Did You Know...
...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946524 | Device for holding the free end of a spool-wound item at a point-of-sale display A device and method for preventing a wound item from inadvertently unwinding from a spool in a point-of-sale display. The point-of-sale display includes a shelf that holds the spool. The shelf has a forward edge that prevents the spool from rolling off the shelf. A ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7228677 | Membrane releasing-tightness adjusting device for a membrane strapping dispenser A membrane releasing-tightness adjusting device for a membrane strapping dispenser is installed at one side of a basic body of a membrane strapping dispenser and provided with a threaded rod having a support shaft and a tightening member pivotally assembled thereon ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223032 | Fixing element capable of rotatably fixing a ribbon roller in a ribbon cartridge A ribbon roller is fixed in a ribbon cartridge via a fixing element. The fixing element includes an accommodation means and a fastening element. The accommodation means fixes a tab of the ribbon roller, and the fastening element engages the ribbon cartridge. When tr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7108248 | Cable pulley block having detachable fastening of a cable to a cable drum The invention concerns a detachable fastening of a cable (2) on a cable drum (1), especially a wire cable, with an opening (1a) arranged in the cable drum (1), with an enlarged cable end (2a) on the cable (2) a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971288 | Automatically adjusting self-tightening wrench A self-adjusting wrench having a handle and a jaw member rotationally attached thereto. A smoothly curved handle face opposes a planar face on the jaw member which adjusts for distance from the curved handle face by following a generally circular path around a pinne... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6860447 | Dispenser for web paper product A powered dispenser for dispensing a perforated web of sheet material includes an internal well which holds a dispensed segment of the paper web for separation by a user. The well may include a concave portion attached to an elongated upwardly inclined portion that ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6820831 | Winding method and device for photo film and photo film carrier In a photo film carrier for use with a photographic printer, a winding device includes a rotatable winder shaft for photo film. A feeding path introduces the photo film to the winder shaft. A leading end guide plate is curved in an arc shape at a predetermined inter... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6021972 | Sheet material winding core A winding core member of a winding core is divided along an axial direction into a first main body, a second main body and a third main body. Projections which are formed at the respective main bodies can fit into cam grooves of cams provided in the windi... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5944085 | Retractable awning with improved assembly features A retractable awning is provided with a multiple position pivot support adapted for mounting the awning in different installations. A flange of a mounting bracket fits in one of several slots in the support according to a wall and awning rail structure. A... | 08/31/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5803400 | Method and apparatus for securing the end of a thread standing under tension to a thread reel A thread reel, with a thread wound thereon, has a holding pin at its periphery upon which the end of the thread is secured such that a plurality of loops are laid around the holding pin in such a way that in each case the end of each loop, respectively, f... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5664766 | Winch with reverse rotation protection A winch drum having a cable wrapped around a cylindrical surface of the drum and clamped to one end plate of the drum is modified by the addition of a member which inhibits reverse winding of the cable onto the drum. The member is attached to the clamped ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5570564 | Stretch wrapping apparatus with film roll support A stretch wrap dispenser includes a support for a roll of stretch wrap packaging material and a core which permits the roll to rotate. The support has an indexing portion with an outer radial area for contacting and indexing one axial end of the stretch w... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5385315 | Tape-spool retention member A novel system is provided for attaching tape to a spool. The method employs a one piece molded or diecast part which comprises both the spool and the means of attachment. The spool has a cavity within the circular core. A pin is molded as a part of the s... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5346153 | Winch strap anchor A winch strap anchor for securing the strap of a winch to the winch drum proximate the hub to maintain a low profile and eliminate crank force irregularities. The anchor is secured to the walls of the drum and is configured to lie against the winch hub th... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5039024 | Method of fixedly mounting tape on core portion of reel made of plastics A recording tape can be secured on a winding core of a tape reel, the core being made of a plastic material, by melting and fixing the end of the tape on the core, said tape being made of the substantially same plastic material as the core.... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4976473 | Winding apparatus for sheet-shaped molding material A winding apparatus for sheet-shaped molding material wherein slippage in the width direction can be prevented when the sheet-shaped molding material is wound around a winding core tube, because side plates are detachably mounted on both ends in the axial... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4903913 | Knock-down spool assembly An improved knock-down spool assembly is disclosed including a spindle body having specially configured end projections and a pair of end plates for receipt thereof. The end projections provide a restraining surface that, upon being yieldingly received by... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4791752 | Fishing tackle storing spindle A spindle for accommodating fishing tackle has an elongated cylindrical member rotatably mounted on a pair of double-hooked brackets. Each bracket has a downwardly open clip adapted to be mounted on a tray of a fishing tackle box. The lower end of each br... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4333619 | Recording medium and leader assembly A strip-like recording medium, in particular a magnetic tape, is provided with at least one self-threading leader which wraps smoothly onto the periphery of a cylindrical body, the recording medium and the leader being joined to one another, over their bu... | 06/08/1982 |
| 3955777 | Self threading leader for a reel of tape An improved self threading leader for a reel of recording tape which engages only itself as it is wrapped around the supply reel to maintain the reel's integrity and which engages a take-up hub to begin winding therearound when the reel is used with a tap... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3938806 | Net and portable net roller A net roller for putting up and taking down game nets such as a volley ball net is disclosed. The net is provided with hooks fixed to the upper and lower margins of the net at each end for attachment of the net to spaced support members. The net roller co... | 02/17/1976 |
