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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 |
| 7721941 | Packing case A packing case is provided preferably manufactured from a material on which weakening lines can be formed, such as cardboard or plastic. The packaging case includes a straight side weakening line in a center of each of two opposite folding walls of the case. The sid... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7217032 | Container for housing product and method for making same A flexible container and method for making same are provided. The container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7086579 | Boxes with a tissue insert A tissue-lined box is formed from a carton blank having a generally rectangular bottom panel with a width W, the carton blank having integral side walls and end walls connected with the bottom panel at creased fold lines. Four corner panels, one corner panel positio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7000801 | Combination adjustable diameter drinking vessel sleeve and recyclable beverage coaster A drinking vessel sleeve includes a sleeve side wall sheet having a first side wall sheet end and a second side wall sheet end and being coiled into a tubular sleeve configuration having a sleeve circumference so that the first side wall sheet end is radially spaced... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6719190 | Food carton having cylindrical lower portion A finger food container formed as a flat carton expandable into a truncated conical configuration with a substantially cylindrical lower portion extending upward to a scoop-forming upper portion. Front and rear walls of the folded carton have lower edges interconnec... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6513704 | Packaging box for bottles The packaging box for bottles is made from a blank in a flexible foldable material that comprises two similar body panels which are foldable against each other about a lateral generatrix and that form together a side wall for said box when their remote si... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6427906 | Collapsible box A box made from sheet materials such as corrugated cardboard has two sides, two ends connected to the sides at foldable corners and each with a central fold line and a bottom connected to the sides at foldable corners but not connected to the ends. A cent... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6386437 | Container with automatically closing bottom structure A collapsible octagonal bulk box has a bottom structure that closes automatically when the box is moved from a folded-flat condition to an erected condition. The box has opposed side walls and opposed end walls foldably connected by diagonal corner panels... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6170740 | Oval folding carton with automatic closing bottom The present invention is directed to a one piece blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored so that it is divided into a series of connected wall forming panels which when assembled provides an oval folding carton with an automatic closing bottom for... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170739 | Flexible container for liquid A foldable container made of a liquid resistant carton blank has a bottom bracing and bottom closing tab or portion that provides rigidity when the container is expanded for use.... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152359 | Oval folding carton with automatic closing The present invention is directed to a one piece blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored so that it is divided into a series of connected wall forming panels which when assembled provides an oval folding carton with an automatic closing bottom for... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5971263 | Folding box with removable shelf particularly suited for containing baked goods A foldable box includes six substantially rectangular plastic sides which are connected to each other by live hinges so that the sides may be folded flat or opened to a substantially hexagonal configuration. A substantially hexagonal plastic bottom is con... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938110 | Modular interlockable packaging The present invention relates to a modular food package particularly suitable for use in the fast food industry, and more particularly to a modular package that can be used as a stand alone, open ended, scoop type, package suitable for containing food ite... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921465 | Instant set-up bulk box An octagonal bulk box well suited for use in pallet storage and transportation of large quantities of flowable solids has a construction allowing the box to be instantly manually erected by the end user. A box precursor which is erectable from a substanti... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921681 | Packs for articles of merchandise The disclosure relates to a pack for articles of food or other merchandise comprising a bag (30) and a carton form (40) for supporting a lower part of the bag having a base (41) with a central fold line (32) and walls (43) hinged to the base along further... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5775571 | Automatic pop up, bulk bin, multi-sided container apparatus A bulk bin, multi-sided container includes a bottom portion with tabs that automatically pops into position when the container is erected from the flat state. The container preferably includes a sidewall section having six panels which is attached to a bo... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5720429 | Food container with flip-out condiment pocket The food container of the present invention includes a paperboard container with front and rear panels and collapsible side walls and collapsible bottom, permitting the container to be flattened to a nestable storage position. A flip-out pocket is operabl... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5678754 | Envelope with dual pockets An envelope includes a front panel and a rear panel with a closure flap. The front and rear panels are connected by an expandable sidewalls formed by joining end flaps of the front and rear panel. The sidewalls have an intermediate line of weakness that a... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5630544 | Food products container with pocket This invention relates to a collapsible container for holding food products having an attached collapsible pocket for holding condiments. The container has a flat, rectangular bottom and tapered front and rear walls connected thereto. Tapered side walls a... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5542541 | Multi-sided collapsible container A multi-sided collapsible container is provided in combination with a pallet. The container preferably has an octagonal shape. The upright portion of the container is formed from a plurality of side panels, end panels, and corner panels. A bottom to the c... