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US3129015A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Seat construction for grocery carts

Assignee: American Metal Products Co
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Filing: 1962-01-19
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Granted: 1964-04-14
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Expires: 1982-01-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gerald J Lachance

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:10
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/14; B62B3/144

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
A FOLDING SEAT CONSTRUCTION FOR NESTING GROCERY CARTS INCLUDING A SWINGING GATE MOUNTED ON THE CART, A PIVOTED WALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWINGING GATE, A FOLDING SEAT CONSTRUCTION OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GATE AND THE WALL TO FOLD OR TO BE EXTENDED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE GATE, A SEAT-FORMING MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WITH RELATION TO SAID FOLDING SEAT CONSTRUCTION, SAID SEAT-FORMING MEMBER COMPRISING A GENERALLY FLAT SHEET OF MATERIAL INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR MEMBER ADJACENT AN EDGE THEREOF, A LONGITUDINAL ROD-LIKE MEMBER, A HEAD ON THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, SAID HEAD BEING SPACED SLIGHTLY FROM SAID ONE END LEAVING A SHORT PROJECTION ON THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER BEYOND THE HEAD, THE TUBULAR MEMBER RECEIVING THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER SO THAT THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SAME, THE TUBULAR MEMBER ABUTTING THE HEAD, SAID SEAT CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL RESILIENT MEMBERS, ALIGNED EYES ON THE RESILIENT MEMBERS, ONE OF THE EYES RECEIVING THE SHORT PROJECTION ON THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER AT SAID ONE END THEREOF ADJACENT SAID HEAD, THE HEAD ABUTTING SAID EYE AT THE SIDE THEREOF FACING THE OTHER EYE, AND THE OPPOSITE END OF THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER BEING LOCATED IN SAID OTHER EYE, THE LATTER AND THE HEAD CONFINING THE TUBULAR MEMBER AND THE FLAT SHEET OF MATERIAL THAT FORMS THE SEAT, AND THE HEAD AND THE ADJACENT END OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER FIXING THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER AGAINST LONGITUDINAL SHIFTING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
A FOLDING SEAT CONSTRUCTION FOR NESTING GROCERY CARTS INCLUDING A SWINGING GATE MOUNTED ON THE CART, A PIVOTED WALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWINGING GATE, A FOLDING SEAT CONSTRUCTION OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GATE AND THE WALL TO FOLD OR TO BE EXTENDED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE GATE, A SEAT-FORMING MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WITH RELATION TO SAID FOLDING SEAT CONSTRUCTION, SAID SEAT-FORMING MEMBER COMPRISING A GENERALLY FLAT SHEET OF MATERIAL INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR MEMBER ADJACENT AN EDGE THEREOF, A LONGITUDINAL ROD-LIKE MEMBER, A HEAD ON THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, SAID HEAD BEING SPACED SLIGHTLY FROM SAID ONE END LEAVING A SHORT PROJECTION ON THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER BEYOND THE HEAD, THE TUBULAR MEMBER RECEIVING THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER SO THAT THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SAME, THE TUBULAR MEMBER ABUTTING THE HEAD, SAID SEAT CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL RESILIENT MEMBERS, ALIGNED EYES ON THE RESILIENT MEMBERS, ONE OF THE EYES RECEIVING THE SHORT PROJECTION ON THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER AT SAID ONE END THEREOF ADJACENT SAID HEAD, THE HEAD ABUTTING SAID EYE AT THE SIDE THEREOF FACING THE OTHER EYE, AND THE OPPOSITE END OF THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER BEING LOCATED IN SAID OTHER EYE, THE LATTER AND THE HEAD CONFINING THE TUBULAR MEMBER AND THE FLAT SHEET OF MATERIAL THAT FORMS THE SEAT, AND THE HEAD AND THE ADJACENT END OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER FIXING THE ROD-LIKE MEMBER AGAINST LONGITUDINAL SHIFTING.

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