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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123158 | Reel and recording tape cartridge A reel includes a hub formed in a cylindrical-tube-shape with a base portion, on an outer peripheral surface of which a recording tape is wound; a base side flange portion that projects-out to a radial direction outer side of a base portion side of the hub; a flange... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7954750 | Reel and recording tape cartridge A reel comprising a hub formed in the shape of a cylindrical tube with a base, on an outer peripheral surface of which a recording tape is wound; a base side flange portion that projects-out to a radial direction outer side of a base portion side of the hub; a flang... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7600710 | Reel The invention of the present application provides a reel, which comprises a cylindrical resin hub with a base and an outer peripheral surface around which a recording tape is wound, a reel gear formed at an outer surface of a base portion of the hub which engages wi... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7401750 | Reel and recording tape cartridge A reel of a recording tape cartridge has a reel hub formed in a shape of a hollow cylinder; an annular reel gear; an upper flange; a lower flange; and a reel plate. A reel gear is provided coaxially at an outer surface of a floor of the reel hub, and meshes with a d... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7316458 | Ventilating wheel for snowmobile slide rail suspension system A ventilating wheel provides a plurality of angled vanes extending from a hub. The ventilating wheel secures to the slide rail of a snowmobile suspension system. An endless track extends over the underside of the slide rail. A Hyfax may secure to the slide rail inte... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300220 | Hand-separable ribbon spool assembly A hand-separable ribbon spool shaft assembly adapts a plain ribbon spool so as to provide drive and location functions. The shaft assembly is composed of at least two shaft parts that are assembled to the ribbon spool and cooperate to provide a manual hand-action lo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7204452 | Dispenser for elongate material A dispenser for an elongate material is provided having a support and a spool rotatably mounted in the support. The spool includes a core and two ends extending radially outward from the core. At least one ring on the support encircles a respective end of the spool.... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7045217 | Plated component for use in an outdoor environment A plated component used in an outdoor environment comprises a component main unit, a metal coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit, and an oxide coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6978960 | Hose reel with integral hub assembly A hose reel that includes a spool that is formed by attaching a pair of spool flange plates to opposite sides of hub assembly. The hub assembly is an integral unitary structure that includes central hub, a plurality of spokes extending radially from the central hub,... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942176 | Ribbon supply spool A printer ribbon spool comprising an integral element, molded in one piece from a durable plastic composition, such as of nylon, has an elongate cylindrical ribbon support shaft of substantially uniform, relatively small diameter. One end of the support shaft functi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913218 | Recording tape cartridge and method of manufacturing said cartridge In a recording tape cartridge, cut-out portions are formed at an inner peripheral edge portion of a metal plate. By providing gates at the cut-out portions, the metal plate is insert molded without depending on submarine gates. Because the gates are provided, at the... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6817562 | Tape drive system with radial alignment feature A drive chuck of a tape drive system for operatively engaging a tape reel of a data storage tape cartridge. The tape reel includes a circular ring of outwardly projecting reel teeth that defines inner and outer circumferential faces. The drive chuck includes a circu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6736345 | Recording tape cartridge A metal plate of a recording tape cartridge which has a tapered portion at an outer circumference thereof. In a state in which the metal plate is attached at a fixed-side mold plate of a metal mold for molding a reel hub and a lower flange, a gap is formed between t... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6651917 | Tape cartridge There is provided a tape cartridge which is capable of reliably preventing dropout of a magnetic tape without lowering durability. A tape cartridge includes a cartridge body formed by a pair of cartridge halves, one of the cartridge halves being formed wi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 5800105 | Vehicle tie-down mechanism A tie-down mechanism has a spool portion which is operable by manual engagement with a pivoting handle which engages a spool portion at selected angular positions and is used to provide additional force to turn the spool. At the opposite end of the spool,... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5255862 | Expandable paper roll support A support for a roll of paper or similar material. The support comprises a shaft divided into two portions (10 and 11). The inner end of the portion (11) is internally threaded to receive an externally threaded boss (1) on the portion (10) The boss (14) c... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4802633 | Movable cartridge lock The spool of a cartridge or cassette of web material is locked against rotation during shipping and handling by a "one-shot" locking member which has a fixed portion and a movable portion joined along a bendable connection. The movable portion is in engag... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4723731 | Reel of plastics material for magnetic tape The reel comprises a winding hub with a flange which presents, on the outside, a toothed ring for drive in rotation and, inside, a toothed track for immobilization, and which is provided with an overmoulded metal washer, the free edge of the hub further b... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4721833 | Retrievable electric cord reel A retractable electric cord reel is disclosed having a base, a rotatable reel on said base and a drive motor disposed in the hub of said reel.... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4697756 | Winding machine for winding and/or unwinding web-like guided materials To simplify and accelerate the chucking of a journal-free beam or roll mandrel in a winding machine and also to automate and accelerate the alignment of the winding machine and the journal-free beam or roll mandrel in relation to a creel middle plane or c... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4682741 | Apparatus for unwinding flexible flat products, especially printed products, arriving continuously, especially in imbricated formation The apparatus for unwinding flexible, substantially flat products, especially printed products, wound together with a winding strap into a wound package from such a wound package, comprises a substantially hollow and substantially cylindrical winding core... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4676448 | Winding machine for winding and/or unwinding web-like guided materials The winding machine comprises a driving-side stand, an auxiliary-side stand, a support positioned between the driving-side stand and the auxiliary-side stand, and a beam, such as a journal beam containing journals or pins and clamped between the driving-s... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4641795 | Printed product coil A printed product coil or wound product package consists of a hollow winding core or mandrel upon which mutually slightly overlapping printed products as well as a winding band or partitioning strap wound in between the winding layers are wound-up. The wi... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4601436 | Apparatus for winding and unwinding flexible flat products, especially printed products, arriving continuously, especially in imbricated formation The winding station comprises two support wheels rotatably journalled in a frame and which are constructed as friction wheels of a friction wheel drive arrangement. These support wheels are driven by a drive motor through a winding transmission in a commo... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4341365 | Video tape cassette A miniaturized video tape cassette having flangeless tape winding hubs. Each hub is composed of an inner drum loosely fitted within an outer drum with torque transmitted between the drums via arms extending from the inner drum and fitting into correspondi... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4275855 | Film take-up spool A film take-up spool is constructed with the pitch of the pawls thereof determined so as to be longer than the pitch of the perforations of film on condition that, in at least the first round of the film wound around the take-up spool, the perforations of... | 06/30/1981 |
