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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 |
| 7380689 | Bathroom tissue dispenser A bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side, left side, right side, bottom side and a rear side; a mounting device attached to the bathroom tissue container, to facilitate mounting upon a fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7328834 | Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7228200 | Apparatus, system and methods for dispensing products Products are dispensed from a dispensing apparatus in which products marked with transaction information are received in a chain of bins. In response to control information synthesized from transaction information on the products in the bins and a dispense request, ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204389 | Lidded container A moist product dispenser (10) comprising a lid (12) coupled with a container (14) is disclosed. The lid (12) comprises a circumferential seal slidably received on the container sidewall (18) for preventing moisture loss from the c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163124 | Paper wipe cleaning system A customizable disposable paper wipe system in which the wipes are sold to the consumer in a dry state to permit the consumer to prepare customized pre-moistened wipes. In one embodiment, the dry wipes are provided to the consumer with a dispenser for dispensing the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143906 | Tissue dispensing cover A cover and a dispenser for a tissue package, said dispenser comprising a tissue dispensing aperture and a manipulating opening, both opening into a tissue-containing space of the package. The tissue dispensing aperture is sized for dispensing one tissue at a time w... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7059494 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A multicarton pack which can be easily separated into individual cartons, without destroying the integrity of any of the cartons in the pack. Cartons may have an improved dispenser at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004111 | Treat dispenser An animal reward dispensing apparatus for attaching to an animal trainer's forearm, the apparatus having a dispensing tube defined about a longitudinal axis, the dispensing tube having at least a first and second attaching straps for attaching the dispensing tube to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6889867 | Lidded container A moist product dispenser (10) comprising a lid (12) coupled with a container (14) is disclosed. The lid (12) comprises a circumferential seal slidably received on the container sidewall (18) for preventing moisture loss from the c... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6547097 | Dispensing apparatus and method Dispensing apparatus is provided for dispensing items. The dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing outlet and an item holder having item holding areas and being movably disposed to position the item holding areas one at a time in sequence over the disp... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6505754 | Apparatus for automated key retrieval and deposit An apparatus for automated key retrieval and deposit includes a housing and a key storage rack assembly positioned within the housing. The automated key retrieval and deposit apparatus also includes a key holder for holding a key to be retrieved positione... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6279776 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus comprising at least two parts, with the first part (d) being releasably held within the second (g) of the two parts and the first and second parts can be moved relative to one another to display at least two apertures leading to a c... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6182860 | Soap leaf dispenser A dispenser for dispensing individual leaves of soap from a stack of leaves stored in the dispenser, includes top and bottom plastic case portions which are connected to and aligned by four pins extending from one container half into holes in the other co... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6093428 | Confectionary holder The present invention relates to a confectionary holder which simulates the sound of rain as the holder is vertically positioned. The holder comprises a transparent tube having ends, two sides, and at least two sets of indents directed inward toward the c... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6068126 | Press to lift flat pill pack A flat pill pack container includes a main container body with a dispensing opening and an attachment mechanism for attaching a closed-biased, cover, and a defined dispensing chamber adjacent its dispensing opening. The closed-biased cover is attached at ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5971154 | Dispensing containers A dispensing container for medicinal or food supplement tablets, capsules or other similarly shaped products, or granular, powder or liquid products, said container having a hollow body (101) closed at one end (122) and an aperture (106) at the other end ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5955125 | Confectionary holder The present invention relates to a confectionary holder which simulates the sound of rain as the holder is vertically positioned. The holder comprises a transparent tube having ends, two sides, and at least two sets of indents directed inward toward the c... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5947345 | Child resistant telescopic small item dispenser A dispenser having a tubular closure and a tubular container body. The closure has an open end and an axially opposite closed end. The closure has an annular side wall. The container body has a closed end and an opening longitudinally spaced from the clos... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5826764 | Extension bar with golf ball dispenser for hand-drawn golf carts An extension bar for hand-drawn golf carts comprising an S-shaped bar member having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape and an upper and lower surface; a handle member attached to a first end of the S-shaped extension bar; an interconnect me... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5788118 | Lead dispensing storage container A lead dispensing storage container that can be opened or closed by a single hand. The container body has a lead case formed therein, and a lead outlet allowing release of leads one by one. A gate member mounted in the container body can be moved to open ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5579933 | Safety container and dispenser for small items A child-resistant container according to the present invention has a container body and a cup-shaped closure which is installed telescopically over the open end of the container body. Mating longitudinal splines and ribs are provided on the adjacent walls... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5526955 | Assembly including refillable compact sheet dispenser Described is a dispenser for sheets received in a cavity in the dispenser that are pulled through an outlet opening in a top wall of the dispenser. The dispenser has access openings that afford inspection of the number of sheets remaining in the dispenser... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5469987 | Container with bag dispenser A container with a built-in bag dispenser having one box comprising a bottom, four walls and a top. The first box has an opening for dispensing bags. Another box which also has four walls, a top and a bottom is attached to the interior of the first box. T... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5425474 | Cereal bowl shipping and dispensing package A package (10) is disclosed including a dispensing carton (12) containing a stack of covered bowls (54) holding ready-to-eat breakfast cereal. The carton (12) includes a removable tab (64) including an upper, linear, perforated line (66) and a lower, line... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5372267 | Safety container and dispenser for small items A child-resistant container according to the present invention comprises a container body and a cup-shaped closure which is installed telescopically over the open end of the container body. Mating longitudinal splines and ribs are provided on the adjacent... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5368194 | Roll-out dispenser for a beverage carton A package for beverage containers such as cans arranged in two or more axially-stacked tiers includes a carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls. End closure structure connected to at least some of the walls closes one end of the carton. A ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5249737 | Method for dispensing moisture-sensitive unit dose packages A unit dose package dispenser (1) including a drawer (13) and ramp (7) such that unit dose packages are urged through an aperture (10) and into the drawer (13). The ramp (7) is elevated from the bottom region (6) of the container (1) so as to isolate the ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5143252 | Portable package and system for storing and dispensing photographic film cartridges A portable package for storing and dispensing photographic film cartridges is constructed by a package of film cartridges and a housing of the package. The package contains two or more cartridges in it. Both the package and the housing have matching outle... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5141129 | Article dispenser with selective child-resistance configuration An article dispenser having a container or container mating portion and a dispenser control member, the former being in coaxial contiguous engagement with the latter for relative slideable motion therebetween. In the preferred embodiment of the invention ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4979615 | Integrated circuit device container having unitary closing means A container for holding and transporting integrated circuit devices has an integral closing element. The integral closing element is cut out from one of the walls of the container and, in its rest position, remains substantially within the cutout. In an e... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4915205 | Apparatus for dispensing and receiving rented articles Machine for automatic rental of video cassettes. Cassettes are stored in a drum like magazine (32) and are made available at a dispensing slot (20, 22) after a user has identified himself by introducing a personal into a slot (12) and entered a unique per... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4903860 | Nitroglycerine pill-dispenser worn about neck A pill-dispenser to be worn as a neck-chain. The dispenser includes a storage tube having an upper dispensing outlet selectively closed off or opened via a sliding sleeve retained in place over the dispensing outlet by o-rings. The storage tube is coupled... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4893728 | Article dispenser An easy-to-open article dispenser preferably made of readily moldable plastic and comprising a container member having a chamber for containing a plurality of articles such as vitamin pills and having a dispenser portion, the article dispenser also compri... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4889229 | Cassette for storing a plurality of electronic component chips A cassette for storing a plurality of electronic component chips employed for providing the plurality of electronic component chips to an apparatus for supplying electronic component chips comprises a plurality of electronic component chips; a case for st... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887738 | Article dispenser An article dispenser especially advantageous for dispensing pills of the prescription drug or over-the-counter type, comprises three components including a container member, a dispenser control member and a flexible member. The container member provides a... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4850511 | Dispensing rack A display rack for dispensing packaged items from a vertical stack of items contained within magazines which are interchangeably received and retained by columns within a housing. The leading item within each magazine may be withdrawn through the discharg... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846345 | Cassette storing a plurality of electronic component chips including means for securing the cassette to a hopper A plurality of electronic component chips (108) are stored in a space (109) defined in the interior of a case (111). The case is provided with an outlet (110) which communicates with the space for discharging the electronic component chips stored in the s... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4801045 | Produce dispenser A produce dispenser comprise two members that cooperate to form a column for a stack of produce items. The first member as an upper end that is adapted to hang the dispenser on a vertical surface and a bottom platform that supports the items. The second m... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4793481 | Ball carrier A carrier for holding and facilitating handling of a plurality of baseballs. The carrier is in the form of a toroidal raceway provided by a plurality of annular rods which define the inner and outer peripheral limits of the raceway. A spring loaded gate i... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4785971 | Bag storage and dispensing apparatus Apparatus for storing and dispensing bags includes a container having an interior cavity featuring at least one pair of mutually opposed longitudinal members disposed along the interior surfaces of elongate sides of the container. The members in part defi... | 11/22/1988 |
