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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 |
| 7296697 | Adjustable closet organizer system An organizer system has a length adjustable horizontal top rail, a plurality of length adjustable vertical uprights, and a plurality of mounting brackets attachable to the uprights. The mounting brackets are mounted to the uprights at any of multiple optional desire... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7210659 | Combination of telescopically extendable frame with a laundry bag assembly The invention is directed to a combination of a telescopically extendable frame with a laundry bag assembly, adaptable to be mounted in closet receptacles of various articles of furniture. The combination comprises a telescopically extendable frame incorporating fro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7165684 | High density bicycle storage system A ceiling mount bicycle rack provides for easy loading through the use of downwardly transversely opening wheel hooks that may receive the tires of a bicycle when flipped about the bicycle's upper structure by a user through a gentle arc. After installation on the r... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140479 | Luggage bag having a removable garment bag A combination garment bag and luggage bag includes a relatively rigid outer luggage bag and a relatively flexible inner garment bag. According to one aspect of the invention, the garment bag is secured to the interior of the luggage bag with the aid of a releasable ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6945414 | Wall panel and system A wall panel for holding an accessory, the wall panel having a recessed slot, at least a portion of which has an undercut and a shaped opening in communication with a portion of the recessed slot and the undercut. The shaped opening may be capable of receiving a sha... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935519 | Pants/skirts closet rack A pants/skirts closet rack, according to the present invention, adaptable to be installed horizontally into a closet receptacle, comprises right and left attachments, front and back tubular elements, a pair of slides of ball bearing drawer type and several hangers. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6843381 | Wine cup rack structure A wine cup rack structure mainly comprises pluralities of horizontal and vertical copper rods, pluralities of column caps forming a frame body. On each side of the lowest two copper rods respectively fix a supporting bar for hangers and a glass plate to be assembled... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6789714 | Movable rack item storage system A retaining system for several items includes several group retaining structures, each group retaining structure having an item holding structure for retaining a group of related items; a collective mounting structure including mounting rails having fasteners for fa... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6763957 | Translucent slatwall panels and display systems incorporating the same A slatwall assembly comprises at least one slatwall panel having a cross section comprising at least one arcuate retaining flange and at least one planar brace adapted to accept standard slatwall hooks and other accessories. The slatwall panel can be constructed of ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6726034 | Furniture system A modular furniture system having at least one rail that has a grooved surface, at least one clip adapted to cooperatively engage the grooved surface of the rail(s), a fastener for securing the clip(s) to the rail(s), and at least one fixture mounted over the clip(s... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6648153 | Supply cabinet A supply cabinet with inventory sensors in a bore/slot arrangement. The supply cabinet contains a plurality of vertically adjustable shelves. Each shelf has a plurality of bore/slot arrangements extending from the front to the rear of the shelf. Each bore... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6484893 | Shelving apparatus A shelving apparatus for providing shelving which is retractable and easily reachable. The shelving apparatus includes a housing has a back wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall, a bottom wall and a top wall. A front side of the hous... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6336564 | Display device for articles such as cosmetic products or perfumes A display device for articles such as cosmetic products or perfumes, which includes a plurality of display elements for articles to be tested, whereby the elements are relatively movable to uncover storage elements located immediately behind the display e... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6241106 | Movable shelf A moving shelf assembly having moving shelf main bodies capable of moving by wheels attached to the lower portion and whose motion is guided by rails built on the top portion, stopper parts capable of moving up and down attached to the moving shelf main b... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5934489 | Display rack A rack for simultaneously displaying a multiplicity of different items for retail sale is disclosed. The rack is mounted on a vertical surface and is integrally formed from bent wire stock. The rack has a primary support of interconnected segments symmetr... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924577 | Modular rack and storage system The present invention embodies a novel modular rack and storage system for receiving and supporting planar articles such as stencils, frames, or the like. The rack includes at least one pair of opposed channels, with an upper channel of the pair being loc... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5894940 | Vertical wall rack and variable shoe holder arrangement A storage system having a pair of parallel, spaced side runners and a plurality of interchangeable wire racks secured and suspended between the side runners. The runners are mounted directly to a wall or other flat surface. The runners are provided in int... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5810179 | Basket or container rack for closet shelving system The rack for a basket or container is, in one embodiment, utilized in combination with a closet shelving system. This system includes at least two vertical, spaced apart stationary poles. The basket or container includes opposing lips extending from oppos... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5799427 | Overlapping merchandise information display module The invention relates to improvements to a merchandise information system having a plurality of overlapping display items each having on opposite sides thereof information concerning available merchandise at a remote location. The system includes a suppor... