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 |
| 5107542 | Front-lock stabilizer for protective shoulder pads A front-lock stabilizer for protective shoulder pads having breastplates and backplates wherein the breastplates are closed by laced interdigitated plates fixedly secured to the vertical edges of the breastplates, and the backplates are closed by a plural... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107543 | Goggle engaging face mask device and method Disclosed herein is a face mask device and method for protecting the face and eyes of a wearer and providing clear vision. The device includes a face mask structure and eye protecting device capable of engaging a conventional racing goggle worn over the d... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107544 | Ice hockey goalie glove construction A glove construction for use by a hockey goalie includes a padded back structure, a removable close-fitting glove component, and flexible fittings to attach the inner glove to the padded back construction in a firm and secure manner yet retaining the nece... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107545 | Fisherman's fly tying apron The present invention is directed to a fisherman's apron and more particularly to a fisherman's fly tying apron which includes an upper section including means for attaching said fly tying apron to a user, a lower section detachable from the upper section... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107547 | Adjustable medical face mask fastener The problem of providing a medical face mask 10 that may be quickly, easily, securely and adjustably mounted to the head of a wearer 72 is solved in a medical face mask 10 of the type having a panel 12 for covering the nose and the mouth of a wearer 72 an... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107548 | Cooler cap The present invention comprises a combination can holder and cap that includes fastening members on the cap that permit the user to attach or detach a flat rectangular shaped can holder to the cap so that the can holder can be carried with the user in an ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107549 | Disposable toilet seat cover A disposable toilet seat cover is disclosed, the cover being designed to fit over and around horseshoe or U-shaped toilet seats. The cover is tubular in design with open ends and is composed of a biodegradable material for immediate disposal in the toilet... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107550 | Sewer pipe unplugging tool A simple, inexpensive apparatus which enables an ordinary power snake to be rotated by an electric drill. The apparatus consists of a telescope connected to a series of flexible tubes, i.e. garden hoses joined together by suitable couplings and an optiona... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107551 | Multiple accessory swimming pool coping A versatile swimming pool coping having at least three horizontal securing channels which open inward to the pool when the coping is positioned at the top of a swimming pool wall for accommodating a plurality of accessories for the swimming pool. The copi... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107552 | Swimming pool cover and roll-up device A swimming pool cover and roll-up device combination comprising a flexible shaft extending intermediate of the swimming pool cover from one edge to an opposite edge, with the flexible shaft being connected at least intermittently along its length to the s... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107553 | Combination sofabed-double bed with pivotable backrest A combination piece of furniture providing a couch which can be converted into a bed, including a first frame enclosing a first platform, a second frame enclosing a second platform and a hinge for pivotally connecting the first platform to the second plat... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107554 | Portable lifting apparatus and method A portable lifting apparatus and method having a pair of oppositely positioned end pieces to which are attached lifting devices. A support is attached between the end pieces upon which an individual rests. The support contains at least one access opening ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107555 | Crib rocking assembly A crib assembly includes a rocking assembly which rocks the crib mattress either up and down in a vertical plane or side to side in a horizontal plane. The rocking assembly can be either manually activated or automatically activated if the child cries out... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107556 | Furniture suspended from ropes Sitting or reclining furniture with an upper and a lower part that can move relative to each other. The upper part is suspended so as to be able to oscillate on the lower part and at least two sets of ropes are arranged functionally in series. One set of ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107557 | Waterbed mattress with air cushion A waterbed mattress includes a vinyl watertight water bladder covered by an inflatable air cushion. In one embodiment, the top of the bladder forms the bottom surface of the air cushion, although the bottom surface of the air cushion may also be a separat... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107558 | Mattress with removable insert A mattress has a one-piece base of hollow fibers or polyurethane foam with a rectangular recess in the upper side of its torso supporting intermediate portion. The recess is filled by a removable insert wherein a fabric envelope contains a supply of fragm... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107559 | Horseshoeing tool The replacing of a shoe on a horse involves a plurality of separate tools, each performing a different function. Such tools have not changed substantially in decades. A relatively simple substitute for these tools includes a pair of arms for pivotal inter... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107560 | Knife tool A knife tool comprising a handle pivotally mounting a cutting blade and an elongate feeler gauge blade with a tapered gauging section on the feeler gauge blade having measuring indicia thereon and a reinforcing section extending along the length of the ta... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107561 | Bridge laying device A laying vehicle for a bridge composed of connectable bridge elements includes a laying beam and a carriage that can be moved on the laying beam and having a swivelling elevating platform on which the bridge elements are disposed. A holding device for the... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107562 | Disposable finger-mounted toothbrush with holding means A toothbrush of the type worn on a human finger. The toothbrush includes an inner part that is wholly received within an outer part when the toothbrush is in a stored condition prior to use. The outer part includes an upper flap and a lower flap that are ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107563 | Non stick windshield wipers A nonstick windshield wiper blade for a windshield wiper that is suitably mounted on a windshield of a motor vehicle is provided and consists of the wiper blade having a TEFLON tip so that ice and snow can be better removed from the windshield when the wi... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107564 | Leaf gathering and bagging system Disclosed is a leaf gathering and bagging system. The leaf gathering device comprises a mesh basket having a circumferential bump ring thereon, and two extendable legs cooperating with the mesh basket to guide leaves and other debris into the basket, the ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107565 | Light system for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner nozzle structure having a low profile nozzle housing enclosing a lamp. Light-reflective sheets of glossy vinyl are affixed to the top, bottom and rear wall surfaces defining the lamp space and cooperate with the lamp to provide an extende... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107566 | Directed discharge blower chute and method An outlet chute (10) for a blower device to guide the expulsion of leaves, grass or other debris, having an inlet portion (26) and a bifurcated outlet portion (28) including a first outlet duct (30) and a second outlet duct (32) which direct debris in opp... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107567 | Stick type vacuum cleaner with a dirt cup secured by a finger-operated latch A lightweight upright vacuum cleaner having a porous filter bag and a re-usable dirt cup in which the handle has two positions for either upright usage, or substantially horizontal usage on stairs, or the like. The cleaner is further provided with a rigid... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107568 | Duct sweeper The cleaning apparatus in one embodiment is formed by a housing member having a first flexible hose coupled to a first end and a smaller diameter second flexible hose coupled to a second opposite end. A turbine is supported for rotation within the housing... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107569 | Two-piece sun visor bushing and method of use In a vehicle sun visor assembly, a bushing apparatus comprising a pair of identical bushing half members is provided as a replacement for worn conventional one-piece sun visor bushings. The half members of the bushing apparatus are designed to be assemble... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107570 | Intermediate bearing for door or window Intermediate bearing, for a door, window, or the like, having at least a leaf pivoting about a vertical spindle, is provided with a fixed base integral with the sash-frame, and a movable element inserted at the level of the leaf. The fixed base is provide... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107571 | Precarding cylinders and adjustable knife and carding units In a carding apparatus for fibrous material, of the type in which the staple fibres are fed by a feed roller to an introduction roller of a carding machine and are subjected to preliminary opening and impurity removal, at least one carding unit is provide... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107572 | Device for the disposal of waste in a fiber cleaning machine A discharge device for discharging the waste from a fiber cleaning machine having a collecting basin and a blowing or sucking device. The discharge device has a collecting basin which is funnel shaped with a motor driven paddle wheel in the tapered part. ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107573 | Rotating connector A rotating connector, which is especially suitable to assemble a button or a badge etc. to the clothing or other articles of daily use, and to lap the flat pieces of things such as packsack belts, wherein, said connector is composed of a fixed unit and a ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107574 | Cone section warping machine and method of warping Separate drive motors (30, 35) for the positioning of the warping carriage (25) in the X-, respectively the Y-direction, are provided on a cone section warping machine. In addition to that, separate servo signals for both the servo motors (30, 35) are gen... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107575 | Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same A pin-fin type heat exchanger comprising a plurality of wire-like heat conductive elements arranged in parallel and spaced from each other, and formed into a corrugated shape, and a method of manufacturing the same by making a corrugated sheet including t... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107576 | Process for the manufacture of automotive seat backs A method of making a seat back which includes the steps of sewing a front panel and a back panel together along sewing seams which are exterior with respect to the interior surfaces of the panels so as to form a bag-like structure in a condition wherein t... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107577 | Tool mounting fixture A tool mounting fixture includes a frame formed of a plurality of parallel, elongated tubular members interconnected by a plurality of bases arranged in a predetermined geometric pattern and connected to adjacent ones of the tubular members. The bases inc... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107578 | Method to repair a chair rung A novel chair rung repair kit and method to repair a broken chair rung is described. Normally, after a period of time, chair rungs tend to dry out, especially those made from wood. By drilling a small, tapered hole in the longitudinal end of the broken ru... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107579 | Process of forming a folded seam connection between two cup-shaped workpieces Process and apparatus for producing a folded seam connection along a joint between cups made of sheet metal having flanges of folded seam connection and forming a workpiece, in particular a vibration damper, wherein at least one folding tool and the workp... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107580 | Method of attaching sheet filter to inlet opening of ventilation fan or range hood A method of attaching a sheet filter to an inlet opening by covering the inlet opening with a wide sheet filter and fixing the periphery of said sheet filter to the periphery of said inlet opening by use of magnet holders or other fixing means so as to en... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107581 | Tool magazine A magazine is described which requires only a small surface area for its accommodation and which nevertheless holds a large number of tools. The magazine includes carrier units which are arranged in tower-like manner above one another and which are provid... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107582 | Tool changing system A tool changing system for chip forming machine tools is described which with a simple construction ensures a tool change both in conjunction with horizontal spindles and vertical spindles and also spindles which adopt intermediate positions, which minimi... | 04/28/1992 |
