| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 242398000 | With particular frame or frame carrier | 78 |
| 20090014576 | Device for reeling and unreeling a power supply line - A device for unidirectionally reeling and unreeling a power supply line includes: an upper bearing; a lower bearing; an upper cover; a lower cover; a rotary disc; a plug; a coil spring installed in the coil spring receiving space, on an outer wall of which a plurality of reeling-unreeling control grooves arranged uniformly; a clip body being installed on the rotary disc and used for clipping the power supply line; a conductive unit located in the clip body; and a reeling-unreeling control assembly installed on the lower cover for controlling a reeling-unreeling length of the power supply line. The device for reeling and unreeling a power supply line can be unreeled unidirectionally, can adapt to different voltages and apply to two-core or three-core power supply line, as well as has high safety. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090057472 | REEL APPARATUS WITH DECORATIVE HOUSING - A reel includes a substantially spherical housing configured to enclose a rotatable reel drum and an aperture sized to closely surround a linear material extending through the aperture. The linear material is spoolable and unspoolable from the reel drum while the housing encloses the reel drum. The housing includes decoration depicting a ball indicative of a game or type of recreation, a globe, a robot, a gazing ball, at least one flag, camouflage, foliage, diamond plate, or a race car. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090121068 | Wire Rack Assembly - A wire rack assembly includes: a casing defining an accommodating space therein and provided with a plurality of first conductive members that are disposed in the accommodating space; a first wire connected to the first conductive members and provided with a plug that is disposed outwardly of the accommodating space; a reel mounted rotatably on the casing, defining a winding space, and provided with a plurality of second conductive members that are respectively in sliding contact with the first conductive members; and a second wire wound on the reel, connected to the second conductive members, and provided with a receptacle that is disposed outwardly of the winding space and the accommodating space. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110108653 | Cable centering arrangement for cable shortener device - A cable alignment device for longitudinally centering the cable or line extending two ways from a cable shortener device, comprising: an oblong base having a central portion for rotative receipt of the cable shortener device; a first leg and a second leg on the oblong base; and a cable alignment channel in the first leg and the second leg of the oblong base, the alignment channel arranged for receipt of the cable therein. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110139919 | CART WITH RETRACTABLE POWER CORDS - A cart having retractable power cords. The medical cart including a housing, a reel device connected to the housing, and at least one power cord. The power cord spools and unspools on the reel device. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110297779 | REEL ASSEMBLY SUPPORT WITH VARIABLE ORIENTATION - A reel assembly is provided to support lengths of fluid delivery line. A support arm is secured at one end with the reel assembly and shaped at the opposite end to engage a support structure. The support arm includes separate arm sections; each having mating end portions that are shaped to be releasably, coaxially securable with one another to resist rotation with respect to one another. The arm sections may be provided in various shapes, including straight and angled, to provide a variable geometry. A pivot joint may be formed within the support arm to allow a portion of the support arm and the reel assembly to pivot with respect to the support structure. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120111986 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SPINDLE OF SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor and method of incorporating a spindle into a retractor frame, even when an additional component having a larger diameter than a spindle, such as a load limiter mechanism, is attached to the spindle. The seatbelt retractor includes a spindle having a recessed portion in a cylindrical surface for retracting a webbing, and a retractor frame including two flat plate-shaped side walls that are provided in parallel via an interval A in order to support the spindle, each of the two side walls being provided with a circular through hole having a diameter C. An element on a first end of the spindle is contained within a range of a distance D from a deepest portion of the recessed portion, and an element on a second end of the spindle is contained within a range of a distance B from the deepest portion of the recessed portion. The distance D is smaller than the height C, and the distance B is smaller than the interval A. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120168551 | HOSE REEL MOUNTING TUBE CONSTRAINT - A hose reel | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120228420 | VEHICLE - A hybrid car is a vehicle capable of being externally charged through a charging cable. The hybrid car includes a front door opened and closed when an occupant gets into and out of a vehicle cabin, and a cable reel mounted within the front door for taking up the charging cable. The front door has a resin portion located above the cable reel. A pull-out opening directed to the resin portion for pulling out the charging cable is formed in the cable reel. A take-out opening for taking out the charging cable pulled out from the pull-out opening from the front door to outside of the vehicle is formed in the resin portion. This configuration can improve workability during charging. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120292420 | REEL ASSEMBLY - A reel assembly comprises a spool member configured to rotate about a spooling axis to wind or unwind a linear material. The spool member is also configured to rotate about a reciprocation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the spooling axis. A housing substantially encloses the spool member and comprises first and second housing portions that are rotatable with respect to one another about the reciprocation axis. The first housing portion defines an aperture configured to receive the linear material therethrough. A rotating member is configured to rotate when the spool member rotates about the spooling axis. The rotating member is mechanically linked with respect to the first housing portion via one or more intervening components, such that each revolution of the rotating member produces one cycle of relative reciprocating rotation between the spool member and the first housing portion about the reciprocation axis. