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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537199 | Ratchet pulley device for tightening cords or ropes A ratcheting pulley device is shown and described. In one embodiment, the device includes a sheave rotatably mounted in a housing. The housing defines an opening for ingress and egress of a rope or cord into the housing and around the sheave. The device includes a r... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7441749 | Chain guide and drive mechanism including the same A chain guide for guiding a chain within a chain hoist. The chain guide includes a substantially elongated body having an inner side and an outer side, along with first and second extremities. The substantially elongated body is made of a substantially flexible mate... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7347411 | Splaying snatch block A snatch block for facilitating the movement of loads in loading or unloading operations includes a sheave, two side sections and a top section. The top section is releasably coupled to at least one of the side sections and pivotable with respect to at least one of ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7159772 | Apparatus and method for mounting an RF tag on a conveyor trolley A system for mounting an RF tag to a conveyor trolley wherein the tag is embedded in a block of material shaped to fit within an annular recess formed between the hub and outer rim of the trolley wheel. The shaped block is secured to the wheel. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6907934 | Universal top-drive wireline entry system bracket and method A bracket and tension rod device is mounted to a top-drive dolly to carry the weight of a sheave wheel assembly. The device is deployed by connecting the sheave wheel assembly to a rigid dolly arm with an adjustable tension rod to relieve a gooseneck from adverse te... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6561490 | Rope pulley construction A rope pulley construction comprising a frame, at least one rope pulley equipped with a rope groove, rope pulley bearing, guard to prevent a lifting rope from coming off the rope pulley, and suspension point for hanging the rope pulley. The frame of the r... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6105939 | Stuffing box sheave assembly with retention pad A stuffing box sheave assembly includes a brace having a tubular collar positioned at one end and a pair of spaced apart forked arms outwardly projecting from the opposing end. A nylon wheel is rotatably mounted between the forked arms. The wheel has an a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6107188 | Passivation method for copper process A composite dielectric layer and method of forming the composite dielectric layer for the passivation of exposed copper in a copper damascene structure are described. The composite layer consists of a passivation dielectric layer and an etch stop dielectr... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6092791 | Ratchet with journaled spool A ratchet for use with a cord includes a pair of opposed tear drop shaped members defining a one piece housing for rotatably supporting a one piece ratchet spool, for supporting a pivotally mounted thumb release and for supporting an angularly displacable... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6076806 | Pool cover top track pulley end cap An end cap assembly which has recessed areas in the base and cover which accept protruding spindles on the upper and lower surfaces of the pulley to align the pulley, provides easy access to the pulley without removal of the track by attaching the base po... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5368281 | Ratchet pulley for tightening cords or ropes A ratchet-type tensioning mechanism for a rope or cord has a rotatable sheave with faces having radially extending serrations. A releasable ratchet mechanism permits rotation of the sheave in one direction but not the other. A plurality of serrations circ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5139206 | Wire prefeeder A wire prefeeder has a tower standing on a base. A horizontal upper shaft is mounted fixedly to the upper end of the tower and a plurality of pulleys are on the shaft. A carriage is adapted to in the tower and another horizontal lower shaft which has a pl... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4917361 | Snatch blocks A snatch block has its sheave established by connecting the smaller ends of a pair of frusto-conical shell portions to a central member rotatably mounted on an axle protruding from one side of the hanger. The larger ends of the portions merge with end wal... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4881720 | Hand operated chain block A hand-operated chain block having a hand chain wheel portion light in weight and simplified in construction and which permits safe and smooth hand chain operation. A hand chain wheel cover having a leftwardly laid-down U-shaped configuration which covers... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4842251 | Pulley with cord retention member A pulley assembly is provided for an operating cord. The pulley has a body with a rotational axis and an annular outer surface concentric with the rotational axis. A cord retention member has a surface to be situated around the annular outer pulley surfac... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4805650 | Apparatus for cleaning a tank-like vessel An apparatus for cleaning a tank-like vessel comprising (a) a supporting arm attached to a fixing plate, which can perpendicularly extend downward, (b) a folding arm of which base portion is rotatably attached to the lower end of the supporting arm, a position... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4767101 | Cable pulley A cable pulley arrangement including a pulley on which a cable is wound. The pulley is held by a lock device. When the lock device is released, the cable is unwound by a weight is hung on the ends thereof. The cable is so arranged that, when the cable is ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4760993 | Snatch block The invention provides a snatch block of the type having a sheave rotatably mounted between a pair of cheek plates with a suspension eye for anchoring the snatch block secured to the cheek plates, characterized in that opposed sides of the cheek plates be... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4736541 | Trolley assembly for fishing nets A trolley assembly for use upon a line which is anchored in the water for retrieving a fishing net. The trolley assembly includes a weighted body member having a pair of trolley arms extending therefrom. The trolley arms are disposed at an angle to one an... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4721052 | Pedestal wheel steering system having universal self-adjusting idler A boat steering assembly (10) including a pedestal steering actuator (11) in a column (12) mounted on a boat sole (16). A pair of steering cables (18,20) lead from the actuator through a substantially vertical orientation and then through a universal self... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4690381 | Pulley block assembly for aerial line A pulley block assembly having a pulley block unit for an aerial line, comprising a pulley frame, a pulley rotatably supported by the pulley frame, and an inverting guide roller rotatably supported by the pulley frame opposite to the pulley in the pulley ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4549723 | Cable block device A cable block device which is capable of clamping upon a strand of any conventional diameter and which is capable of retaining a cable or cables of any conventional diameter. The cable block device includes a bracket which hooks over a strand to support t... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4542884 | Removable double action rope grip A rope grip which comprises a shell (12) and a plate (16) defining a first gripping surface and a cylinder (20) defining a second gripping surface is disclosed. The two surfaces are in a facing spaced relationship and define a passage (30) for receiving a... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4492363 | Multiple pulley sheave assembly with retainer pulleys Disclosed is a multiple pulley sheave assembly for supporting a cable comprising a plurality of pulleys, including a center pulley, mounted in an arcuate path on a support frame; a pair of retainer pulleys for keeping the bend of the cable constant around... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4480818 | Safety enhancement device for well-logging cable sheave wheels A safety enhancement device for a well-logging cable sheave wheel rotatably mounted in a frame member has a guard plate which assists in the prevention of foreign objects passing into the pinch-point between the well-logging cable and the sheave wheel.... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4428141 | Line guide for fishing rods A guide is disclosed herein through which a fishing line is trained which includes a U-shaped frame or yoke movably supporting a spool roller on ball bearing assemblies between sideplates which is provided with a reduced central portion for movably conduc... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4301995 | Counter-balanced sheave A countered-balanced sheave having a bracket with an eye bolt for suspending the sheave, a pulley rotatably mounted on the bracket with weights mounted on the bracket on each side of the eye bolt, the sheave consisting of a pair of circular members secure... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4293109 | Pivotable cable guard for retaining a swingable-movable cable The guard retains the cable on a pulley of a cable control system that indes another pulley mounted on a pivotable radius arm for swingable movement relative to it. Usually, the swingable pulley is linked to a third pulley mounted on a hinged structural ... | 10/06/1981 |