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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438254 | Wind-off device A wind-off assistance device for coreless film rolls comprises two receiving element being insertable into a coreless film roll. The receiving element are connected to each other via a cylindrical connection element. The two receiving element are surrounded by a rin... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7404684 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a roll sheet holder storage part of which a bottom is formed with a positioning recess which is rectangular in plan view and long sideways and has a predetermined depth. A discrimination recess rectangular in plan view is provided between the... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7018119 | Rolled paper holder and image forming apparatus incorporating the same In a holder for holding a rolled recording medium, each of a pair of side wall members is opposed to a side end face of the rolled recording medium to regulate a position of the rolled recording medium in a widthwise direction thereof. At least one of the side wall ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6953172 | Roll changer and process for removing a residual roll from an axle A roll changer for a web-treating or web-processing machine, or a web-fed printing press is provided. The roll changer includes a first roll arm (4) with a first axle journal (8), which can be pivoted about a pivot axis (3), and a second roll ar... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6931742 | Motorized chalk line apparatus Chalk line devices are commonly used in the building and/or construction arts. The motorized chalk line apparatus is particularly useful for automatically reeling in a chalk line wound about a spool that is journaled by a pair of stub axles. A battery powered drive ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6866213 | Rolled web products having a web wound in an oscillating fashion An apparatus and method is disclosed for winding a web about a central axis and a rotating mandrel to form a roll. A rolled web product with an alternating winding pattern may be manufactured. A feeding mechanism provides a running web to be wound into a roll. A ret... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6672529 | Reel spool and stand assembly for coiled tubing injector system A spool for carrying continuous pipe or coiled tubing for a coiled tubing injector is dropped into a stand at a site and coupled to a rotary power source. The stand includes two axles, on either side of the spool, and a drive plate. The spool includes on ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6568625 | Wet wipes dispenser and mounting system There is provided a mounting system for an apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a dispenser and a mounting bracket. The dispenser has the ability to be mounted to a conventional toilet tissue holder. The mounting bracket may securely... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6527215 | Reel spool and stand assembly for coiled tubing injector system A spool for carrying continuous pipe or coiled tubing for a coiled tubing injector is dropped into a stand at a site and coupled to a rotary power source. The stand includes two axles, on either side of the spool, and a drive plate. The spool includes on ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6276849 | Printer spool and spool drive cone having radially extending teeth A thermal transfer printer including a chassis having opposing side frame members. A pair of cones are each rotatably mounted to one of the opposing side frame members. At least one of the cones has a convex surface with one or more teeth formed thereon. ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6161604 | Web-up apparatus and method A web-up system is provided for a web-fed printing press, the web fed printing press having a plurality of components including a slitter mechanism. The web-up system includes either or both a web-up device and a ribbon winder. The web-up device is locate... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5938260 | Hand carrier for shrunk wrap coils of filamentary material A transportable carrier for removably retaining coils of filamentary material wound in a Figure-8 pattern and having a radial payout hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface of the wound coil, wherein a pair of carriage assemblies each i... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5794464 | Universal wrap security device A security device which includes a locking member, a ratchet member, and a plurality of cables. The cables extend through both a fastener and a base of the locking member and are wrapped around all six sides of a book or box-like structure. The fastener i... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5722266 | Universal wrap security device A security device which includes a locking member, a ratchet member, and a plurality of cables. The cables extend through both a fastener and a base of the locking member and are wrapped around all six sides of a book or box-like structure. The fastener i... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5662288 | Width changeable paper towel holder The present invention relates to a width changeable paper towel holder designed for presently available paper towels of different specifications. The towel holder has a fixed plate, a pair of pull-out plates and a pair of arm plates wherein the fixed plat... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5322233 | Guide head for heavy winding rolls The guide head for heavy rolls includes a bracket, a nonrotatable trunnion formed with three parts each having a respective outer surface, a rotatable hollow guide formed with a an annular surface, a radial bearing spaced radially inwardly from the inner ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5288031 | Arrangement in an automatic cable winding machine An arrangement for winding and unwinding a cable on and from a drum, respectively, in an automatic winding machine having two gripping pins connected to a device for displacing the pins vertically between a fixed upper winding position and a lower drum gr... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4799721 | Means to facilitate handling of core members and rolls of material For convenient handling of a core member or a roll of material comprising a core member, a strap is attached to the core member. An intermediate section of the strap is preferably looped and extends outwardly of the core. The strap ends are either fixed t... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4771966 | Paper towel holder A paper towel holder apparatus has a base plate mountable on a support surface and a means for rotatably holding a roll of paper towels for rotation of the roll of towels on its axis. An arcuate frame has a cylindrical brake bar mounted on one side thereo... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4447012 | Portable reel jack stand A portable reel jack stand has dual reel support units which are oppositely positioned and adapted to lift and support a reel rotatably therebetween. Each support unit has retractible rollers operative to permit movement of the reel support units when the... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4365768 | Cable reel adapter An apparatus useful for lifting a reel having cable wound thereabout for dispensing the cable includes oppositely positioned bearing housings operative to support spindle assemblies which are receivable into the reel to occasion rotation of the reel about... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4218028 | Bracket for supporting a roll of material The bracket comprises two support members adapted to be secured to a wall or the like at spaced apart positions and two shaft means, each adapted to be removably coupled to one of the support members for supporting a roll of material for rotation between ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4211375 | Chuck for webs of material wound onto spools An apparatus for rotatably mounting a web on a spool including two chucks, each carried by a shaft which is rotatably mounted in a mounting frame, and each having a mandrel axially delimited by a stop flange and on which the spool is releasably clamped. E... | 07/08/1980 |
