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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431388 | Chair with a built-in sun-protective device A chair, preferably a beach chair, equipped with a simple, foldable, and lightweight sun-shading device that is integrally connected with or built into the chair and, when not in use, is hidden inside the body of the chair. The sun-shading device comprises retractab... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427101 | Chair shelter A collapsible user support coupled to a collapsible, walled shelter. One assembly provides a sling chair having a number of frame pieces that are trained through grommets at a fabric seat and backrest fitted to pivot couplers. Armrests are optionally included along ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7354019 | Seat, and aircraft passenger seat in particular A seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, has seat components such as a seat element, a backrest retained by a backrest structure, and control and functional elements. At least one main component of the backrest structure is in the form of a hollow section | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347217 | Sunshade A sunshade including a shade, a headrest, an anchoring loop, and a support frame. The support frame supports the shade and the headrest. The support frame is adjustable to enable the positions of the shade and the headrest to be set to any one of a range of in-use p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311355 | Tent chair The tent chair includes a folding frame supporting a folding cover, with the frame attached to a folding or portable chair. The chair has a single rearward frame bow which is radially flexible but rigid orthogonal to the lateral bow pivot axis of the chair. A series... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311354 | Seat for aircraft A seat for aircraft provided with integrated components for the user's comfort includes an outboard armrest to which is mounted a folding table that is movable between a stowed position where it lies on top of the armrest to an operational position. The armrest also... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7192086 | Cover for infant/child seat A seat cover for an infant/child seat having a seat portion and a back portion and straps for securing an infant/child within the seat comprises a cover member for mounting on at least a part of the seat portion and/or back portion of the infant/child seat. At least... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150499 | Collapsible cover for seating unit The present invention is directed to a collapsible cover for protecting an occupant in a seating unit having a head region and a foot region. The cover has a body comprised of a flexible material having a top portion and at least one side wall portion, the top porti... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7118173 | Baby-care implement provided with hood A baby-care implement comprises a hood which covers a top of a seat thereof. The hood comprises a mounting base fixed to a body of the baby-care implement, a first hood bone whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a second hood bone positioned on... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7036889 | Aircraft passenger seat and in-flight entertainment integrated electronics An aircraft seat assembly including at least one electronic component usable by a passenger and a single integrated electronic system which provides signal decoding, signal routing, data management, built in test, and power conversion for each user accessible electr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6921131 | Shade apparatus for a child conveyance A shade apparatus (1) for a child conveyance (2) comprising a support (3) attachable to a side (4) of a child conveyance (2) and a shade member (5) hingedly connected to the support (3). The support (3) include... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913313 | Infant car seat handle and handle lock mechanism An infant car seat is provided, comprising a seat shell and a handle comprising a grip portion and a pair of handle arms extending from the grip portion. Each of the handle arms is rotatably connected to the seat shell at an end of the handle arm opposite the grip p... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6854869 | Led fiber optic illuminated vehicle seat cover A seat cover or seat covering for original equipment on a vehicle, or for retrofitting on a vehicle seat provides an ornamental elongate light. The light is provided by one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are optically coupled to a fiber optic bundle. The ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6764133 | Audio system for canopies used with strollers or rockers An audio system is provided for use with a child stroller or rocker, or with other child-carrying seats that use a canopy. The audio system is to be carried by the canopy of the child stroller or rocker. The audio system generally includes an audio source, speakers,... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6742842 | Passenger seat with privacy shell A passenger seat with privacy shell, including a seat base and seat bottom with a seat back carried by the seat base. A recline unit is provided for controlling movement of the seat back and locking the seat back in a desired recline position. An occupant-activated ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6644736 | Privacy seat divider for transport vehicles A fan-type foldable device for sub-dividing for privacy purposes, the space occupied by a passenger seated in a moving vehicle or a movie theatre, is described. The fan type device incorporates a means for coupling onto a side of a seat back, thereby main... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6517153 | All weather protective infant carrier cover/activity center An all weather protective cover for infants includes a cover which is configured for mounting on an infant carrier. The cover preferably has an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The inner layer forms mesh windows, while the outer layer selective... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6443522 | Canopy assembly for juvenile seat A canopy support is movable relative to a juvenile seat to raise and lower a canopy with respect to the seat. The canopy support includes a hub mount on each side of the seat, an arched canopy frame, and a hub mount ring for connecting each end of the arc... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6209611 | Collapsible cover apparatus A collapsible cover apparatus for mounting to a wheel chair to protect the occupant of the wheel chair from the weather. The collapsible cover apparatus includes a pair of frame support bars. Each of the frame support bars is elongate and each of the fram... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6095172 | Sunshade for outdoor furniture A sunshade assembly removably mounts to outdoor furniture, such as a lounge chair, and includes a canopy structure having first and second pivotally movable frame members, and a foldable material canopy fitted to and extending between the frame members. A... