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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874511 | Breakdown reel The present device provides a breakdown reel that includes a spool barrel, at least one flange and likely two, one disposed at each end of the barrel, and a locking mechanism such that the flange lockingly engages and removeably disengages the barrel. The locking me... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7828242 | Reusable take-apart spool and methods A reusable take-apart washable spool includes a first flange having a first flange wall with inner and outer opposite sides. The inner side of the first flange wall is convex. The spool has a second flange having a second flange wall. The second flange wall has inne... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7510138 | Breakdown reel The present device provides a breakdown reel that includes a spool barrel, at least one flange and likely two, one disposed at each end of the barrel, and a locking mechanism such that the flange lockingly engages and removeably disengages the barrel. The locking me... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7434761 | Cable deployment and storage system and associated methods A cable deployment and storage system includes a cable reel mounting device, and a cable reel for carrying a length of cable. The cable reel includes a hub that may be rotatably mounted on the cable reel mounting device during deployment of the length of cable, a pa... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7229043 | Hanging cable shortener arrangement A cable shortener apparatus for permitting the length adjustment of a cable having a certain incompressable diameter. The cable is arranged for supporting a sign carrier from an overhead support. The cable shortener apparatus may be comprised of a duplicate pair of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7121501 | Wire spooling system A wire spooling system for spooling and dispensing wire. The wire spooling system includes a first spool member, having a tubular member with a locking cap and first collar, and a second spool member, having an engagement aperture and second collar. The tubular memb... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6783093 | Ornamental lighting string storage device Described is a reel that comprises a single side element that, when attached to a second identical side element, forms a complete reel structure. The side element comprises a ring. The preferably form of the ring comprises an inner ring attached to an outer ring by ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6722607 | Knockdown, changeable reel system and method A reel for use with flaccid material, such as cables, conduits or the like, includes flanges that are connected together by an adjustable hub. The hub is formed of a plurality of crossbeams that are releasably connected to the flanges whereby the reel can be disasse... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6609676 | Wire reel A cable reel is fabricated from wood and is of open or skeletal design while retaining the strength and ruggedness of traditional solid, metal reels. The reel includes two flanges which are constructed of a plurality of arcuate members fastened together a... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6527220 | Knockdown, changeable reel system and method A reel for use with flaccid material, such as cables, conduits or the like, includes flanges that are connected together by an adjustable hub. The hub is formed of a plurality of crossbeams that are releasably connected to the flanges whereby the reel can... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6497381 | Christmas light storage device A storage device for storing strings Christmas, holiday or other strings of lights when the strings of lights are not in use. The device has an end having slots therethrough through which one or more of the ends of the string of lights are placed. A cap i... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6478249 | Reel flange A reel flange is provided comprising wooden pieces (2A) disposed in a plane so as to constitute a disk and a connector (100) for maintaining said wooden pieces in the required position. The wooden pieces (2A) each have an overall sector shape which, when ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474582 | Three-piece tape reel assembly with integrated driving teeth and metal flanges A tape reel assembly (14). The tape reel assembly (14) includes three discrete components. The components include a top flange (40), bottom flange (50) and hub (60). Teeth (65) are operatively connected to the hub (65). The flanges (40, 50) are preferably... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6425550 | Carrier tape reel assembly The apparatus is a carrier tape reel assembly formed of two reel halves. The reel halves include hub portions which further include male detent elements which are rotationally symmetric with each other and likewise include female detent elements which are... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6398154 | Reel having deforming engagement of core to flange A reel for supporting wound flexible media includes a core, a first flange and a second flange. The core has a first pliable end and a second end, the first pliable end defining a first cross-sectional shape. The first flange has an outer section and an i... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6196495 | Reel for winding photosensitive film Disclosed is a reel for winding photosensitive film (6) which stabilizes the winding shape of the film and minimizes the deformation of a photosensitive layer caused by the winding tension. The winding reel is easily carried and stored, and has a sufficie... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6053448 | Coil bobbin and winding jig for use in forming a wound coil and method of winding a wire on the coil bobbin In a coil bobbin for use in forming a wound coil, a plurality of open portions are made to at least one of a first and a second flange which are outwardly extended from both axial ends of a tubular portion, respectively. The first and the second flange po... