Abstract: A method and apparatus (1) for rolling up a cable (8), wire, rope or the like into a ring (38). An end part (36) of the cable (8) is fixed, by the weight from the rolled-up ring (38) of cable (8), between the rolled-up ring (38) of cable (8) and a support (48) on which the rolled-up ring (38) of cable (8) is placed. The rolled-up ring (38) of cable is advanced on the support (48) with the end part (36) fixed between the rolled-up ring (38) of cable (8) and the support (48).

Abstract: An apparatus for the controlled lowering to the ground of a cut portion of a tree includes a rope and an anchor having an arrangement of guiding protuberances, each guiding protuberance including a bearing surface frictionally engaging and redirecting the rope without the rope fully encompassing any portion of the anchor including any of the guiding protuberances. Three guiding protuberances define a triangular arrangement. Of the three, a first guiding protuberance is disposed in proximity to an intermediate guiding protuberance defining a segment of a rope path therebetween, and a second guiding protuberance is disposed in proximity to the intermediate guiding protuberance defining another segment of the rope path therebetween without the segments crossing. A mounting member is attachable to the tree and a guiding member is pivotally connected to the mounting member along a pivot axis and includes an arrangement of guiding protuberances generally extending to each side thereof.

Abstract: A fishing line re-winding device includes a handle and a crank is connected to an end of the handle. The crank has a section that is perpendicular to the handle so that a mandrel of fishing line can be mounted to the section. An end member is mounted to the section to urge the mandrel in position. The reel is engaged with the handle and the fishing line is connected to the reel so that the fishing line is wound to the reel by rotating the crank handle of the reel.

Abstract: A drag washer of ceramic material is provided in a drag assembly for a fishing reel. The ceramic drag washer surprisingly provides the unique combination of hardness and surface finish to render desirable performance characteristics for a high quality drag assembly.

Abstract: A control device for preventing the shaft of fishing reel from rotating includes a plate pivotally connected to the body of the reel and a hook is defined in an end of the plate. A shaft is connected to a spool portion of the reel and has a groove defined in an outer periphery of the shaft. The hook is disengagably engaged with the groove so as to prevent the shaft from being rotated when the release button is unintentionally touched.

Abstract: An armature winder having an adjustable winding arm, includes a wire delivery point with two degrees of freedom—one along the longitudinal axis of the armature winder and one transverse to the longitudinal axis of the armature winder. In one preferred embodiment, the adjustable winding arm pivots around an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the winder. This pivoting motion allows adjustment of the wire delivery point along an arcuate path, thereby utilizing each of the degrees of freedom simultaneously.

Abstract: A compact dispenser for both premoistened wipes and dry bathroom tissue. The dispenser includes a first compartment for the premoistened wipes. The premoistened wipes may be placed in a removable tray in the first compartment. The dry bathroom tissue may be supported on a roll bar and be partially positioned in a second compartment of the dispenser. The dispenser may be mounted to a conventional bathroom tissue fixture using a mounting device.

Abstract: The invention is to offer a spinning reel for fishing, in which a handle can be replaced left and right, and an offset amount of a spool shaft and a handle shaft is reduced without lowering strength of these shafts, so that transmitting efficiency of rotating torque from a drive gear to a pinion gear can be heightened and a reel main body can be miniaturized. In the spinning reel for fishing, a part of the handle shaft crossing with the spool shaft is formed as a small diameter portion determined to have a smaller diameter than those of other parts of the handle shaft, and a part of the handle which is connected to the handle shaft is less to extend within the handle shaft to traverse the crossing portion of the spool shaft and the handle shaft.

Abstract: A winder for winding wire onto coil supports of dynamo-electric cores with translational, rotational, and stratification motions with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the dynamo-electric core is provided. The rotational motion may preferably be provided by the rocking motion of a gear sector. The stratification motion may preferably be provided by the implementation of a spiral groove. The spiral groove preferably shares the same longitudinal axis as the winder. The rotation of the spiral groove preferably creates a relative motion between the groove and the needles, thereby producing the radial stratification motion of the needles. Additionally, the winder includes a motor arrangement which is programmable and controllable. The motor arrangement may also provide a dampening effect to limit unwanted stratification motion.

Abstract: This invention provides a coil winder which can shorten the time required to wind coils. The coil winder has a nozzle for feeding out a wire, a stator support base, a head for supporting the nozzle free to move radially relative to the rotation axis of the stator support base, a head support shaft which supports the head and extends axially, a head support shaft displacement mechanism for moving the head support shaft to and fro axially, a head support shaft rotating mechanism for rotating the head support shaft around the axis, a traverse shaft which passes through the head support shaft, a traverse shaft rotating mechanism for rotating the traverse shaft, and a nozzle displacement device for displacing the nozzle radially relative to the axis due to the relative rotation of the traverse shaft with respect to the head support shaft. Motors provided for the head support shaft rotating mechanism and the traverse shaft rotating mechanism are supported by a frame.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hoisting mechanism comprising a rotatable reel and hoisting cables to be wound onto the reel, the hoisting cables running substantially parallel to one another, and a guide plate having feed-through apertures for the hoisting cables, with at most one hoisting cable running through each feed-through aperture. For each hoisting cable a guide member is provided between the rotatable reel and the guide plate, which guide member is embodied as a spiral spring whose coils abut to one another and whose inside diameter is dimensioned such that the hoisting cable fed through the spiral spring is able to move in the feed direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for winding and placing windings on the magnetic core of a motor without transferring the windings prior to insertion. The method and apparatus include using a single coil winding/injection device having a plurality of gap defining elongate blades arranged in a circular array for use in winding coils and then insertion into a stator core.