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130140393 | HOUSING STIFFENER FOR HOSE REEL DECK BOX - A stiffener structured to support a unitary housing component comprised of substantially flat sidewalls is provided. A unitary housing comprised of substantially flat sidewalls, e.g. a housing for a hose reel, is a housing component that is substantially free of support ribs and other contoured surfaces. The stiffener is molded separately from the unitary housing component and coupled thereto. Preferably, the stiffener is a band extending under, or about, the perimeter of the lower side of the unitary housing component. Use of the stiffener allows the unitary housing component to remain free of substantial support ribs and other contoured surfaces thereby allowing for less expensive molds and a reduced failure rate of produced elements. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130277486 | HOSE REEL SPOOL - A hose reel spool has an annular ring defining an axial hub, and two concave side walls. The side walls extend radially outward from the ends of the annular ring, and slant axially inward to converge towards each other as they extent radially outward. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140077021 | RETRACTOR SAFETY DEVICE - Retractor safety device for identifying and controlling hazardous areas associated with unmarked, unbarricaded or unprotected areas of Construction and General Industry work sites, as well as any application requiring pedestrian movement-control, designed to meet all required safety standards in terms of color and signage, and will incorporate a variety of elements to promote visibility and ease of use. Retractor safety device is an industrial-grade, reusable caution/danger/hazard tape retractor that attaches by means of a universal mounting bracket, includes a manually- or automatically-operated tape-locking mechanism, as well as a quick-connect, universal tape attachment with Lock-Out, Tag-Out (LOTO) capabilities, and field cleanable/maintainable. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140131503 | WINDER ASSEMBLY - A winder assembly for controlling the extension or retraction of a window covering, for example a roller blind. The winder assembly includes a spindle having a head, a shaft extending from the head, and a location lug also extending from the head, in the direction of the shaft. The winder assembly further includes a drive mechanism operable to control the extension and retraction of the window covering by rotation of the drive mechanism about the spindle, and a spindle cover. The spindle cover itself includes an opening through which the shaft of the spindle passes, the cover releasably engaging the head of the spindle, and at least one location aperture receiving the location lug to define at least one position of the spindle relative to the cover. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150090828 | CASING STRUCTURE OF CABLE REEL - A casing structure of a cable reel includes a hollow main body, which has two ends communicating with the outside and an interior space rotatably receiving therein a reciprocal rotary disk that receives therein a cable having first and second end sections in such a way that the first and second end sections of the cable extend out of the main body through the two ends of the main body. The main body has at least one first through opening in communication with the interior space of the main body. The first and second end sections of the cable are provided with predetermined colors so that when the first and second end sections of the cable are selectively pulled, a visual effect caused by reciprocal rotation of the first and second end sections of the cable is observable through the first through opening. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150108265 | CORD REEL DEVICE - The cord reel device comprises a first reel body and a second reel body which are linked so that their rotational axes coincide; a pullout cord that is wound around the first reel body so that it can be pulled out; an internal cord that is wound around the second reel body in the same direction as the winding direction of the pullout cord; and a reel case that rotatably covers the first reel body and the second reel body and forms a winding space that allows free play of the internal cord. A convex portion that protrudes toward the rotational axis is provided to the reel case. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150320267 | TOILET ROLL DISPENSER AND USED PAPER RECEPTACLE - The present invention provides apparatus and methods for dispensing toilet roll and disposing used paper, the apparatus including an open end element and a closed end element, wherein the open end element and the closed end element are introduced to a first end and a second end of a paper roll core, respectively, thereby forming the apparatus. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160076303 | Winding Wheel Assembly - A winding wheel assembly includes a casing, a worm wheel, a worm, a pulley, a base and a cover unit. The casing includes a rod formed thereon and two barbs formed thereon. The worm wheel is inserted in the casing. The worm is engaged with the worm wheel. The pulley is connected to the worm and located out of the casing. The base is connected to the casing and located below the pulley. The cover unit includes a canopy for covering the pulley, a buckle engaged with the rod, and two barbs engaged with barbs of the casing. | 03-17-2016 |
| 242399000 | Plural spool positions | 4 |
| 20130068871 | WINDING/UNWINDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WINDING/ UNWINDING A METAL PRODUCT IN A ROLLING LINE | 03-21-2013 |
| 242399100 | With discrete actuator | 1 |
| 20100147988 | CAROUSEL FOR FLEXIBLE PRODUCT - A carousel for the storage of flexible product, and a method of loading flexible product thereon, wherein said carousel comprises an open drum mounted to rotate around a vertical axis, an elevatable floor, preferably internal to said drum and lifting means for lifting and lowering said elevatable floor. Said lifting means possibly being located between a base of said carousel and said elevatable floor. Said carousel may be of the type designed for location under deck on a marine pipelaying vessel, said flexible product being flexible conduit for the transport of hydrocarbons. | 06-17-2010 |
