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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 |
| 6076427 | Securing system between bicycle pedal and shoe of the user The invention relates to a bicycle pedal with a crank arm at whose radially outer end a pedal body is provided in the usual way. The latter, with respect to the crank arm, can rotate freely around a horizontal transverse axis (1) that runs perpendicularly... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076428 | Hydrostatic transaxles with 2 chambers defined by three housing parts An axle assembly for use in lawn tractors, pedestrian walk-behind mowers and snow blowers in the form of a housing having an internally disposed hydrostatic transmission and speed reducing gearing. An input shaft supported in the housing for driving a var... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076429 | Clutch for a differential A differential mechanism of the holdout ring type is characterized by improved annular clutch plates with trapezoidally configured cam teeth for mating with the center cam teeth of the center cam. Each clutch plate has inner cam and outer clutch teeth ext... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076430 | Electrical transmission range shift system A vehicle transmission assembly includes a main gear box and an auxiliary or range gear box. An electrical actuation device for effecting changes in the range gear box preferably includes a solenoid actuator associated with each of the range gear members.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076431 | Striking tools with deflector grips A striking tool has an elongated metal core having a bottom end for contacting a workpiece and an upper end for receiving the impact of a hammer or the like, and a plastic overlay secured around a substantial portion of the core, with at least a portion o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076432 | Reversible ratchet screwdriver A reversible ratchet screwdriver, which includes a top handle shell and a bottom handle shell fastened together, a ratchet mechanism mounted inside the handle shells, the ratchet mechanism including a substantially triangular flat block, a long tube and a... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076433 | Ratchet wrench operable in forward, reverse and neutral modes A ratchet wrench includes a handle, a housing attached to said handle, a ratchet gear mounted for rotation in said housing, the ratchet gear having an axis of rotation extending through the housing, and means connected to the ratchet gear for turning a th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076434 | Individually adjustable double ended wrench An adjustable jaw double ended wrench, where each set of jaws is gear operated. Each end wrench is adjustable, both individually and independently; the open end wrench driven by a spiral grooved shaft with beveled gears; the closed end wrench, linearly ac... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076435 | Tool for multiple purposes A tool for multiple purposes including turning valve wheels, opening drum plugs and vents, driving sockets, turning screws, use as a drift pin and prying, among other possible uses, the tool having a handle and an exterior shank and an interior shank, eac... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076436 | Retaining device with metal insert The invention is a retaining device to secure a socket to an anvil of a pneumatic air gun. The retaining device comprises an O-ring, a projection, and a metal insert attached to the projection. The O-ring has a diameter and defines a plane. The projection... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076437 | Screw set in place and removed rapidly, its fabrication process and tool for its removal A screw intended to be set in place and removed rapidly. The screw is characterized in that the threads are intended to take two positions: a first position wherein they project at the periphery of a body (1) and a second position wherein they are retract... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076438 | Power nutrunner with torque release clutch and a setting tool A power nutrunner includes a planetary reduction gearing (12) and a torque limiting release clutch (13) disposed between a ring gear (25) of the reduction gearing (12) and the tool housing (11), wherein the ring gear (25) is tubular in shape and has an ou... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076439 | Torque screwdriver with indexing means An improved torque limiting screwdriver including a shaft extending from a first end of the screwdriver body, the shaft including a first indicia thereon, and an adjustment cap arranged to be located at a second end of the screwdriver body. The adjustment... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076440 | Tool assembly A tool assembly includes a handle having an engaging hole for receiving the bar of a tool member therein, the handle having a plurality of concavities defined in the outside thereof and a plurality of longitudinal recesses defined therein so that each of ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076441 | Tool block and holder for metal working lathes A tool block and holder for metal working lathes, comprising, a tool block having a tool channel extending therethrough sized to receive snugly a collet holder with a collar at its proximate end serving as a stop against the tool block, and first coolant ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076442 | Chopper for cutting fiber continuously, and method A new type of multi-chopper for cutting strands or ribbon shaped material such as strands of glass fibers, and a method of using this chopper, is disclosed. The chopper has at least two chopper assemblies on a rotating frame. When one chopper assembly nee... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076443 | Bellows with flexible stem for saw Scroll saws produce an accumulation of sawdust or other debris removed from a workpiece during operation of the saw. This debris can block the operator's view of the cutting path of the saw. An improved device and method for removing accumulated debris fr... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076444 | Panel cutting apparatus with selectable matrices for vacuum and air A magnetic cutting assembly and waste removal system is provided for cutting a panel from an envelope blank or the like. The die holder has a magnetic outer surface and a plurality of surface orifices therein radially communicating with corresponding feed... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076445 | Throat plate for a tool An improved throat plate is disclosed herein. The throat plate includes a main body, an opening in the main body for allowing a cutting tool to extend therethrough, and a retainer assembly attached to the main body for retaining the throat plate in contac... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076446 | Reciprocating mechanism of a sheet material cutting device The present invention provides a carriage reciprocating mechanism permitting easy reversal of the traveling direction of a carriage without changing the rotating direction of a motor or the traveling direction of an endless belt, and without rotating of t... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076447 | Hand operated punching device A punching device for punching an aperture in a sheet includes a housing and a handle pivotally joined to the housing with a first pivot connection. A drive plate is slidably displaceable in the housing. The drive plate includes a protrusion extending fro... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076448 | Method of using barrier material and system The invention resides in a method of providing a barrier in an environment comprising the steps of providing a structural member which is part of the environment; providing a flexible foam coated fine mesh material capable of being folded on itself and pr... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076449 | Variable displacement compressor A variable displacement compressor includes a swash plate supported tiltably on a drive shaft and slidable in axial directions of the drive shaft. The swash plate has a central support hole into which the drive shaft is inserted. The swash plate has a top... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076450 | Fresh beverage brew cup lid A brewer device for brewing single servings of a beverage, while also functioning as a cup closure lid. The lid includes a filter assembly to hold a brew substance, such as coffee grounds, a lip to secure said device to the mouth of a cup, and a frangible... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076451 | Dutch oven type cooking vessel with combination cooking surface A cooking apparatus for alternately cooking, broiling, or grilling foods in a single vessel. The apparatus includes a bottom pan portion which is supported by a lower frame portion. An upper frame is pivotally supported from the bottom pan portion. A top ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076452 | Device for heating and/or cooking food The invention concerns a device for heating and/or cooking food comprising: a steam generator producing steam for heating or cooking food; a cooking container receiving a removable cooking basket provided with through apertures arranged in the proximity o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076453 | Multipurpose roaster A multipurpose roaster is mainly composed of a frame, fixtures and a skewer, wherein two side board have a slanting sliding guide from up gradually decent with a recess and a seat at the bottom end of the sliding guide, the fixture has a hole and a bolt f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076454 | Apparatus for separating the outer layers or shells from the internal seed of plant matter An apparatus for separating outer layers or shells from the internal seed of plant matter comprises a plant matter inlet (12), a seed outlet (14) and a generally vertical separating chamber (16) interposed between the inlet and outlet. The separating cham... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076455 | Aluminum can compacting mechanism An aluminum can crushing mechanism includes a support base which has a pair of support members extending from it. Situated between the support members is a pair of compacting plates. The compacting plates utilize a pair of alignment rods, one plate having... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076456 | Flywheel quill with thrust plates and axial rotor guiding A flywheel quill with thrust plate and axial rotor guiding. Bronze thrust plates are attached to the hub of a flywheel and hydrostatic pads secured to the frame of a press are adjoining the bronze thrust plates, such that axial motion of the flywheel with... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076457 | Rigid containers for transporting sachets of bio-pharmaceutical fluid products A rigid container for transporting flexible sachets of bio-pharmaceutical fluid having a volume of 50 liters or more has a bottom wall and one or more lateral walls. At the top it has a contention plate for the sachet adjustable in height to compress the ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076458 | Stencil printing apparatus The stencil printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a stencil making section for perforating each stencil sheet with a desired image pattern, a porous structure printing drum incorporating an ink supply mechanism and coming to have a ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076459 | Method and apparatus for the production of a printing stencil For the production of a printing stencil, a fine-mesh screen is provided with an unexposed photoemulsion layer and aligned in order to establish it in an essentially tubular or flat shape On the photoemulsion layer, those locations which are not to be exp... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076460 | Master making device and stencil printer including the same A master making device of the present invention includes a support member supporting a stencil roll such that a stencil can be paid out from the roll. A thermal head perforates the stencil paid out from the roll while a platen roller rotates while pressin... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076461 | Stencil and stencil perforating device A stencil perforating device including a stencil roll holding unit (11) for rotatably holding a stencil roll (16). The stencil roll holding unit has at least one identification mark (11A10, 11A11) which corresponds to at least one identification mark (P1,... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076462 | Method for inking a cylinder with viscous ink using doctor blades A cylinder in a rotary printing press is inked with a highly viscous printing ink. An open ink duct is provided with a doctor blade that is supported negatively on the cylinder. A reserve of printing ink is added to the ink duct and is formed into an ink ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076463 | Ink metering device and method of metering ink An ink metering device and method. Ink is fed at a pressure to an orifice. Pressure may be achieved by either an ink pump or a gravity feed. The size of the orifice may be varied according the conditions existing in the printing press. The pressure at whi... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076464 | System for making printing plates for newspaper printing A system for making printing plates for newspaper, which can make, with great efficiency, replacement printing plates to be used when a printing face of the printing plate mounted on the plate cylinder of the rotary press is to be changed in part. The pla... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076465 | System and method for determining reticle defect printability A method and software program for determining printability of a defect on a reticle or photomask onto a substrate during processing. That is performed by creating a pixel grid image having a plurality of individual pixel images showing the defect. A gray ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076466 | Printing press with electrostatic cooling and method of operating A web-offset printing press is provided with a first rotatable printing cylinder adapted to print a first image on a web by applying a heat-settable ink to the web, a second rotatable printing cylinder adapted to print a second image on the web, the secon... | 06/20/2000 |
