A yarn feeder may comprise a metric-sized motor and a winding wheel, and a drive shaft axially protruding from a first end of the motor is configured to connect to a rotating member. The winding wheel formed in a tube shape comprises a first end and a second end, and an interior channel is adapted to axially penetrate through the winding wheel from the first end to the second end thereof. The interior channel is configured to accommodate the motor, and the rotating member is coupled with the interior channel such that the motor is configured to drive the winding wheel through the rotating member. The motor in the present invention is a metric-sized motor which is not only easy to buy in the market but also reduces manufacturing cost and the volume of the yarn feeder.

The invention is a flexible spool that serves as both yarn winder and storage vessel. The invention comes with an adapter made of plastic imbedded with a magnetic hex head attachment for use with a power drill or power screwdriver. When used, the invention protects yarn from tangles, knots, dust and debris and allows the user to knit with a continuous, easy feed of yarn from the beginning to the conclusion of a project.

The invention is a flexible spool that serves as both yarn winder and storage vessel. The invention comes with an adapter made of plastic imbedded with a magnetic hex head attachment for use with a power drill or power screwdriver. When used, the invention protects yarn from tangles, knots, dust and debris and allows the user to knit with a continuous, easy feed of yarn from the beginning to the conclusion of a project.

A cable-cord wrapping apparatus for promoting optimal wrapping and storage of audio or video cables. The cable-cord wrapping apparatus may primarily feature a handle integrally-connected to two arms running parallel to each other and integrally-connected to each other by a curved base. The arms create a channel within which to insert a cable or cord. Each arm may be tapered to provide optimal flexibility of the arms while maintaining desired structural integrity for securely storing a cable. Additionally, each arm may feature rounded ends which ease insertion of a cable or cord into the channel while also creating a barrier at the open end of the channel.

A cable-cord wrapping apparatus for promoting optimal wrapping and storage of audio or video cables. The cable-cord wrapping apparatus may primarily feature a handle integrally-connected to two arms running parallel to each other and integrally-connected to each other by a curved base. The arms create a channel within which to insert a cable or cord. Each arm may be tapered to provide optimal flexibility of the arms while maintaining desired structural integrity for securely storing a cable. Additionally, each arm may feature rounded ends which ease insertion of a cable or cord into the channel while also creating a barrier at the open end of the channel.

A high efficiency bobbin winding device with adjustability has a housing that encloses at least one motor and associated circuitry and mechanism that allows a user to selectively wind a bobbin with a selected amount of thread. The motor is mounted on a hinged support that rotates to move the motor which has a shaft that spins the bobbin. An adjustment knob is rotated to selectively move the motor support. A sensor detects the amount of thread wound on the bobbin and stops further winding when the proper amount of thread is wound on the bobbin. The housing also has indicator lights to indicate power and other settings. A spool is placed on a rod and is thread through a guide and a tension adjustment and then on the bobbin where it is wound to a selected level.

A cable retention system including a support strap having first and second outer connectors and first and second inner connectors coupled to a flexible member, wherein the first inner connector is positioned between the first outer connector and the second inner connector and the second inner connector is positioned between the second outer connector and the first inner connector, and a portable device including first and second outer connector attachment points and first and second inner connector attachment points, wherein the first and second outer connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second outer connecter attachment points, respectively, and first and second inner connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second inner connecter attachment points, respectively, wherein a linear distance between the first and second outer connector attachment points is less than a linear distance between the first and second inner connector attachment points.

A cable retention system including a support strap having first and second outer connectors and first and second inner connectors coupled to a flexible member, wherein the first inner connector is positioned between the first outer connector and the second inner connector and the second inner connector is positioned between the second outer connector and the first inner connector, and a portable device including first and second outer connector attachment points and first and second inner connector attachment points, wherein the first and second outer connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second outer connecter attachment points, respectively, and first and second inner connectors of the support strap are connected to first and second inner connecter attachment points, respectively, wherein a linear distance between the first and second outer connector attachment points is less than a linear distance between the first and second inner connector attachment points.

A fused deposition modeling filament production apparatus including an extrusion unit comprising an extruder, feeding means for feeding FDM raw material into the extrusion unit, a filament discharge at an end of the extruder, a filament cooling unit linked to the filament discharge, a filament buffer unit for receiving and storing the filament from the cooling unit. The extrusion unit, the filament cooling unit and the filament buffer unit are accommodated in a frame. The extrusion unit is horizontally accommodated in a top section of the frame, having the feeding means on top of the extrusion unit and extending vertically from the extrusion unit. The filament discharge is arranged for substantially vertically downward discharging the extruded filament from the extrusion unit. The filament cooling unit and filament buffer unit are accommodated in a lower section of the frame below the extrusion unit.

The invention relates to a microduct-tube winder (5) for winding up extruded empty plastics microduct tubes having an outside diameter of about 2 to about 20 mm, having a reel (8) which is rotatable about a rotation axis (16) and has a core (9) arranged between two radially projecting flanges (10), the tube being windable on said core (9), and having a tube guiding device (6), via which the tube is fed to the reel (8), wherein a first transfer point is provided on the tube guiding device (6), the tube losing contact with the tube guiding device (6) at said first transfer point in the operating state of the microduct-tube winder (5), and wherein provision is made of a second transfer point, assigned to the reel, the tube coming into contact with the core (9) or a tube layer wound onto the latter at said second transfer point, wherein the tube guiding device (6); is movable in a transverse plane of the reel (8) and the reel (8) is movable in the direction of its rotation axis (16) such that in the operating state the winding angle (a) at the second transfer point always remains the same. The invention also relates to a double station winder (1) having two such microduct-tube winders (5), to a processing system having a microduct-tube winder (5), to a manufacturing system having an extrusion apparatus and a processing system and to a method for winding up an empty plastics tube.