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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 |
| 8061236 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal apparatus is provided formed from two identical halves comprising a plurality of holes. A bolt secures the two halves through the holes and projects out beyond the surface of the pedal, thereby performing a dual role of securing the two halves togeth... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7954400 | Cage pedal A cage pedal has a platform, a linking bar, a resilient device and a holding shaft. The linking bar is perpendicularly mounted on the platform and has a rotating shaft and a connecting seat protruding from the rotating shaft. The resilient device is set between the ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7827881 | Bicycle pedal A pedal with a body has two opposing plates on different sides of the pedal that can be easily removed or displaced by sliding to access the inner surfaces of the pedal and the backside of traction pins. In this way, traction pins can be replaced even after the pins... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7669504 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal comprises a central block combined with an upper block settled thereon and with a lower block settled thereunder. The central block, the upper block and the lower block are all formed in one piece, respectively. Further, the upper block and the lower... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7430941 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal assembly has a cleat releasably coupled to a pedal by a cleat engagement mechanism formed on an upper surface of its pedal body. The pedal body has a front end configured and arranged to include a sole guide portion that assists the rider in rotating... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418862 | Electromechanical force-magnitude, force-angle sensor An electromechanical force sensor uses a rotating element that aligns with the force and may carry a force magnitude sensor simplifying and providing more accurate measurement of force-angle and force-magnitude. The ability to detect simply force-angle and force-mag... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7322259 | Safety cycle pedal A cycle pedal includes a pedal body mounted to rotate about a pedal spindle, a front hoop having a front attachment bar situated in front of the pedal spindle and substantially parallel to the spindle, and a rear hoop having a rear attachment bar situated behind the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322260 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal assembly has a cleat releasably coupled to a pedal by a cleat engagement mechanism formed on an upper surface of its pedal body. The pedal body has a front end configured and arranged to include a sole guide portion that assists the rider in rotating... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7258192 | Two person RUV with ergonomic seating and feet placement A two or more person RUV (recreational utility vehicle) is provided with a multi-place multi-planar saddle seat assembly, multi-place multi-planar foot board assemblies, and grip handles. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258042 | Automatic cycle pedal with multiple engagement surfaces The pedal comprises a pedal body (2) mounted rotatably on a pedal axle (3) and provided with a retainer (7 to 10) of an engagement member fixed below a bicycle shoe, the retainer (7 to 10) comprising a first pair of arches (... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228761 | Foldable pedal assembly A foldable pedal assembly includes: a pedal frame formed with left and right studs opposite to each other in an axial direction; a crank-connecting part including left and right wing units that define left and right recesses, respectively, the left and right studs e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225703 | Bicycle pedal and crank apparatus A pedal with a shaft fixed to the pedal body instead of a spindle that turns relative to the pedal body. The shaft is fixed relative to the pedal body. The pedal shaft rotates relative to the crank arm instead. A sealed cartridge ball bearing is mounted to the end o... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219451 | Cyclist's shoe with a cleat for retaining the shoe on an automatic securement pedal A cyclist's shoe includes a sole provided with a device for securing a retaining cleat of the shoe on an automatic cycle pedal. The device has first securement members disposed within the thickness of the sole facing through holes provided in the sole and permitting... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207957 | Massager for a three-headed rotary drive A massager can be attached to and driven by a rotary drive. The massager has a massager head, which includes a substantially spherical core having an uninterrupted curved surface section. A cover section surrounds the spherical core and a drive shaft is connected to... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185555 | Footswitch A footswitch having an adjustable treadle and a pivotable heel cup slidable retained on the treadle so as to adjustably increase or decrease a length of the treadle, the heel cup being pivotable and being prevented from sliding by a plurality of locking pins mounted... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175187 | Wheeled skate with step-in binding and brakes The present invention teaches an apparatus and method for removably securing an article of footwear suitable for walking, running, or bicycling to a wheeled skate. Further, the present invention also teaches a brake device for use with a wheeled skate. In addition, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174807 | Pedal/cleat assembly An improved pedal/cleat assembly provides a float range that is easily and precisely adjusted. The pedal/cleat assembly includes a pedal assembly incorporating a forward cleat retainer and a spring-biased rearward cleat retainer, and it further includes a cleat asse... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7104158 | Bicycle pedal and shoe connection system and method A pedal connection arrangement includes a pedal having a spherical portion with an outer spherical surface. The pedal connection arrangement also includes a bicycle shoe that has a pedal gripping cavity that directly engages at least portions of the outer spherical ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080574 | Crank structure for bicycle pedal A crank structure for a bicycle pedal. A front outer thread of a cylindrical sleeve has a same rotary direction as an inner thread hole of the crank, and the rear outer thread has the opposite rotary direction to that of the front outer thread. The inner thread rota... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7024962 | Bicycle pedal assembly having a pedal body that is formed with an integral front cleat-retaining member A bicycle pedal assembly includes a cleat, a front cleat-retaining member, and a rear cleat-retaining member. The front cleat-retaining member is formed integrally with a pedal body, is generally inverted U-shaped, and includes a thin middle portion and two thick si... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024961 | Pedal structure for a bicycle A pedal structure for a bicycle includes a pedal body, and an elastic clamping device. The elastic clamping device is mounted on each of the two opposite sides of the pedal body and includes a front binding plate, a rear binding plate, a pivot shaft, at least one to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021175 | Racing type pedal for bicycle A racing type pedal includes a main body, a pivot hook, a limit member, an adjusting bolt, a press block, and two torsion springs. Thus, the movement of the adjusting bolt is limited by the limit member, and the movement of the press block is limited by the torsion ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017445 | Pedal and related pedal/cleat assembly A pedal for interfacing with a cleat. The pedal includes a plate, insert, spacer, and coupler. The plate includes a plate through hole, and is configured to interface with the cleat. The insert includes an insert through hole and a cam surface. The insert is located... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997080 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal assembly has a cleat releasably coupled to a pedal by a cleat engagement mechanism formed on an upper surface of its pedal body. The pedal body has a front end configured and arranged to include a sole guide portion that assists the rider in rotating... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6877399 | Bicycle pedal that can fit a multiplicity of shoe cleats A flip-flop bicycle pedal that utilizes both sides of the pedal such that one side correspondingly matches with a prior art road type pedal configuration known in the art as LOOK pedal and the other side correspondingly matches with another prior art mountain type p... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865969 | Adjustable pedal for exercise devices A pedal structure for exercise devices includes a pedal having a groove for receiving an operation rod therein and two positioning ports are defined in a side of the pedal. The positioning ports are continuous notches which are in communication with each other. Two ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6857337 | Convertible clipless binding/unbound bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal having relative height variability between a clipless binding designed to engage a cleat recessed within a shoe sole, and a shoe supporting surface surrounding this binding, on both sides of the pedal. The relative height is sufficiently variable to ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6845688 | Bicycle pedal assembly A bicycle pedal assembly includes a pedal and a cleat. The pedal includes a pedal body that rotates about a shaft and front and rear clamping members coupled to opposite ends of the pedal body. The cleat has front and rear attachment portions that are selectively en... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6729204 | Bicycle pedal assembly with a cleat adapted to be connected fixedly to a shoe A bicycle pedal assembly includes a unitary pedal body that is sleeved rotatably on a pedal shaft and that has two front retaining portions. Two rear retaining units are connected to the pedal body. A unitary cleat is adapted to be connected fixedly to a shoe of the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6708998 | Simplified pedal-to-crank mounting assembly cycle In a wheeled cycle, including a bicycle, having an opposing pair of cranks with pedals for engagement by the feet of a rider for manual propulsion, a tool-free pedal-to-crank mounting assembly and method is provided for mounting the pedal to the crank with an insert... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708584 | Bicycle pedal assembly A bicycle pedal assembly includes a pedal and a cleat. The pedal includes a body that rotates about a shaft. Front and rear clamping member are coupled to opposite ends of the pedal body. Each of the clamping members has an engagement surface facing in a first direc... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6694845 | Bicycle pedal with incorporated magnet for activating a sensor A bicycle pedal, having a pedal shaft which has an end surface in which a blind hole is formed, is provided with a permanent magnet which is designed to interact with a sensor of the pedalling cadence, provided on the frame of the bicycle. The permanent m... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694846 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal assembly has a cleat releasably coupled to a pedal by a cleat engagement mechanism formed on an upper surface of its pedal body. The pedal body has a front end configured and arranged to include a sole guide portion that assists the rider ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688192 | Pedal device Pedal device for rotary attachment to a pedal crank arm of physical training apparatus, e.g. a bicycle, said device comprising a first pedal rotatably attached to a pedal shaft, said pedal shaft at a free end thereof firmly attachable to said crank arm, a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6651528 | Pedal assembly for children's ride-on vehicles A pedal assembly for a children's ride-on vehicle and children's ride-on vehicles including the same. The pedal includes a pedal with a body having a foot engagement surface adapted to support a rider's foot. The pedal further includes a bore adapted to r... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647826 | Bicycle pedal The bicycle pedal includes a pedal shaft, a pedal body and an abrasive sheet coupled to a shoe engagement surface to enhance engagement of the pedal with a shoe. The pedal body is rotatably coupled to the second end of the pedal shaft. The shoe engagement... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637292 | Foldable bicycle pedal crank A foldable bicycle pedal crank, comprising a crank, a crank endpiece, a lock, and a pedal. The crank has a connecting yoke, passed through by a first crank hole and second crank holes which aim across an indentation thereof. The crank endpiece has an inse... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6612201 | Bicycle pedal assembly with adjustable anti-slip members A bicycle pedal assembly includes a pedal body and a plurality of anti-slip members. The pedal body includes a longitudinal tubular portion and left and right lateral walls having distal parts formed with a respective recess. The recess has a bottom forme... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6543310 | Bicycle pedal clip and mounting apparatus A quick connect and disconnect mechanism for releasably engaging a cyclist's shoe with a bike pedal having a slotted retainer secured to the pedal and an insert secured to the sole of the cyclist's shoe. The insert or key is insertably introduced through ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543309 | Clipless bicycle pedal A clipless pedal system for bicycles is disclosed. A preferred structure includes a pedal platform and two cleat retainers. The cleat retainers have hooked ends and are held against opposite sides of the pedal platform. A resilient loop encircles the peda... | 04/08/2003 |