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5492269 | Collapsible/foldable container A collapsible or foldable container formed by sheet material comprising at least a bottom (15), a first pair of opposite side walls (12) (14) and a second pair of opposite side walls (11) (13). The bottom (15) and the second pair of side walls (11) (13) a... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5445315 | Insulated beverage receptacle holder A collapsible beverage holder for a beverage container is formed from a substantially rigid paperboard sheet having a rectangular body portion having opposite lateral side edges. The rectangular body portion is provided with several longitudinal creases w... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5156294 | Foldable box with internal bag A container for liquids in the form of a foldable box with an internal flexible bag for containing the liquid. The box is formed in a manner which enables it to be expanded from a folded flat configuration to a three dimensional configuration. Two opposed... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5115524 | Folding crib mode from cardboard material A light-weight, compact, portable knock-down crib comprised of a single flat sheet of foldable material having an integrally formed rectangular base. A pair of side wall and end wall panels are foldable on folding score lines about the base. Attachment ta... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5094547 | Integrated container for meat products The invention is an integrated container structure in which a sealable envelope of flexible material such as plastic, has disposed within it a carton of semi-rigid material which is bonded to the interior of the envelope at one or more places. The carton ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5062527 | Foldable, leakproof multi-mode carton construction A slotless, leakproof storage carton ideally adapted for storing medical waste and a unique blank which can be quickly folded to form the carton. Corrugated sheet stock is coated with a plastic liner and cut into blanks, which are thereafter scored. Each ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5060850 | Bag-like folding carton In accordance with the present invention, an improved bag-like foldable carton for carrying articles, particularly fast food and drink products, is provided. The carton comprises a pair of side panel groups, with a bottom panel group integrally formed wit... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5028147 | Integrated container for meat products The invention is an integrated container structure in which a sealable envelope of flexible material such as plastic, has disposed within it a carton of semi-rigid material which is bonded to the interior of the envelope at one or more places. The carton ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4867374 | Paperboard drinking cup A collapsible, self-standing, liquid resistant, drinking cup formed from a unitary blank of uncoated paperboard and having a bottom wall member and a pair of side wall members that are interconnected at their side edges and that have certain lower edges j... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4711390 | Collapsible box for trash compacting system This invention is directed to an improved collapsible box for trash compactors and particularly aircraft trash compactors. The box is constructed from an integrally formed elongated main section having rectangularly shaped front, rear, and bottom panels a... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4596355 | Collapsible shipping container having collapsed planar profile An improved collapsible shipping container having a planar rectangular profile while in collapsed condition to permit improved stacking capability. The container includes a collapsible liner or reinforcing element having improved compression strength at t... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4549688 | Expandable file folder An expandable file folder made from a substantially unitary blank of relatively stiff sheet plastic and having a front panel, a rear panel, a rectangular bottom wall connected along opposite marginal edges to the front and rear panels along fold lines, an... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4428499 | Sift proof liner for outer container A collapsible sift-proof, leak-proof paperboard liner, for an outer shipping container having opposed pairs of side walls interconnected a pair of bellows members. Each of the bellow members includes a pair of first bellows elements and a pair of second b... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4410129 | Collapsible paperboard container An open-ended collapsible paperboard container includes front and back wall panels, and side wall panels tapering to a bottom edge joining the front and back wall panels. In one embodiment of the invention, the side wall panels widen from the bottom edge ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4396146 | Collapsible corrugated container A container made from an integral blank in which a solid bottom wall is provided with hingedly connected side walls and ends walls which may be folded normal thereto. The end walls are provided with additional panels which may be placed in surface-to-surf... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4341337 | Polygonal paperboard drum A polygonal paperboard drum that is formed from: a one-piece, upstanding, generally tubular, reinforcing member having at least six, foldably connected, substantially rectangular, upstanding, reinforcing flaps; and a one-piece body member having two sets ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4267955 | Quickly erected scoop-type carton and layout for cutting An improved blank for a scoop-type carton with a layout and method for the cutting of quickly erected scoop-type cartons with a maximum of nested common edges and the remaining edges at a distance exceeding the widths of two cutting knife blades. This is ... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4205869 | Apparatus for receiving and disposing of animal feces A reusable apparatus for disposal of animal feces. The apparatus comprises a collapsible and reusable cardboard container, a supply of disposable sealable plastic bags which can fit as a liner within the cardboard container, and a small disposable scoop o... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4185764 | Snap-up bottom, flat folded scoop-type carton A flat, folded carton having a snap-up bottom for erection into a generally conical hollow container includes a bottom panel of generally octagonal configuration, and two upstanding side wall panels interconnected by end walls. One side panel is of isosce... | 01/29/1980 |
