Bizarre Patents
A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066291 | Shopping cart The invention generally relates to a shopping cart that could have: (i) a slidably movable lower container; (ii) a telescoping container; (iii) dual handles; (iv) a stand having a number of holders and a writing surface formed therein; (v) a wheel having a brake cou... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8056909 | Shopping cart A shopping cart includes a frame, a number of front wheel assemblies and a number of rear wheel assemblies that are coupled to and support the frame, and a main container coupled to the frame. The main container includes a base, a front panel, a rear panel, and a pa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7959166 | Shopping cart with a base and a basket A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second bas... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953606 | Checkout apparatus, shopping cart, checkout method, and program for causing computer to execute the method A checkout apparatus is arranged in a shopping cart. The checkout apparatus includes an ID information inputting section to input customer ID information, an article identification information reading section that reads article identification information, an article... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7793948 | Method of assembling a shopping cart A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second bas... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7722058 | Child support carrier attachable to a shopping cart A child support carrier for detachable connection to a shopping cart, the child support carrier comprising a body having a space thereon for supporting a child; a plurality of wheels on the body for stably supporting the body for rolling movement on the ground; the ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7681891 | Shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items There is provided a shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items. The shopping cart includes a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion. A plurality of wheels are connected to the lower portion of the frame. The shopping cart includes an upper basket at... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673886 | Shopping cart A shopping cart has a wheeled base, a rear frame projecting upwardly from the rear end of the base with a handle at its upper end, a basket having a rear end secured to the frame and projecting forwardly from the frame at spacing above the base, and a fixed child se... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7571914 | Push-pull cart collection device and conversion assembly The present invention is a shopping cart collection device adapted to engage to first and second shopping carts and capable of pulling a first train of shopping carts extending from the first shopping cart and pushing a second train of shopping carts extending from ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7527274 | Pivoting slab cart A cart is described and claimed. The cart is used for moving an delivering large planar objects to an object receiving table having a substantially flat, horizontal surface. The cart has a base and a rack removably mounted atop the base. The base includes a pivot st... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7494135 | Shopping vehicle A shopping vehicle includes a wheeled chassis supporting a main cart and a utility portion. The main cart includes a front portion and a rear portion with the utility portion extending rearward from the rear portion of the main cart. The utility portion includes a g... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7481439 | Modular stroller A first and second stroller portions are described to form a modular stroller. The first and second stroller portions may be reversibly coupled together in a tandem relationship with a means for coupling to operate in a double stroller configuration. Alternatively, ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7416194 | Shopping cart base A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410178 | Shopping cart handle A handle for a shopping cart includes a frame defining a unitary member in a substantially continuous loop. At least one connection portion extends from the frame for securing the frame to a basket of a shopping cart and is configured to position the loop of the fra... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407169 | Seat assembly for a shopping cart A seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a position to ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407170 | Wire short-nosed walking aid with seat and method A short-nosed wheeled walking aid has (a) a substantially horizontal base member having a front perimeter, a rear perimeter, a right perimeter and a left perimeter; (b) a front wheel assembly mounted to and supporting the base member adjacent the front perimeter, (c... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401795 | Hand operated brake assembly for a shopping cart A brake assembly for a shopping cart includes an elongated shaft and a pair of pivots for pivotally attaching the elongated shaft to each rear leg of the shopping cart. A pair of L-shaped members is secured to the elongated shaft and movable for frictionally engagin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398976 | Shopping cart basket A basket for a shopping cart comprising a single unitary member molded from a plastic material. The basket includes a frame including a plurality of generally vertical upright frame members spaced apart from each other, with each frame member including a generally s... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398977 | Shopping cart liner A shopping cart liner is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the shopping cart liner includes a flexible, plastic liner body having a bottom panel and a rear portion, a pair of side portions and a front portion extending from the bottom panel. In some embodimen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395886 | Dual row cart collector and method A motorized cart collector for pulling two rows of carts in a forward direction over a surface includes a mobile body having a frame and a cart connector assembly. The cart connector assembly is pivotally connected to a rear end of the frame for pivotal movement abo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396025 | Shopping cart A shopping cart has a wheeled base, a rear frame projecting upwardly from the rear end of the base with a handle at its upper end, a basket having a rear end secured to the frame and projecting forwardly from the frame at spacing above the base, and a fixed child se... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395902 | Hand deactivated shopping cart automatic braking system A braking system designed to be an integral part of a shopping cart. The braking system consists of a hand-operated brake that is gravity actuated and normally engaged. The user disengages the braking system to move the shopping cart, preferably by pushing a primary... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367580 | Stroller A stroller having a hand-push rod; a pair of right and left armrests rotatably connected to the hand-push rod; a pair of right and left front legs rotatably connected to the respective armrests; a pair of right and left rear legs rotatably connected to the respectiv... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322582 | Enhanced shopping cart with lowered center of gravity and frame therefor A new shopping cart includes a wheeled base having forward and rear portions, a pedestal formed on the base for supporting a container or basket thereon, where the pedestal is secured to the base at a location between the forward and rearward ends of the base, and t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320500 | Seat A seat having a main support base 1, a backrest 2 for supporting the back of a person, and an area 3 for receiving the posterior of a person, the base having a plurality of outwardly opening recesses, e.g., 6, 7, and 8, at a first ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318630 | Modular laboratory cabinet A modular laboratory cabinet assembly consists of a pair of identical housing end units arranged in an inverted spaced apart relations to each other, and at least a pair of identical base housing modules arranged in an inverted side by side relations to each other a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306244 | Transportation device having a basket with a movable floor There is provided a transportation device with outer and inner frames coupled to a receptacle so as to allow the receptacle to move vertically in response to loading and unloading of the device. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303198 | Trolley wheel assembly A trolley includes a front wheel assemblie (12) and a rear wheel assembly both assemblies mounted on a trolley frame. The front wheel assembly (12) includes a fixed wheel assembly (24) to aid control of the trolley. In one form the front wheel a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300062 | Nestable shopping cart A nestable shopping cart formed to at least partially receive a second nestable shopping cart. The nestable shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, and a basket coupled to the frame. A body is coupled to the frame and a seat is co... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281718 | Shopping cart handle sanitary protector and coupon A handle shield (22, 50) is provided for placement about the handle (20) of a conventional shopping cart. The handle shield is formed of sheet material that forms a sleeve (26) that surrounds the handle to shield the hands of the user of the car... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281719 | Shopping cart bumper A shopping cart has a wire basket, which comprises generally horizontal and generally vertical wires defining two side walls, defining a front wall, and defining multiple apertures in each of the side and front walls, and in which the front wall meets each of the si... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278615 | Coupling mechanism with a mobile infusion unit A coupling mechanism for selectively coupling an equipment rack to a stationary receptacle unit and to a mobile equipment cart, the coupling mechanism includes a suspension mount disposed on the equipment rack, a first receptacle element, and a second receptacle ele... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273114 | Elimination of jack-knifing of the tractor-trailers A tractor-trailer coupling mechanism for a powered tow vehicle and unpowered trailer vehicle which eliminates jack-knifing. The coupling includes at least one extension or more on the trailer vehicle which is constructed to slide into a receptor channel or recesses ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270338 | Insulating compartment for grocery cart An insulating compartment is combined with a type grocery cart characterized by an open basket having forwardly-tapering sidewalls and bottom wall which terminate in a common front wall, as well as having a top-hung rear flap-panel that swings up when the nose of a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252295 | Household and shopping laundry cart A household and shopping laundry cart has a cart basket (1) with a first-side wheel (7) and a second-side wheel (8) that are positioned on sides aft of a linear center. A tow handle (10) is pivotal vertically on a tow hitch (11) on... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243929 | Utility cart The utility cart has a first pair of corner posts, a second pair of corners posts, a shelf, a front support bar, a pair of parallel side support bars, and a back support bar, which is particularly suited for supporting a drawstring garment bag for receiving garments... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237782 | Rear gate assembly for shopping cart A vertically swingable rear gate assembly for closing an open rear side of a shopping cart basket. The gate assembly includes a monolithic one-piece plate-like molded plastic gate member sized to substantially close off the rear side of the basket. A rigid one-piece... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222866 | Child's wagon A child's wagon is provided with a mobile base portion and a body portion that define a large inner cavity for storing various articles. Head, neck and tail assemblies may be provided so that the wagon resembles a desired animal. A frame assembly provides the head a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216875 | Shopping cart having caster lift In a shopping cart, which is nestable with similar carts, a transverse extending member bridges two longitudinally extending members, each mounting a cam-engaging member. Two cams are mounted to the transversely extending members. When engaged by the cam-engaging me... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213816 | Cart for stocking inventory and methods for making same A cart is described that has a wheeled base and an upright frame extending upwardly from the base. A side frame extends upwardly from the base and abuts the upright frame. The upper face of the base, the front face of the upright frame and the inside face of the sid... | 05/08/2007 |