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785189 | Display shelf device having a rigid structure A display shelf device comprises a pair of opposing side walls and a shelf mounted on the side walls. The mutually facing inner upright surfaces of the side walls are formed respectively with a pair of substantially horizontal grooves. Each groove has a f... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5711436 | Combination drinking glass and wine glass rack A combination drinking glass and wine glass rack of the invention is adapted to receive both drinking glasses and wine glasses, and adjustable for accommodating varying sizes of glasses. The combination drinking glass and wine glass rack of the invention ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5362077 | Shopping cart having retractable cupholder In a shopping cart comprising a main basket and a transverse handle mounted behind the main basket, two bars are mounted fixedly to the handle so as to extend forwardly from the handle. Also, a cupholder formed of wire is mounted slidably to the bars so a... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5154305 | Vertically-slideably mounted storage rack system A plurality of parallel storage mounting panels slideably disposed with respect to each other. Said mounting panels being perpendicular with respect to a floor surface, yet not being connected to said floor surface. Further, said storage mounting panels a... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5032044 | Light weight stowable front wheel seats for hauling large semistacked highway trucks in railroad cars of extraordinary height A railroad car having a flat bed at the lowest possible level and a roof and side panels supported by stanchions at an extraordinary height is provided with cantilevered wheel seats for support of the front wheels of semistacked trucks with each truck bac... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4979627 | Materials carrier in the manner of a support for rods and the like A self supporting carrier for rods, flat sheets, etc., comprising spaced end holders which are held in paralellism by a girder formed as a hollow with vertical aides. The ends of the girder are secured to a vertical wall of the end holders which are U-sha... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4961295 | Metal slat and wall system utilizing same A slatted wall or panel assembly which may be easily assembled and possesses substantial structural rigidity as well as an attractive appearance, includes a plurality of structurally-supportive backing members having a plurality of mutually-spaced protrud... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4938366 | Display unit A display unit for articles comprises a plurality of elongate channels 3 suspended one from the other. Each of the channels 3 is of generally J-shaped cross-section for supporting the articles in the troughs thereby formed. Each longer arm of the J-shaped... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4909397 | File support apparatus A wall-mounted file system consisting of a plurality of horizontally disposed rods which provide a suspension means for envelopes which are serially arranged in a single row or several rows. Each envelope includes a slotted opening for access purposes and... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4815922 | Method and apparatus for storing/taking out rod-like stored article A method and an apparatus for storing/taking-out a rod-like stored article enables the article such as a printing-plate cylinder, which must be kept out of contact with other thing in its barrel surface in storing, to keep out of contact with other thing ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4753342 | Garment carrier A garment carrier includes an inner chamber. A stiff flap is hingedly mounted along a lower edge of the inner chamber between front and rear panels of the garment carrier. The flap includes a plurality of elastic shoe pockets for receiving shoes. A hanger... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4738369 | Ceiling support for patient monitoring equipment A support for patient monitoring equipment is provided by a vertical column suspended from a ceiling by a carriage assembly mounted for transverse movement on roller assemblies along a pair of parallel ceiling-mounted tracks. The column is stabilized by t... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4718562 | Vertical package display rack Disclosed is a vertical display rack for packages. One or more mounting members are removably secured to a support structure. Each of the mounting members includes one or more arms extending from the support structure for supporting a plurality of the pac... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4633918 | Coil hanger and handling method This invention relates to material handling of helical coils of resistance heating wire, hangers for use in handling the wire coils, an assembly of hangers and coils and a method for handling such coils on hangers wherein the manufacture of resistance hea... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4596195 | Shelf cabinet A shelf cabinet has a pair of spaced upright shelf-supporting sidewalls formed with shelf-supporting horizontal grooves into each pair of which a shelf is slidably mounted. The sidewalls are further provided with additional grooves that extend downwardly ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4584950 | Display rack A display rack for video tape containers and other similar articles includes a support rack which is fixed to a support surface. A plurality of bracket members are connected to the support rack utilizing a combination of two opposing channels and two proj... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4579262 | Hanger bar assembly for socks A pair of spaced, parallel, horizontal support bars suspend, therebetween, a plastic hanger bar assembly over which a sock or socks are draped. The hanger bar assembly has a pair of downwardly opening hooks carrying, therebetween an inclined support bar, ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4467925 | Wheelbarrow and garden tool storage rack A rack is disclosed for placement on a wall surface for the suspended storage of garden tools and a wheelbarrow. A horizontal rack member slidably receives multiple brackets on which the heads of the stored tools may rest. Sleeves having wire bails are al... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467926 | Rack supply system A rack supply system is disclosed, which includes a frame adapted to be attached to a vertical wall. From the frame, at least a pair of track members slope downwardly, and each track member defines a downwardly-sloping slot. A hanger is supplied and is ad... | 08/28/1984 |