...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 |
| 7246780 | Stackable multiple support arm for electronic devices A mounting apparatus includes a plurality of arm mounts which are rotationally coupled in a vertical column in end to end relationship to provide a nested arrangement thereof. A support arm is attached to each of the arm mounts to which an electronic device is attac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7197888 | Drawer appliance A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197988 | Table with drawer A table includes a table top that is preferably constructed from blow molded plastic. The table top includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of spaced apart generally L-shaped brackets. The generally L-shaped brackets can be attached to or integrally form... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195744 | Device for holding a container for a composition that produces an antimicrobially active gas A device and method for cleaning and deodorizing a unit having an enclosed space not otherwise easily accessible for cleaning and deodorizing. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7173183 | Combined fiber optic repeater/power source remote cabinet for distributed antenna systems Three specific problems or needs related to deployment of fiber optic repeater distributed antenna systems are addressed by providing a particularly configured enclosure or cabinet adapted to protect repeaters from vandalism, enclose power components directly below ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7001003 | Accessory and doll holding assembly An accessory and doll holding assembly includes a base housing with a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall. A plurality of dividing walls divides the base housing into a two clothes hanging sections and a plurality of drawer sections. A centrally disposed w... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000798 | Rotating laundry storage A revolveable laundry hamper for individually storing laundry in a plurality of chambers into which garments and items requiring laundering can be separated according to wash cycle required. The laundry hamper consists of a box-like structure having four side doors ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991306 | Carrousel file A file cabinet providing access to files from substantially all sides, and having at least one rotatable tier. Each tier includes a carrousel file support having a plurality of radially extending arms. Mounted to the outer terminus of each arm is a pivot arm assembl... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6951374 | Carrousel file cabinet A file cabinet providing access to files from substantially all sides, and having one or more rotatable tiers, each tier containing a plurality of file containers. Each tier includes a central carrousel having a plurality of radially extending arms. Mounted to the o... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6588865 | Carrousel file cabinet A file cabinet providing access to files from substantially all sides, and having one or more rotatable tiers, each tier containing a plurality of file containers. Each tier includes a central carrousel support having a plurality of radially extending arm... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6419332 | File cabinet A file cabinet providing access to files from substantially all sides, and having one or more rotatable tiers, each tier containing a plurality of file containers. Each tier includes a central support wherein at least one radial support arm is rotatably m... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394565 | Storage locker device A storage locker device for storing personal small personal items in a high traffic area. The storage locker device includes a housing defined by a plurality of compartments securely coupled together. The housing has a top side, a bottom side, a first sid... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6182612 | Cat cabinet A cat cabinet for providing a location for a cat to go for various reasons including to hide, to eat and to use a litter box. The cat cabinet includes a housing with an open top, a bottom panel and a perimeter side wall upwardly extending around the botto... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6095623 | Three pillar construction stand An improved cabinet for supporting a television and supporting electronics. In one embodiment, the cabinet uses three pillars to support the television unit. Shelves positioned between the three pillars support video source components. Removable side pane... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5813528 | Fishing tackle storage system A new fishing tackle storage system for providing an easily expandable and configurable fishing tackle storage container permitting convenient access to stored fishing tackle. The inventive device includes upper and lower plate members rotatably mounted o... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5743607 | Cart for medication A medication cart has a base formed of a pair of molded plates interconnected by rails. The plates have molded grooves and holes for receiving structural elements of the cart. Molded hollow plastic end panels have horizontal ribs that support drawers. The... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5678908 | Jewelry case A jewelry case includes a base, a pair of drawer supports, a top cover and at least one drawer. The base has a top side formed with two sets of first positioning units. Each of the drawer supports includes an upright support plate having a bottom end form... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5651595 | Storage cabinet A storage cabinet for storing articles therein includes a stand having a base portion, and an upright pole extending upwardly along a longitudinal axis from the base portion. A housing of the storage cabinet has a top wall, a bottom wall in spaced and par... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5615619 | Block play table A play table includes a top and a base for supporting the top. The base can include a first leg secured at its upper end to the top and a second leg secured at its upper end to the top, the second leg being spaced from the first leg. A bottom wall is secu... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5549373 | Merchandising display with modular shelves Apparatus for merchandising product including an enclosure having circular, rotatable shelves each including compartmentalized portions which are product specific. The merchandising display apparatus is particularly suitable for displaying refrigerated or... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5449230 | Storage lockers A storage locker apparatus includes a cylindrical structure with a plurality of angularly spaced-apart divider walls extending radially outwards. Each wall has an outer end and openings between adjacent outer ends of the walls. There are doors over each o... | 09/12/1995 |
| 4940299 | Storage cabinet A storage cabinet for use at manufacturing plants, construction sites, shops, etc. The cabinet is provided with two pairs of opposing storage compartments, vertically arranged for easy access to the stored items, such as tools and other equipment. Lifting... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4812701 | Cover apparatus for weighing machines A cover apparatus comprising a plurality of peripherally divided and interconnecting cover sections positioned around and outside a plurality of weighing machines, that are arranged in turn in a predetermined array or pattern, the cover sections encirclin... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4802587 | Data diskette cartridge storage tray with resilient bumpers The bumper includes resilient material for forcing a cartridge positioned at rest in contact with the bumper away from the bumper in response to the cartridge momentarily being forced into the bumpder from its at-rest position; and a rigid ridge extending... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4779753 | Multifunctional container A container of generally elongated, cylindrical shape. The container has one or more terminal sections, each provided with one or more recesses. The recesses are concealed and exposed by one or more ferrules mounted to slide on the container. Each recess ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4753343 | Audio disc storage container with slidable, apertured wall An audio disc storage container having a movable flexible, transparent wall which allows inspection of the contents, the wall having an aperture provided in it to permit insertion and removal of audio discs. The aperture in the wall may be aligned with a ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4583795 | Crash cart for use in a hospital and the like A crash cart for use in storing equipment and drugs in a hospital emergency room, intensive care unit and other areas. The cart is characterized by being easily movable and readily accessible into all sides of the cart for quickly viewing and removing equ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4550956 | Surgical case cart A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4545630 | Cover apparatus for weighing machines A cover apparatus comprising a plurality of peripherally divided and interconnecting cover sections positioned around and outside a plurality of weighing machines, that are arranged in turn in a predetermined array or pattern, the cover sections encirclin... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4539914 | Multi-level stand, in particular multi-layer cakes This multi-level stand is particularly adapted to make a multi-layer cake presentation, such as a conventional wedding cake, but at lower cost. The multi-level stands according to the present invention comprise overlying shelves of different sizes to put ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4377114 | Hanging storage shelf unit The present invention provides hanging storage compartment apparatus with various shelf levels adapted to be suspended by a plurality of tension lines from an overhead structure, such as a ceiling. The storage apparatus includes at least one storage unit ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4304330 | Case for writing utensils A case for writing utensils and accessories consists of a base or receiving part into which the utensils and accessories fit, and a cover part which fits over the receiving part and projects upwardly from it. The upwardly projecting portion of the cover p... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4123130 | Refrigerator apparatus This disclosure pertains to a refrigerator housing having at least two access doors hingably affixed thereto on adjacent vertical exterior surfaces. A plurality of rotatable shelves are disposed intermediate or adjacent to the door openings providing conv... | 10/31/1978 |
| 3963287 | Storage devices The invention relates to a storage device for housing and displaying cassettes and like articles. The storage device comprises a drum like construction formed by two spaced circular members interconnected around their periphery and provided with an inward... | 06/15/1976 |