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6872079 Bow tying learning device  
A method and device for assisting and teaching a child to tie a bow in a shoestring which includes a base member and an extended string attached to the base member with the two sides thereof...
6767037 Sliding and locking surgical knot  
The present invention provides a sliding and locking knot that does not require an additional half hitch to lock and suture retaining structures having such a knot. The sliding and locking knot has...
6672045 Apparatus and method for splicing threadlines by knot-induced thread twist entanglement  
This invention provides an apparatus and method for splicing together two threadlines in a manufacturing process and, more specifically, to a manually assisted apparatus and method resulting in a...
6648378 Automatic knot-tying device  
An automatic knot-tying device for tying a discrete knot about a workpiece, such as a bundle of wires, has been developed. The present invention works by pulling a filament, such as the...
6641181 Automatic knot-tying machine  
A knot-tying machine, including a package support for holding a package having a supply of a strand material with an exposed free end wound onto an outer surface of the package, a strand gripper...
6619703 Knot  
The invention relates to a knot in a first and a second rope, each rope having a left and a right end, between which is a turning point, characterised in that, at the turning points, the first and...
6616198 Method and apparatus for tying threads  
With a first thread being held at its tail end, a first loop is made. The first thread is passed through the first loop and a second loop is made thereinto. A beginning end of a second thread is...
6578883 Fringe knot tying machine  
A machine for tying knots in a linear substrate that is woven simultaneously on the machine or prewoven and fed through the machine. A cutter system uses a knife and a looper independently operated...
6543819 Necktie knotter  
A necktie knotter having a plurality of paired retractable slidable pegs movably mounted within horizontal slots and a hook having upper and lower members forming a hook cradle therebetween. The...
6540267 Balloon tie-aiding device  
A balloon tie-aiding device for allowing users to easily and quickly tie balloons. The balloon tie-aiding device includes a clamping assembly being adapted to be fastenably mounted to a support...
6485065 Knot and a method of formation  
A knot teaching, tying, and developing system that provides a knot tie contiguity that combines knot tie elements in various embodiments. The knot tie contiguity can further include a knot material...
6409230 Cinch cleat and method of unidirectional and bidirectional cinching thereto  
A multipurpose cinch cleat and method of securing a line thereto with maximum simplicity, to prevent longitudinal movement of the line relative to the cleat in one direction, or if desired, in both...
6347816 Methods for tying knots in ropes  
A method permits a knot to be tied in a rope that is being held with one hand. The rope includes a first end and a weighted second end, and has a length extending therebetween that permits a user...
6322112 Knot tying methods and apparatus  
Methods and apparatus for tying knots, and in particular knots used in sport fishing. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a holding member configured to allow a user to...
6273479 Unit for tying a balloon and securing a ribbon to the balloon  
A unit is mounted directly on a tank of pressurized gas used to inflate a balloon and includes a supporting bracket having ribbon-accommodating holes defined through one end thereof and a support...
6217086 Apparatus for practicing knot tying and method of use  
An apparatus for practicing knot tying (20) includes a base (22) to which is attached an inverted U-shaped member (24). A chain (44) is connected between the arms (40, 42) of the U-shaped member. A...
6143006 Apparatus and method for tying and tensioning knots  
A knot tier and method for advancing, tightening and locking a sliding knot.
6030007 Continually adjustable nonreturn knot  
A method of fastening a line to an object to form a continually adjustable nonreturn knot to adjust the length and tension of the line. The line is passed from one side of an object to another...
6029953 Animal barrier  
An improved animal barrier material and an improved fastening system to simplify its knotting process are disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, a plurality of multi-stranded metallic cables are...
5997051 Shoelace tying system  
A shoelace tying system, for use with shoelaces in sneakers or shoes having lace holes, including a pair of top lace holes. A first lace end and a second lace end extend from the top lace holes....
5893592 Partially tied surgical knot  
A partially tied surgical knot is disclosed. It has a proximal loop, first loop, plurality of knot loops, and a core loop received in a common loop core formed by the knot loops. The partially tied...
5864881 Method for tying neckties  
A method of tying neckties is presented whereby users can avoid the common frustration of repeated tying to achieve the desired lengths of the two ends of the tie to ultimately position the tie at...
5846254 Surgical instrument for forming a knot  
A surgical instrument for forming a fully tied knot to fasten bodily tissue is disclosed. The instrument has a handle assembly for actuating first and second actuators. The first actuator remotely...
5728109 Surgical knot and method for its formation  
An improved method of forming a non-slip surgical knot for fastening tissue, and the knot prepared by the improved method, are disclosed. A partially tied knot which has a first loop and knot loops...
5692241 Necktie forming device  
A necktie knot forming device is provided. The knot forming device is temporarily attached to the tie prior to forming the knot and retains the tie and the device in position during the knot...
5577299 Quick-release mechanical knot apparatus  
A quick-release mechanical knot device for use in securing objects together having a novel means for quickly and safely releasing the mechanical knot device from the body of a rope or tether...
