B65H49/205

CABLE REEL WITH AXIALLY ADJUSTABLE COUPLING MECHANISM
20230219782 · 2023-07-13 ·

A cable reel is described. The cable reel includes first and second opposing flanges. The first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange has a second hub portion. The first and second hub portions are configured to be axially aligned and configured to mate with one another to support cable. The cable reel includes an axially adjustable coupling mechanism configured to couple the first hub portion to the second hub portion at a plurality of stable axial positions. The first hub portion is rotationally fixed to the second hub portion at the plurality of axial positions.

Ground wire side car

An apparatus for the transportation and dispensing of spooled wire or cable, the apparatus comprising a payoff reel, wherein the payoff reel comprises an arbor hole having a payoff reel diameter and a detachable side car reel, wherein the detachable side car reel comprises an arbor hole having a detachable side car reel diameter and wherein the detachable side car reel is attachable to the payoff reel and wherein the detachable side car reel further comprises a reel lift.

Quick Physical Restraint System
20220396977 · 2022-12-15 ·

The quick physical restraint system has a binding, a dispenser, and a shield. The binding is deployed to wrap around a suspect to reduce the need to physically engage before placing the suspect into custody. The dispenser allows the binding to uncoil and be stored. The shield covers the binding to ensure it does not attach to the user. The binding has hooks, a latch and a binding handle. The hook is a metal spike along the binding length that is used to penetrate the suspects' clothing. The binding handle ensures the binding can be held without the dispenser. The dispenser has a binding spool, a binding cutter, a handle, a shield rail, a spool trigger, and a spool stopper. The binding spool is a cylindrical section that rolls out the binding. This design allows the binding to be deployed through the dispenser or used as a standalone device.

ERGONOMIC TAPE HOLDER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
20220348434 · 2022-11-03 ·

The present disclosure relates to an ergonomic tape holder onto which a roll of tape is mounted and secured. In particular, the ergonomic tape holder is a single-piece and unitary constructed apparatus having vertical towers disposed on a fixed based which prevents the roll of tape from shifting, rolling, or moving about the base.

Wire caddy for transporting and dispensing wire or cable

An apparatus for the transportation and dispensing of spooled wire or cable, the apparatus including a handle structure wherein the handle structure has a first end and a second end, a first support structure attached to the first end of the handle structure, a second support structure attached to the second end of the handle structure, a first spool center insert attached to the first support structure, a second spool center insert attached to the second support structure, a first leg moveably attached to the first support structure, a second leg moveably attached to the second support structure, and wherein a spool of spooled wire or cable is attached to the first and second spool center inserts during transportation and dispensing of the spooled wire or cable.

METHOD OF INSTALLING CABLE ON CABLE REEL

A method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that includes the steps of placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel, that is separable from the first flange, opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame received in the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame received in the bag. The second support frame is positioned in the bag such that the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame.

ELASTIC HAIR TIE DISPENSER
20230166937 · 2023-06-01 ·

The present invention provides an elastic hair tie material and an elastic hair tie dispenser for dispensing varying lengths of elastic hair tie material. More particularly, the present Elastic Hair Tie Dispenser device has been configured with a flexible cover, a pivoting cutting blade actuator and cutting blade to conveniently dispense elastic hair tie material of varying color, cut to any desired length by the user of the dispenser, to be worn by women or men to restrain their hair in many varying different stylish configurations and for varying purposes, and wherein the dispenser is refillable by either winding hair tie material onto a spool rotatably housed within the dispenser or inserting a new coil of hair tie material sold separately.

QUICK-CHANGE WIRE FEEDER
20170232545 · 2017-08-17 ·

Apparatuses, systems, and/or methods for securing and unsecuring a wire feeder in an automatic welding system without using tools are disclosed. The welding system can include, for example, a robotic arm with a welding torch, an adaptor, and a wire feeder. The adaptor can include, for example, a quick-disconnect member located on the robotic arm. The wire feeder that can be removed from the adaptor after the quick-disconnect member has been actuated. The wire feeder can be installed and secured with tools by placing the wire feeder in the actuator and actuating the quick-disconnect member of the actuator.

Cord reel
11427430 · 2022-08-30 ·

A handheld reel device for collecting and releasing string lights and that accommodates use of handles of variable lengths for manually rotating the reel.

Fishing line dispenser
09723823 · 2017-08-08 ·

A fishing line dispenser, the fishing line being wound about a spool having circular walls, and a bore, the dispenser including a base; a “custom character” bracket including a column having front and rear ends, a cylindrical arm having a proximal end rigidly attached to the column's rear end, and having a spindle arm having a proximal end rigidly attached to the column's front end, the spindle arm being fitted for extension into the spool's bore; a pivot joint interconnecting the “custom character” bracket and the base, the pivot joint having first and second halves, first half being positioned at the base's rear end, and the second half including the “custom character” bracket's cylindrical arm; and a concavity positioned within the base for, upon the spindle arm's oppositely lateral extension into the spool's bore and upon downward pivoting of the “custom character” bracket, receiving and frictionally engaging the spool's circular walls.