...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 |
| 7883379 | Battery post clamp A battery post connector and harness in accordance with the present invention includes a pair of generally rectilinear jaws with each jaw having a peripheral notch sized and shaped to fit against a battery post. The jaws are abuttable with the notches facing one ano... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7704104 | Bus bar system, method, and kit A replacement bus system having one or more conductive shafts supporting wire attachment lugs and spacers that ride along the conductive shaft; the spacers are conductive and separate the attachment lugs. The lugs and spacers may be secured onto the shaft by a locki... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7614921 | Battery post electrical terminal for electrically coupling an electrical conductor with the battery post of a battery A battery post electrical terminal includes a monolithic component configured for electrically coupling an electrical conductor with a battery post of a battery, the component including two arms and a cross-over section connecting the arms, each arm including a firs... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7327057 | Neutral-point terminal device for dynamoelectric machine A neutral-point terminal device for use with a neutral point side bundle of wires in a polyphase winding of a dynamoelectric machine includes a metal sleeve and an insulating cap covering the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is covered by the insulating cap so that di... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6902444 | Battery terminal connection assembly A battery terminal connection assembly for connecting a terminal to a cable is disclosed. The assembly preferably includes a conductive cable fitting for connection to a cable, a conductive terminal connector having an arm adapted to engage the terminal, a cold-flow... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6565393 | Retrofit arrangement for attaching leads to compressor motor terminals A retrofit arrangement using a non-conductive adaptor body is used to attach leads or lead spade terminations to deteriorated compressor terminals. A secure holding force between the leads or spades attached to the leads and the deteriorated terminals is ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6428363 | Connecting structure for battery terminals Terminal covers (51, 52) have terminal accommodation spaces, each of which has an opening of a predetermined shape that permits only one of battery terminals (24, 25), which is of predetermined polarity, to be fitted thereto. Each of the battery terminals... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6375519 | Electric coupler for battery of vehicle or the like An electric coupler for attaching onto an electrode of a vehicle battery includes a coupler member having a ring extended from one end for receiving the electrode, and a plate extended from the coupler member and located above the ring for forming a gap b... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6347966 | Method for making bus and post electrical connector using displaced bus material and connector produced thereby A method includes providing a bus having first and second opposing surfaces; providing a plurality of posts, each having a lower open end; positioning each post to have the lower open end adjacent the first surface of the bus; and displacing material from... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6234849 | Battery terminal connector An electrical connector to post-type batteries in which the electrical cable or the like is selectively settably gripped using jaw elements movable toward or away from each other.... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6053779 | Terminal clamp and electrical wire mounting arrangement A terminal clamp and electrical wire mounting arrangement includes a metal clamp, the clamp having a smoothly arched clamping head attached to a connector at a storage battery, and first and second clamping arms extended from two opposite ends of the clam... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5616433 | Electrical connector for storage batteries An electrical connector (20) for connecting a battery post (25) to a wire (30) is described. The electrical connector (20) comprises a U-shaped clamp (35) having (i) a concave portion (40) sized to hold the battery post (25); and (ii) opposing first and s... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5556309 | Battery terminal connector A snap-lock battery terminal connector (10) is disclosed. The connector (10) comprises a substantially annular ring (11) which has a lug (22) to which an electrical cable (23) is clamped. The connector (10) further comprises a pivotal member (13) which is... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5498178 | Electrical wire connecting fixture This invention provides an electrical wire connecting fixture which can simplify a work of fastening an electrode and be easily made. The electrical wire connecting fixture for a battery, comprises: an electrode holder formed by bending a metal strip into... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5486434 | Battery terminal A battery terminal includes a main member and ring member, each made from a conductive metal. A stud bolt for cable connection projects from the main member. A post fitting is provided in the ring member. The ring member is placed on top of the main membe... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5310365 | Terminal connecting device A connecting member 1 for achieving electric conduction is composed of a contacting and surrounding portion 2 for surrounding a battery terminal B, right and left holding portions 3 confronting each other, and elastic force applying portion 5 having end s... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5062812 | Battery cable connector There is disclosed a connector for electrically connecting the bared ends of one or more battery cables to a post of a storage battery by holding the cable ends are held in direct contact with the post.... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4934958 | Battery cable termination The present invention relates in general to battery cables and terminations for connecting electric cables to the terminals of batteries, and it relates more particularly to a new and improved termination for use with multiple connector cables and which i... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4932896 | Cable with a jumper terminal A self-contained jumper terminal assembly includes a battery terminal connector connected by an insulated cable to a remotely located jumper terminal for connection to one of the alligator clip connectors of a jumper cable. The jumper terminal is connecte... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4695118 | Battery terminal post clamp An electrically conducting battery terminal post clamp which does not require the use of any separate fastener assembly. The clamp includes a cam member movable from an unlocked position to a locked position. With the cam member in the locked position, pr... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4564569 | Battery terminal connector A connector preferably for battery terminal posts simultaneously connects and disconnects to and from both a battery post and the battery cable. The connector has a "U"-shaped conductor within a chassis and wedge members which operates to squeeze the conn... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4521067 | Non-conductive battery cable connector and electrically conductive clip for use therewith Battery cable clamps (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) constructed from an electrically non-conductive, dielectric, material so as to prevent corrosion, and associated therewith a clip (44) constructed from an electrically conductive material so as to permit easy ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4372636 | Battery connector Battery connectors are disclosed for demountably attaching the conductive strands of a battery cable directly to the terminal post of an electric storage battery with the connectors being adapted to exert a pressurizing force which forms and holds a condu... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4294505 | Terminal connector for an electric storage battery A terminal connector for an electric storage battery comprises an electrically insulating body having a bore therein arranged to receive a battery terminal post. Mounted in the body for movement relative thereto is an operating member which carries a cond... | 10/13/1981 |