| 242399200 | Arcuately displaced positions | 2 |
| 20130181083 | RETRACTING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING TO A WEB STRAP - Retractors and vests having retractors are disclosed, wherein the retractor can be attached by an attachment mechanism to a web system on the vest. An accessory can be attached to a line within the retractor, and the line can be extended from the retractor housing during accessory use. When the line is extended from the housing, the retractor housing rotates so it aligns with the extended line. This alignment of the housing and line reduces stresses on the line, which extends the reliability and lifespan of the retractor. Further, a retraction force can retract the line back into the retractor housing when the extension force is released. The retraction force can be strong enough to prevent the line from extending from under weight of the accessory. The retractor can also minimize the dangle length of the retracting device to the attachment point to minimize movement when not in use. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20150028147 | Cable Support Stand - A cable support system includes a frame having a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom; an axle disposed through the frame extending from the first side to the second side; a drum having a rim for receiving the axle such that the drum is supported by and rotates on the axle, wherein the drum is in rollable contact with the cable for supporting the cable and configured for cable to move across surface of the drum while the drum is rotating to facilitate paying out or taking up the cable as the drum rotates; and a stand having a top portion in contact with the bottom of the frame and a plurality of legs which extend downwardly from the top portion, wherein the legs and top portion elevate the frame to facilitate the pay out or taking up of the cable over objects below the frame. | 01-29-2015 |
| 242400000 | Combined with nonreel device | 15 |
| 20080251625 | Retractable Reeled Tape and Control Mechanism Therefor - A control mechanism for a retractable reeled tape comprising tape wound on a rotatably mounted spindle so as to be retractably deployable therefrom to selected lengths, said control mechanism comprising: a pawl and tooth arrangement bearing on the spindle such as, when engaged, to permit rotation of the spindle in a direction whereby tape is wound onto the spindle, but to obstruct rotation of the spindle in a direction whereby tape is unwound therefrom; and a clutch mechanism operable to disengage the pawl such that, with the pawl so disengaged, the spindle is free to rotate in either direction. A barrier tape dispenser incorporating such a control mechanism, a tape barrier system comprising multiple such dispensers, and a temporary barrier incorporating such dispensers on suitable uprights, are also described. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080265082 | Retractable ID badge holder kit - The retractable ID badge holder kit provides removable and replaceable indicia on a retractable reel housing to celebrate a promotional event, special occasion or holiday. The kit contains a retractable reel supporting an ID badge holder at the end of the retractable cord or tether, a ferromagnetic plate to be glued to one side of the reel housing, an assortment of promotional pictures symbolic of special events, special occasions and holidays, and a rubberized sheet magnet attached or attachable to the rear surface of the pictures. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080315026 | Multi-task Fly Line Machine - The Multi-task Fly Line Machine uses spools to hold or store fly line in different phases of the operations to transfer fly line for storage or to another fly reel, clean and/or lubricate the fly line as well as a movable guide which performs the cleaning and lubricating of the fly line. There is also a removable platform to facilitate the addition of new fly line or other materials into the system. The machine functions either by use of a hand crank or use of an external power device such as a hand drill to operate the machine. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090078812 | Power cord cooling apparatus for a vacuum cleaner - A power cord cooling apparatus disposed in a cord reel chamber formed inside a main body of the vacuum cleaner to cool a power cord wound around a cord reel, wherein the power cord cooling apparatus allows outside air to enter the cord reel chamber, to contact the power cord wound around the cord reel, and to be discharged outside the cord reel chamber via a center space in the cord reel. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110079676 | RETRACTABLE CORD REEL - A retractable cord reel is disclosed. The retractable cord reel may have a spool having a conductor carried thereon. The cord reel may also have a conductor lead coupled to a ratchet. The spool and the ratchet may be configured to make an electrical connection with each other. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110108654 | REEL FRAMES FOR REMOTE VIDEO INSPECTION SYSTEMS - A frame assembly for a cable reel includes a lower support frame for rotatably supporting a drum and an upper support member attached to the lower support frame. The upper support member is disposed above the drum and defines a planar top surface when the upper support member is in the working position. The upper support member may be configured to form a folding seat for a user, a drawer for storage and/or a platform for placing a device thereon. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20130099045 | SENSOR MODULE FOR BICYCLE - A sensor module for mounting on a rear fork of a bicycle includes a housing, a spool piece, a spool cap, and a sensing element. A switch member is arranged on one end of the housing, while a mounting seat is recessed on another end thereof. The spool piece is received by the mounting seat. The spool cap is arranged on the edge portion of the mounting seat. The sensing element is connected to the spool piece by a cable. The cable can be rewound into the spool piece. The distance between the sensing element and the housing is adjustable by extending or retracting the cable. The adjustability allows the sensor module to be adoptable by bicycles with different wheel sizes and rear fork structures. Accordingly, various cycling parameters can be measured. