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 |
| 7472537 | Flyer and spindle brake assembly for handspinning wheels The flyer and spindle brake assembly for hand spinning wheels includes a cantilevered spindle and flyer assembly extending from a single maiden post. The spindle base is secured in an adjustable brake mechanism installed in the upper end of the maiden. The flyer has... | 01/06/2009 |
| 4762285 | Bobbin winder for a spinning wheel A bobbin winder which can be mounted in the flyer bearings and can be driven by the belt of the spinning wheel and upon which a bobbin spool may be mounted so as to wind thread or yarn by using the drive of the spinning wheel.... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4519198 | Yarn spinner A yarn spinner has two spaced apart upstanding posts whose upper ends each have a slot for receiving and journalling opposite ends of a spindle shaft. A flyer formed by a wire constituting a guide has a loop formed in it through which spun yarn is diverte... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4458474 | Level wind spinning wheel A level wind spinning wheel has an improved flyer assembly wherein a level wind mechanism is incorporated in one arm of the flyer in such a way that the arm is free at one end for direct drive and axial removal of the bobbin. The arm comprises a rigid hol... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4445324 | Collapsible spinning machine A manually operated spinning machine which is readily collapsible for transportation or storage. The spinning machine consists of a compartment which has an open front and a lid, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position. A whee... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4173116 | Bulky yarn spindle for spinning wheels Spinning wheels, equipped with spindle for a flyer and bobbin, are provided with a second and detachable spindle which can be fitted into and locked in the outside orifice of the spindle holding the flyer and the bobbin, to allow the spinning of yarn of l... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4110965 | Spun-like hand yarn process Yarn comprising filaments of high and low elongations is false-twist heat-set. The yarn tension upon passage through the false twisting device is increased to a level sufficient to break the low elongation filaments, giving a yarn with a spun-like hand.... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4095400 | Spinning machine This spinning machine weighs about 10 lbs. and is of about the size of a one foot cube. The reel on which the spun yarn is to be stored is contained within a large horizontal tube. The yarn is fed through a hole in the wall of the tube from a groove on th... | 06/20/1978 |
