...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 |
| 7188744 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7017797 | Cardboard container for solid, granular or possibly pasty products, and manufacturing method thereof A cardboard container (1) is described particularly for solid, granular or powder products, but also adaptable to contain fluid products, in particular paste or cream products and the like. The container is obtained from two cardboard blanks (10), (... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6945424 | Newspaper recycling container A newspaper recycling container includes a main body having a peripheral sidewall formed by a plurality of panels hingedly connected together, the panels including tab sections at lower edges thereof which can be bent inwardly and secured to an adjacent panel to ret... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926194 | Reusable box construction for transporting tree seedlings A collapsible, reusable box construction (10′) for transporting horticultural products which comprises a body unit (11′) including an elongated rectangular body member (20′) having a plurality of independent panels (22′) (23 | 08/09/2005 |
| 6227442 | Container with integral reinforcing flange A container for bulk materials, especially fluid materials, has integral reinforcing flanges on at least one of its top and bottom ends to resist bulging of the container side walls due to the pressure of the container contents. The flanges are tubular in... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6193148 | Folding type box-shaped container This invention pertains to a folding type box-shaped container comprising a container body having a hollow member whose top portion and bottom portion are open, a bottom member removably attached to the bottom portion of the hollow member, and a lid membe... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5913443 | Lunch container liner A disposable lunch container liner to protect the interior of a lunch container from food particles. The lunch container liner has adhesive pieces on its under side for removable attachment to the interior of a lunch container.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5402906 | Fresh produce container system A packaging system for fresh produce such as fresh lettuce and like food products. The packaging system relies upon a quadrilaterally shaped, fairly rigid paperboard container having more than four corner portions therein and with an inner liner used for ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5031767 | Needle removal/containment and transport apparatus for safe storage and disposal of hypodermic needles/syringe assemblies A needle removal/containment and transport apparatus for potentially injurious medical implements, generally comprising a storage and transport housing; a storage container slidably inserted within the housing for receiving and storing the implements; a p... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4296860 | Bulk material box A storing and shipping box for bulk solid material is disclosed comprising: a removable top and a base member; said box formed of heavy corrugated material, having eight rectangular, vertical, integral face sections positioned around the outer periphery t... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4177893 | Merchandise container A merchandise container including a box-like base having an opening in its top wall. A box-like insert within the base projects through the opening above the base top wall, the top wall of the insert having an opening for accommodating an article of merch... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4071064 | Packing container or receptacle The present invention provides a packing container or receptacle comprising a shell body made of paper, cardboard, fabric, plastic or metal films and the like and having, for example, a circular or rectangular or otherwise polygonal cross-section, with th... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3964607 | Bottle carrier case and support tray therefor A bottle carrier case comprises a wall part and a bottle support tray part of moistureproof material fixedly attached together. The wall part is formed of multi-wall panels, and the tray part has upstanding flanges along its edges secured to the wall part... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3934720 | Suspension box for shipping furniture A suspension box member for use as a base or platform of a shipping container is disclosed. The suspension box is made of fiberboard or other material which deflects to absorb shock and other forces which would otherwise be transmitted directly to the ite... | 01/27/1976 |
| 3931923 | Box section cover member A box section and method of making same comprising an elongated strip of flexible material having a reversely bent flange along one longitudinal edge thereof, said flange defining a shoulder spaced from the opposite longitudinal edge of said strip, said s... | 01/13/1976 |