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140027557 | ROTATABLE CONNECTOR DEVICE - A relative rotation restriction unit includes a rotation restriction body for restricting a stator and a rotator, which are in engagement with each other coaxially so as to be rotatable with respect to each other, from rotating with respect to each other at a restriction position, and an urging unit for elastically supporting the rotation restriction body toward the restriction position. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20150097066 | CORD REEL - Cord reels are disclosed, which are adapted to keep electrical cords organized within a reasonable area. According to one example, a cord reel can include a fixed housing with electrical prongs protruding from one end, and a rotational housing coupled to the fixed housing. The rotational housing may be adapted to hold an electrical cord. At least one electrical receptacle adapted to receive an appliance plug, such as a standard plug or a residual current device (RCD) plug, may be mounted to the rotational housing such that the appliance plug and an immediately adjacent appliance cord will rotate at least substantially within a limited cylindrical plane. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 04-09-2015 |
| 242400100 | Hand wrapped | 6 |
| 20100224714 | CORD ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The present invention provides a cord adjustment device for adjusting and managing the additional length of the cord of earphones when being used with portable multi-media devices such as a music player. The cord adjustment device is a spool shaped piece comprising magnetic material and further comprising a mating member which has a magnetic attraction to the spool member. The cord adjustment device is attached to clothing by placing the mating member on the reverse side of the clothing and the spool member on the outer side of the clothing. The cord adjustment device may also comprise a microphone, transmitter/receiver or an audio player. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110220754 | CORD STORAGE SYSTEM - An apparatus and method facilitate storage of an extension cord about one or more hooks on an electrically powered appliance. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120032020 | Hose hopper: a device to store hose and similar cord-like items - This invention has no mechanical parts or mechanisms but relies on gravity and elasticity to disperse the hose (or other item) in unstrained coils against the inside perimeter of a hollow truncated cone (apex down. open base up). When loading the hose into the conical container, gravity settles the loops of the coil down against the previous loop while the elasticity of the hose forces the hose against the perimeter of the cone. This natural physical process inhibits the overlapping of the loops which could otherwise result in tangling and kinks while withdrawing the hose from the container. The result is less strain on the hose and the user and no mechanical problems | 02-09-2012 |
| 20130119181 | CORD STORAGE DEVICE - A cord storage device is provided, including a clip element, a rotation element and a press element. The clip element further includes a first clip plate and a second clip plate, the peripheries of the two clip plates are partially connected so that a non-closed clipping space is formed between the two clip plates. The rotation element is located on the first clip plate, with the majority of the rotation element located on the outer side of the first clip plate. The rotation element and outer wall of the first clip plate form a wound cord space in-between. The press element is located inside the space between the first and the second clip plates. The press element will move due to the rotation element. When the rotation element rotates in a particular direction, the press element will move toward the second clip plate synchronously. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130140394 | CABLE ORGANIZER AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE WITH SAME - A cable organizer in accordance with the present invention has a top seat, a separating plate and a base plate. The top seat has two plug slots, a winder and a longitudinal slot. The separating plate is mounted to a bottom of the winder and has a slit corresponding to and communicating with the longitudinal slot. The base plate is detachably mounted to a lower portion of the separating plate and has a spindle having a top mounted in the slit of the separating plate. The present invention also relates to an electronic appliance with the cable organizer. The electronic appliance has two sliding slots to which the base are slidably mounted, wherein the base plate has a mounting slot and the electronic appliance has a positioning bead selectively protruding from the side of the electronic appliance and detachably inserted in the mounting slot of the base plate. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130193253 | MODULAR CORD ORGANIZER - A modular cord organizer apparatus for organizing and supporting at least one coiled cord on a mounting surface including at least one modular frame for receiving the coiled cord is provided. The modular frame has an ‘H’ shaped perimeter defining a pair of frame sides a pair of frame ends spaced by the frame sides. The frame ends define a cord receiving recess and a planar sheet extends between the frame ends. A rim extends perpendicularly to the planar sheet of the modular frame. A rack is provided for receiving at least one modular frame and supporting the modular frame on the mounting surface. At least one connection removably attaches one of the frame sides to the rack in a mounting direction generally parallel to the frame sides and includes a coupler having a pair of shaped tabs defining a slot and a channel for receiving the modular frame. | 08-01-2013 |
| 242401000 | Collapsible or knockdown | 4 |
