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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 |
| 7731119 | Compact single mandrel creel for over end take-off thread delivery The present invention compact creel using the OETO method that accommodates an increased number of packages in a relatively small footprint while providing a straight in-line delivery path in which fiber bends and changes in direction are minimized. In addition, the... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7588209 | Multiple-roll toilet tissue holder and dispenser A toilet tissue holder-dispenser for holding a toilet tissue roll and allowing dispensing of toilet tissue therefrom, the toilet tissue holder-dispenser being usable by an intended user, the toilet tissue holder-dispenser including a housing defining a spare storing... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7367524 | Pivoting toilet tissue roll holder with auxiliary toilet tissue A wall mounted holder to support a standard toilet tissue roll, and within a pivoting hollow axle contain an auxiliary tissue roll. The attached axle pivots by mechanical means for manipulation of the standard toilet tissue roll and the auxiliary tissue roll. The ax... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328792 | Toilet plunger cabinet system A toilet plunger cabinet system for conveniently storing and transporting a plunger in a hygienic and aesthetically pleasing manner. The toilet plunger cabinet system includes a base for receiving a lower segment of a plunger and a cover removably connected to the b... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309042 | Automatic positioning dispenser for paper rolls An automatic positioning dispenser for paper rolls includes (a) a front section of a main housing including a reciprocating paper roll elevator shaft, and a rear section of the main housing including a paper roll storage and feeding mechanism; (b) the elevato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278604 | Multi-use dispensing stand A multiple-type paper product dispensing mobile stand with mini-table and storage is provided. The invention can be configured in various dispensing arrangements for dispensing one or more paper products comprising paper towel rolls, toilet tissue rolls, and/or a bo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6959891 | Dispenser for multiple rolls of sheet material A dispenser for storing and dispensing rolled sheet material is provided. The dispenser has a housing which holds at least one roll of sheet material therein. The housing has a portion of an outer surface which is positioned against a support surface. The housing al... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957791 | Paper roll dispenser A paper roll dispenser comprising a tube having an open upper end through which rolls may be introduced and an open lower end through which dispensed rolls may be retrieved. The tube is adapted to hold a plurality of rolls comprising at least a lowermost roll and a ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945493 | Dual toilet paper holder system Each of a pair of secondary spindle support holders has an upper end with an upper aperture adapted to receive there through a primary spindle. Each support holder has an intermediate aperture adapted to receive and support a secondary spindle for supporting a secon... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923401 | Method for unwinding elastomeric yarn from coiled packages A method for unwinding tacky elastomeric yarn from one or multiple coiled yarn packages includes the steps of (a) removing tubular cores from each yarn package to expose the beginning end of the yarn strand at the inner diameter of the yarn package; (b) forming a te... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6508432 | Dual toilet roll dispenser The invention is a toilet paper dispenser designed to hold two rolls of toilet paper. The dispenser has a housing containing a primary roll support and a secondary roll support. The secondary roll support is disposed parallel to and vertically above the p... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6488229 | Toilet roll dispenser A toilet roll dispenser primarily for use in portable toilets, comprising a housing having a first toilet paper roll supported on a mandrel in position for use, and a second or reserve toilet paper roll on the mandrel in side-by-side relationship. The res... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484965 | Paper roll storage and paper towel dispenser A paper roll storage and paper towel dispenser for storing rolls of paper and dispensing towels therefrom in a space-saving manner. The paper roll storage and paper towel dispenser includes a container assembly including a container having a bottom wall, ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6460799 | Toilet paper holding device A toilet paper holding device for releasably securing a spare roll of toilet paper to a spindle includes a tubular member is which elongated and has a first end and a second end. The tubular member has a pair of apertures extending therethrough. Each of t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6419182 | Wire dispensing unit The present invention consists of a rolled wire dispensing unit that incorporates a wheeled cart with a deck, a post generally perpendicular to the deck over which a roll of wire may be placed, and a pivoting front yoke. The yoke is attached to the deck s... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6302350 | Toilet tissue dispenser A toilet tissue dispenser comprising a housing. An upper front door in the housing lifts upwardly, so that multiple toilet paper rolls can be stacked into the housing. The housing has a lower front notch opening, to allow the lowest toilet paper roll to b... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6199791 | Dispenser for roll material strip without winding core comprising an improved supporting spindle The invention proposes a dispenser for a web wound into a coreless roll, the roll (11) being mounted on an irrotational, substantially cylindrical support spindle (14), the web in this dispenser being dispensed by rotationally unwinding the roll (11) arou... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6095454 | Cushioning conversion system and method with combination stock roll storage rack A cushioning conversion system (10) and method wherein a stock roll storage rack (14) is used to support at least one and preferably a plurality of stock rolls (21) at the same level as the stock roll holder (19) of a cushioning conversion machine (12). T... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6062422 | Paper roll dispenser A paper roll dispenser comprising an upright elongate tubular member having an upper inlet port, a lower discharge port, and a tubular passageway coupled to and extending between the inlet port and the discharge port; and an elongate member provided in th... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056232 | Method of loading film roll on film unwinder shaft and film producing and packaging system A carriage has a support shaft for supporting a plurality of film rolls and can be closed by a light shield cover to place the film rolls in a light-shielded state. A film roll storage mechanism is disposed in a dark room and has a shank for receiving the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6027002 | Paper towelling dispenser with spare roll loading device A dispenser apparatus includes a loading device for sensing when an initial working roll of web material previously positioned in a receptacle is empty, so that it can be replaced with a fresh second roll positioned between a pair of flanges. The loading ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5887818 | Device and method for storing multiple rolls of tissue and dispensing tissue therefrom A device and method for dispensing and storing multiple rolls of rolled material dispensed on a spool, such as toilet paper, has a storage frame configured to hold the multiple rolls on a generally vertical shaft. The shaft extends upward from the bottom ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5704565 | Toilet paper dispenser with storage shelf At improved toilet paper dispenser with a vertical spindle for holding and dispensing rolled toilet paper, having a storage shelf for a spare roll. The improved dispenser mounts on the horizontal spindle of a conventional dispenser and is stabilized again... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5597133 | Article dispensing apparatus and method Disclosed is an apparatus for storing, advancing and replacing paper rolls. The apparatus comprises a vertical magazine for storing paper rolls in a vertical column, a pivotal cradle for advancing the bottom roll while holding back the next following roll... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5370336 | Dispenser apparatus for sequentially dispensing from coreless rolls of sheet material Dispenser apparatus for sequentially dispensing web material from a plurality of coreless rolls includes a support with a housing having a dispensing opening. A coreless roll holder is slidably positioned in channels formed in the support and includes a f... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5314131 | Apparatus for dispensing rolled flexible sheet material A dispenser for dispensing sheet material from a roll has a storage section wherein at least one reserve roll can be stored on a storage mandrel until depletion of a supply roll positioned on a dispensing mandrel in a dispensing section. Upon depletion of... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5249757 | Method and device for changing rolls in a machine utilizing strip material In a machine utilizing rolls of strip material for whatever purpose, typically a wrapping machine, the depleted rolls are replaced by new rolls taken up in succession from a magazine by a transfer unit including a gripping head that can be traversed along... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5219127 | Method and device for feeding and changing reels on a manufacturing machine A method and device for feeding and changing reels on a manufacturing machine, whereby reels of strip material arranged side by side are fed successively into a first operating position substantially coplanar to a second operating position wherein the str... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5009313 | Bathroom tissue dispenser (spindle release) A two-roll toilet paper dispenser having a vertical spindle with stop means part way up the spindle. The stop means divides the spindle into a lower portion on which a first toilet paper roll is mounted in an operative position and an upper portion on whi... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4998681 | Dispenser for toilet rolls A toilet roll dispenser comprising a casing having a loading compartment which has a lid openable to enable a toilet roll to be loaded therein and a dispensing compartment to enable paper to be dispensed from a toilet roll. A locking means is provided to ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4989800 | Tissue roll dispenser The present invention relates to an improved tissue roll dispenser. Included as features of the improved tissue roll dispenser are a mounting plate, rotatable tissue holder adapted to hold a plurality of tissue rolls, the tissue roll holder mounted on the... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4765475 | Holder and dispenser for multiple rolls of tissue A container (10) for storing and dispensing, one at a time, a plurality of rolls of tissue stacked vertically adjacent one another includes tubular side walls (18,20,22,24) having a longitudinal axis and a pair of end portions (28,32) spaced from each oth... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4463912 | Multi-roll dispenser Disclosed is a dispenser for toilet tissue and other similar roll material having a hollow core. The dispenser has a storage container which allows a plurality of rolls to be stored in an end-to-end stack arrangement. The lowest roll can be dispensed by a... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4432451 | Bathroom accessory A bathroom accessory in the form of a canister for convenient storage of extra rolls of toilet tissue and a suction type plunger device, the compactness being provided by providing that the plunger handle is nested in the hollow core of the tissue rolls b... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4407459 | Toilet paper storage dispenser A storage dispenser for toilet paper comprising an open ended enclosure including a central guide member about which paper rolls are circumposed and guided along between inlet and outlet ends of the enclosure, the guide having one end free at the inlet of... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4322042 | Toilet paper container and dispenser A toilet paper storage dispenser including an upright enclosure having a central paper roll guide for placing toilet paper rolls into the upper enclosure end circumposed about the guide and withdrawing the rolls from the lower enclosure end journaled on t... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4267985 | Strip separator and payout apparatus Apparatus is described for detaching a coiled strip from a wound sheet material construct containing a plurality of coiled strips interconnected by intermittently spaced tabs of partially sheared material that bridge the parting lines between adjacent str... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4113195 | Dispensing device for web material in roll form This invention is concerned with the provision of a dispensing device for material in roll form which is designed to minimize the chances of pilfering taking place, the device in its preferred form having a cylindrical housing for one or more rolls in end... | 09/12/1978 |
