...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 |
| 5788305 | Wheel bag for an in-line skate A wheel bag for an in-line skate has an upper opening, two opening edges containing a constrict band, which has two ends extending out of one end and connected with a position fastener movable along the band, and then with a male fastener or a female fast... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5609379 | Beverage cup carrier A carrier for beverage cups. A support panel includes openings for receiving beverage cups and a handle panel is foldably connected to the support panel along a centerline. The carrier is of two-ply construction, with the top ply of the support panel incl... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5482342 | Removable and transportable storage bin organizer A storage assembly has a storage rack. The storage rack has a back rack wall, a right side rack wall connected to the back rack wall and a left side rack wall connected to the back rack wall. The left side rack wall directly opposes the right side rack wa... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5433373 | Carriers for supporting and transporting shower related items A carrier for supporting and transporting shower related items comprising of a first major sheet of a semi-rigid plastic material, such sheet having a centrally disposed rectangular region constituting the base of the device, the base having parallel side... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5176419 | Hardware carrier A hardware carrier for carrying sorting and displaying nuts, bolts, washers and lock washers includes a generally rectangular shaped lower base member, an upper base member and a cover. The lower base member has a plurality of openings therein for support... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5154467 | Portable storage rack for containers A portable storage rack for storing and displaying containers comprising a pair of pivotally joined planar base members positionable between a folded position wherein the base members are in back-to-back relation to facilitate easy, compact transport of t... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4991711 | Artist storage container having scalloped handles An apparatus including a base container defined by spaced, elongate side walls and orthogonally mounted end walls. The end walls include a first and second handle mounted thereto utilizing "C" shaped brackets, wherein the brackets include intercommunicati... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4789062 | Carrier for empty beverage containers A carrier for empty beverage containers including a plurality of vertical tubes within a housing, a cover for the housing, a slidable door at the bottom of the housing to permit discharge of empty beverage containers from the tubes, and spaces between the... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4779362 | Walking sole and carrier assembly for rigid-bottomed footgear A walking sole and carrier assembly comprises a pair of walking soles for mounting beneath rigid-bottomed footgear such as ski boots, and a detachable handle for joining the soles in side-by-side relationship to one another so that they form a carrier or ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4753474 | Apparatus and system for carrying, storing and connecting scuba tanks together A plastic body having a cylindrical hole through its center has a handle for hand-carrying the body. The hole is at least partially lined with an elastomer. The elastomer lined hole has a diameter approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch larger than the cylindrical ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4599314 | Multiple vessel specimen tray with lid for releasably adhering vessel covers A specimen tray apparatus is disclosed primarily for use in cell culture studies. The apparatus includes a tray and a plurality of individual cells in the form of specimen vessels which can be removably located in the tray. A lid is also provided for the ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4542930 | Rigid tube type beverage can carrier A carrier for returnable beverage containers such as metal cans of aluminum or the like and bottles which includes a plurality of substantially rigid tubes connected together by clips or other connectors to form the carrier. Each of the tubes is verticall... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4491356 | Sleeve style package holder A sleeve style package holder formed of paperboard and including an integral, open, strap-type handle secured to one side thereof.... | 01/01/1985 |
| 3966102 | Single unit carrier for drinkware A carrier for drinkware adapted to support individual glasses or cups around the periphery of a tapered container.... | 06/29/1976 |