A biomass stack covering system for applying a tarpaulin sheet on a stack of biomass bales includes a motorized vehicle having at least one steerable and driven axle and an articulated arm affixed to and movable with respect to the motorized vehicle. The articulated arm is operably configured to extend horizontally and vertically and to pivot at a proximal end thereof with respect to the motorized vehicle. A tarpaulin dispensing apparatus is operably connected to a distal end of the articulated arm and is articulable thereabout. The dispensing apparatus is configured to rotationally retain a tarpaulin roll thereon and dispense a tarpaulin sheet from the tarpaulin roll onto the Bale stack by unrolling the tarpaulin sheet from the tarpaulin roll.

A hosed-reeling apparatus comprising a hose reel and a rack having a front opening for demountably receiving and supporting the hose reel. The hose reel has two sidewalls, a connection member concentrically coupling the two sidewalls, and two spindles extending laterally outward from the centers of the two sidewalls, respectively. The rack has at least a base framework, and a locking structure configurable between an unlock position and a lock position. The base framework has two upward facing channels on opposite sides thereof for demountably receiving the hose reel spindles. The channels are accessible from thereabove when the locking structure is at the unlock position, and the channels are inaccessible from thereabove when the locking structure is at the lock position. Each of the sidewalls of the hose reel may have at least one straight outer edge, allowing the hose reel sit stably on a horizontal surface or a ramp.

A pipe winch includes a shell, a reeling unit and a clutch. The reeling unit includes a spring-biased reel connected to a ratchet. The clutch includes a pedal, a bearing, a shaft, at least one crank, a lever, an axle, a pawl, a returning element and a spring. The shaft is supported on the bearing formed on the shell. The crank extends throughout the shell and connects the pedal to the shaft. The lever is connected to the shaft. The axle extends parallel to an axis of the reel. The pawl is connected to the axle and formed with a tip for engagement with the teeth of the ratchet and a handle in contact with the lever. The returning element is connected to the axle. The spring is arranged between the returning element and the shell.

A hose storage device including an open cylindrical core having an outer circumference and an inner circumference, the inner circumference including an inner track, a first wall and a second wall coupled to the open cylindrical core, the outer circumference of the open cylindrical core, the first wall, and the second wall defining a hose storage portion configured to receive a hose, a rotating ring operatively coupled to the inner track, and a handle pivotably coupled to the second wall, the handle configured to pivot between an operative position and a storage position.

A reel based closure device includes a housing, a tension member, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a tightening component that is positioned axially above the spool and that is operably coupled therewith so that an operation of the tightening component causes the spool to rotate within the housing to wind the tension member about the spool. The reel based closure device also includes a coupling component that is separate from the tension member and that frictionally engages with a distal end of the tension member so that the coupling component is removably fixed to the tension member. The spool component includes a coupling feature within which the coupling component is positioned to attach the tension member to the spool.

A device to easily and safely rotate a spool of wire from a vertical position that it is typically stored and transported in, to a horizontal position for unwinding. The device includes a platform and a rotating holder that can rotate between a vertical and horizontal orientation. The rotating platform includes two sides with a spool holder extending from one side. The spool holder includes a first support and a second support. Each support includes a clamp for engaging or disengaging from the spool.

A thread-wrapping device for a percussion mallet is disclosed. The thread-wrapping device includes a frame, a spindle, and a wrapping arm. The spindle is designed to retain the percussion mallet and is rotatably supported by the frame. The wrapping arm is supported by the frame and designed to rotate when the spindle rotates to wrap thread around a head of the percussion mallet. Further, a hand crank is provided to rotate the spindle and wrapping arm.

This invention relates to the auxiliary equipment for kitchen hood with the purpose of preventing the cooking odors and oil from spreading out the kitchen. The auxiliary equipment includes a rectangular frame designed in module type, curtains, and brackets to fix the auxiliary equipment to a kitchen hood. The frame includes four frame modules assembled together with curtain rollers having curtains fitted inside the frame modules. The curtain rollers rotate to raise or lower the curtains simultaneously. When the curtains are lowered a temporary enclosure is provided. The curtains are made of transparent material to prevent cooking odors and cooking oil from escaping the enclosure. The curtains are provided with fire-proof footage to keep the curtains safe. Small slits are provided on the curtains to help the cook to easily observe and handle food being cooked within the enclosure.

A mounting bracket for a cord reel assembly is provided. The bracket includes a base plate and a pair of side rails. The base plate has one or more mounting openings. The pair of side rails define a keyway between each of the side rails and the base plate. An assembly of a cord reel and the mounting bracket are also provided, as is a method of a method of installing a cord reel using the mounting bracket. In some embodiments, at least one rail of the pair of side rails includes a tongue extending therefrom. The tongue is configured for securement of a supply device thereto.

A belt retractor comprises: an outer member into which the strap belt can be inserted; core parts rotatably provided inside the outer member; and, an elastic member provided between the core parts and the outer member at a position axially displaced with respect to a belt winding part in the core parts, the core parts having an insertion part into which the strap belt is inserted, and the strap belt winding around the core parts and being stored between the core parts and the outer member by the core parts rotating relative to the outer member according to the bias of the elastic member with the insertion part gripping the belt.