producing belts with precise cord length and tension A method and apparatus for accurately applying a cord to a rotatable mandrel utilizes control of cord length, rather than cord tension, as the control parameter. The apparatus includes a mandrel with an inflatable diaphragm mounted on an outer surface of ...	05/21/2002
6357349	Web tensioning and aligning module A device for feeding web material to a printer that is adapted to accept web from an external roll, adequately align the web with the printer and properly tension the web as it passes through the printer. The infeed device includes a pair of parallel guid...	03/19/2002
6234420	String feeding device for supporting plants A string feeding device and method for dispensing string is provided. The string feeding device may be used to dispense string between adjacent stakes to support plants disposed between the stakes. The string feeding device includes a string container dis...	05/22/2001
6202954	Media tracking guide The present disclosure is directed to a media tracking guide mechanism for guiding the transport of printing media in a printing apparatus. The media tracking guide mechanism is designed to provide positive tracking to print media of various types passing...	03/20/2001
5971313	Apparatus for equalizing tension in a traveling web The present invention provides apparatus for equalizing the tension across the width of a web traveling under tension in a generally flat plane. The apparatus includes a longitudinal extending bladder formed of an elastic material and inflated with a flui...	10/26/1999
5947410	Tape tensioning device and a method for tape tensioning A tensioning device loaded tape transversal tension control device and method are provided to equalize tape tension across a transverse cross-section of a tape to provide a more stable tension throughout the tape such that a reduction in maximum tape tens...	09/07/1999
5868350	Tape tensioning device A spring loaded tape transversal tension control device is provided to equalize tape tension across the transverse cross-section of a tape to provide a more stable tension throughout the tape such that a reduction in maximum tape tension can be achieved. ...	02/09/1999
5806780	Universal cable take-off system A sub-system for controlling the flow of cable pulled from a cable pack by an automatic cable processing machine. The sub-system may include a barrel cap for containing and controlling the outward momentum of the cable over a cable pack such as a barrel a...	09/15/1998
5804032	Device for introducing a foil strip into the pinch between two rollers A apparatus having a stock roll of foil and a device for introducing a foil strip coming from the stock roll into a pinch between two rollers. The foil has a glue layer on an outer surface of the foil. A braking member is positioned between the stock roll...	09/08/1998
5551646	Ribbon curling and ribbon splitting device A ribbon curling device (13,110) for attachment to a spool (11,116) of gift wrapping ribbon is engageable on or around the spool such that the spool may rotate relative to the device in use. The device defines a ribbon exit pathway for guiding the ribbon ...	09/03/1996
5419509	Web tensioning device for automatic cross-machine tensioning of continuous webs A web tensioning control device includes a cylindrical roller that automatically adjusts its orientation in order to equalize the tension across a moving web. Each end of the cylindrical roller is supported by a pneumatic spring. A conduit connects the tw...	05/30/1995
5163634	Fence stretching apparatus An apparatus including an upper triangular framework parallel to and spaced above a lower triangular framework in an aligned relationship, wherein a slide yoke is mounted between spaced, aligned upper legs of the upper and lower triangular frameworks, whe...	11/17/1992
4915318	Electromagnetic drag mechanisms for ferrous strip An electromagnetic drag pad, particularly for providing all the drag force needed where slit ferrous strip is to be coiled at a coiling station, comprises a panel of drag friction material covering pole faces of an electromagnet which magnetically attract...	04/10/1990
4880173	Wire supply method and apparatus Wire drawn from a tensioned supply into the wire inlet to a reciprocating and oscillating shuttle of a high speed stator winding machine is frictionally restrained by a convex friction plate when the shuttle approaches the end of each of its forward strok...	11/14/1989
4844368	Toilet paper case A toilet paper case comprises a U-shaped housing, a curved cover plate hinged to the housing and a shaft for carrying a reel of toilet paper. The curved cover plate is provided with a forked end which has an inner toothed edge and an outer toothed edge. T...	07/04/1989
4828193	One handed sheet holder apparatus and method A one handed sheet holder for enabling a user to tear off the desired amount of sheets from a roll single handedly. The sheet holder is conformed to be attached to a standard sheet dispensing means, such as a toilet paper dispenser, a paper towel dispense...	05/09/1989
4811918	Method and apparatus for installing continuous lengths of material A device for allowing screen to be unrolled from a roll and applied to an open frame while simultaneously maintaining constant tension across the width of the screen. A roll friction bar is provided which extends closely parallel to the circumferential su...	03/14/1989
