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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 |
| 8043237 | Massaging device having completely massaging effect A massaging device includes a support member, a massaging member movably mounted on the support member, two opposite connecting straps connected with the massaging member respectively, two massaging belts each connected with a respective one of the connecting straps... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7055524 | Airway management device An apparatus for maintaining airway passages open that includes a base and a horizontal bar member slidably connected to a U-shaped member attached to the base. A pair of posts having padded heads or end members for contacting the mandibular angle of a jaw of a pers... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6827671 | Body shaping machine A body shaping machine has an action mechanism and a massaging belt which is fastened at two ends to two action members of the action mechanism. The action mechanism includes two deceleration devices and two displacement devices. The deceleration devices each have a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6659969 | Method of and an apparatus for exercising Exercise is performed and an exerciser device is designed so that they use a massage belt with at least two ends and a chain of ovals composed of ceramic, crystals, wood, plastic or ferromagnetic materials, while a user holds one end of the belt and appli... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6645128 | Exercise belt An exercise belt which includes resilient connectors which connect a back panel with overlapping front panels, said overlapping front panels containing compressible hemispherical protruding elements which apply localized pressure to the abdomen of the use... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6551262 | Handheld foot manicuring device A handheld foot manicuring device for scrubbing and manicuring a user's feet. The handheld foot manicuring device includes a housing assembly including a housing member having a head portion and a handle portion and further having a front wall and a back ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6223382 | Back and body washer A flexible hand holdable cloth for washing a user's body with the cloth including a first handle to provide a first finger grasping region thereon and a second extendible handle having a contracted condition wherein the second handle is maintained proxima... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6047433 | Bath Scrubber A bath scrubber is composed of a plurality of straps which are formed respectively of a plurality of cylindrical nets of a plastic material and are arranged side by side such that one end of each of the straps is fastened with a fastening piece, and that ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6007501 | Therapeutic massaging apparatus A therapeutic massaging apparatus having a pair of resilient balls adjustably positioned in a flexible container, wherein a strap assembly is connected to opposing ends of the container so as to maintain the container in a pre-selected position upon the u... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5979006 | Lotion applicator and body massage assembly The present invention relates to a lotion applicator and massaging apparatus including a pair of opposing substantially U-shaped handles with an attachment plate attached to each of their respective terminal ends. The two opposing attachment plates each h... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5868689 | Hand held massage device with resilient ball on flexible cord between two handles A hand held massaging device comprised of a first and second handle, a cord perminantly fixed to the first handle and slidably fixed to the second handle. A resilient rubber ball having a hole axially through the center allowing the ball to be mounted on ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5676638 | Strap-mounted massaging device A massaging device constructed as a set of massaging elements comprising disc-shaped rollers rotatably mounted on the ends of a plurality of transversely-positioned axles spaced apart along the length of a strap and retained by the strap. The axles and ro... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5140978 | Device for relieving tension in head skin A device (1) for wearing on a human head to relieve tension in skin covering a skull region and so promote hair growth from the skin. The device (1) includes a carrier member (2) for positioning on a human skull; and, grip means (5) on the carrier member ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4915096 | Combination back scratcher and body massager A combination back scratcher/body massager is provided by attaching to one surface of a backing fabric a hook-portion strip of a hook-and-pile fastener, and attaching to the other surface face of the backing fabric the pile-portion strip of the hook-and-p... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4512054 | Back-scrubber device A back scrubber formed of terry cloth comprises a generally wider central scrubber section from which transverse open-ended pleats extend alternatingly from opposite sides; elongated hand grasp members extend from opposite ends of the central scrubber sec... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4469095 | Medical sleeve A medical sleeve wherein a knitted sleeve length is provided to extend from a snug location of the lower end adjacent the wrist of a wearer all along the entire length of an arm to the shoulder and wherein a strap is provided for hooked-up engagement thro... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4411258 | Method and device for relieving pain A method and device for relieving pain such as in the lower back by applying a peripheral modulation pad having a plurality of generally pointed projections to apply an intense painful stimulation resulting in a physiological response at the spinal cord e... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4196490 | Sponge assembly A sponge for personal washing comprising a sponge body having opposite surfaces of different textures and/or compositions. Preferably, the sponge is composed of a thicker part of soft material and a thinner part of coarse-textured material. The thicker pa... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4187575 | Back wash-massage-scrubber A combination hand washer and back scrubber, comprising an elongated strip of fabric, having two lateral edges, transverse, expansible strips attached to a first side of said fabric strip, each transverse strip extending substantially the entire width of ... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4168704 | Massage device A massage belt has pimples on one side and bristles on the other, and is made of soft synthetic plastics material. The bristles are anchored in recesses in bosses directly opposite pimples, and the bristle anchoring means extend through the base of each b... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4067325 | Friction massage member A friction massage member in the form of a strap or mitten which includes a rubbing surface to be rubbed over the human body. The member is composed of strands knitted in a pattern defining a surface with high and low areas adjacent to one another and whi... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4023567 | Massage belt A massage belt is provided with nipples or nodular protuberances on one side and with brush bristles on the other side with a pair of thickened portions at the end of the belt defining ducts or passages through which rope handles may be passed to enable m... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3959841 | Apparatus for applying liquid preparations to the body Apparatus for use by a person for applying liquid preparations, such as lotions, creams, and the like, across portions of the body of such person is disclosed. The apparatus includes an integral elongated reticulated fabric folded along its major axis to ... | 06/01/1976 |