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6027163 | Juvenile carrier with moveable canopy The improved canopy preferably includes a flexible material and a first bow adapted to be connected to a juvenile product and connected to a first edge of the flexible material. The first bow includes a rotational bearing surface to allow for adjustment t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5921258 | Adjustable removable weather shield for a wheelchair A detachable and collapsible weather shield for a wheelchair may be user-disposed in a user-selected orientation. The weather shield includes first and second generally inverted "U"-shaped frames, in which the distal leg ends of the second frame are pivot... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5795018 | Passenger service terminal particularly in passenger cabin of an aircraft A passenger service terminal, for example in an aircraft, includes comfort and service components such as a reading lamp, a flight attendant call button, a loudspeaker, an air nozzle, an oxygen mask, an oxygen generator, and an optical display element inc... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5695100 | Baby backpack sun/rain shade device A sunshade device for use with a baby backpack formed for supporting a baby occupant therein includes a first mounting bracket coupled to a first flame portion of the baby backpack, and a second mounting bracket coupled to the second frame portion of the ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5645311 | Sun and wind screen arrangement for open motor vehicles Swivellable screens are known for the protection of rear passengers in passenger cars equipped with folding sliding tops which, however, protect only the rear passengers but not the driver or the front seat passenger of a convertible from the effects of t... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5580072 | Vehicle of the buggy type A vehicle for carrying an object or an individual includes an underframe with a rolling device, and a carriage supported by the underframe. The carriage is made up of at least one reinforcement and a flexible covering matched to the developed surface of t... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5553914 | Toddler car seat shade A toddler car seat shade, comprising, an inverted U-shaped frame member which has downwardly extending vertical legs and an arcuate upper extent. The vertical legs each have a plurality of positioning apertures therethrough and a coupling aperture at the ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551745 | Adjusting device for a hood of a toy stroller An adjusting device for a hood of a toy stroller includes a middle element engaged to a side tube of the toy stroller, a first side element and a second side element engaged to a first side and a second side of the middle element which has a tubular porti... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5511259 | Canopy for stretcher A collapsible canopy structure for attachment to a stretcher, such canopy having non-transparent first and second side panels and a transparent central panel, such side panels affording privacy to an individual being transported on the stretcher while at ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5395157 | Rotatable suntanning chair with insulated base The articulated body support includes a lower body section, a seat section and an upper body section with a head support portion. The seat section includes a frame with a circular ball bearing track. The track is mounted on top of a box-like base and allo... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5342113 | Multi-purpose baby rocking chair Disclosed is a multi-purpose baby rocking chair which has a rocking mechanism powered by a DC motor. The rocking mechanism includes a rotary arm which is driven by the motor to turn upward and downward, causing the seat of the baby rocking chair connected... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5320405 | Portable sunshade using sleeve means for removable attachment to the back of a lounge chair A sunshade comprising a plurality of U-shaped bails, pivotally joined together at each end by a plastic joint. A fabric web ensheathes the bails and creates a shade-providing canopy when the bails are spread apart from each other in fan-like fashion. A fr... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5188380 | General utility child seat apparatus A general utility child seat apparatus includes a one-piece contoured child car seat, a mobile carriage assembly, a handle assembly, and a sunshade assembly adapting the child seat apparatus for multiple uses, for instance, as a stroller, carrier, or rock... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5123377 | Collapsible vehicle safety restraint and seat for pets A collapsible, folding vehicle seat and safety restraint apparatus for animals includes a padded seat pivotally extended from a generally vertically disposed seat back which is removably affixed to an otherwise conventional vehicle seat back by a pair of ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4978166 | Sunshade for child car seats A sunshade assembly for use with a child or infant safety car seat has a canopy mounted on a plurality of ribs pivotably carried at respective ends of a base portion on which the car seat may be positioned. The base portion is formed from a pair of transv... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4915120 | Bonnet for lawn chairs A bonnet for lawn chairs and the like involves a canopy formed of a plurality of flexible, resilient bows, which are maintained in a generally U-shaped configuration, and a flexible covering attached to and interconnecting the bows along a substantial por... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4810030 | Shade for cars seats and the like A shade for use with infants and children car seats and the like having a seat and back member that fits into the seat and accomodates strap restraints and a hood that attaches to the seat and back member to project as a canopy from a back portion of the ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4693512 | Swing seating unit A seating unit for a swing is disclosed and comprises a seating section and a suspension section with the seating section including a frame arrangement having a sunken seating portion therewithin. The frame arrangement is generally elongate and the suspen... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4506689 | Portable sun shelter A foldable shelter has a framework with two major joints. A plurality of rib members, each of generally U-shaped configuration, is attached by the free ends of each rib member being connected at one of the major joints and the other free end being connect... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4112957 | Sun-shield for backpackers A sun-shield comprising a canopy assembly adaptable for connection to each of a variety of back-pack frames, said frames being supported on a back-packer's back, waist and shoulders. Said assembly having a canopy support frame including vertical support r... | 09/12/1978 |
