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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255299 | Fabric storage panel The fabric storage panel is a relatively small, thin, plastic plate particularly configured for the long term storage of relatively small lengths of fabric for home or similar occasional use. The plastic material is essentially chemically inert to fabric stored ther... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6998805 | Motor stop control device The invention is a motor stop control device for a rotating reel type gaming machine 1 which includes a stepping motor 70 having two pairs of excitation phases as a driving source of reels 3 having a plurality of symbols drawn thereon and in whi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6739080 | Skein label A label for a skein of yarn includes a main portion of generally quadrilateral shape for encircling the skein. A projection is integrally formed with the main portion and extends outwardly from a side of the main portion and is bent to pass through the ends of a loo... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6631574 | Tubular roll core with display The tubular core of a rolled product (e.g., toilet tissue, foil, plastic wrap, paper towels, etc.) includes an advertising or other display thereon, visible to consumers when the product has been removed from the roll. The display may be applied directly ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6527213 | Skein support bow A skein support bow includes an elongated solid main section made of flexible material and has a length approximately equal to the length of a skein to be mounted thereon. Double hook members are located at each end of the elongated main section for engag... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6435436 | Yarn carrier having an annular recess containing markings for yarn identification A re-usable yarn carrier includes a tube having an annular recess formed in an outer peripheral surface adjacent one end of the tube. The annular recess defines a marking surface located radially inward from the outer peripheral surface. The marking surfa... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6385879 | Adaptable and removable end labeling apparatus for rolled-up plans or the like An adaptable and removable end labeling apparatus for labeling tubular and rolled materials including a base having a first side and a second side and a center rod having one end affixed in the center of the first side. The second side is adapted for plac... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6073868 | Re-usable yarn winding tube having removable end caps A re-usable yarn carrier to be mounted on a winding machine and to have yarn wound on and unwound therefrom is provided. The yarn carrier includes a hollow cylindrical tube which is preferably made of a plastic material. Each end of the tube is provided w... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5275282 | Document holder A document holder comprising a slotted open-ended sleeve dimensioned to permit facile insertion and removal of a medial length of rolled document thereinto and therefrom through its slot, and to retain the document in a rolled configuration of predetermin... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5010667 | Identification tag for rolled drawings An identification tag for rolled drawings is made froma sheet of heavy stock paper. The tag is enlongated and is preferably from two to three inches wide and five to eight inches long. One end of the device is a holding portion while the other end is the ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4889294 | Yarn carrier with interchangeable identifying ring This invention is directed to a yarn carrier with means for visually indicating the type of yarn wound onto the carrier. In particular the indicator is a color coded ring which is received in a channel at the end of the yarn carrier. This arrangement prov... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4876809 | Method of identification of rolled-up sheets of material A device for identifying and storing rolled-up sheets of material such as blueprints, drawings, etc. The device includes a combination retainer/identifier which in a cylindrical sleeve configuration thereof may be slid onto the rolled-up sheet to retain s... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4852823 | Yarn tube with identification means and winding method utilizing such tube This invention relates to a yarn carrier with means for catching the end of a yarn and also for providing an identification of a particular characteristic of the yarn. The catching and identifying means comprises a radially extending opening through the p... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4765078 | Reel assembly for slot machines A reel assembly which comprises right and left halves of a reel interconnected by a connecting member. The width of the reel assembly is adjusted by the length of the connecting member. The right and left halves of the reel each have a rim and a holding r... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4745696 | Visual marker for use in indicating or identifying rolled drawings or the like A visual marker for indicating or identifying rolled drawings provides a marker member in the form of a flat disc with a boss on a rear surface of the disc. A wire loop has ends turned inwardly for receipt as a press-fit in a slot defined in the boss. The... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4471547 | Identification insert for labeling drawings or the like and method therefor An identification insert for inserting into one end of a rolled drawing for identifying said rolled drawing from a stack of similarly rolled drawings and the method thereof is disclosed. The insert is a tubular member with an outwardly extending flange at... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4339885 | Identification means for rolled-up articles, such as drawings and the like A generally tubular-shaped article which is adapted to be placed around the end of a rolled-up article, such as rolled-up drawings and the like, for identification purposes. The tubular-shaped article has a cylindrical tube having at one end and attached ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4161075 | Thread and yarn organizer Substantially flat modified hourglass shaped holders around which yarn may be wound, and having slits at one end for retaining the ends of the yarn, an aperture at the other end for suspending the device from a support, and a sleeve holder intermediate th... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4155184 | Heavy duty sheave with manufacturers identification means A heavy duty sheave especially for use in supporting the stresses and strains on a wire cable in loosening the frozen load of waste within a roll-off box, to permit discharge of the load, without breakage of the sheave is formed of a solid disc of hot rol... | 05/22/1979 |
| 3992794 | Carpet roll identification bracket and inventory card An elongated flat flexible plastic plate having a bent flat portion at one end. A Velcro securing strip is mounted on the flat portion, an inventory designating card having a similar Velcro securing strip on one face thereof may be fixedly but removably a... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3973345 | Identification apparatus for a cylindrical container An apparatus for identifying the contents of a cylindrical container. The apparatus comprises a semicircular member mounted on the peripheral surface of the container for relative rotation with respect to the container. The semi-circular member has its en... | 08/10/1976 |
