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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350742 | Pullthru paper towel dispenser A device for dispensing paper towel sheets from a web of sheets arranged in a roll and separated by rows of perforations, the device comprising a base member adapted to support a roll of sheets for rotation about an axis, a first guide bar fixedly carried by the bas... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325766 | Automatic bobbin winder system A housing has major and minor surfaces creating major and minor chambers. A motor secured within the minor chamber has a drive shaft extending upwardly through the minor surface. A power source is within the major chamber. Electrical components control the motor. | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7246767 | Winding machine for rolled or drawn wire/rod with a turn clutch device for automatic winding Winding machine for rolled or drawn wire/rod with turn clutch device for automatic winding of the type comprising a reel with a mandrel and base flange and an external mobile containment counter flange, wherein the counter flange is openable to allow the axial extra... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156341 | Ribbon core for universal mounting A versatile core has a tubular body with opposing ends and includes a circumferential wall for receiving the sheet roll. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart crush ribs project radially inward from the annular inner surface and extend axially between the en... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114679 | Locking mechanism for geared core winder A geared core winder with locking mechanism for use with core rolls for fabric, material, rugs, paper or other such products comprised of a shaft containing a geared section, a first and second donut-shaped pieces placed on the shaft on opposite sides of the gears, ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104493 | Dispensing apparatus and method Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for dispensing elongated material, such as tape, from a spool or roll of such material are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dispenser includes a rotatable spindle for supporting the roll of material and a brake assembly ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104418 | Dispenser for rolled materials A dispenser for paper, plastic, foil and other goods that are supplied on rolls or tubes. The dispenser includes a rotation mechanism including a plurality of flexible wires for receiving a first end portion of the plurality of flexible wires. The rotation mechanism... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093786 | Take-up cores for flexible materials and methods In one embodiment, a take up reel comprises a core having a generally open interior and an outer surface that is adapted to hold a sheet-like material that is wound around the core. Also, the core defines at least one slot. A slider member is slidable within the slo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7000867 | Lamination apparatus The lamination apparatus of this invention is furnished with a supporting member for a core roll around which films and so forth are wound. The supporting member is durable and can hold firmly the core roll without slip of the core roll for the shaft. The lamination... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6619581 | Handle for roll core A roll core is adapted for fitting into an open end of a roll core for supporting said roll core while said roll core is capable of rotating with respect to said handle. The handle includes a hollow holder body having a plurality of side-by-side side wall... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6478248 | Handle for roll core A roll core is adapted for fitting into an open end of a roll core for supporting said roll core while said roll core is capable of rotating with respect to said handle. The handle includes a hollow holder body having a plurality of side-by-side side wall... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6471156 | Reel support for rotating reels in tape recorder A reel support for rotating reels in a magnetic tape cassette inserted in a magnetic tape recording-and-playing apparatus, is a resin mold and comprises a support stage having a reel post and blades integrally connected to and standing upright from the su... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6416014 | Expandable core plug An expandable, self-adjusting core plug which will maintain a fit between core plug and an out-of-round web roll core. The present invention accomplishes this by providing a core plug with a number of individual, elongated beveled ribs and a corresponding... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416011 | Dispensing machine for wipe material with the reel in a frontal position A dispensing machine for wipe material with the reel in a frontal position of the type includes a housing (2), a cover (3), a drum (4), a cutting device (5-6) built into the drum, a cam and start sprig for starting and returning the drum and a device to p... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6390410 | Versatile paper roll holder and dispenser A paper roll holder for rotatably supporting a paper towel roll having a core with open ends. The holder includes a support structure having first and second attachment portions and two hubs insertable into the core of the paper towel roll for holding the... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6315235 | Roll tensioner An image forming device includes a roll tensioner adapted to hold a medium roll rotatably mounted thereon for providing a printable medium strip to the imaging device. The roll tensioner comprises a torsion mechanism exerting torsion to the printable medi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6273360 | Combination paper roll core and paper tube plug The invention is an apparatus for converting sheets of paper into cushioning dunnage. The apparatus includes a supply assembly, a conversion mechanism, a cutting assembly and a cutting assembly interlock device. The supply assembly supports the paper whic... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6241180 | Apparatus for holding and dispensing rolled sheet material A rolled sheet material dispenser and holder that allows one to tear off a single sheet at a time without unrolling unwanted sheets. The apparatus is designed so that the moment of inertia of the core element and paper roll are sufficient to retard excess... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6206323 | Yarn package holder A yarn package holder wherein a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades are pivotally connected to a pair of axially spaced discs adapted to be connected to the creel of a textile machine. A detent assembly is provided between the blades and discs so... