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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 |
| 8132768 | Shelving end brackets with interchangeable pieces for supporting hang rods of different sizes According to various aspects of the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems and methods for supporting hang rods and shelves from support surfaces, such as the wall of a closet or cabinet. In an exemplary embodiment, a system generally inc... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7549615 | Compression mount for window coverings A compression mount assembly is provided for securing a window covering to a window frame by compression forces between vertical sides of the window frame on opposite sides of the window. A housing is coupled to the window covering and a slide translates linearly wi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7370839 | Pass through sliding drapery suspension system A drapery mounting system comprised of a drapery rod member, a drapery hanger element, and a support member for the rod. The support member is positioned below and intermediate the respective opposed ends of the drapery rod. The support member includes a saddle, a s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367536 | Mounting bracket for a covering for architectural openings A mounting bracket for mounting a head rail for a window covering includes a rigid housing and a flexible clip. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322552 | Curtain rod support A curtain rod support includes a bracket having a top plate, securing holes and an extension extending downward from a bottom face of the top plate, a hook having positioning holes aligned with the securing holes in the top plate to allow two bolts to extend through... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7273153 | Baseball bat and helmet rack Apparatus 10 discloses a device having means for mounting to a structure, such as a chain link fence, providing means for hanging a baseball bat 12 and a baseball helmet 14 therefrom. The support 10 has a general planar N-shape providing ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252201 | Designer dorm rod A curtain rod mount that allows an individual to hang window shades in windows of varying widths. The curtain rod mount includes a central curtain rod that is adjustable in length, allowing an individual to mount the curtain rod mount in a window frame of a window w... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7134470 | Window covering support device and method of use thereof A window cover support device and method of use thereon, wherein the device is non-rotating and comprises a bracket having support members in the form of pairs of upward-facing hooks over which a valance rod or curtain rod may be placed, a box structure for confinem... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6902141 | Roller shade mounting system A roller shade mounting system includes a pair of assemblies for limiting sagging in a roller shade tube. The assembly includes a single bearing supported by a shaft to position the bearing at a distance from an end of the tube. Alternatively, the assembly includes ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6708457 | Concealed retaining channel for storm shutter attachment Concealed retaining channel for attaching upper edges of storm shutters in front of windows. The concealed retaining channel can be installed within a soffet portion of a roof overhang, and remains unseen with or without a storm shutter attached thereto. The conceal... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6672552 | Supporting rod assembly providing luminous decorating effect A supporting rod assembly includes a supporting rod made of a transparent plastic material through integral injection molding and having a row of air bubbles formed therein during the injection molding, and at least one receiving head connected to an end ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6598843 | Extendable bracket for window covering components An extendable bracket assembly for supporting hardware components has a mounting base with a base plate. The base plate has an attachment side for mounting the base plate to a surface and has a support side opposite the attachment side. A base support ele... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6540187 | Adjustable mounting bracket The bracket includes an inner body having a hook on one end and arranged to slide within an outer body having a hook on one end to provide a variable bracket length. A pair of springs located between overlapping portions of the bodies biases the bracket t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6382295 | Mini-blind/curtain rod bracket A bracket system is provided which is selectively convertible between a first mode in which it supports a mini-blind and a second mode in which it supports a curtain rod. The bracket system includes a mini-blind bracket and a curtain rod adapter. The mini... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6302502 | Mounting bracket for a tongueless drawer guide A laterally adjustable mounting bracket for use with a tongueless drawer guide, comprising a mounting plate and a hollow central elongate member connected at one end to the front face of the mounting plate. An opening in one end of the central elongate me... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6186457 | Adjustable mounting bracket The bracket includes an inner body having a hook on one end and arranged to slide within an outer body having a hook on one end to provide a variable bracket length. A pair of springs located between overlapping portions of the bodies biases the bracket t... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5799804 | Wall mounted fixture A wall mounted fixture includes a post and a wall plate, at least one of which has, in a preferred embodiment, a tab to engage the slot of the other to resist rotation between the wall plate and post. A large central bolt securely fastens the wall plate t... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5529273 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket wherein a base (12) is secured to an arm (20) by a fastener (22). A cam post (28) has a head (30) that is connected to arm (20) by a shaft (32). A spring clip (34) has an aperture (40) that is contoured in correspondence with head (30) ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5505418 | Dual adjustment blind and shade support A combination venetian blind and roller shade support comprising a pair of mirror-image combination brackets. Each bracket has a pair of discrete compartments, one compartment to receive one end of a venetial blind and the other compartment containing sup... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5230493 | Hidden mounting bracket for a venetian blind or window covering headrail A mounting bracket (16) for a window covering (10) headrail (12), the latter having an open top defined by flanged edges with recesses (24, 26). The bracket (16) has a back plate (28), top plate (30), and forwardly/downwardly extending spring arm plates (... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5193775 | Assortment of window adornment mounting brackets An assortment of mounting brackets for supporting window adornment attaching hardware adjacent to opposite upper corner portions and opposite side portions of a window molding attached to a wall and to a top portion of the window molding. The assortment o... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4802644 | Blind headrail bracket A bracket for releasably securing a channel section blind headrail to a wall or ceiling, said channel section blind headrail including a web and front and rear upwardly extending flanges, each having an inturned rim at its upper free edge, said bracket in... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4453688 | Blind mounting device A device for mounting a blind of a window frame or the like, which includes a base plate on which the blind is fixed by means of brackets and at least two supporting members which are fixed on the window frame, wall surface or the like in spaced relation ... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4411401 | Headrail mounting bracket Bracket for supporting the headrail of a venetian blind where the bracket has two oppositely disposed hanger portions adapted to engage shoulder mounts on a headrail. The hanger portions are movable with respect to each other and the bracket has resilient... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4251960 | Blind curtain rod hardware Mounting hardware for curtains, drapery or the like including hidden support pockets mounted in recesses formed in the rear corners of conventional window molding and conventional curtain rods having specially formed mounting brackets inserted into the po... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4249714 | Roller shade bracket for reversible shades A roller shade bracket incorporates a slot for receiving a roller shade spring bar and a pivoted adapter secured to the bracket and dimensioned so that it may be rotated over an adapter receiving portion of the bracket to convert the bracket from a spring... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4226396 | Universal shade bracket A universal shade bracket which is (i) capable of receiving and supporting either the round pin end or the flattened pin end of a window shade assembly, and equally (ii) capable of supporting the window shade assembly from any one of the three conventiona... | 10/07/1980 |
