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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793881 | Portable multiple hose roller A multiple hose rolling device is provided that is readily attachable to a vehicle and rolls multiple hoses of different flattened widths simultaneously. The device includes guides that adjust to accommodate the widths of the hoses, a closed dual-spindle system to p... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7500633 | Tape reel hub with leader pin alignment A take-up reel for a single reel cartridge magnetic tape recording and playback apparatus includes a reel assembly with upper and lower flanges and a central hub. A leader pin gripper is formed to engage a leader pin at a free end of the magnetic tape on the cartrid... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7374124 | Winding apparatus for bandages and related methods A portable, hand held winding apparatus, a kit, and a method of using the winding apparatus, for rolling up or winding elongate bandages and the like, are disclosed. The winding apparatus includes a hand held rotary drive device having a motor-driven rotatable conne... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7303164 | Fishing line package and dispenser and method A fishing line package and dispenser is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the fishing line package and dispenser includes a housing, a fishing line spool provided in the housing, a fishing line wound on the fishing line spool, a display tab extending from the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7243875 | Method for tightly rolling a sleeping bag and storage sack therefor A tightly rolled sleeping bag. The tightly rolled sleeping bag is rolled using conventional equipment, but pressure is applied to an end of the sleeping bag so as to cause the sleeping bag to be more tightly rolled than previous sleeping bags. Rolling tines for a ro... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7083858 | Thermally activated adhesive films for the collation of wire staples A thermally activated adhesive for coating and holding a multi-end band wire together through a high volume, high speed banding line which comprises a polyolefin in an amount of 2 to 98% by weight based upon the total weight of the adhesive, an acid in an amount of ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7017847 | Cargo strap winding apparatus A winding apparatus (winder) that is used to quickly and conveniently wind cargo straps into individual coils for storage from conventional strap winches is disclosed. The winder has a two piece design, which includes a “jawbone” shaped cantilever and a removabl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964391 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge rotatably accommodating, within a case, a reel on which a recording tape is wound. A leader portion is provided at a distal end of the recording tape. The leader portion has a leader tape connected to the recording tape, and holding blocks... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6817565 | Take-up shaft for cleaning cylinder device A novel apparatus and method of a take-up shaft used in the cleaning of a cylinder of a printing press. The take-up shaft includes features that allow the securing of a cleaning fabric from a supply roll without the need to physically fix or mount the fabric to the ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811110 | Reeling device for fire hoses A reeling device for fire hoses. The device includes a winch, a gearing kit that controls the winch and an operating handle. The device is installed on a structural rack in which of the two protruding axles arranged on the winch, one is secured and turns along with ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811111 | Method of and apparatus for producing film scroll A film scroll producing apparatus has an engaging slot attitude setting station ST2 for setting an engaging slot of the spool to an attitude within a predetermined angular range. The scroll producing apparatus also has a film inserting station ST3 incl... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6718810 | Method and apparatus for bringing elongated metallic scrap into a more compact form The object of the invention is a method and an apparatus for bringing elongated metallic scrap into a more compact form by bending the metallic scrap to be brought into a shape requiring less space substantially around a bending member (6a, 6... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6659389 | Expanded hose coil deployment system A dual-mode hose roller including a crank and a mounting plate may be used to roll up collapsed hose into either a compact hose roll or an expanded hose coil. The crank and mounting plate are arranged to facilitate transmission of torque from the crank to... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6637696 | Double roll rolling device and method A method and device are provided for producing a double roll fabric construction useful as a receptacle for, e.g., eyeglasses. The construction is comprised of adjacent rolled up portions disposed in side by side relation so as to be unrollable to form a ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622957 | Single operator variable size hose winder The present inventive subject matter relates to a hose winder for coiling hose, particularly firefighting hose, comprising a fixed back plate with a rotating hub containing a plurality of tines and an inner plate having a plurality of holes through which ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6565028 | Tape pin load/unload control mechanism A control mechanism that loads/unloads data storage tape is part of a tape drive that receives a removable tape cartridge. The tape cartridge stores the data storage tape that is movable using the control mechanism. The control mechanism includes a plural... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6386476 | Floor covering removal tool A floor cover removal tool having a rigid roller of substantially cylindrical shape with an internal clamp for holding the end of the floor covering being removed.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6367727 | Method and apparatus for producing roll photo film A roll photo film includes a spool which has a cylindrical core. A light-shielding sheet has a front end portion and a rear end portion. The front end portion is secured to the core. A first end of a photo filmstrip is secured to one securing position on ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6332586 | Winding device, particularly for winding up fire hoses A winding device for fire hoses (40, 42), loading straps, etc., comprises a freely rotatably mounted, sleeve-shaped coil (12) having a longitudinal cavity (36) which, circumferentially, is defined between two clamp faces (14a, 14b). Within the cavity (36)... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6311915 | Buckler for a tape drive An improved tape drive (10) includes a cartridge receiver (18) and a buckler (20). The cartridge receiver (18) receives a cartridge (22) having a cartridge leader (28). The buckler (20) selectively retains a drive leader (32) of the tape drive (10). The t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6267319 | Method and apparatus for rolling up hose into an expanded hose coil A dual-mode hose roller including a crank and a mounting plate may be used to roll up collapsed hose into either a compact hose roll or an expanded hose coil. The crank and mounting plate are arranged to facilitate transmission of torque from the crank to... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6206317 | Apparatus and method for coiling a fire hose An apparatus for coiling a fire hose includes a base and a main support extending generally vertically and having upper and lower opposed ends, the lower end being attached to the base. The upper end includes a hose reel having an axle that is rotatably m... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6142402 | Slanted tape leader block A take-up reel assembly for use with a tape cartridge in a cartridge-based tape transport includes a take-up reel and a leader block. The take-up reel includes an annular hub and first and second tape guides having first and second generally flat guide su... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6123286 | Apparatus for winding a carrier tape An apparatus for feeding an electronic component to an insertion device using a carrier tape according to the present invention includes a hub having first and second lateral sides and a peripheral surface extending between the lateral sides. The apparatu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6092754 | Buckler for a tape drive An improved tape drive is provided herein. The tape drive includes a cartridge receiver and a buckler. The cartridge receiver receives a cartridge having a cartridge leader. The buckler selectively retains a drive leader of the tape drive. The tape drive ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082652 | Independent double hub take-up reel arrangement for use with a single reel cartridge tape drive A take-up leader is wound onto an inner driven hub of a take-up reel until a take-up link, which is connected to the end of the take-up leader, is pulled into a recess defined between the inner driven hub and a free-wheeling outer hub and abuts a stopper ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079654 | Method and apparatus for producing roll photo film A roll photo film includes a spool which has a cylindrical core. A light-shielding sheet has a front end portion and a rear end portion. The front end portion is secured to the core. A first end of a photo filmstrip is secured to one securing position on ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6068210 | Spooling device, especially for the spooling of load straps A spooling device for load straps comprising a spool, which at one end portion is freely rotatably supported and is formed as a projection and has a centrally passing axial bore for receiving an axle, at the end opposite the free outer end of the spool, t... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6055698 | Wringer, web support and web An adjustable wringer can wring a variety of different types and sizes of mops, wipes, sponges and other wringable items for use in cleaning clean rooms. The wringer has two side plates situated in a spaced relationship relative to one another, each of th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6027066 | Carpet strip rolling machine A device for winding a carpet strip into a compact roll for handling and transport winds the carpet strip about a motor powered winding spindle controlled by, for example, a foot pedal, the strip being guided onto the spindle by a pair of selectively spac... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5961061 | Strap rolling device A strap rolling device (10) having a roller (12) which has a roller crank (12A) and a roller head (12B) each positioned at opposite ends thereof. The roller head (12B) has a roller head base (12BA) securely connected to the roller crank (12A). The roller ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5944278 | Flexible web converter waste removal apparatus and control A method and apparatus for reducing, capturing and disposing of the waste start up web of paper in high-speed manufacturing procedures which involve a converting step, e.g. laser perforation or the like. Specifically, the converting apparatus and the web ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5868340 | Photo film winding method and winder apparatus for a photo film cassette A photo film cassette includes a spool for winding the photo film thereabout, and a cassette shell for containing the spool in a rotatable manner. The spool has first and second ends disposed to appear outside the cassette shell. To manufacture the photo ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5826816 | Apparatus for attaching film on to a spool in a cartridge and winding the film on the spool A film winding apparatus for winding a film into a cartridge includes a film winding mechanism provided in an apparatus housing for turning a spool housed in the cartridge to wind the film around the spool. The film is inserted through a film inlet locate... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5810281 | Spool assembly with slotted tubes A spool assembly upon which can be wound a sheet of material. The spool assembly having at least two tubes, each of the tubes having an annular tube wall with a tube slot along an entire length of the tube wall. The tubes are disposed in opposite ends of ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803396 | Method for spooling a strip of wires, and a spooled strip of wires Method of winding a strip of material includes providing a reel having a first flange and a second flange, with a core disposed between the first and second flanges. A cross groove is provided in the core, the cross groove being configured for receiving a... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5785272 | Coiler spool with built-in gripper slot A coiler spool comprises an elongated, hollow cylinder made of resilient spring steel and having a slot extending longitudinally of the cylinder, and means, such as an expandable mandrel, to radially expand the coiler spool to open the normally closed slo... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779181 | Tape winding apparatus and tape winding method To assure that a tape-shaped package is automatically wound around a reel, a tape winding apparatus includes a reel driving shaft having a reel fitted thereon, a tape-shaped package guide for guiding movement of a tape-shaped package from a pair of pinch ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5657943 | Flexible bag winding and unwinding apparatus A vertical winding apparatus includes a winding core generally formed from a flat sheet and having an irregular trapezoidal shape for supporting a continuous belt of packaging blanks. The winding core includes an upper bar separated from a lower body by a... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5632452 | Photographic film cassette, and apparatus and method of loading and removing photographic film in association with the cassette A cassette for containing photographic film has a spool which is provided with retaining claws for retaining a trailer of the photographic film. A cassette port communicates the spool chamber to the outside. To load the photographic film into a cassette, ... | 05/27/1997 |