| 20080203211 | PORTABLE CURTAIN RETRACTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A portable barrier retraction device and system for retracting and deploying barriers, such as theatrical curtains. The portable barrier retraction device for retracting and deploying barriers, such as theatrical curtains. The device includes a rotatable shaft in rotational communication with a first drum. The device further includes a detachable rotatable second drum rotational communication with the first drum. The second drum further including at least one spool configured to retract or deploy at least one line in response to rotation of the second drum. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090090806 | Wire Reel Assembly - A wire reel assembly includes a wire reel defining an axis and including first and second reel halves having first and second barrels and first and second flanges extending from the first and second barrels, respectively. The first barrel has an inner surface that is formed with a first engaging member protruding radially and inwardly therefrom. The second barrel has an outer surface that is formed with a second engaging member protruding radially and outwardly therefrom. The first barrel is sleeved on and is rotatable relative to the second barrel between a first angular position, in which the first and second engaging members disengage each other, and a second angular position, in which the first and second engaging members engage each other. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100264246 | CORRUGATED PAPER REEL - A collapsible reel having a high strength to weight ratio is provided. The collapsible reel comprises a core, around which a flexible media is wound, and flanges which prevent the wound flexible media from migrating axially off of the core. The core is formed of first and second blanks having hub portions and a plurality of spaced apart tabs projecting from the hub portions. To form the core, the tabs of each blank are folded and the tabs of the first blank are secured to the corresponding tabs of the second blank. The flanges are then adhered to the outer surface of the hub portions. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110198430 | Collapsible reel type dispenser with swivel closure - A collapsible reel-type apparatus provides a plurality of adjoining arm component axially joined to a plurality of adjoining leg component. The component so adjoined may be swiveled into a collapsed parallel condition for storage and an open perpendicular position for dispensing. Spring loaded elements automatically lock the components in the open position. Bearings located on the axial member above and below the sum arm component allow the free rotation of the arm component in the open position. Post guide members are adjustably secured to at least one arm component. An axially joined tubing guide extends outward and upward terminating in a looped enclosure. An upper retaining bar is detachably connected upon a coil with a tensioned retainer. | 08-18-2011 |
| 242402000 | With material segment retainer | 2 |
| 20130075519 | Apparatus For Shortening or Storing Elongate Flexible Materials - A device for shortening or storing a length of an elongate and flexible material such as rope, string, wire, electrical cable or cable-like items includes a two-part housing. A first portion of the housing forms a window or passage for receiving a loop of the flexible material. A second or opposing portion includes a spindle arranged with a member extending therefrom for engaging the loop. The first and second portions engage each other along an inner surface of their respective perimeters to enclose a volume that surrounds the spindle. One of the first portion or the second portion is rotated with respect to the remaining portion to draw a desired length of the flexible material into a volume enclosed by the housing, thereby shortening, protecting and storing the enclosed length of material in a reversible, none-damaging manner. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20150291125 | BELT TENSIONER FOR A SAFETY BELT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a belt tensioner ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 242403000 | Mobile carrier | 10 |
| 20090308963 | Foot Operated Lever-Lift Vertical Reel Unroller Assembly - A lever lift assembly is provided for lifting a reel of cable, wire or other material off the floor. In one embodiment of the lever lift assembly, a lever assembly is actuated to retract a lifter assembly underneath the reel causing the reel to be lifted on a pair of drive wheels and a pair of flanged wheels. In one embodiment the lever lift assembly incorporates drive wheels to unroll material from the reel. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100181411 | METHOD FOR DRAINING AND TRANSPORTING LARGE DIAMETER HOSES - A method for draining and transporting large diameter hoses includes providing a frame that is movable by virtue of a pair of wheels. The center of gravity of the frame, and of the frame and a coiled hose situated on it, is located directly above the wheels. The frame includes a front toe for facilitating the rolling of a coiled segment of hose up and onto the frame. The frame includes horizontally disposed rollers that facilitate removal of the coil from the frame. The frame also includes a guide bar to assist in maintaining the coil in an upright position during transport. An attachment is removably secured to the frame to allow a portion of the hose to drape over an elevated roller to extract water from the hose and, alternatively, to allow a power-driven winding rod wind the hose into a coil. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110121124 | Method and Apparatus for Use in Deployment of Temporary Fencing - A method of deploying temporary fencing includes connecting a first end of spooled fencing wire to a first fencepost, and with the spool rotatably on a vehicle, driving the vehicle toward a second position along a perimeter of an area to be fenced in. During this travel, the rotating spool deploys fencing wire for suspension a distance above ground between the fencepost and the spool. The spool is then removed from the vehicle and mounted on a second fencepost at the second position, thereby suspending the deployed fencing wire between the fenceposts. By mounting the spool onto the second fencepost and leaving deployed fencing wire intact with the remaining spooled wire, time and effort is reduced in later retrieval of the fencing, as there is no need to later re-join a cut length of wire to the spool, or to any wire remaining thereon after the initial fence deployment. