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Patent US5002215 - Portable shopping cart coupon file and method of utilizing same for shopping - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA portable shopping cart coupon file is used with a shopping cart that has a push handle and a back support for a baby seat. The back support is pivotably connected to the shopping cart. The portable shopping cart coupon file has a generally planar base plate. A rectangular box is disposed on the top...http://www.google.com/patents/US5002215?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5002215 - Portable shopping cart coupon file and method of utilizing same for shoppingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5002215 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/490,880Publication dateMar 26, 1991Filing dateMar 9, 1990Priority dateMar 9, 1990Fee statusLapsedPublication number07490880, 490880, US 5002215 A, US 5002215A, US-A-5002215, US5002215 A, US5002215AInventorsJoseph R. GregoireOriginal AssigneeGregoire Joseph RExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (19), Referenced by (39), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPortable shopping cart coupon file and method of utilizing same for shopping
US 5002215 AAbstract
A portable shopping cart coupon file is used with a shopping cart that has a push handle and a back support for a baby seat. The back support is pivotably connected to the shopping cart. The portable shopping cart coupon file has a generally planar base plate. A rectangular box is disposed on the top side of the base plate. The box has a cover. A restraining device extends from the bottom side of the base plate which is associated with the top boundary of the back support of the shopping cart to restrain the base plate from sliding relative to the cart. A method of shopping with the portable shopping cart coupon file involves collecting coupons and filing said coupons in the portable shopping cart coupon file, transporting the portable shopping cart coupon file to a location at which shopping is to take place by gripping the handle of the portable shopping cart coupon file, selecting a shopping cart at the place of shopping, swinging the back support of the shopping cart into its disposition as a back support for the baby seat, placing the base plate so that the restraining means is associated with the top boundary of the back support of the shopping cart to restrain the base plate from sliding relative thereto and associating the front end portion of the base plate the push handle of the shopping cart, and removing the cover to select coupons filed in the portable shopping cart coupon file as needed.
1. A portable shopping cart coupon file for use with a shopping cart having a push handle grip disposed outwardly from a back wall of said shopping cart and extending generally parallel to said back wall and a back support being pivotably connected to the shopping cart with the top boundary of the back support movable to and from the back wall, the portable shopping cart coupon file comprising:a generally planar base plate having a top side and a bottom side, the base plate extending between front and back end portions; a rectangular box disposed on said top side of the base plate, said rectangular box having front, back, and a pair of side members, the base plate extending generally perpendicular to and outwardly from said front member for associating with said push handle grip of said shopping cart; cover means for closing the rectangular box; and restraining means extending from said bottom side of said base plate, for associating with the top boundary of the back support of the shopping cart to restrain the base plate from sliding relative thereto when the front end portion of the base plate is associated with the push handle of the shopping cart by extending generally past said push handle grip. 2. The portable shopping cart coupon file of claim 1 wherein the front, back, and a pair of side members are disposed between said cover means and the base plate, the portable shopping cart coupon file further comprising hinge means attached to the back member and to the back member so as to hinge the cover means to the back member for opening and closing the cover, and means associated with the cover and the front member for securing the cover closed.
The present invention relates to a compartmentalized box for storing and organizing coupons and for transporting coupons to and from places at which the coupons are used to purchase items at reduced prices. More particularly, the invention relates to a compartmentalized box or file for storing and organizing coupons and for taking the coupons on shopping trips where the coupons may be accessed as needed when shopping. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a coupon file with which a consumer may store, organize, transport, and readily and conveniently access coupons during shopping while the consumer uses a standard shopping or grocery cart.
In this consumer-oriented society, printed cash discount coupons serve as an advertising vehicle for sales of products in department stores, particularly grocery stores. As an incentive to consumers to purchase certain products, coupons discount purchase prices for these products. Thus, the coupons provide significant cost savings for consumers. A substantial many consumers take advantage of these cost savings by collecting and using coupons--so much so that there is a particular class of consumers who consider that there is an art to shopping with coupons.
I know of several devices that may be used, first, to store coupons until they are to be taken on a shopping trip and, second, to help match the coupons with products while shopping.
Over a period of years since aspects of the invention were first conceived, I have worked at reducing to practice the invention that I will disclose herein. Much effort had initially been made in deciding on the number of categories of coupons that I would need. Thus initially I was concerned about determining the size of the box enclosure of the invention, as the capacity of the box enclosure would be determined by the number of coupons I thought would be needed. As I experimented with use of the invention in different shopping situations, I discovered that, although the structural components of shopping carts in different stores were somewhat the same, the dimensions of the carts were not uniform. Thus I became concerned with how the base plate of the invention would be made to be installed onto a variety of shopping carts of different sizes. Over the period of years of reducing the concept to practice, I experimented with using the invention on shopping carts in various stores, while also developing other aspects of the invention. I took down the dimensions of different shopping carts and worked at developing the base plate to fit into an optimum position for all carts. Finally, in December, 1989, I was satisfied that the invention was adapted to fit all "standard" shopping carts and to fit 80% of the shopping carts in a locked position whereby the base plate fits under the shopping cart's handle.
Accordingly, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a portable shopping cart coupon file for storing and organizing coupons and for transporting coupons to and from places where the coupons are used in purchasing items.
According to the present invention, a portable shopping cart coupon file may be conveniently installed in position on a standard model cart of the kind that is found in supermarkets and thrift stores. The shopping cart includes a push handle, usually with a handle grip, extending outwardly from the back wire wall of the shopping cart and a wire back support that pivots from a position where it is parallel to and rests generally against the back wire wall to a position where it angles outwardly from the back wire wall. When angled outwardly the wire back support is an integral part of the shopping cart's baby seat. When installed on the shopping cart, the portable shopping cart coupon file rests on the push handle or the front wall of the shopping cart and rests on the wire back support.
The objects and features of the present invention will become apparent with a detailed account of the invention and reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
With reference to FIG. 1, the portable shopping cart coupon file shown generally at 10 is shown installed in position on a shopping cart 12. Shopping cart 12 is a standard model cart, in that it has the structural sameness of most shopping carts found in supermarkets and thrift stores. This sameness includes a push handle 14 with a handle grip 16. Push handle 14 extends outwardly from the back wire wall 18 of shopping cart 12. Also included is a wire back support 20 that pivots from a position where it is parallel to and rests generally against back wire wall 18, to a position where it angles outwardly from back wire wall 18 to where its wire top boundary 22 is out and away from back wire wall 18. Wire back support 20 when angled outwardly is a back support of a baby seat that is integral with shopping cart 12. When portable shopping cart coupon file 10 is installed on shopping cart 12, the front of portable shopping cart coupon file 10 faces the back of shopping cart 12.
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