Rubber band Rubber band A rubber band (also known as an elastic band, gum band or lacky band) is a loop of rubber, usually ring shaped, and commonly used to hold multiple objects together. The rubber band was patented in England on March 17, 1845, by Stephen Perry. Most rubber bands are manufactured out of natural rubber or, especially at larger sizes, elastomer, and are sold in a variety of sizes. Rubber bands are made by extruding the rubber into a long tube to provide its general shape, putting the tubes on mandrels, curing the rubber with heat, and then slicing it
Honoured Inventor of the USSR Honoured Inventor of the USSR The Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of the USSR" () was a state award of the Soviet Union established on December 28, 1981 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 6277-X to recognise and reward innovations in technology. Its statute was later confirmed on August 22, 1988 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 9441-XI. It ceased to be awarded following the December 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and was replaced in 1992 by the Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of the Russian Federation". The Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of