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6045087 | Spool assembly for snap fit of flanges and spindle having guiding members for aligning with the flanges spindle A spool assembly comprises a spindle formed as a tubular section having an inner surface and two end faces. A guiding notch is furnished in each end face of the spindle. A locking opening is furnished near each end of the spindle. The spool assembly furth... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5931409 | Disposable presswood reel and flanges therefor A disposable presswood reel has a cylindrical sleeve and two circular end flanges which attach to opposite ends of the sleeve. Each flange includes a pair of spaced parallel outwardly extending annular ribs which form a retaining groove therebetween. The ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5897075 | Reel assembly An apparatus for supporting wound flexible media includes first and second flanges, a core, and at least one single piece connector. The core is interposed between said first flange and said second flange. The first flange has at least one aperture and at... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5556055 | Disposable drum with friction fit components A drum of disposable type to carry a coil of cable or line, for instance, comprising a sleeve and two circular end pieces, each of which is attached to the sleeve by an attachment mechanism at its end portions. Each end piece is provided with a concentric... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5242129 | Knockdown cable reel A knockdown cable reel for storage of electrical cable including a central drum with radially extending flanges positioned on each end. The flanges are formed from a plurality of segments to facilitate assembly and disassembly. A flange ring encircles the... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5127597 | Tape reel assembly with improved reel plate mounting A lower reel plate structure for a video tape cassette which is characterized in that the lower reel plate is formed such that an extended portion is provided on the tops of a hub wall and a boss, a space formed between the hub wall and the boss is provid... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4903835 | Cartridge for web-type media material A cartridge or cassette for light and pressure sensitive web-type media material includes a generally rectangular housing board received between a pair of identical housing ends, to retain a spool of such media material therein. The housing is formed with... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4700908 | Storage reel with self-adjusting hub for precoiled goods This invention relates to a lightweight reel for the storage and transportation of precoiled lengths of tubing and the like characterized by two large diameter hoops together with three or more spokes for each hoop, the spokes having their adjacent ends c... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4610555 | Universal ribbon spool for typewriters and other machines A universal typewriter ribbon spool comprises a base member including a first flange member, and a centrally disposed annular hub having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defining an opening extending end-to-end therethrough; four splines eq... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4560114 | Reel for tape-like material, especially magnetic tape A reel for material of tape-like configuration, especially magnetic tape, comprises two side flanges which are rigidly connected together to form a flange unit, and a hub firmly clamped between said side flanges. Advantageously, an essentially continuous ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4540133 | Tape reel and method A magnetic tape reel (10) is illustrated which includes a central hub (A) and a back flange (B) and a front flange (C). The central hub (A) is symmetrical about a plane represented by line (26) which is normal to the reel axis (28) passing through the axi... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4471919 | Utility reel An improved utility reel having a barrel formed of two segments and a flexible hinge connecting the inner walls of the two portions longitudinally and the outer walls in a snap fit manner. Locking rings at each end of the barrel formed from the respective... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4384687 | Winding arbor with quick release facilities In order to prevent cutting of inner windings of a film (39) wound on a pair of arbor halves (34 and 38) during sequential withdrawal of the arbor halves following a winding operation, the arbor halves are forge formed with rounded protuberant winding sur... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4371123 | Tape reel A plastic tape reel comprising a hub consisting of an outer cylindrical part adapted to permit a tape to be wound into a roll thereon and an inner cylindrical part defining a hollow pocket for engagement with the reel engaging shaft and two flanges attach... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4153217 | Hand-held labeler There is disclosed a labeler having a frame and a subframe, with a print head movably mounted on the subframe for cooperation with a platen. A label hold-down member is disposed in overlying relation to the platen. The subframe carries a label roll compos... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4053120 | Wire reel A wire reel on which wire of various sorts may be wound includes a peripherally separable core and two side pieces formed of wire and removably associated with a core. The side pieces, removably retained on the core by a keeper demountably affixed thereto... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4022393 | Roller device A first disc-type plate is coaxially affixed to the first end of a shaft and rotatable with the shaft. A second disc-type plate is coaxially mounted on the shaft. A fastener releasably affixes the second plate to the shaft at any desired point thereon bet... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3940085 | Collapsible reel A collapsible reel comprising a pair of similar flanges connected by a tubular hub composed of at least a pair of similar segments, similar bosses being affixed to a planar surface of each of the flanges, said bosses having arcuate grooves in the peripher... | 02/24/1976 |
