wal ks , ▁etc . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁commonly ▁used ▁for ▁painting ▁hash marks ▁and ▁lines ▁on ▁athlet ic ▁fields . ▁His ▁pat ents ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁include ▁paint ▁application ▁devices , ▁vac u um ▁se aled ▁pack ing ▁materials , ▁ge odes ic ▁dom es , ▁and ▁mechanical ▁arms . ▁ ▁Char ity ▁ ▁Sm rt ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁varied ▁char itable ▁don ations . ▁On ▁one ▁particular ▁occasion , ▁he ▁called ▁his ▁local ▁police ▁department ▁to ▁ask ▁if ▁they ▁needed ▁anything . ▁When ▁the ▁officer ▁answering ▁the ▁phone ▁mentioned ▁that ▁they ▁needed ▁a ▁new ▁book ing ▁camera ▁and ▁some ▁" first ▁response " ▁pocket kn ives ▁( used ▁to ▁cut ▁away ▁seat ▁bel ts ▁from ▁car ▁accident ▁vict ims ), ▁Sm rt ▁purchased ▁the ▁items ▁and ▁had ▁them ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁station . ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁employees ▁presented ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁police , ▁he ▁stated ▁" Mr . ▁Sm rt ▁would ▁like ▁other ▁indust ries ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁lead . ▁So ▁many ▁depart ments ▁go ▁without ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁they ▁need . ▁It ▁makes ▁him ▁happy ▁to ▁return ▁fav ors ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁work ▁the ▁department ▁does ." ▁ ▁Hor se ▁bre eding ▁ ▁Sm rt ▁owned ▁Fox ▁Valley ▁Far ms ▁in ▁Mar engo , ▁Illinois , ▁where ▁he ▁b red , ▁showed ▁and ▁sold ▁rare ▁Sh ire ▁horses . ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁this ▁bre ed ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Sm rt ▁took ▁an