Carol Elizabeth Bell

US Patent:

55293611, Jun 25, 1996

Filed:

Feb 16, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/390214

Inventors:

Carol W. Bell - Dalton GA

International Classification:

B65G 712

US Classification:

294 97

Abstract:

A hand-held spool transport tool including a tubular body having a base end, a tip end, a plunging compartment formed therein near the tip end, and a trigger compartment formed therein near the base end; a generally dome-shaped forward guide axially aligned with the body and coupled to the tip end thereof; a pair of generally opposed elongated claws with each claw having an inboard end and an outboard end and with each inboard end pivotally coupled to the body; a handle coupled to the base end of the body for allowing a user a firm grip; a plunger slidably extended between the plunging compartment and the trigger compartment; a pair of wire cables with each wire cable secured between the plunger and one of the outboard ends of one of the claws; a spring mechanism for urging the plunger toward the forward guide; and a user-actuatable trigger mechanism secured to the plunger for extending and retracting the claws.

US Patent:

56219164, Apr 22, 1997

Filed:

Mar 5, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/611270

Inventors:

Carol W. Bell - Dalton GA

International Classification:

A41B 1310
A41D 100

US Classification:

2 48

Abstract:

Bib specifically adapted to be worn while an operator is controlling a vehicle. The device defines particular application while a user is eating and/or drinking while operating a vehicle. In its broadest context, the device includes a sheet of material having a first and a second end and an intermediate extent therebetween, wherein the intermediate extent is of a greater width than the first and second ends. Furthermore, a first steering column ring is adapted to be secured to the first end of the sheet while a neck ring is adapted to be secured adjacent the second end of the sheet. Thus, in operation, the user affixes the neck ring about the neck and the steering column ring about the steering column of a vehicle and thus employs the sheet as a bib.