Abstract: A method for pressure compensation in reversible motors used to drive hoisting cables and closing cables of a cable operated crane is provided. The method includes connecting a hydraulic motor to hoisting cables, connecting another hydraulic motor to closing cables, connecting the hydraulic motors to a common pressure medium source via delivery lines, performing a closing operation of a grab of the crane while simultaneously detecting working pressures in working circuits of the hydraulic motors, adjusting the working pressures during the closing operation using a control so that during the grab the working pressures are substantially equal to one another. The present invention also provides a device for pressure compensation in reversible motors for driving hoisting cables and closing cables of a cable operated crane.

Abstract: A hoisting apparatus comprising a frame (2), a rope drum (3) provided with a groove (12), a hoisting motor (4), a gear (5) and a pinion (6). The hoisting motor (4) is at least partly positioned inside the rope drum (3) supported against the frame (2) by its both ends. The hoisting motor (4) and the gear (5) are supported against the frame (2) only by one end of the rope drum (3), by which end the hoisting motor (4) and the gear (5) are arranged to rotate the rope drum (3) via the pinion (6). The pinion (6) is positioned between a cylinder, which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rope drum (3) and defined by the housing (15) of the hoisting motor (4), and the rope drum (3).

Abstract: A hoisting device for spreader supporting slide member of a sunshade includes first and second ratchet combinations each including a first ratchet, and a second turning ratchet. The ratchet combinations are positioned to face two opposite sides of the sunshade shank with the second ratchets being positioned between corresponding first ratchets and the shank. The ratchet combinations are biased towards the shank with springs. A shaft is passed through the shank plus the ratchet combinations, and is joined to a handle for effecting rotation thereof. The shaft is joined to a reel, which contacts the second ratchets at two end disk portions. Friction of the second ratchets against the end disk portions counteracts gravity on the slide member to prevent the sunshade from unwontedly folding from spread position once the sunshade is spread.

Abstract: A coil assembly includes a spool and a connector keyed thereto. To wind a coil on the spool, the spool is moved linearly with respect to the connector until the connector does not interfere with the winding bay on the spool. Thereafter, a wire is wound around the spool within the winding bay to form the coil. Once the coil is complete, the spool can be moved linearly with respect to the connector until a keying structure on the spool engages an opposing keying structure on the connector and a locking mechanism on the spool engages a corresponding locking mechanism on the connector. Thus, a complete coil assembly can be manufactured in one operation with minimal manufacturing steps.

Abstract: A drag knob of a spinning reel includes a main knob unit, a presser unit and a retaining member. The knob unit is a die-cast member having a concave portion provided on the rear side, and interlocking grooves that are formed on the front side at a certain spacing in circumferential direction, and extend along an axis direction through an outer periphery of the concave portion up to a groove end. A portion of the presser unit is accommodated in the concave portion. The retaining member has corner portions that interlock with the interlocking grooves, and contact portions that are formed in one piece with the corner portions and contact the presser unit from the rear side. The retaining member has enough elasticity to be mounted in the concave portion to retain the presser unit. The present invention reduces the manufacturing costs of a fishing reel.

Abstract: A new spool design for fishing reels is disclosed, allowing for the reversible separation of the spool into different parts for the easy removal of old fishing line and wherein a specially configured aperture is exposed upon separation of the spool parts, allowing for the introduction of one end of the line into the interior of the spool. The line can be attached to the inside of the spool, providing for a secure fastening of the line without exposure of the knot to the exterior of the spool.

Abstract: An in-situ curing filament winding process for making high quality flywheel rims at low cost, and the rims made by the process, and also an apparatus for performing the process, continuously cures resin during the filament winding process. A lower winding process temperature is used along with a lower cure temperature and inherently higher toughness epoxy resin system allows for the rim to be wound continuously, using a conservative radial deposition rate of approximately ¼-½ inch per hour. Multiple types of fibers can be used in a rim where they best serve the strength and stiffness requirements of the structure. The winding temperature can be kept at approximately 55° C.-80° C., providing low thermal residual stresses. Aliphatic amine or ether amine curing agents with epoxy resin generally work well to reduce the winding temperature and allow low viscosity, but other resin systems that provide similar characteristics can be used.

Abstract: Rotor braking device for stably braking the rotor in a spinning reel, regardless of fluctuations in the amount a shifting member of the device shifts, and for shifting the shifting member smoothly when contacting the rotor braking member. The rotor braking device (54b)—which is for braking the rotor (3), fitted rotatively to a spinning-reel reel unit (2), in response to pivoting of the bail arm (17) that pivots between line-winding and line-releasing postures—includes a braking member (65) and a shifting member (51). The elastic braking member (65) is provided on front of the reel unit facing the rotor, and includes, in at least a portion of its contour, a braking surface (65a) and a conducting surface (65b) arranged in continuation with the braking surface, extending frontward from the braking surface and gradually receding from the braking surface.