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120286083 | Apparatus For Moving and Dispensing Spooled Material - The present invention is a unique cart for transporting and dispensing spooled or reeled materials such as carpet or cable. The apparatus allows a user to elevate a spool of material off the ground into a suspended position where the material can be unreeled, without the user having to manually lift the spool. The apparatus also allows the user to transport or move the elevated material from place to place while still in the cart. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20140291433 | DEVICE FOR WINDING AND UNWINDING TWO-DIMENSIONAL ROLL MATERIAL - The invention refers to a device for winding or unwinding two-dimensional roll material, such as for example sheets and/or bands of artificial turf, with at least one pair of tongs, wherein at least two gripping and/or tongs elements delimiting at least partly a winding space with each time at least one roller arranged at the ends of the gripping and/or tongs elements and having a roller surface are arranged, wherein at least one of the rollers can be driven rotationally, and the rollers can be put into contact with a winding of the two-dimensional roll material in order to set the two-dimensional roll material in a winding motion that is in opposite direction of the rotational movement of the rollers for winding or unwinding. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140291434 | BELT DELIVERY AND REMOVAL SYSTEM - A delivery and removal system used to transport, install, and remove a belt for use with mining equipment. The system includes a first frame member and a second frame member. A deck extending between the first frame member and the second frame member, and a winder is supported by the deck and rotatable relative to the first frame member and the second frame member about the deck. The system includes a drive system for driving movement of the winder. A free end of the belt is coupled to the winder. When the drive system is driven in a first direction, the winder rotates in a first direction such that the belt winds about the deck and when the drive system is driven in a second direction, the winder rotates in a second direction such that the belt unwinds from the deck. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140346269 | Modular System and Method for Deployment and Retrieval of Large Diameter Hoses - A hose deployment and retrieval system is described that includes a modular reel assembly. The modular reel assembly includes a reel having a hub around which a hose may be wound and a wheel assembly on either side of the hub and spaced to accept the hose there between. The reel assembly also includes an axle in the center of the hub around which the hub can spin and a base holding the axle. A deployment fork assembly includes a reel assembly mount for engaging with the modular reel assembly and a drive mechanism to spin the reel when the deployment fork assembly is engaged with the modular reel assembly, wherein the deployment fork assembly is adapted to mount to a vehicle. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150041580 | SEISMIC CABLE HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for handling seismic cable having sensor stations thereon is provided. The seismic cable is positionable about the seismic field for measuring seismic parameters of a subsurface structure. The system includes a mobile unit, a reel and a winch assembly. The mobile unit is positionable about the seismic field, and has a platform. The reel is supportable on the platform with the seismic cable disposable about the reel. The winch assembly is carried by the mobile unit and includes a plurality of cable guides. At least one of the cable guides has a passageway with an adjustable dimension for aligning and guiding the seismic cable and the sensor stations passing therethrough. | 02-12-2015 |
| 242403100 | Single primary axle (e.g., hand cart) | 2 |
| 20090166463 | Portable winding and reeling apparatus - An improved winding apparatus for winding hoses and similar hose-shaped items such as those used in the firefighting industry. The apparatus includes a retainer including first and second pieces adapted for moving relative to each other in a complementary way for securing the hose to the winding means. Optional mechanical and electrical means for driving the apparatus are described. Rollers, left and right guide means and a squeegee comprise a three part guide and cleaning subassembly which aids in the reeling of the hose. The apparatus includes a modular core adapted to be permanently mounted to any vertical wall or alternatively easily connected to a handcart or fire truck for movement to fit the particular application. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110309182 | Hose reel cart with metal drum and height-adjustable manoeuvring handle - The reel hose cart comprises a metal drum ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 242404000 | Releasable mounting (e.g., separable fastener) | 4 |
| 20100282890 | TUBULAR ACTUATOR FOR DRIVING A ROLLER BLIND - Tubular actuator ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20140097283 | STRING LENGTH ADJUSTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a string length adjusting device, which includes a fixed housing including a drum rotation shaft formed in a central region thereof; a rotation housing rotatably coupled with respect to the fixed housing; a winding drum inserted into the fixed housing and the rotation housing and including a winding part around/from which a string is wound or unwound; and a coupling unit guide shaft coupling the fixed housing to the rotation housing, the coupling unit guide shaft guiding up/down operations of the rotation housing for operations of winding or unwinding the string. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150008274 | CHARGING-CABLE STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a charging-cable storage device that includes a holder-side socket to be electrically connected to a side of a charging power supply, a holder provided with the holder-side socket, a reel that is attachably and detachably attached to the holder and that includes a rotating drum to wind up the charging cable, and a reel-side socket that is provided to the reel and fitted to the holder-side socket to thereby electrically connect the side of the charging power supply and the charging cable to each other. At least either the holder-side socket or the reel-side socket is rotatable, and the holder and the reel are provided with respective identification marks. | 01-08-2015 |
| 242404300 | Hook, ring, or hanger | 1 |
