US3797861A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Check out system and cart therefor
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1971-12-06
•
Granted: 1974-03-19
•
Expires: 1991-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A merchandise check out system and a special cart in which the customer has collected the merchandise is presented to a check out station so that a check out clerk in the station can pick up the articles of merchandise from the cart directly, while a second cart in end to end relation with the first cart has bags therein into which the merchandise can be placed directly by the check out clerk, thereby eliminating the counters and conveyors. The basket of the cart is open at the front and is tiltable upwardly at the front end to selected angles.
Inventors
- 👤 W Shoffner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:02
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/14; B62B3/148; A; A47; A47F; A47F9/00; A47F9/02; A47F9/04; A47F9/045; B62B3/1484
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
In a cart; a wheeled support frame, a basket in the frame open on top and at the front and closed on the other sides, pivot means near the rear of the basket toward the bottom thereof connecting the basket to the frame for tilting of the basket in the frame, stop means on the frame to stop the basket in a lower position in the frame, cooperating elements of latch means on the basket and frame for latching the basket in at least one upwardly tilted position of the basket in the frame said frame including a lower deck beneath said basket pivoted at the front end to the frame so as to be vertically movable at the other end, and means operated by upward movement of the rear end of said deck for effecting disengagement of said elements of latch means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a cart; a wheeled support frame, a basket in the frame open on top and at the front and closed on the other sides, pivot means near the rear of the basket toward the bottom thereof connecting the basket to the frame for tilting of the basket in the frame, stop means on the frame to stop the basket in a lower position in the frame, cooperating elements of latch means on the basket and frame for latching the basket in at least one upwardly tilted position of the basket in the frame said frame including a lower deck beneath said basket pivoted at the front end to the frame so as to be vertically movable at the other end, and means operated by upward movement of the rear end of said deck for effecting disengagement of said elements of latch means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A cart according to claim 1 in which said lower deck inclines downwardly toward the rear and at the rear end has an upwardly inclined region, the frame of a second cart nesting with said cart from the rear engaging said upwardly inclined region of said lower deck and lifting said lower deck to latch means disengaging position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a cart; a wheeled support frame, a basket in the frame open on top and at the front and closed on the other sides, pivot means near the rear of the basket toward the bottom thereof connecting the basket to the frame for tilting of the basket in the frame, stop means on the frame to stop the basket in a lower position in the frame, cooperating elements of latch means on the basket and frame for latching the basket in at least one upwardly tilted position of the basket in the frame, the element of latch means on said basket comprising plate means fixed to the sides thereof and having notched rear edges at the rear end of the basket, said element of latch means on said frame comprising a bar extending laterally of said basket at the rear thereof, and means below said bar forming a transverse pivot axis tiltably connecting said bar to said frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a cart; a wheeled support frame, a basket in the frame open on top and at the front and closed on the other sides, pivot means near the rear of the basket toward the bottom thereof connecting the basket to the frame for tilting of the basket in the frame, stop means on the frame to stop the basket in a lower position in the frame, cooperating elements of latch means on the basket and frame for latching the basket in at least one upwardly tilted position of the basket in the frame, the element of latch means on said basket comprising plate means fixed to the sides thereof and having notched rear edges at the rear end of the basket, said element of latch means on said frame comprising a bar extending laterally of said basket at the rear thereof, and means below said bar forming a transverse pivot axis tiltably connecting said bar to said frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A cart according to claim 3 which includes means on said bar below said pivot axis for tilting said bar about said axis, a lower deck on said cart pivoted at the front end to said cart and engageable with said means on said bar to unlatch said latch means upon tilting of said lower deck.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
204 words
In a cart; a wheeled support frame, a basket in the frame open on top and at the front and closed on the other sides, pivot means near the rear of the basket toward the bottom thereof connecting the basket to the frame for tilting of the basket in the frame, stop means on the frame to stop the basket in a lower position in the frame, cooperating elements of latch means on the basket and frame for latching the basket in at least one upwardly tilted position of the basket in the frame, said element of a latch means on said frame comprising a plate on the frame having a curved flange coaxial with the axis on which the basket is pivoted to the frame and facing the upper rear corner of the basket, a handle on the basket at the upper rear corner thereof, a plunger on the basket having one end near said flange and the other end near said handle, holes in the flange to receive the said one end of the plunger, and a rod parallel to said handle and adjacent thereto and connected to said plunger and movable toward said handle to disengage said plunger from said flange.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
204 words
In a cart; a wheeled support frame, a basket in the frame open on top and at the front and closed on the other sides, pivot means near the rear of the basket toward the bottom thereof connecting the basket to the frame for tilting of the basket in the frame, stop means on the frame to stop the basket in a lower position in the frame, cooperating elements of latch means on the basket and frame for latching the basket in at least one upwardly tilted position of the basket in the frame, said element of a latch means on said frame comprising a plate on the frame having a curved flange coaxial with the axis on which the basket is pivoted to the frame and facing the upper rear corner of the basket, a handle on the basket at the upper rear corner thereof, a plunger on the basket having one end near said flange and the other end near said handle, holes in the flange to receive the said one end of the plunger, and a rod parallel to said handle and adjacent thereto and connected to said plunger and movable toward said handle to disengage said plunger from said flange.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-03-18 | 1977-09-17 | 1978-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-03-18 | 1981-09-17 | 1982-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-03-18 | 1985-09-17 | 1986-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |