A strap may be removably attachable to a container. The strap may include a retractor having an opening, a retraction spring and a brake. The strap may further include a strip of flexible material attached to the retraction spring and extending through the opening of the retractor. The strap may also include clips attaching the retractor and distal end of the flexible material to the container. The strip of flexible material may move from a fully retracted position, where the distal end of the strip of flexible material is nearest the retractor, relative to the entire length of the strip of flexible material, to an extended position where the distal end of the strip of flexible material is furthest from the retractor. The retraction spring may bias the strip of flexible material into/toward the fully retracted position.

A winding mechanism includes a housing, an inner cylinder and a wire. The housing is formed with an accommodating space therein. An inner surface of the housing is formed with an internal thread structure. The inner cylinder is disposed in the accommodating space and defines a central axis. An outer surface of the inner cylinder is formed with an external thread structure. The external thread structure is cooperated with the internal thread structure. The inner cylinder is capable of displacing along the central axis by rotating relative to the housing. The external thread structure includes at least two contact portions and at least two non-contact portions, and gaps are formed between the non-contact portions of the external thread structure and the internal thread structure. An end of the wire is connected to the inner cylinder and is wound along the external thread structure of the inner cylinder.

A retractable pet leash comprises a shell with opposite ends, a rolling disc contained in the shell, a rope wound in the rolling disc, a locking button and a locking member; the shell is provided with a mounting hole; the locking button includes a mounting seat, a pulling member and a resetting member; the mounting seat is pivoted inside the shell; the mounting seat has a main body and a sliding slot passing through the main body; the pulling member is arranged on the mounting seat, a bottom of the pulling member passes through the sliding slot to connect the resetting member; the locking member is pivoted inside the shell and has a pivoting seat, a pivoting part, a locking part and the pressing part; the locking part cooperates with adjacent teeth of the rolling disc, the pressing part cooperates with the resetting part.

This invention is about a string line holder, used by construction workers for aligning construction units, that is inexpensive to make because of its simplicity in structure and its material which string line holder, after the string line is used up or defrayed, can be completely disposed of and replaced by another inexpensive string line holder of the same structure. The string line holder is made from a cylindrically shaped reel or spool on which the string line is wound and has an elongated handle which can be entirely inserted within a cylindrical passageway through the reel or spool and can be partially withdrawn from the cylindrical passageway such that the reel or spool can be rotated around a portion of the elongated handle. The string line holder, including the reel or spool and the elongated handle, is constructed from an inexpensive material such as cardboard or plastic.

An outdoor hose storage enclosure is an apparatus that securely retains a hose and facilitates the deployment and storage of said hose. The apparatus may include a storage housing and a storage lid. The storage housing serves to retain the hose readily accessible for easy retrieval of the hose. The storage lid serves to seal the storage housing to protect the hose from the environment and theft. The storage housing may include a first lateral panel, a second lateral panel, a front panel, a first attachment mechanism, a second attachment mechanism, a bottom panel, and a hose opening. The first lateral panel, the second lateral panel, the front panel, and the bottom panel form the structure of the storage housing. The first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism enable the mounting of the apparatus to the desired surface. The hose opening facilitates the deployment and storage of the hose.

The invention relates to a device for winding/unwinding a link adapted to transporter a fluid or transmit energy and/or signals, comprising: a reel (2) adapted to receive said link in wound form, a hollow through shaft (3) adapted to the passage of said link or fluid between a rotating joint and the reel, said hollow shaft (3) being integral with the reel (2) in order to drive said reel in rotation about a longitudinal axis (X) of said shaft, at least one permanent magnet synchronous direct drive motor, comprising a stator carrying windings (10) adapted to be electrically three-phase powered and a rotor carrying the permanent magnets (11) facing windings (10) of the stator.

A drain cleaning device including a drum, a cable positioned within the drum, a motor coupled to the drum to rotate the drum, a cable feed device operable to extend the cable out of the drum and retract the cable into the drum, a sensor operable to detect a performance characteristic of the drain cleaning device, and a controller coupled to the sensor and to the motor, the cable feed device, or both. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the performance characteristic of the drain cleaning device, and send an instruction to the motor, the cable feed device, or both to change an operating parameter of the motor, the cable feed device, or both based on the signal received from the sensor.

A display device is disclosed. The display device may comprise: a flexible display panel; a panel roller which is elongated and around which the display panel is wound or unwound; a bottom frame having the panel roller rotatably mounted thereon; a first vertical frame elongated in a direction crossing the lengthwise direction of the panel roller, and fixed to the bottom frame; a first lead screw positioned adjacent and parallel to the first vertical frame and rotatably coupled to the bottom frame; a first gear box positioned adjacent to the first vertical frame and installed on the upper surface of the bottom frame; a second gear box installed on the lower surface of the bottom frame and rotating the first lead screw by receiving power from the first gear box; a first slider which moves on the first lead screw in the vertical direction according to the rotation of the first lead screw; and a bar to which the end portion of the display panel is fixed and which is coupled to the first slider.

A ceiling lift tilt management system includes first and second motor units, which are attachable to a rail system of a medical care facility. Each motor unit includes a flexible strap, which can be coiled or uncoiled within the motor unit to raise or lower a spreader bar attached thereto. Coiling or uncoiling of the straps can cause raising or lowering of a sling attached to the spreader bars. The system also allows for tilting of the spreader bars by coiling or uncoiling a leading motor unit strap. The system includes a control system that measures the relative lengths of the two straps in order to ensure that relative tilt between the spreader bars does not exceed a threshold. Once a threshold tilt for height difference is reached, further user requests for additional tilting are prohibited. Patient comfort and safety are therefore ensured.

Pump apparatus comprising a base having a forward end region and a rearward end region with a longitudinal axis extending in a direction between the forward and rearward end region, a power unit and a reel assembly operatively mounted to the base, the reel assembly including a reel mounted for rotation about a rotation axis which extends laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis, a fluid conveying conduit operatively carried by the reel and adapted to be wound on, or payed out therefrom, at the forward end region of the base, the fluid conveying conduit being underwound onto the reel so that it is wound on and payed out adjacent the base, a guide device at the forward end region of the base for guiding the conduit onto or from the reel, and a vehicle which is at least partially submersible in fluid and which can be propelled over a surface on which it stands, the vehicle including a pump which is operatively connectable to the fluid conveying conduit.