...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 |
| D648894 | Heating apparatus for a heat retaining hair clip | 11/15/2011 |
| D645615 | Heated hair roller | 09/20/2011 |
| D643152 | Curling iron stand | 08/09/2011 |
| D640003 | Hair styling implement holding apparatus | 06/14/2011 |
| D629157 | Heating element with twin strips | 12/14/2010 |
| D621094 | Plug-in heater for hot curlers | 08/03/2010 |
| D603095 | Holder for hair styling accessories | 10/27/2009 |
| D594597 | Hair curler warmer system | 06/16/2009 |
| 7337746 | Small animal feeding station A feeding station for dispensing food or water to small animals. The feeding station having two support members at an angle to one another, and a plurality of apertures in said support members in sets of upper and lower cooperating apertures. A bottle having an angu... | 03/04/2008 |
| D558925 | Hanger for a hair dryer and curling tongs | 01/01/2008 |
| D557456 | Stand for an electrical appliance | 12/11/2007 |
| D552796 | Holder for round hairstyling accessories | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264209 | Hair dryer stand A hair dryer stand for setting an operating blow-dryer on a countertop without burning the countertop or material on the countertop. The hair dryer stand comprises at least one base, at least one side wall having a top and a bottom where the bottom is attached to th... | 09/04/2007 |
| D542467 | Curling iron holder | 05/08/2007 |
| D540981 | Case for heated appliances | 04/17/2007 |
| 6997421 | Hands-free stylist stand An assembly for holding a portable hair dryer which has a handle and a nozzle, the assembly comprising a cradle having upper and lower portions to respectively support the nozzle and handle, a mounting arrangement for securing the assembly to a substrate such as a w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978898 | Hair setting assembly There is provided a hair setting assembly having a split top lid for improving heat conservation. The assembly also has a tilt adjustable housing that holds a set of hair rollers and encloses an electrical means for heating the rollers. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| D508146 | Curling iron cover | 08/02/2005 |
| D507376 | Hair setter | 07/12/2005 |
| D506851 | Hair setter | 06/28/2005 |
| D498561 | Hair styling iron support | 11/16/2004 |
| D495090 | Home curling iron holder | 08/24/2004 |
| D490186 | Microwave hair curling system | 05/18/2004 |
| D490187 | Locking carrying/storage case for hair rollers | 05/18/2004 |
| D489843 | Combined curling irons and heating oven | 05/11/2004 |
| 5743415 | Mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances A mountable holder for hair appliances comprising a base which may be mounted to a door or a wall, appliance securing members selectively mounted in discrete locking positions allowing access to the hair appliances to be personalized ergonomically to the ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5562209 | Heat resistant curling iron cooler A lightweight small personal appliance items for covering, storing and protecting curling irons. The item includes (6) A Foam rubber outer shell, (9) a layer of insulation, (8) a heat resistant inside lining and (7) an elastic security strap. The curling ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5309930 | Curler steamer A steamer for steaming hair curlers comprises an oblong tank having an open top which is closed by a lid. A pair of latches are captured for slight movement on opposite sides of the lid and engaged under steps defined on opposite sides of the tank. The li... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5297567 | Hair curling roller apparatus A housing is provided having a plurality of stepped top walls, each including an annular array of hair curling receiving sockets, with each of the hair curlers having a heat retentive silicon gel contained therewithin to retain thermal heating thereof.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5169102 | Annular iron cradle An iron cradle particularly useful for hair curling irons has a curved shell, curved about a centerline, open at its top, and a base that mounts the shell in a horizontal postion so that an iron may be layed down horizontally in the shell. The shell and b... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5141189 | Curling iron holder A device for holding a curling iron, during and after use, in a safe environment, which comprises base members, resilient clip, and protective heat shield, where the base members provide a means for mounting the device and supports the clip and protective... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4973019 | Curling iron safety holder apparatus A curling iron apparatus is presented for safely securing and containing a curling iron therewithin. The apparatus includes an inner and outer cylinder, each of an equal predetermined axial length coaxially arranged relative to one another to provide an i... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4250903 | Support for drying hair Disclosed herein is a support for hair to be used when drying and fashioning same comprising a plastic element in the form of a truncated cone which has been flattened along opposed sides and is provided with ventilation openings along the main body there... | 02/17/1981 |