| 20120292421 | BELT RETRACTOR FRAME - A belt retractor frame, which is suitable for fixing in a vehicle. The belt retractor frame has: at least one hook for hooking the belt refractor frame into a vehicle panel and at least one bent tab, which produces a preload with the vehicle panel after the at least one hook has been hooked in. | 11-22-2012 |
| 242405000 | Hand carried | 15 |
| 20090184190 | Reel device with music play function - A reel device with music play function includes a reel box, a music player and an earphone. The reel box has a shell and a reel element mounted in the shell. The music player is combined with the shell of the reel box. The earphone has a cable electrically connected with the music player and an audio output unit electrically connected with the cable. The reel element can reel in the cable of the earphone. Basing on the above structure, the present invention can provide a music play function and is convenient for carry, use and collection of the cable of the earphone. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20140097284 | SPINDLE COVER - A cord winder spindle cover housing, wherein the housing is mountable onto a spindle, and said housing has (i) a drive portion for receiving a cord that controls the extension and retraction of a blind and (ii) at least one opening through which the cord passes, the opening defined by a pair of spaced but opposing convex surfaces. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140339352 | CABLE HOUSING DEVICE - A cable housing device according to the present invention is provided with a rotating drum having a winding portion around which a cable is wound, and a guide groove having a groove into which a wind start portion of the cable is inserted and extending along a circumferential direction of the winding portion. A width of at least one portion of the groove is smaller than an external diameter of the cable. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150122932 | Barbed Tape and Apparatus for Deploying a Barbed Tape - In some embodiments, a barbed tape can be formed from a planar strip of flexible material and include a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, the barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast. Apparatus for deployment of barbed tape is also described. | 05-07-2015 |
| 242405100 | Hand wrapped | 6 |
| 20090194630 | STORAGE UNIT FOR STEREO HEADSET - A winding case of a storage unit includes a spool-like element for winding thereabout a cable interconnecting an audio jack and a pair of ear buds. A housing extending from the winding case retains the junction between the cable and the pair of conductors connected to the pair of ear buds. A lid hingedly attached to the housing permits insertion and removal of the junction. A further lid hingedly attached to the winding case permits insertion of the cable, winding of the cable about the spool-like element to reduce the operable length of cable and removal of the cable. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100155521 | WEBBING ROLLER - A webbing roller suitable for being coupled to a portion of a webbing, drooping after an effective length of the webbing is adjusted. The webbing roller includes a pair of webbing roller bodies; an opening defined at first ends of the webbing roller bodies and having a retainer band which is connected to the first ends of the webbing roller bodies around the opening; and a fastening projection formed on second ends of the webbing roller bodies to allow the retainer band to be fastened thereto. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20130134252 | Earphone Cord Winder - The earphone cord winder in accordance with the present invention allows the cord of an earphone device to be wound thereto in order to prevent damage due to excessive bending. The earphone cord winder has a body, a first, a second, and a third protrusion formed around the body at intervals forming an upper cord groove and a lower cord groove, two receiving slots recessed on a first surface of the body, a plug groove recessed on a second surface of the body, a middle groove connecting the opposite sides of the first protrusion, a remote control groove communicating with the upper cord groove, two first recessions communicating with the two receiving slots respectively, at least one second recession recessed on a side of the second protrusion, and at least one third recession recessed on a side of the third protrusion and communicating with the plug groove. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20160044904 | Hand Reel for a Fishing Line - A hand reel ( | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160122154 | Cord Management Devices and Methods - A cord spool may have a generally cylindrical primary element made of flexible material, which may have first and second primary element openings. The primary element may further include a central exterior portion between first and second raised portions. The primary element may further include an interior portion dimensioned and configured to accept a fixture. The cord spool also may have at least one flexible strap securely affixed to and extending through the interior portion of the primary element and extending beyond the first and second openings of the primary element. The strap may have first and second strap ends with first and second fasteners. The strap may be dimensioned and configured to allow the first and second strap ends to be releasably secured to one another, forming a cord securing loop. | 05-05-2016 |
| 242405200 | With distinct handle | 1 |
| 20110101146 | Winding Device for Cables Connecting Electric or Electronic Equipments with Instruments - A winding device for the connecting cables of electric and/or electronic equipment and/or instruments comprising a frame which mainly extends according to a longitudinal axis of symmetry and in which there is a pair of first housings positioned opposite one another, which hold the cable, and second housings which hold the jacks connected to the ends of the cable. | 05-05-2011 |
| 242405300 | With distinct handle | 5 |
