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 |
| 7275668 | Umbrella/cup holder device An umbrella/cup holder device for allowing the user to carry other things while using an umbrella to protect oneself from inclement weather. The umbrella/cup holder device includes a harness including a pair of shoulder straps, a cross strap interconnecting the shou... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7025238 | Quick release implement holder A system for carrying and rapidly accessing implements carried on a belt, especially implements used by law enforcement officers. The system uses a hinged floor carried on a flatplate having a belt loop. The hinged floor is held perpendicular to the flat plate by a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6926018 | Hands free umbrella A hands free umbrella includes an umbrella having a pole that has a bottom end and a top end. A canopy is attached to the top end of the pole. A handle is attached to the bottom end of the pole and extends downwardly away therefrom. The handle has a bottom side, a t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6308722 | Umbrella mountable on a backpack An umbrella and backpack combination includes an umbrella having a collapsible canopy and a straight center shaft extending to a lower extremity having a spring-biased locking feature. A backpack having a storage compartment bounded in part by forward and... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6053385 | Backpack with umbrella support A backpack that includes an umbrella support assembly and an umbrella. The umbrella is storable within an umbrella storage compartment provided along an entire side edge of the backpack. The collapsible rain canopy is sized to shield the back pack and the... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6024264 | Collapsible backpack hood apparatus A retractable hood or canopy attaches to the top portion of an internal or external backpack frame. Preferably, one or more exterior solar panels are mounted on the top of the hood and power one or more electric fans which cool the head of the backpacker ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5934529 | Baby backpack sun/rain shade device A sunshade device for use with a baby backpack formed for supporting a baby occupant therein includes a substantially flexible, resilient rod having an upper bight portion and a pair of spaced-apart leg portions. The first leg portion is coupled to the ba... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5918612 | Hands-free umbrella holder An umbrella holder is provided which permits the user to be protected by an umbrella while permitting the user's hands to remain free. The holder includes a waist belt and shoulder strap. Means for securing the umbrella handle to the waist belt and the um... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5896590 | Protection device for head and body of people An automatic safety helmet and cover protection can be worn on the back, mainly of people who play sport. The protection device is stored in a rucksack casing (3) and is attached to back straps (4-6). The casing accommodates essentially a guard (11-19), a... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5848741 | Soft-sided infant carrier with canopy A frameless infant carrier which includes a canopy provided thereon. The carrier also includes a pouch for containing the infant and a pair of shoulder straps attached to the pouch for supporting the infant on the shoulders of the wearer. The canopy is su... | 12/15/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5620119 | Umbrella holder A holder for carrying an open umbrella on the back of a person. The umbrella holder includes a harness for securing the holder to the person and an umbrella supporting member. The supporting member is connected to the harness so as to position the umbrell... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5323941 | Device for carrying an umbrella A device for carrying an umbrella includes a tape support of a ring form which is fixed on the upper part of a user's torso so as to embrace the shoulder of one arm and the armpit of the other arm. An elastic pocket receives the umbrella handle and is abl... | 06/28/1994 |
| 4892240 | Exosketetal carriage for articles to be carried by a person An exoskeletal carriage for articles to be carried by a person. It includes a belt for supporting the carriage. A front and rear blade-like columnar member is attached to the belt. The columnar members include a channel shape along at least a part of thei... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4537339 | Umbrella support An umbrella support includes a planar support having upper and lower pockets thereon to receive a curved or straight handle of a short or long umbrella shaft, respectively, of an umbrella to be supported. The support is mounted on the front or back of a u... | 08/27/1985 |
