...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 |
| 7946549 | Hanger hook assembly for wire shelf An example hanger hook assembly for a wire shelf includes a rod end portion and a hanging rod extending from the rod end portion. A hanger end portion mounts to a wire shelf, and the hanger end portion aligns with a wire shelf storage surface. A hook portion extends... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7267308 | Kitchen utensil and pot lid holder An apparatus includes a base member formed from wire strands conjoined to each other, defining outwardly flanging sides and a bottom surface. One wire has a unitary body provided with ends disposed along sides of the base, support pegs monolithically formed therewit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243887 | Suspension system A system for detachable suspension of shelves (4) from essentially vertically positioned carrier elements (1, 26) provided with slots or grooves (2). Elongate, U-shaped supporting elements (3, 25) are adapted to support said shelves (4... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240803 | Shelf mounting bracket for adjustable organizer system A shelf mounting bracket has a bracket body with a forward end, a rear end, an upper side, and a lower side. One or more connectors extend from the rear end for mounting the bracket to a support. At least one forward shelf support is provided near the forward end an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7025317 | Methods and apparatus for suspending fixtures The invention includes an angle bracket with a hole for a fastener and a flange for coupling a wire to the angle bracket. The flange is lanced and it is coupled to the wire by crimping. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the flange is provided with tw... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004436 | Fitting for connecting two components Fitting made from two planar fitting halves (1a, 1b), for connecting two components (2a, 2b), screwed to the counterform interlocking fitting halves (1a, 1b). On a relative longitudi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978975 | Lockable shelf bracket A shelf system for releasable mounting of shelves in a supporting element which is essentially vertically positioned and has slots or grooves. Plate-shaped shelf brackets are adapted to support the shelves and are by means of hook-shaped portions adapted to be inser... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6913235 | Symmetrically designed snap-on shelf A symmetrically formed wire shelf having front and back edges, of equivalent design and dimensions, are snap fastened to a complimentary bracket which accepts the various longitudinal rods of the wire shelf into a locking relationship when the wire shelf is installe... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6338462 | Tensioning clip and high voltage wire holder A tensioning clip and high voltage wire holder is disclosed, which includes a body portion, hooked portions which extend out from the body portion, each for grasping a degaussing cable, and maintaining it against a cathode ray tube, and a clip, disposed o... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6247871 | Clip for joining wire-mesh structures A pair of wire channels each have a cross U-shaped end wire of predetermined diameter joined to ends of longitudinal wires. A U-shaped clip engages around the end wires between a respective pair of the longitudinal wires. It has a floor engaging the two e... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6227506 | Bracket assembly A bracket assembly for assembly to a wall has a pair of wall mounts each having receiving channels for receiving a portion of a bracket structure. The bracket structure has a unitary bracket structure having a first coupling portion sized to be received w... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6086035 | Wall anchor for use with wire shelves An anchor for securing a shelf having one or more wires to a wall is provided. The anchor has an elongate body and a head. The head has first and second grooves for receiving a wire of the shelf, wherein the first groove has an opening for receiving the w... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5996955 | Engaging member for assembled shelves An engaging member is provided for engaging two cross rods consisting of a first rod and a second rod. The engaging member includes an inverted U-shaped section having two ends. Each end of the inverted U-shaped section extends in a direction transverse t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5868263 | Wall mounted storage system A wall mounted storage system includes at least one pair of spaced apart vertical hanger bars for attachment to a studded wall or comparable structure. At least one removable shelf support bracket is associated with each hanger bar, and the bracket is rem... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5788200 | Hidden shelf support bracket A one piece, completely concealed when installed shelf support bracket (11) cylindrical in structure accommodating threads (1) as a means of securing to shelf materials (9) while communicating along its length to straight members (2)-(4)-(6)-(8) and bends... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5356103 | Apparatus for providing support on a metal purling A bracket member (30) includes a first section (32) that is form fitted to a metal purling (14). The bracket member (30) also includes a second section (34) that extends from the first section (32) and away from the metal purling (14) in order to install ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5063721 | Bracket for attachment of wall linings Bracket destined to be mounted on a wall to extend therefrom and so designed that a separately manufactured material in the form of sheets, such as a glass wool mat, is suspended on the bracket by pressing the material against the bracket and causing the ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4884702 | Display rack A rack for freestanding use or wall installation having several pairs of horizontal rods which receive inserted brackets of various types of supports for merchandise. Vertical stiffeners are spaced apart along the rods to prevent rod displacement. A shelf... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4836487 | Concrete curb form hanger A hanger for constructing concrete curb forms and form from a continuous metal rod bent so that the hanger can be attached to a backboard and faceboard and secured to a backboard stake to position and support the faceboard.... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4809941 | Shelf bracket A bracket assembly for supporting a shelf or other article. A rectangular support beam is affixed to a wall, or other upright, and a bracket holding member is held by the support beam. A bracket is held to the support beam by the bracket holding member. P... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4781349 | Ventilated shelf reinforcing element A reinforcing element for a ventilated rod-type shelf mounted to a vertical support such as a wall. The reinforcing element is slidingly engaged with the shelf so as to be disposed immediately below and perpendicular to the shelf. When so engaged with the... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4777888 | Cantilever wall-mount shelving A shelf arrangement adapted to be mounted on an upright wall in cantilevered relationship thereto, which arrangement includes a wire shelf releasably supported by a pair of underlying brackets. The brackets attach to and project in cantilevered relationsh... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4717104 | Wall bracket with adjustable mounting face A wall bracket for mounting a shelf within an area defined by two walls that intersect at an angle deviating from ninety degrees. The wall bracket has a cradle section and an integral back plate. The cradle section supports a side portion of a shelf. The ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4580752 | Anti-sway device There is disclosed an anti-sway device for paint buckets suspended from the rung of a ladder, in which the bucket is engaged by a loop which is connected to hooks adapted to engage a rung of the ladder by a rigid connection and minimize the sway of the bu... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4542702 | Joint element to support and secure shelves in a bookcase or stand, and a set of shelves employing said joint elements to support and secure the shelves between the uprights The invention relates to joint elements to support and secure shelves in bookcases or stands, and to a set of shelves employing said joint elements to secure the shelves in the uprights, comprising a first insertion part (1) designed to be inserted into a... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4318487 | Adjustable end bracket An adjustable end bracket (10) for use with a modular coated wire closet shelf (12) of the type having upper and lower front rails (14, 16) and a plurality of evenly spaced stringers (20) is disclosed. The bracket is formed of a bracket arm (32) having tw... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4269381 | Portable cook book holder A holder for cookbooks which will hold a cookbook above and off the counter surface in a position easily accessible for reference during cooking. The cookbook holder is formed of metal wire segments bent to shape and comprises a generally planar back fram... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4241669 | Shelf and bracket arrangement A shelf arrangement includes two or more wire bracket members positively connected to a shelf member, each of the bracket members including an angularly extending upper extension terminating in a hook, and a generally horizontally extending lower extensio... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4232847 | Concrete screed or form support A concrete screed or form support, for holding forms in position for the pouring of concrete. They are of prestressed metal and are readily attached to various shapes of the common concrete form stakes such as round, square or rectangular.... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4004526 | Detachable rack anchor A plurality of anchors are secured to a vertical support surface in a horizontally spaced relationship. A plurality of racks or shelves are detachably suspended between the anchors by an inner hanger and an outer hanger. The anchors and hangers permit the... | 01/25/1977 |