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6155517 | Paper roll drive An intercore for mounting a hollow photographic web roll core and to transmit rotation from an elongated spindle to the core, which spindle has one or more axially extending ramps which slope radially outward in a direction away from a front end. The inte... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6102326 | Hub for information media A hub, on which compressing of the inner central bore is to be minimized during the winding up of an information medium in tape form under high winding pressure. According to one embodiment, this is achieved by an outer hub ring having a strong profile be... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6082662 | Wallpaper dispenser A wallpaper dispenser including a housing and a wallpaper roll holder rotatably mounted within the housing for releasably and fixedly receiving a roll of wallpaper thereon. A counter is mounted on the housing and connected to the wallpaper roll holder.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076764 | Combination paper roll core and paper tube plug The invention is an apparatus for converting sheets of paper into cushioning dunnage. The apparatus includes a supply assembly, a conversion mechanism, a cutting assembly and a cutting assembly interlock device. The supply assembly supports the paper whic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6065715 | Expandable shaft having spiral shaped projections and it's use for winding elongated material Expandable shaft for winding elongated material, especially soft paper and other nonwoven material. The shaft (10) has a number of radial openings (13) or grooves (22, 24) which house longitudinal blades (23), bars (11) or the like in such a way that thes... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6047921 | Hub for information media A hub, on which compressing of the inner central bore is to be minimized during the winding up of an information medium in tape form under high winding pressure. According to one embodiment, this is achieved by an outer hub ring having a strong profile be... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6036134 | Spindle sleeve for use in apparatus for dispensing product from a roll A spindle sleeve for use in an apparatus for dispensing sheet material, preferably toilet tissue, preferably the apparatus dispenses alternately from two rolls and includes a housing and roll support spindles for supporting the rolls in coaxial spaced rel... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6021971 | Winding head for wire coils In a coil winding machine, a unitary winding head is replaced by a winding head having a bobbin removably mounted on a mandrel. The bobbin has a cavity which receives a projecting portion of the mandrel in order to mount the bobbin on the mandrel. The bob... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6020906 | Ribbon drive system for a thermal demand printer A demand printer for printing on media includes a ribbon take-up spindle for accumulating spent printing ribbon and facilitating removal of the spent ribbon from the spindle. The spindle has a surface with a protrusion bore formed therethrough. At least o... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5947409 | Spring finger assembly for engaging a spool A spring finger assembly (16) for a mechanism for transporting or tensioning thin membrane material that includes a shaft (14) and a roller (12) disposed about the shaft. The spring finger assembly (16) is mounted to the roller (12) for engaging a spool o... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5915642 | Dispenser handle for rolls of flexible sheeting material The handle has an insert portion having a plurality of radially extending fins and a grip surface. The handle is inserted into a hollow core. The fins provide a fit that allows the core to rotate relative to the handle. The fins can deform when subjected ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915062 | Low loss optical fiber reel An optical fiber storage reel has a central axis of rotation and a plurality of arcuate surface members extending radially and spaced about the axis of rotation. Each arcuate surface has a radius of curvature that is equal to or greater than the critical ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5868334 | Light hanging extension device and method for using same A device for storing and hanging a continuous string of lights on a tree is provided. The device includes a spool assembly having first and second annular plates spaced apart and connected to a cylinder member. One of the annular plates is adapted to rele... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5758841 | Spindle capable of being inserted into the core of a roll of material in strip form and machine for winding and/or unwinding comprising such spindles The present invention relates to a spindle capable of being inserted into a core (1) on which a material in strip form, in particular paper, is wound into a roll. This spindle comprises a shaft (8) connected to a braking device (7), a tubular jaw holder (... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5725321 | Journal printer paper feed fault detection system for automated teller machine A system for indicating fault conditions in an automated banking machine includes a journal printer (12). The journal printer is supplied with paper from a paper supply roll (16). The paper supply roll is supported on a spindle (22). The spindle is engage... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5683056 | Yarn package holder A package holder for mounting a yarn package to a bracket in a creel includes an elongated body member having front and rear ends, a mounting member for attaching the holder to a bracket in the creel intermediate the front and rear ends, and a package sec... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5645247 | Bobbin post cop locking mechanism A bobbin post locking mechanism (30) for selectively operatively retaining a cop (C) having a throughbore (C') on a bobbin post spindle (15) including, a cylindrical post (20) fixedly mounted on a spindle, a bore (21) in the cylindrical post, an axially e... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5575435 | High speed apparatus for forming foam cushions for packaging purposes A sealing and severing apparatus is disclosed for sealing plastic bags formed in succession from stock plastic film material and then severing the sealed bags from one another. The bags are filled with a foamable composition while they are being formed so... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5535956 | Pallet with temporarily separable arbor for individual transport of textile bobbins and textile tubes The handling of textile bobbins and textile bobbin tubes, particularly in yarn end preparation of textile bobbins, is improved by the pallet of the present invention which has an arbor of longer axial length than the textile bobbin tube it supports so as ... | 07/16/1996 |