4721261	Winding appliance for toroidal core coils An improved toroidal core attaching device for a winding device for toroidal coils including a receptacle sleeve held on a pivotable arm to receive the toroidal core, the core and receptacle being pivotable on the arm into the orbit of an annular wire mag...	01/26/1988
4650133	Winder apparatus and method A method of and apparatus for winding a strand of material such as textile yarn in which a single strand is advanced from a supply package by a variable speed electrical drive associated with a takeup package while being guided from the supply package alo...	03/17/1987
4577809	Gathering and storing device for electric cable A gathering and storing device for electric extension cords and comprising a frame providing a handle member at the upper end to be grasped by the user and a foot bar to be located on the ground and stood on by the user to stabilize the cord gathering dev...	03/25/1986
4512530	Apparatus for handling split-batt rolls The apparatus includes a plurality of small rollers disposed in an arcuate, upwardly concave arrangement for rotatably supporting a composite two-batt roll, a large rotating roller for winding up one of the batts while the other is pulled intermittently f...	04/23/1985
4484713	Thread reeling apparatus The thread reeling apparatus includes a rotary cam drum with a traversing thread guide assembly used to guide a thread from a delivery mechanism to a bobbin or thread package. A roller having a smooth, peripheral surface is interposed at a location downst...	11/27/1984
4471917	Balloon-control guide and yarn rewinding process An improved balloon-control guide for use in end-unwinding packages of crosswound filamentary yarn. The guide comprises self-centering means for permitting the guide to self-center, under yarn balloon forces, towards an axis representing the yarn balloon'...	09/18/1984
4379528	Thread reeling apparatus The thread reeling apparatus includes a rotary cam drum with a traversing thread guide assembly used to guide a thread from a delivery mechanism to a bobbin or thread package. A roller having a smooth, peripheral surface is interposed at a location downst...	04/12/1983
4326656	Evacuated printing platen Printing platen for positioning a recording medium such as paper which includes an evacuated chamber having a slotted face plate for attracting, holding and guiding the paper. Slots are arranged parallel to each other and the direction of paper travel, an...	04/27/1982
4274604	Winding machine The winding machine is provided with a tension control means which is adjustable to vary the contact length over which a filament slides on a guide roller before being wound onto a mandrel. The guide roller and associated cam drum can be adjusted simultan...	06/23/1981
4168038	Tape reroll apparatus An apparatus for attachment to a recording machine of the type in which a printed record is made on a continuous strip of paper, such as a paper tape, traveling over a rotating platen wherein the tape is fed into the machine from a tape roll. The apparatu...	09/18/1979
4167253	Dispenser A bandage roll dispenser comprising a front and rear housing adapted to be slidably fitted together. The front half has a horizontal channel and a front half of a spool housing. The front half of the spool housing has slots therein. A rod of bandage has a...	09/11/1979
4161270	Continuous loop stuffer cartridge having improved Moebius loop tensioning device A Ribbon Stuffer Cartridge having improved Moebius loop device includes a ribbon reservoir coupled to a ribbon input port and a ribbon output port, the ribbon output port having a planar triangular-shaped device therein. A major portion of a continuous loop ri...	07/17/1979
4094472	Core stripping process for depleted rolls of newsprint paper A method for removal of newsprint paper remaining on cores after the majority of the rolled paper on the cores has been used for printing newspapers, the method comprised of emplacing the depleted roll with core in a cradle positioned parallel to an open-...	06/13/1978
4088275	Ribbon dispenser A dispenser for a plurality of spools of ribbon wherein the spools are rotatably mounted within an open polygonal shaped frame having a plurality of interconnected sides. One lateral side of the frame is hingedly connected to the front side of the frame a...	05/09/1978
4065068	Adding machine tape reversing rewinder An accessory for use with adding machines to receive paper tape and the like from an adding machine as printed-out on one side and to reverse the tape, rewinding its unused-side out ready for re-insertion as a fresh roll in the adding machine so that both...	12/27/1977
4060207	Yarn winding mechanism in spinning machine A yarn winding mechanism includes a reference point through which the yarn always passes during yarn piecing-up and normal winding operations, a pair of yarn taking-out rollers disposed above the reference point, and a traversing device from which the yar...	11/29/1977
4026492	Ribbon tension control means A ribbon tension control means comprising a frictional drag means in frictional contact with the side surface of the ribbon. The frictional drag means is positioned at a location along the path of travel of the ribbon after the ribbon departs from the sup...	05/31/1977
3930291	Combination tension and slub catching device A combination slub catcher and tension control apparatus for use in the processing of yarn wherein a plurality of narrow parallel blades are supported at one side transversely to the path of travel of the yarn and a single rigid bar supported at the other...	01/06/1976

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