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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7294232 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. The foil's do... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7137161 | Apparatus and method for relocating a medical examination table A transportation cart for relocating a medical examination chair or table comprises a chassis having an open end that defines a receiving area for positioning a base of a medical examination table therebetween. A table support member extends upwardly from the chassi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7056076 | Method of and apparatus for transferring rolls, and roll supply carriage After a roll supply carriage housing rolls in a light-shielded case is coupled to a film manufacturing apparatus, shutters are opened, and a roll retainer shaft and a roll loading shaft are connected to each other. A motor in a roll transferring apparatus is energiz... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7004718 | Downender transport table An improved downender device for translating heavy objects such as steel coils from a vertical configuration to a horizontal configuration. Comprises a downender transport table having a center channel, a drive chain disposed in said center channel, and an arbor for... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6817826 | Coil handling device A coil handling device for engaging a coil having a depth and an interior surface defining a diameter and defining a longitudinal axis, is configured to engage the coil with the longitudinal axis oriented vertically and reorient the coil to position the longitudinal... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6354197 | Device to remove coils of rolled stock from a corresponding coiling machine A device to remove coils of rolled stock from a corresponding coiling machine located downstream of a rolling train is disclosed. The coiling machine includes a mandrel mounted to be rotatable around an axis of rotation. The device includes a coil remover... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6305277 | Coil handling device A coil handling system, and a method of operating the same, comprises an indexer assembly having a pair of rotatable spindles mounted thereon for supporting a coil of material upon which binding straps are to be placed at predetermined circumferential pos... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5895198 | Coil unloading rig A coil unloading rig is adapted to handle, tilt and position a coil of sheet metal. An arcuate rail has opposed upper and lower open ends and an intermediate arcuate section. A trolley rotatably suspends the rail from a ceiling crane. A ring is disposed i... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5496146 | Steel slab and coil carrier An apparatus attached to a main frame of a vehicle for handling straddled loads including coil-shaped loads and slab-shaped loads entered into a load carrying space of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a moveable lift frame having both a tong assembly a... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5440970 | Hydraulic rotary actuator An hydraulically powered rotary actuator for rotating a first portion of a work machine relative to a second portion of the work machine has inner and outer rings enclosed by first and second cover plates. The inner and outer rings are spaced apart to def... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5332351 | Coil unloading and transportation apparatus and method A coil unloading and transporting apparatus is disclosed and is suited for unloading coiled aluminum and other metals from a storage shaft and moving the coils from the storage shaft to a pallet for further transport. The unloading and transporting appara... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5238352 | Web roll transferring apparatus A web roll transferring apparatus consisting of a roll stand, a couple of bogies which run on the rails disposed on each side of the roll stand and a turntable disposed in a roll transferring station locating in front of the roll stand so as to be rotatab... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5213467 | System for transportation of paper rolls A conveyor for large cylindrical bodies such as paper rolls, includes an elongate track defined by a channel member and a beam mounted within the channel member. The beam defines a pair of rolling surfaces upon which a short length carriage runs longitudi... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5009563 | Mobile vehicle and method for handling paper rolls A mobile vehicle is provided with a cradle that can be tilted or rotated. The cradle can also be raised and lowered. The cradle has leaves which are upwardly and outwardly sloping to handle a large cylindrical paper roll by allowing the roll to roll down ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4997336 | Method and apparatus for withdrawing, transferring and arranging textile bobbins This invention is an apparatus for withdrawing yarn bobbins, from withdrawal preparation tracks which carry the bobbins and for transferring the withdrawn bobbins into a wheel-mounted container. When the bobbins are transferred to the container they lie i... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4941798 | Means for manipulating and transporting loads The inventive manipulator for heavy loads, preferably printing products in loose scale formation and wound up to form rolls, only has a single pivot pin (35) or joint which, according to the invention, is arranged in such a way that the load (5) can be br... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4856960 | Improved machine for lifting and loading web rolls An improved machine and method for lifting, loading, and maintaining a web roll on a cantelevered spindle so that the web roll may rotate about the longitudinal axis of the spindle thereby permitting the web to be unwound from the web roll. The cantelever... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4830568 | Apparatus for handling spools This invention relates to a handling apparatus designed to move on at least two orthogonal axes and, preferably, on three axes, said apparatus being capable of positively gripping spools at their axial bore with great precision and being particularly adap... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4783905 | Method and apparatus for binding band rings Method and an apparatus for binding coils, for example, of sheet steel, which enable the whole process, from the formation of the coils to the completion of the ready-to-be-shipped bound coils, to be automated. Provision is made so that the strips, produc... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4768730 | Displacing device for reeling drum of a paper machine The invention relates to a device for displacing a reeling drum of a web-like material from a store on a primary fork of the reeler of a paper machine or the like. The device comprises a displacing arm mechanism mounted pivotably around a stationary horiz... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4728248 | Hub-lifting and alignment apparatus An assembly for engaging the central bore of a narrow, standing heavyweight reel element, or the core thereof adjacent the opening of the bore, to facilitate the manual lifting and locking of such reel to an elevated shaft-alignment position for transfer ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4723885 | Device for the removal of bobbins from an automatic spinning machine A device for the removal of bobbins from an automatic rotor spinning machine having a conveyor belt placed on the automatic spinning machine for collecting and delivering completed bobbins comprises a transfer device with a frame, a receiving conveyor bel... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4722657 | Process and apparatus for transporting and storing bobbins, especially for removing them from automatic spinning machines or the like In apparatus for transporting and storing bobbins, especially for removing them from automatic spinning machines, the bobbins are received and collected in an inclined collecting chute from a conveyor belt, are then brought into a horizontal arrangement a... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4718813 | Transport cart A transport cart for material carriers such as bobbins or drums having threads or other elongated material wound thereon, has a cart frame with wheels and a tilting frame journalled in said cart frame. The tilting frame carries two parallel skids for supp... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4701098 | Cable wheel handling and transporting trailer A cable reel handling and transporting trailer including a wheeled frame having a forwardly extending hitch provided on the forward end thereof. The wheeled frame includes a pair of laterally spaced-apart and longitudinally extending side frames having a ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4687244 | Lift and reorienting mechanism A lift and reorienting apparatus is the subject of this document. The apparatus includes a probe (16) for insertion into an internal accessible axially extending opening (36) of an object to be moved. The probe (16) is pivotably carried by a frame (10) an... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4595328 | Apparatus for transferring support members for material Bolts (10, 13) of material such as fabric, supported in open-topped bearing elements (6, 14) are exchanged by apparatus comprising a carrier (24). The carrier (24) has closable openings for engagement with spindle ends (8) projecting from the bolts (10, 1... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4594041 | Truck bed bale lift A truck bed bale lift is provided for lifting large round bales of hay onto a flat bed truck. The bale lift assembly includes a pair of hugger arms which grip the hay bale to be manipulated and a mechanism for rotating the hugger arms through a loading/un... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4557515 | Coil handling device A coil handling device which orientates coils on a reel between two positions, e.g., vertical axis and horizontal axis. The device is constructed to be suspended from an overhead hoist and thereby lift or lower a reel to a selected position. The device is... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4527935 | Round hay transporter A hay carrier includes two long bale engaging fingers extending from a flat base. The base is pivoted to a crossbar of a subframe. The subframe is transferrable between the bed of a pickup, and a trailer towed by a pickup or other towing vehicle. A winch ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4492298 | Coil spring assembly machine A machine for connecting rows of coil springs together into a coil spring assembly. The machine initially picks up a row of coil springs by inserting a pick up finger into the barrel of each coil and moving the springs onto a support platen. While transpo... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4487545 | Method and apparatus for lowering web rolls in winding machines A method for lowering roll wound with a web on a winding machine wherein the roll is supported eccentrically on the upper portion of the circumference of a support roll, the roll being formed by winding the web onto a core tube carrying end insets, the me... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4451198 | Material handling device A device for handling coils of flat material, as for example coiled steel, including a carrying mechanism attachable to a crane having a coil securing frame thereon including a holding fixture which can be inserted through the coil and being pivotal where... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4375936 | Stacker crane for movement of coils A crane for lifting and transporting a load such as a heavy metal coil. An overhead winch lifts and lowers a load carriage and the load attached thereto, and a powered wheeled trolley moves the load horizontally above a floor. Attached to the carriage is ... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4358143 | Roll lift and transfer apparatus The disclosure is directed to apparatus (11) for lifting, maneuvering and transferring a roll of material to an independently supported shaft (93). The apparatus is adapted for suspension from an overhead crane and comprises an elongated frame (12) the lo... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4349306 | Apparatus for loading web supply rolls into folding machines An apparatus attached to the movable carriage of a folding machine for depositing supply rolls of web material into the machine's roll supporting cradle. The apparatus includes a roll elevator frame and a roll guide frame pivotably attached to the carriag... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4322198 | Coil handling device A coil handling device which orientates heavy coils between two positions, e.g. vertical and horizontal. The device is constructed to cause the center of gravity of the coil and a turning coil support to coincide with the axis of rotation. Hence, forces o... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4215970 | Roll loader for roll manipulating machine A roll, such as a cloth bolt, loader for a roll manipulating machine, such as a cloth spreader, which includes a pair of horizontally spaced lifting arms mounted to a frame and adapted to receive a shaft supporting a roll for elevation. The lifting arms a... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4179034 | Bale loader A bale loader designed for use in combination with a pickup truck. The loader features a frame assembly which slides easily into and out of the bed of the pickup truck and which may be secured thereto and removed therefrom without the need for special too... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4154470 | Roll lifting apparatus The disclosure is directed to apparatus adapted for attachment to an overhead crane which lifts and maneuvers material wound on rolls, coils, reels and spools. The apparatus comprises an elongated housing which is suspended in a generally vertical positio... | 05/15/1979 |
