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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 |
| 5775010 | Soles for spiked track-and-field shoes A sole for spiked track-and-field shoes has a wrap-up portion which extends via a coupling portion from a leading tip of a toe region of the sole proper. Multiple skid-preventing protrusions are fixed onto the toe region of the sole proper, the coupling p... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775005 | Footwear sole with cleated window A footwear outsole assembly including an outsole body, a pair of cleated windows, and a pair of cushioning inserts on top of the windows. The cleated windows form a portion of the outsole wear surface. Each insert is visible through the corresponding clea... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5768809 | Quick-release spike for footwear A removably attachable traction gear for the underside of footwear having two primary components: a retaining member and a receptacle. These two components respectively replace the common screw and threaded receptacle systems found in for affixing tractio... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5723185 | Method and apparatus for applying adhesive The method of applying adhesive to a substrate is performed by an installer donning a pair of shoes having pins extending from the undersurface thereof and using a notched spreading edge squeegee having an elongate handle to push adhesive from the configu... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5623774 | Stud for sport shoes A stud for sport shoes wherein the shoes are provided with internally threaded sockets for receiving the stud, the stud comprises: a main body portion having an upper and a lower surface; a shank extending outwardly from the upper surface of the body port... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5505012 | Directionally yieldable-cleat assembly The present invention relates to a directionally yieldable cleat assembly attached to an athletic shoe having an upper and a sole with a longitudinal axis. A plurality of spaced cleats are mounted to the sole so that the cleats protrude outwardly from the... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5426873 | Cleat and process for making same A process is provided for making a cleat. The cleat includes a spike member, having a tip and a base, the base being wider than the tip. The cleat also includes a washer member, having a perimeter portion and an inner portion, the perimeter and inner port... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5377431 | Directionally yieldable cleat assembly The present invention relates to a directionally yieldable cleat assembly attached to an athletic shoe having an upper and a sole with a longitudinal axis. A plurality of spaced cleats are mounted to the sole so that the cleats protrude outwardly from the... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5367793 | Winter golf shoe spikes The invention is a replaceable golf shoe cleat or spike 10 for use in place of a standard metal spike 4. Winter golf shoe spike 10 preferably has a main cleat body 11 molded from a durable plastic type material in single unitary fashion. A threaded stud 1... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5351422 | Replacement cleat method and apparatus for conventional golf shoe cleats A conventional fixed cleat of a golf shoe is replaced with a retractable cleat formed in a unitary body defining a plate with an inside flat surface and an insert member extending laterally from the flat surface, the insert member having threads about its... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5259129 | Winter golf shoe spikes The invention is a replaceable golf shoe cleat or spike 10 for use in place of a standard metal spike 4. Winter golf shoe spike 10 preferably has a main cleat body 11 molded from a durable plastic type material in single unitary fashion. A threaded stud 1... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4993174 | Ceramics spike pin A ceramics spike pin is provided with a pin body having a horizontal cross section of a substantially circular shape, which pin body is provided with a rounded free end portion having a predetermined radius of curvature and a connecting base portion havin... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4984377 | All condition fishing waders Conventional fishing waders are made adaptable for use under a plurality of conditions by utilizing different types of removably attachable spikes and cleats. Additionally, the soles of the waders may be covered with a felt material. The removable spikes ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4962596 | Sport shoe sole Shoe sole equipped with studs 2 comprising a base 4 and a head 2. The base 4 is inserted into the sole and held in a position such that its lower surface 5 is kept flush with the walking surface 6 of the sole by a means of insertion 11 which is recessed f... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4885851 | Shoesole for golf shoe This invention relates to shoesoles for the bottom of golf shoes and especially to shoesoles provided with, in addition to conventional spikes at the forepart and heel, ground-engaging protrusions distribution along the inner and outer marginal edges of t... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4858343 | Sole for athletic shoes, particularly for soccer shoes A sole for athletic shoes, particularly soccer shoes, made of a lightweight plastic construction having a reinforcement web provided between the ball region and the heel for the attachment of gripping elements is improved so that a greater resistance to t... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4791692 | Studs for articles of footwear A stud for a football boot is moulded in two parts. An attachment portion (1;25) moulded in a hard and inflexible material, such as an acetal resin, comprises an externally screw-threaded spigot (3;27) and a body providing a collar (7;29) a flange (5;30) ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4667422 | Golf shoe spike A golf shoe spike (S) comprising a ceramic pin (P) and an aluminum or aluminum alloy washer (b). The pin comprises a generally conical shank portion (11) and a seating portion (12) contiguous thereto and having an increased diameter. The washer (b) compri... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4586274 | Athletic shoe cleats for artificial turf An athletic shoe for use on artificial turf has an outer ground sole with cleats that project perpendicular from the surface of the sole, each cleat having a channel on one side extending to the projecting end of the cleat, the cleats being arranged on th... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4574498 | Sole for athletic shoe Footwear including an upper and a sole with a plurality of cleats extending from the sole arranged in groupings of cleats adapting the footwear to field sports. A control device extends upwardly of the sole around the heel, a pair of spines extend along t... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4561197 | Golf shoe sole structures for relieving spike-produced pressure points A golf shoe or other spiked shoe having spike receptacles embedded in the shoe's outsole and an intermediate sole overlying the outsole and configured to relieve the spike-produced pressure points or zones which result from walking or standing on a hard s... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4527344 | Cleated shoes Cleated shoes for baseball and softball players wherein a minimum of two blade like cleats are provided. One of the cleats is placed under the first metatarsal head of the wearer. The cleats are oriented relative to the center line of the foot determined ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4524531 | Golf shoes A pair of golf shoes, the bottom of the sole of each shoe having relatively wide flat beveled surfaces inclined inwardly and downwardly from the inner edge of the sole. These beveled surfaces allow the shoe to roll inwardly about the central longitudinal ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4454664 | Adjustable-length, combined golf spike receptacles and receptacle anchoring devices Adjustable-length, golf spike receptacles and anchoring strip combinations for use in soles of various sizes and widths comprise (1) an elongated strip of thin, flexible material and (2) a pair of golf spike receptacles which are attached, one at each end... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4445288 | Sport shoe with a studded sole The invention is with respect to fixing studs in the shoe soles. A sport shoe, as an example of the invention has pockets in its sole, into each of which the wider base plate at the end of a stud may be slipped and then locked in position tightly by a kee... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4407506 | Golf training device A golf training device, preferably simulating a conventional golf ball with respect to size and shape, is provided with an opening to receive the shank of a specially designed spike in order to removably attach the training device to a golf shoe. A specia... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4393604 | Outsole for athletic shoe A molded outsole for an athletic shoe including molded, non-metallic studs or cleats includes a plurality of first substantially identical studs and a plurality of second substantially identical studs. The first studs have a shape characterized by three p... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4392312 | Outsole for athletic shoe A molded outsole for an athletic shoe including molded, non-metallic studs or cleats includes a plurality of first substantially identical studs and a plurality of second substantially identical studs. The first studs have a shape characterized by three p... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4372058 | Shoe sole construction A shoe sole having a tread preferably defining a longitudinally and/or laterally oriented concavity with the lower extremities of the sole embodied in downwardly and outwardly disposed flexible lugs to cushion the foot against impact loads. The tread memb... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4327503 | Outer sole structure for athletic shoe A general purpose athletic shoe is described in which an outer sole is provided with integrally molded cleats of two different types. The cleats of the first type are disposed around the periphery of the sole and the cleats of the second type are primaril... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4233759 | Outsoles for sports shoes, particularly for use on artificial grass In a outsole for sports shoes, each of a multiplicity of tapered anti-slip cleats is provided over its periphery with a plurality of spaced substantially parallel longitudinal ribs. The blunt tread face of each cleat may have an oblique portion, the obliq... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4184272 | Athletic shoe for track competition and interval training A shoe for sprinters, middle distance and distance runners incorporating sharp spikes or like traction devices under the toe portion and raised cushion cleats under the heel portion for maintaining the heel in an elevated position for a good running postu... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4043058 | Athletic training shoe having foam core and apertured sole layers A straight last athletic training shoe is described employing a foam core sole layer and an apertured sole layer between a harder outer sole layer and the shoe upper. The apertured sole layer provides lightweight cushioning and is preferably a heel lift l... | 08/23/1977 |
