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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7921862 | Tent frame and tent apparatus An improved frame for tents and structures comprising a generally circular base plate, a plurality of main frame support struts, each including a lower leg section, a generally upright center section, and an upper section such that each of the support struts is gene... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7290378 | Fully enclosed, folding, expandable multi-antechamber for emergencies Compacting, fully enclosed, floored combination multi-antechamber and ramp system for emergency and civil defense use providing, when expanded, means of ingress and egress for the general population including the infected, wounded and handicapped to and from buildin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273061 | Waterproof structure of tent pole-holding tape The waterproof structure of the tent pole-holding tape according to the present invention comprises a waterproof-coated member 111, which is fixed by a sewing line 131 to the corner portion of the tent fabric 101, and in which the front of the s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261116 | Tent with extendable windows A tent (10) with extendable windows (14) having a main structure (12) including a plurality of walls (16, 18, 20) which are oriented at a first angle (60) with respect to a vertical reference. The tent (10) also includes at ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7222635 | Tent having an outer skirt and tub floor A tent (10) having a fabric enclosure (16) which including a number of walls (18), a floor (22) having a floor perimeter (4) and a framework (14) which supports the fabric enclosure (16) and urges it to expand outward... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216657 | Waterproof structure of ventilating window for tent The ventilating window of tent according to the present invention comprises a double-side waterproof fabric 111, which is sewn and attached to the rim portion of the ventilating window 102 of the body fabric 101 together with the cover fabric | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213633 | Method of forming scalloped configuration in curtains A method of forming scalloped configuration in a single or double-layer curtain comprises providing the curtain with a pair of ties with their upper ends attached to the curtain and their lower ends hanging freely. A solid bead having a passageway therethrough is sl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7152614 | Foldable, expandable framework for a variety of structural purposes A foldable, deployable framework for a structure has a lower hub having a first central axis, sets of tracks, masts, and rafters connected pivotally to the lower hub, to one another, and to an upper hub in a manner that allows the framework to be folded into one, tw... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140375 | Cover support device for pole A support device for an associated cover member includes a hub defining a bore adapted to receive a tip of an associated support pole. A shell projects radially outwardly from the hub. The shell defines an outer surface adapted to support an associated cover member.... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128077 | Tent ventilation structure A tent ventilation structure includes a vent window in proximity to a tent floor, and an awning coupled to a top edge of the vent window configured to extend outward from the tent to a position above the base of the vent window. Advantages of the invention include t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117879 | Rain cover for hay enclosures A rain cover (10) to protect bales of hay (200) within a hay enclosure framework (100) having horizontal top (101) and bottom (102) framework segments connected to one another by vertical support struts (103) wherein, the ra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7000362 | Screening device A screening device is provided with multiple channel upper and lower panel retaining members that allow multiple panel members to be slid in front of or behind each other. Channel end caps and close spacing of the upper and lower panel retaining members prevent remo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6904924 | Triangular frame tent A frame tent having a triangular-shaped perimeter frame, a flexible canopy attached to said perimeter frame, three corner posts to support the perimeter frame at corners thereof, three cables each having one end attached to an upper end of an associated one of said ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6679277 | Apparatus for opening/closing a ventilation window of a tent Disclosed is an apparatus for opening/closing a ventilation window of a tent. The apparatus has a fastener for opening/closing the ventilation window for ventilating an inner space of the tent by assembling/disassembling combining members with each other,... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6354316 | Skeleton for umbrella tent A skeleton for umbrella tent mainly includes a top hub to which multiple brace poles are radially and pivotally connected to stretch by a predetermined angle; a bottom hub to which multiple stretch arms are radially and pivotally connected to stretch by a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6338356 | Portable tent A portable tent having an interior, mesh-like netting portion, and an outer, waterproof canvas covering which may double as a poncho. The tent requires no assembly components other than stakes to affix the bottom of the tent to the ground and a top securi... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6146050 | Method and apparatus for rotatably coupling and erecting tripods for tepees A coupling device for rotatably coupling poles of a tepee tripod. A first clamp clamps onto an upper end of a first pole. A second clamp clamps onto an upper end of a second pole. A third clamp clamps onto an upper end of a third pole. First and second ro... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5836331 | Ventilating device A ventilation device for tents with at least one roof top (8) and a place for an open fire under this roof top, the tent cloth (4) having an upper boundary (12) at a distance below the apex of this roof top, so that an opening (9) for discharging flue gas... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5809989 | Apparatus and method to prevent campfires from spreading The devices and methods described relate to the prevention of the spreading of campfires which might create forest fires through the unintentional emission of embers and sparks. The invention encloses the campfire in a three dimensional space. It is self-... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5787914 | Hunting canopy A portable, collapsible, water proof canopy especially adapted for use in a tree is provided. A flexible, collapsible frame is detachably coupled to the canopy along its perimeter. Means for suspending the canopy from a tree is disposed near the center of... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5655558 | Multiple configuration tent structure A tent structure capable of being configured into a variety of distinct shapes for different recreational purposes is disclosed. The tent structure may be comprised of a plurality of stringers pivotally interconnected to form geometric subsegments and a s... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5566514 | Self-supporting building structure A generally pyramidal structure is formed by a plurality of sloping sides with adjacent sides abutting along a ridge joint which intersects a common vertex. The pyramid is truncated, thereby creating an opening transverse to one ridge joint and extending ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5562115 | Combined tent-sleeping matt system A combined tent-sleeping bag system including a pair of side panels. Each panel has a front edge, a rear edge, a bottom edge, and a common top edge. One of the side panels has a zipper assembly along the bottom edge. The common edge has a plurality of eye... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5477876 | T-pole support for fabric structure A lightweight fabric structure is provided with a fabric membrane having a pocket type configuration formed along the center seam of the membrane with a T-shaped center pole positioned in the pocket. The lightweight fabric structure may have one or more p... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5439016 | Tent and method for pitching thereof A substantially cone-shaped tent comprises a plurality of rods connected to each other in the region of the top of the tent and arranged to extend divergingly downwardly to the ground on which the tent stands and bear thereagainst while each forming subst... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439018 | Tent with a quick-assemble and collapsible frame A tent includes a canvas and a frame. The canvas includes a rectangular floor piece and two pairs of opposite triangular side pieces thereby forming a substantially pyramid-like structure, the rectangular floor piece having a loop at each of four corners ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5400541 | Tepee tent for a tripod tree stand A tepee tent for a tripod tree stand comprising of a tree stand having a post constituting a center platform support with a lower end and having an elevated upper end, an upper platform positionable in a horizontal orientation and secured adjacent to the ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5222325 | Tree protector The tree protector is made of a plurality of adjacently positioned trapezoidal panels having one lateral side provided with tabs and another lateral side with corresponding slots for hooking the tabls of an adjacent panel. Each panel has a plurality of na... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5193327 | Portable pavilion A portable pavilion which is easy to assemble, break down and transport is disclosed. The portable pavilion comprises a framework and coverings. The framework is assembled from a multiplicity of each of a series of five basic standardized relatively compa... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5048551 | Floating insect screen A floating insect screen for personal use on a pool or lake comprising a floating base member defining a large central opening to surround the user, relatively upright vertical members attached to said base member, and a mesh material attached between and... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5000211 | Tent structure A modular tent structure comprises a canopy structure (20) including a peripheral frame (23) adapted to support a covering roof sheet (24) and comprising collapsible sides, each constituted by a central crown joint structure to each side of which is pivot... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4844108 | Tent A tent supported by a center pole in which the center pole serves as a chimney for a stove disposed within the tent. A water jacket surrounds the center pole for heating water stored in the water jacket. The center pole is formed from pole segments with a... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838292 | Teepee structure A teepee structure having a plurality of circumferentially spaced poles of different lengths forming a conical frame covered by an insulated cover member or skin and mounted upon a cylindrical foundation wall submerged in the ground. The upper end portion... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4838293 | Tepee tent A tepee tent using a combination of rigid and non-rigid tent poles to define a frame structure for supporting a truncated inner cover, the base of the tepee tent being defined by the shaped floor panel secured to ground by pegs, and an outer cover encompa... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4744381 | Center pole lodge A ventilating system for a tepee includes an uppermost portion of a wall of a tepee, a substantially horizontally disposed opening defined by a top of the uppermost portion, a support disposed above a center of the opening, and a cone-shaped cap having a ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4554937 | Portable shelter A portable, free-standing shelter for hunters and the like is of generally frusto-conical configuration and has a base and upwardly inclined sidewalls terminating in an open top. The sidewalls are defined by a plurality of panels of generally triangular o... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4488565 | Hay rack top A hay rack top which is designed to fit on conventional hay rack enclosures or bunks in order to protect hay bales and hay placed in the enclosure from the elements, which includes multiple, shaped braces designed for clamping in spaced relationship to th... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4423849 | Self-supporting structure A self-supporting structure is provided which may be useful for a plant stand or as a support for garden crops, or other purposes. The structure includes three legs and a clinch plate having a hole therethrough for each leg, the holes being slightly large... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4311159 | Portable tent shelter The shelter is supported by three flexible support members, two of which extend around opposite peripheral edges of the shelter and the third of which provides vertical support to the shelter center. Each of the flexible support members is formed from a p... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4274508 | Outlook ladder seat A seat for a hunter looking out for game; the seat being at a top of a collapsible frame including a ladder, the frame being steadied by guylines to the ground, the seat including storage space and bags for guns, ammunition and the like, and the seat bein... | 06/23/1981 |
