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Bottle return cart

Assignee: Brilliant Products Inc
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Filing: 1964-05-21
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-05-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fredrick F Brunette

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:45
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/002; B62B3/004; B62B2205/00; B62B2205/006; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/42

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 257 words
A CART COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALL SECTIONS, A FRONT WALL SECTION, A REAR WALL SECTION, A FLOOR SECTION AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECTIONS TOGETHER TO FORM AN OPEN TOP RECEPTACLE, (B) SAID FRONT WALL COMPRISING AN UPPER PORTION AND A FIXED LOWER PORTION AND MEANS HINGEDLY CONNECTING SAID UPPER PORTION TO SAID LOWER PORTION, (C) SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS COMPRISING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING WIRE MEMBER DEFINING THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID LOWER PORTION, AND A CLOSE LOOPED MEMBER EXTENDING AROUND SAID WIRE MEMBER AND FIXED TO SAID UPPER PORTION WHEREBY SAID UPPER PORTION CAN BE PIVOTED ABOUT SAID WIRE MEMBER BETWEEN AN UPPER POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR WITH AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION AND A LOWER POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH AND ADJACENT TO SAID LOWER PORTION, AND SAID UPPER PORTION PERMITTING ACCESS TO SAID RECEPTACLE IN ALL POSITIONS, (D) MEANS SELECTIVELY RETAINING SAID UPPER PORTION IN SAID UPPER POSITION, (E) SAID LOOPED MEMBER BEING ELONGATED WHEREBY SAID UPPER PORTION IS MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION AT ALL PIVOTED POSITIONS A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE LOOP FORMED IN SAID LOOPED MEMBER, (F) SAID RETAINING MEANS COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY SSHAPED HOOK MEMBER SECURED TO ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL SECTIONS ADJACENT SAID FRONT WALL SECTION, SAID LOOPED MEMBER INCLUDING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING END PORTION FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID UPPER PORTION AND DISPOSED TO BE RECEIVED BY SAID HOOK MEMBER UPON SAID UPPER PORTION BEING PIVOTED TO SAID UPPER POSITION AND BEING MOVED AWAY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 257 words
A CART COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALL SECTIONS, A FRONT WALL SECTION, A REAR WALL SECTION, A FLOOR SECTION AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECTIONS TOGETHER TO FORM AN OPEN TOP RECEPTACLE, (B) SAID FRONT WALL COMPRISING AN UPPER PORTION AND A FIXED LOWER PORTION AND MEANS HINGEDLY CONNECTING SAID UPPER PORTION TO SAID LOWER PORTION, (C) SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS COMPRISING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING WIRE MEMBER DEFINING THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID LOWER PORTION, AND A CLOSE LOOPED MEMBER EXTENDING AROUND SAID WIRE MEMBER AND FIXED TO SAID UPPER PORTION WHEREBY SAID UPPER PORTION CAN BE PIVOTED ABOUT SAID WIRE MEMBER BETWEEN AN UPPER POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR WITH AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION AND A LOWER POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH AND ADJACENT TO SAID LOWER PORTION, AND SAID UPPER PORTION PERMITTING ACCESS TO SAID RECEPTACLE IN ALL POSITIONS, (D) MEANS SELECTIVELY RETAINING SAID UPPER PORTION IN SAID UPPER POSITION, (E) SAID LOOPED MEMBER BEING ELONGATED WHEREBY SAID UPPER PORTION IS MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION AT ALL PIVOTED POSITIONS A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE LOOP FORMED IN SAID LOOPED MEMBER, (F) SAID RETAINING MEANS COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY SSHAPED HOOK MEMBER SECURED TO ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL SECTIONS ADJACENT SAID FRONT WALL SECTION, SAID LOOPED MEMBER INCLUDING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING END PORTION FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID UPPER PORTION AND DISPOSED TO BE RECEIVED BY SAID HOOK MEMBER UPON SAID UPPER PORTION BEING PIVOTED TO SAID UPPER POSITION AND BEING MOVED AWAY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION.

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