| 20100044490 | HAND HELD CABLE REEL - A hand held cable reel ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100314481 | AUDIO CORD ORGANIZER - Cord organizers including a first shell, a second shell, and a spindle connecting the first shell and the second shell. The inside face of the first shell is held proximate the inside face of the second shell with a gap there between. The cord organizer is configured to allow the user to manually wind the cord around the spindle. The cord organizer may comprise containment surfaces extending from the inside face of the first shell and/or the inside face of the second shell as well as opposing elastomeric grips connected to the inside faces of the shells, so that the elastomeric grips encircle the spindle to receive and clamp the connection end and the listening end of the cord between the first elastomeric grip and the second elastomeric grip. A cord restraint is used to hold the cord close to the spindle and the inside face of one of the shells. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20150014464 | CABLE STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device for a cable includes: a holder including a socket connected to a power source side; a reel attached to the holder so as to be attachable thereto and detachable therefrom and including a rotary drum to take up the cable; a socket provided on the reel and fitted with the socket of the holder when the reel is attached to the holder; and an elastically-deformable elastic member that is provided on at least one member of the holder and the reel and presses the socket of the one member to the side of the socket of the other member. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150034754 | WOUND ROPE OR CORD SUPPORT - A support comprising a handhold in the center with two ends extending straight out in opposite directions away from the handhold for winding and storing a rope or cord in a secure condition in a figure-8 configuration around the ends of the support using a flexible tie affixed at one end to the center of the support to wrap around and secure the rope or cord to the support when the other end of the tie is fastened to a cleat located in the center of the support. A method of winding and releasing a line on the support. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160145070 | HANDHELD REELING DEVICE HANDLE - An improved handle for handheld reeling devices that utilizes an open hand instead of a closed grip, to hold the reeling device. A resilient flexible water resistant strap securely attached to reeling device frame, creates a self-supporting open loop through which the operator inserts a hand with greater ease while also being deflectable against the reeling device frame for compactness during storage. The use of an open hand for hold the reeling device frame provides better control over the reeling device from the forces generated by the motion of the winding-hand. | 05-26-2016 |
| 242406000 | With special base or mounting member (e.g., attachment socket or stake) | 6 |
| 20110073700 | OPTICAL LASER FIBER REEL - A universal laser fiber reel for use with an optical laser fiber, having a base with a base plate, the base plate having a base hub and base wall with the base wall having a base wall width not less than a minimum laser fiber wind length. A fiber cage proximate the base wall radially stores the laser fiber in the reel, the fiber cage having a fiber cage radius equal to a minimum laser fiber bend radius and a fiber cage width not less than the minimum laser fiber wind length of the laser fiber. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20130026277 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device is provided capable of preventing or suppressing a frame from deforming such that one of leg-plates or a back-plate displaces towards the other. A face on the center of curvature side of a curved portion of a front back plate section configuring the frame and a one width direction edge namely an upper edge of a bar support face each other along the up-low direction. When the front edge sides of leg-plates are displaced to rise due to a webbing being pulled, the one width direction edge of the bar support interferes with a front end of the front back plate section to prevent or suppress the front edge sides of the leg-plates from rising further. Deformation of the frame caused by the front edge sides of the leg-plates to rise can accordingly be prevented or suppressed. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130032655 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A REEL - A reel mounting assembly can include a base and a reel support. The base can be configured to mount to a surface. The reel support can be configured to support a reel hanging from the reel support. The base and reel support each have engagement elements configured to pivotably engage one another, such that the base and the reel support can pivot with respect to each other about at least two approximately orthogonal axes extending through the engagement elements. The reel mounting assembly can be provided in combination with a reel. The reel mounting assembly can provide self-leveling features for a reel. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130206891 | REEL HANGER CLIP - The present disclosure is drawn to a releasable clip for attachment to a spool for holding decorations that allows the spool to be attached to a support structure when hanging or removing decorations, comprising: an attachment portion including an overhang operable to attach to the support structure; and a releasable attachment portion operable to releasably attach to the spool, the releasable attachment portion including a releasable mechanism that interfaces with the spool and an extension structure that extends from the releasable attachment portion beyond the circumference of a side member of the spool when attached to the spool. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140361114 | SEATBELT DEVICE - In a webbing take-up device, a housing portion configuring a recessed shape opening in a direction orthogonal to a fastening direction of a screw is formed to a body. A head portion of the screw is housed inside the housing portion, and the screw is inserted through an insertion portion in one side wall of the housing portion and fastened to the frame. A tool hole is formed in another side wall of the housing portion. A tool can accordingly be inserted through the tool hole to fasten the screw to the frame. The other side wall is formed with a fixing hole that fixes a spring cover, the fixing hole overlapping with the head portion as viewed along the screw fastening direction. A placement space of the screw and the fixing hole in the body as viewed along the screw fastening direction can accordingly be made small. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150108266 | BELT RETRACTOR - The invention relates to a belt retractor ( | 04-23-2015 |