5573286 Knot  
A knot formed by providing a bight in a strand, then forming a lark's head in the bight so as to produce a pair of adjacent loops and a pair of free ends extending from the loops, then passing the...
5480406 Method of employing surgical suturing apparatus to tie knots  
The disclosure contemplates a method for using an endoscopic suturing apparatus to conveniently place various knots in suture such as a square knot, a modified fisherman's knot, a securing knot, an...
5449367 Pre-tied knot for surgical use and method of using same  
A pre-tied suturing knot for use with a surgical needle for endoscopic procedures and the method for making and using the pre-tied knot for tying the suture in situ. The pre-tied knot is tied from...
5405352 Suture knot, method for its formation and use, and knot forming apparatus  
Disclosed is a novel slipknot for use as a suture knot in surgical procedures along with a simplified method for such knot's formation and a pre-formed suture system which provides a protoknot of...
5328310 Cargo restraining tonneau net  
A tonneau cargo net is fabricated of a single length of a low-friction rope formed into a knitted type of array having a substantially rectangular perimeter. The net consists of a multitude of...
5279067 Easy tie fish hook or the like  
A method of attaching a line to a hooked item such as a fishing hook, plug, gig, lure or spoon. Each hooked item includes an elongated shank and an open-ended slot disposed contiguous with one end...
5229178 Elastic cord apparatus comprising an elastic cord, serving and binding  
The combination of a shock cord including a shock cord loop at an end thereof, a serving tightly disposed about the shock cord immediately adjacent to the shock cord loop, and a binding tightly...
5217470 Apparatuses and methods for formation and use of a slipknot as a surgical suture knot  
Disclosed is a novel use of the capstan knot as a suture knot in surgical procedures along with a simplified method for such knot's formation, an apparatus for forming a protoknot of the capstan...
5211650 Dual function suturing device and method  
A suturing device includes a shaft with a pair of axial passages extending through the shaft. A length of suture passes through the first axial passage, the suture having a surgical needle attached...
5107547 Adjustable medical face mask fastener  
The problem of providing a medical face mask 10 that may be quickly, easily, securely and adjustably mounted to the head of a wearer 72 is solved in a medical face mask 10 of the type having a...
5100706 Personal adornment accessory  
An adornment ribbon bow is held or arrested at a bunch point of the looped or bowed ribbon by a three element, resilient tie that is both decorative and functional. The resilient tie is made from a...
4973090 Method and means of securing, shortening and drawing objects together using a knot  
A method of binding material with a knot including: drawing a continuous lace of binding material around the material to be bound so that two separate draw points are formed, tying the continuous...
4962929 Wrist strap for attracting an item of sports equipment to the wrist  
A slip knot wrist strap attachment for an item of equipment, such as a sport racquet, is fabricated from a single piece of tubular braid. One end of the braid is inserted through the core of the...
4711476 Knot  
A knot or bend for use with single or multiple lengths of material and comprising an overhand knot entwined with a crossing knot. The resulting knot or bend is decorative and capable of being tied...
4706843 Dispensing chain of loop lengths of dental floss or the like and method of forming same  
For sequentially dispensing individual closed loops of a narrow, easily tied, flexible material, such as dental floss, a chain having such closed loops as respective links thereof is made up by...
4656679 Lifting slings  
A lifting sling has end fittings for attachment to an invalid lifting device. The sling is of filled tubular form and comprises an outer sleeve of generally circular cross-section and a resilient...
4651620 Method and apparatus for making mesh structure  
A mesh structure comprises intersecting elongate members with each node at which they intersect being on the boundaries of four apertures in the mesh structure. One of said members has a locus...
4550938 Fishing line knot  
A fishing line comprising a core line and a tubular outer line formed of synthetic fibers and sheathing the core line, the core line being withdrawable from the outer line. A conventional fishing...
4528217 Adjustable pull bow  
A pre-tied bow having an outer loop which can be adjusted to fit around a package and the method for making the same. The bow is made from a single piece of flexible material and comprises (1) a...
4401327 Nylon twine and the like having ameliorated knot strength  
Various nylon filamentary materials, including twine, rope and other cordages, are rendered resistant to knot and other interlacement slippage by treatment with certain latex compositions that form...
4328984 Work and method for inclusion of three or more cords of different colors into a cavendoli type macrame pattern  
A method and a workpiece is disclosed herein for adding three or more different bobbin cords into a desired pattern. The disclosure employs a background of a plurality of working cords arranged in...
4226165 Fishing net  
A fishing net and a method for making the same. The net of the invention has a plurality of improved knots, each of which knots has four leg strings extending separately in four directions and one...
4221024 Apparatus for suspending articles, such as skis, for convenient storage  
Skis or other articles having curved ends are suspended by means of an inter-looped strand which forms adjustable loops through which the curved ends extend. A slide is used to adjust the loops and...
4195435 Float position adjustment apparatus for fishing line  
Apparatus is disclosed for permitting variable adjustment of the float position for a bobber or other float device on a fishing line. The apparatus includes the combination of a friction coil...
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