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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 |
| 7487884 | Open-type tray having a door configured to be received within an inner side thereof The present invention provides a structure for receiving a door into an upper side when the door of a tray installed at a center facia of an automobile is operated. When the door of the tray is operated, a production of interference between a gearshift lever and oth... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7325680 | Net holder for boats A net holder for carrying a landing net has an upper housing in the form of a channel member with a downwardly disposed opening hinged at its rearward portion to the rearward portion of a lower housing in the form of a channel member slightly narrower than the upper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7300087 | Opening/closing structure for a tray of an automobile A main body of a tray is provided with, at its lower part, a button, and a fixing hook part moved up and down by the button to adjust an opening/closing a door formed on the front surface of the main body. Eventually, since a user's hand will not come into contact w... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258386 | Fuel door assembly There is described an improved fuel door assembly. In one preferred embodiment, the fuel door comprises a housing that defines an axis of rotation and has a biasing element that is at least partially surrounded by a second interface that forms a cavity that narrows ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240402 | Hinge structure for container A hinge includes first hinge connectors having first shaft holes drilled and which are disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin case body that may contain a cosmetic material; a second hinge connector having a second shaft hole drilled and which is disposed at a rear... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7188746 | Container closure arrangement This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular—but not exclusively—this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7104580 | Floor console A low profile floor console for a vehicle includes a pair of end walls. In a lowered position, the console permits pass through between two spaced apart vehicle seats. When raised, fabric or netting attached, together with the end walls define a storage area. In the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063225 | Opening-closing mechanism and opening-closing device using same In an opening-closing mechanism of a door member for shifting the door member from a closed position for closing an opening portion of a base member to an open position and vice versa, the door member includes a pair of arm portions. Each arm portion includes a circ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7004349 | Container with elastomeric lid spring A container body with a lid hingedly joined thereto for movement about a pivot axis utilizing an elastomeric spring of generally ellipsoidal configuration extending transversely across the pivot axis and having opposed ends seated within the container body and lid, ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971531 | Two-part plastic snap hinge closure A two-part hinge closure having a lower part which has a surrounding outer wall and which can be placed on a container, and has a cap which has an outer wall and which can be joined to the lower part in a hinged manner. The lower part and the cap are separately prod... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967832 | Drive bay cover and eject bracket A novel door for an access opening in an electronic component housing includes a bracket pivotally connected to the housing, and a cover elastically mounted to the bracket. In a particular embodiment, the bracket includes a wing spring for biasing the cover to the b... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942118 | Container closure arrangement This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular—but not exclusively—this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918299 | Method and apparatus for improving performance of a force balance accelerometer based on a single-coil velocity geophone The invention concerns methods and apparatus for improving the performance of a force-balance accelerometer based upon a conventional, single-coil, velocity geophone. Specifically, the operating temperature range is increased through the use of both a temperature-co... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902077 | Container A container for wetted wipes, comprising a container body with at least one opening, a stationary cover being fitted on, or integrated to said container body, said stationary cover comprising at least one dispensing opening through which the container contents is re... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6837393 | Garbage can with a pair of top shutters openable with a pedal A garbage can has two shutters, which can be made to pivot between a closed position by means of a tension spring and an opened position by means of depressing a pedal; the pedal is connected to a connecting rod up and down movable together with an actuating plate f... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6789357 | Lift assist mechanism for lifting large enclosures A lift assist mechanism for lifting a large enclosure that is pivotally attached to a body member, between a closed position, an intermediate position, and an open position. The lift assist mechanism includes a swing arm member and an expansible strut member. The sw... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786353 | Cover locking device A lid includes resilient restoring element for returning the lid to an open position, and a locking mechanism actuated by a button. The locking mechanism including a locking member able to be placed at two well defined and stable positions, namely a locked position,... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6755194 | Stowage systems, particularly for oxygen masks Stowage systems having boxes with covers are addressed. Exemplary systems include mechanisms for biasing covers toward their closed positions and for blocking, or maintaining, covers in their open positions when necessary or desired. Such systems are particularly (a... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6698334 | Chafer A chafer comprising a support frame, a food service pan, a cover, a cover pivoting assembly, a cover mounting assembly and a cover damper assembly. The cover has a peripheral edge and is pivotably mounted on the support frame by the cover pivoting assembl... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6588624 | Cover damping mechanism A damping mechanism for use with a housing having a body and a cover pivotably attached to the body, the cover being movable between an open position and a closed position. The damping mechanism includes a body engagement surface located on the body and a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6394298 | Dispensing cover A dispensing cover for a container accommodating an article to be dispensed, such as a wet towel. The surface of the cover has an opening therein providing access to the article, and a hinged lid of deformable, elastic material swingable from an erect, op... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6311866 | Food warmer with controlled-opening cover A food warmer has a cover hinged on a flame by a pair of side hinges for rotation around an axis between a closed position and a fully open position, with there being present between the cover and the frame at least one spring for opposing the rotation mo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6296142 | Counter balance spring assembly A counter balance assembly for a lid assembly comprising a spring inside a housing assembly. The counter balance assembly is mounted to a lid, whose displacement generates an external force substantially along a longitudinal axis of the spring. A restorin... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6206231 | Waste can cover A cover for a waste can has three elements: a collar; a lid; and a spring link, so-named because it functions both as a linkage between the collar and the lid and a spring for biasing the lid closed. Three modes of operation are made possible by the locat... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6141984 | Cover for a freezer with a built-in condensation drain A cover for a freezing counter includes two reciprocably pivotable oblong profile elements, and a heat emitting element and a drain along one of the profile elements.... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6119851 | Container for notepads, paper clips, staples and the like Desk container, in particular for notepads, paper clips, staples and the like, including a roughly box-shaped base and a lid. The lid is subject to the action of elastic systems which, on opening, cause it to rotate so that it rests on the desk top and ra... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6032305 | Spa cover lifter A device for removing spa covers and storing them, while the spa is in use, and returning them to cover the spa after use. The device may be operated with very little effort on the part of the user to lift the cover up and "off" the spa and over the end f... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6024215 | Compact disc carrier A portable compact disc carrier is designed to hold a plurality of compact discs. A pair of covers are hinged at a pivot joint on a base bracket, having hollow pins movable therein. Dampening grease is swept on the surface of the pins when they are insert... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5967392 | Cargo bed utility box A truck cargo bed utility box blow molded of high density polyethylene which complements the styling of many truck bedliners. The utility box incorporates a mounting system for a central pneumatic spring which holds the lid of the box open. The mounting s... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5924782 | Computer having protecting means for peripheral equipment A protecting device for an electronic peripheral device, the protecting device having a front cover, mounted on a front surface of the housing for the electronic peripheral device and a door which is opened or closed depending on whether the peripheral eq... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5775535 | Food warmer with balanced-movement cover A food warmer (10) has a cover (14) hinged on a frame (11) by means of opposing side hinges (16,17,18,19,22,23) for rotating it around an axis of rotation between a closed position and a fully open position. At least one of the S hinges comprises coupling... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5635655 | Apparatus, with oil damper, for opening and closing fall board of musical keyboard instrument An apparatus, with an oil damper for damping the closing of a fall board on a main body of a musical keyboard and permits opening of such keyboard without damping when the fall board is opened. The oil damper has a body with a cylindrical chamber, having ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5620107 | Cap with a hinged top lid A cap comprises a cap body and a top lid, which are united by a hinge. A rubber-like elastic member is provided on the cap body such as to be elastically deformed between the cap body and the top when the top lid is closed.... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5583322 | Top loading precision balance with a draft protection device comprising a pivotable cover A top-loading precision balance with a draft protection device which includes several walls connected to each other at the edges thereof, and a cover which closes the opening defined at the top of the walls. The cover is fastened through a horizontally ex... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5582313 | Deposit container of roof box type A deposit container useful for many kinds of purposes such as a roof box for a motor car, a ski box, a deposit container for boats, buses, caravans, motor-houses and snow sleighs which is mountable and dismountable. The deposit container includes several ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5501348 | Cap with a hinged top lid A cap comprises a cap body and a top lid, which are united by a hinge. A rubber-like elastic member is provided on the cap body and/or the top lid such as to be elastically deformed between the cap body and the top lid when the top lid is closed.... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5483981 | Casing for cosmetic products with regulated opening and corresponding powder case The invention relates to a casing including an enclosure with its cover having a hinge a spring for controlling the opening of the cover and a mechanism for cushioning the opening movement of the cover. The mechanism for cushioning the open movement inclu... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5452820 | Hinged lid for bucket A snap-on plastic lid for a bucket includes a fixed portion engaged to a lip on the rim of the bucket and pivotally connected by a living hinge to a movable portion that can be moved from a closed position to an open position. A toggle mechanism couples t... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5361927 | Damped hinge mounting mechanism A damped hinge and angled mounting bracket are provided to mount the damped hinge to a bin so that the lid of the bin opens freely and closes in a damped fashion. The damped hinge includes a housing and a sprocket support. The sprocketed support connects ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5346081 | Kettle with upward bounding cover and automatically extensible sucker A kettle includes a kettle body, a kettle cap screwed on the kettle body, a cover member covering the kettle cap, and a sucker inserted through a hole in the kettle cap. One end of the kettle cap includes a pivot support seat onto which a resilient member... | 09/13/1994 |
