...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 |
| 20110003531 | MINIATURE EXTREME SPORTS PLAYING SYSTEM A miniature extreme sports system includes a conveyor means, (10), having a conveyor surface, (11), which is moveable by way of a driving means, (12). This conveyor surface defines a predetermined pathway, (13). The conveyor surface includes ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100099506 | APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING NOVELTY FIGURES An apparatus includes a plurality of brackets, wherein each bracket is mountable on a substantially upright support, and wherein each bracket extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the support. A pulley is mounted on each bracket, w... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100048310 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE The present invention relates to an amusement device with which players can enjoy varied plays and which can attract interests of children. An amusement device 1 comprises: a rotating body 10 formed in a disk shape and provided horizontally rotatably; an u... | 02/25/2010 |