Did You Know...
...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 |
| 5640715 | Hideable protective front member for clothing A garment is provided which is capable of being moved between a folded up position and a folded down position. In the folded up position, a false front simply appears to be the front of a regular garment. In this position, the bib is attached to a torso c... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5488738 | Garment support apparatus An adjustable elastic system supports a body encircling band or the belt of a lower body garment from an upper body garment, using multiple straps removably and adjustably attached by means of loop material-hook material couples to the inside lining of th... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5432952 | Compound bib and method of using same A compound bib having a primary bib member for protecting the exterior surface of garments at the chest of the bib wearer and a secondary bib member for protecting the chest and adjacent front neck area under surface of the garments of the wearer from spi... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5309572 | Garment support apparatus An adjustable elastic system supports a body encircling band or the belt of a lower body garment from an upper body garment, using multiple straps removably and adjustably attached by means of loop material-hook material couples to the inside lining of th... | 05/10/1994 |
