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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070044594 | Ratchet tool having smooth engaging member A ratchet tool includes a tool member rotatably engaged into a cartridge and having a gear, two pawls slidably received in the cartridge and each having one or more teeth biased to engage with the gear of the tool member, and a control ferrule may control the engagement... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044595 | Wrench engagement structures A wrench tool is described which comprises an orifice that is formed to control the rotation of a hexagonal work piece. The orifice is substantially cylindrical and includes an array of only eighteen principle longitudinal grooves positioned therein that substantially f... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044596 | Bit connector A bit connector includes a cylindrical body which has a polygonal recess for receiving a screw bit therein and a passage is defined radially through a wall of the body and communicates with the polygonal recess. A flexible G-shaped positioning member is mounted to the b... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044597 | EXTENDABLE EXTENSION AND METHOD OF USE The extendable socket extension is a tool that allows the user to be able to reach into small, tight places to either attach or remove bolts or screws. A first piece and a second piece are slideably connected. By using a thumb release, the second piece can slide in or o... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044598 | Screwdriver bit cartridge retainer A retainer for constraining slidable movement of a sleeve along a shaft between open and closed positions. An end cap is fixed on the sleeve's rearward end, forming a recess between the sleeve's rearward end and the end cap. The retainer is slidable in and along the sle... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044599 | Head replaceable hand tools A hand tool includes a handle with a polygonal recess defined in a connection end of the handle and a function head has an insertion which is removably inserted into the polygonal recess. The function head is able to engage with an object to be tightened or loosened and... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044600 | Wrench set having driving members with specific sizes A wrench includes a handle and two function heads on two ends of the handle. Two engaging holes are respectively defined in the two function heads so as to be engaged with two driving members. Each of the two driving members includes an engaging section for being engage... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044601 | QUICK ADJUSTABLE DEVICE FOR PLIERS An adjustable device for pliers includes an operation member movably extending through a through hole in the first part and a slot in the second part. The operation member includes an exterior smooth section and a toothed section which can be disengageably engaged with ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044602 | Drive bit holder and method of manufacturing A bit holder is provided which includes a body having a cavity formed with an upper portion and a lower portion, separated by a ridge-like protuberance which has a cross sectional profile smaller than that of the upper portion and the lower portion. The ridge-like protu... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044603 | Automated de-strapper An apparatus for destrapping a load L constrained by multiple straps S, comprising a manipulating arm 1 carrying a working head 2 including photoelectric means 3, 17, 18 for locating one of the multiple straps S, irrespective of its orientation rela... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044604 | Hair clipper with blade assembly release A hair clipper includes a housing and a blade assembly coupled to the housing. The blade assembly is coupled to the housing at a cutting end and is movable between an operating position and an open position. The clipper also includes a release assembly including a relea... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044605 | Gage plate alignment mechanism and method for a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044606 | System and method for cutting liquid crystal display substrate A cutting system and method for a liquid crystal display (LCD) substrate in which a first cutting unit cuts the LCD substrate in one direction into a plurality of sub-substrates each including at least one panel, a carrier unit separates the sub-substrates from each oth... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044607 | Fiber chopper with improved idler roll A method and apparatus for chopping long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. having an idler roll for pressing the item(s) against a backup roll for pulling the item(s) into the chopper, the idler roll being an assembly allowing the idler roll to pivot a... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044608 | Process for separating a product web into discrete products A process for separating a product web into discrete products is disclosed. The process can include transporting the product web in a machine direction, creating a line of weakness in the product web, and separating the product web into discrete product elements at the ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044609 | Motor driven wood working tool with vacuum feature A motor driven power tool is provided having an internal dust collection system. A single electric motor drives the working member such as a saw or sander and simultaneously drives an air pump which acts as a collector vacuum for debris created when the power tool is in... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044610 | Kerf spacer for wood cutting saw Described is a device that is to used in conjunction with a chainsaw to keep the chainsaw kerf from closing, thereby greatly reducing the chance of having the chainsaw bar being pinched and bound. Also included is a limiting feature that keeps the chainsaw kerf spacer f... