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US3337227A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Nesting merchandise cart

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-07-12
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1985-07-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Castaldo James

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 22:57
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
A NESTING MERCHANDISE CART COMPRISING, A UNITARY FRAME MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY ARRANGED PORTION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION, A NESTABLE UPPER PACKAGE SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VERTICALLY ARRANGED PORTION AND A LOWER PACKAGE SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION, SAID LOWER PACKAGE SUPPORT MEANS COMPRISING A TRAY HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION AT ITS FORWARD END AND SPRING MEANS DISPOSED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID TRAY FOR BIASING THE TRAY TO A NORMALLY INCLINED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION FOR NESTING, SAID TRAY BEING MOVABLE AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING TO PROVIDE A FLAT BED SUPPORT WHEN A LOAD IS PLACED THEREON, SAID VERTICALLY ARRANGED PORTION COMPRISING A PAIR OF LEG MEMBERS ARRANGED VERTICALLY COPLANAR, EACH LEG MEMBER HAVING A BOWED PORTION BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, ONE OF SAID ENDS BEING RESPECTIVELY INTEGRAL WITH THE SAID HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION AND BRACE MEANS SECURED TO SAID LEGS BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LEGS, SAID BRACE MEAN INCLUDING A DEPENDING EXTENSION ARRANGED BETWEEN SAID LEGS AND SAID SPRING MEANS BEING CARRIED BY SAID DEPENDING EXTENSION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
A NESTING MERCHANDISE CART COMPRISING, A UNITARY FRAME MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY ARRANGED PORTION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION, A NESTABLE UPPER PACKAGE SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VERTICALLY ARRANGED PORTION AND A LOWER PACKAGE SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION, SAID LOWER PACKAGE SUPPORT MEANS COMPRISING A TRAY HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION AT ITS FORWARD END AND SPRING MEANS DISPOSED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID TRAY FOR BIASING THE TRAY TO A NORMALLY INCLINED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION FOR NESTING, SAID TRAY BEING MOVABLE AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING TO PROVIDE A FLAT BED SUPPORT WHEN A LOAD IS PLACED THEREON, SAID VERTICALLY ARRANGED PORTION COMPRISING A PAIR OF LEG MEMBERS ARRANGED VERTICALLY COPLANAR, EACH LEG MEMBER HAVING A BOWED PORTION BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, ONE OF SAID ENDS BEING RESPECTIVELY INTEGRAL WITH THE SAID HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED PORTION AND BRACE MEANS SECURED TO SAID LEGS BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LEGS, SAID BRACE MEAN INCLUDING A DEPENDING EXTENSION ARRANGED BETWEEN SAID LEGS AND SAID SPRING MEANS BEING CARRIED BY SAID DEPENDING EXTENSION.

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