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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6901985 | Taping device A manually-powered taping tool for taping an elongated object with tape, which consists of a radial bearing ring (5) provided with a cutout (7) of sufficient size so that the object can pass into the cutout (7); an inner part (6) rotatabl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6662808 | Hair wrapper An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord is provided and includes a housing; a main spindle operatively coupled to the housing and defining a main spindle bore for receiving cord and hair; a rotatable spool carrier and at least one spool. The spool carr... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6578787 | Method and bobbin holder for manufacturing a fishing fly A method and bobbin holder for manufacturing a fishing fly includes a check member for elastically and frictionally engaging the line to provide tension in the line and prevent slackening or loosening of the line when the line is drawn from the bobbin or ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547177 | Winding device A device for winding pipe sealant filamentary materials onto a pipe comprising: (a) a retainer for retaining a length of filamentary material; and (b) an elongate dispensing aid projecting from said retainer, the dispensing aid comprising at least one gui... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527217 | Bobbin for tying a fishing fly A bobbin for tying a fishing fly includes a pair of arms connected at respective first ends and spaced at respective second ends, each second end having a generally axially spaced bearing surface configured to receive a hub of a spool. A tube for receives... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6474584 | Fly tying method and apparatus A spring-loaded bobbin for use in tying fly fishing lures has a simple frame carrying a support mechanism having a centered bearing by which an off-the-shelf spool of tying thread is rotatably mounted. The frame carries a thread guide tube that is centere... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6347477 | Fishing rod with stress relief grip and forearm support The present invention 10 discloses a forearm support member or saddle 16 which is placed under the forearm of the user near the hand grip 18 whereby the user has better control of the fishing rod. The saddle member 16 is designed to relieve stress on the ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6179240 | Ergonomic fly tying bobbin A fly tying bobbin for holding a spool of thread and guiding thread supplied from the spool includes a flat sided holding portion, a pair of opposed spool holding arms and a pair of opposed spool bearing elements. The holding portion is adapted to be held... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6098911 | Portable filament dispenser A portable filament dispenser made of clear polycarbonate includes two hollow clam shell-like halves that are complementarily mated together. A spool of fine wire filament is rotatably positioned on a spindle in the hollow interior of the dispenser. The f... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5076510 | Automatically retractable thread bobbin A thread bobbin especially useful for tying artificial flies and the like. The bobbin has a rotatable spool mounted on an arbor. The arbor also supports a yoke that holds a thread delivery tube. An annular space is defined between the arbor and an inner s... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4824036 | Apparatus for the spiral winding of elongated objects, especially strands of hair The invention relates to an apparatus for the spiral winding of elongated objects, especially hair strands, with at least one winding material in the form of a thread or the like. This apparatus contains a casing (6), an annular disk (7) journaled thereon... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4462551 | Retractible fly tying bobbin An improved retractible fly tying bobbin having means for maintaining tension on the thread while tying the fly and also means for quickly relieving all the tension on the thread when the tying is completed. The bobbin is compact and utilizes two cupped s... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4418875 | Threading tool A threading tool intended primarily for use as an electrical wiring pencil has a tubular body housing a manually operable brake member which can be moved into frictional engagement with the edges of a rotatable spool to restrain movement of connecting wir... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4346550 | Tape wrapping apparatus This invention provides a novel and unique hand-held tape wrapping apparatus that is comprised generally of a support frame with a rotating plate mounted to the frame. Means of mounting a roll of tape or spool of similar material to the rotating plate is ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4157614 | Armor wrapping tool A portable hand tool for forming and applying metallic tape as armor on cables. The tool includes a magazine for holding the metallic tape, replaceable roller dies for contouring the tape, a rack and pinion ratchet mechanism for moving the dies over the t... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4005829 | Tape roll and core A portable hand tool for applying wrapping tape to pipe threads. The tape on a geared core is placed in a casing of the tool, the tool is clamped onto a fitting, a metering lever is advanced to feed tape into contact with the fitting, the tool is then rot... | 02/01/1977 |