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044611 | Food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044612 | Gage plate adjustment mechanism for a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044613 | Rotary cutting device The present invention is an improved rotary cutting device for continuously cutting a web of material, such as paper, cardboard, plastic sheet, steel sheet, aluminum foil, etc. In particular, the present invention relates to a rotary cutter assembly for continuously cut... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044614 | Sawing machine A sawing machine includes a worktable having a working surface, a mounting frame holding a rotary saw blade of the sawing machine and driving the rotary saw blade to rotate, an adjusting device operable to bias the mounting frame so as to change an angle between the saw... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044615 | Table saw A table saw includes a worktable, a base supporting the worktable, a rotary saw blade extending through a cutting slot of the worktable, a saw blade holder pivotally disposed inside the base and mounting with the rotary saw blade, and an indicator having a scale member ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044616 | Device for three-sided cropping of products A device for the three-sided cropping of products, includes a lifting configuration constructed for operating in a stroke movement determining a machine cycle of the device. At least knives for head cropping, foot cropping and front edge cropping of the products are to ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044617 | Web material cutting device A cutter assembly is provided having a rail and a blade housing. The rail includes support surface side, a mounting side and a first side. An aperture in the first side provides access to a central cavity. The blade housing includes a blade having first and second ends.... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044618 | Hole punch element A hole punch device that reduces the force required to create a hole in papers or other sheet media. A punch element of the hole punch device includes a locally sloped or indented floor to create a bend in the sheet media as it is punched to create an enlarged, oval hol... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044619 | Melon wedger A melon wedger is provided having a base upon which is removably attached a blade assembly having a plurality of blades arranged in a variety of orientations. A movable press mechanism including a removable contoured press element corresponding in size and shape to the ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044620 | Rotary cutting and clamping device for a processing machine A rotary cutting device for a processing machine has a rotary cutter holder provided with an angle-adjusting device and a height-adjusting device. The angle-adjusting device is able to adjust the position of the rotary cutter of the rotary cutter base at any angle, and ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044621 | Top mounted operator interface for a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044622 | Product table lock for a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044623 | Low friction hole punch element A hole punch device that reduces the force required to create a hole in papers or other sheet media. A punch element of the hole punch device includes a locally sloped or indented floor to create a bend in the sheet media as it is punched to create an enlarged, oval hol... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044624 | Hole punch element A hole punch device that reduces the force required to create a hole in papers or other sheet media. A punch element of the hole punch device includes a locally sloped or indented floor to create an angle in the sheet media as it is punched to create an enlarged, oval h... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044625 | Product table for a food slicer with hollow peripheral reinforcements A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044626 | Overmolded food product table support arm for a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044627 | Speed and stroke control method and apparatus for a product table of a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and a first motor positioned w... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044628 | Rear pivot pusher for a food slicer with clearance position A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positio... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044629 | Tension-adjusting device for a chain in chain saw A tension-adjusting device for a chain in a chain saw comprises an adjusting assembly, a fixing base, a brake disk, a position piece and a fixing piece, wherein the adjusting assembly, the brake disk, the position piece and the fixing piece are locked together on the fi... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044630 | Violin or the like shoulder rest The distance between the clamps at opposed ends of a shoulder rest bridge adjustable in infinitely fine increments by utilizing a pressure plate which, in an engaged mode, presses a brake member made from an elastomer, particularly soft rubber, against the underside of ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044631 | Component of musical instrument, musical instrument and production method of the same A production method of a musical instrument and its components (parts, materials or the like), a musical instrument and its components obtained in accordance with the methods that can achieve the effect of increased sound quality of the musical instrument because of det... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044632 | Neck assembly for an acoustic guitar A guitar neck assembly so configured as to be mounted to a guitar body via two types of attachment: an adhesive and mechanical fastener is described herein. The guitar neck includes a neck extension that is added after the neck angle with respect to the guitar body is a... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044633 | Guitar comfort cushion apparatus A comfort cushion apparatus is provided for a guitar which has a notch in the guitar body. The apparatus includes a cushion support attached to the notch and fills up the notch in the guitar body. A cushion is attached to the cushion support. The notch is present in the... | 03/01/2007 |
