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 |
| 5792017 | Video cassette recorder incorporating therein a belt pulley set enabling a timing belt to be mounted thereover without belt slack A video cassette recorder comprises a power transfer apparatus provided with a timing belt, a capstan motor pulley and a driven belt pulley. The capstan motor pulley includes a first contact body fixed to a capstan motor shaft of a capstan motor and adapt... | 08/11/1998 |
| 4227610 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor having a generally planar ring shaped belt supported and guided for movement along a closed path of travel having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart runs with an inner peripheral edge of the belt substantially definin... | 10/14/1980 |
