Patents by Inventor Armin Thalhofer

Armin Thalhofer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6672599
    Abstract: A stackable shopping cart (1) has a rolling frame (2), a basket (8), a pushing device (19), and a wall (10) that can be swiveled into the inside of the basket, through which wall the back (9) of the basket (8) can be closed, whereby two upwardly directed carriers (6) are positioned on the back end of the rolling frame (2), and the basket (8) is provided at its back (9) with support elements (13) that form a push-on connection with the carriers (6). The support elements (13) are formed by hollow receptacles (14) and the carriers (6) extend upwardly beyond the receptacles (14), and that the sections (7) of the carriers (6) located above the receptacles (14) are intended for the attachment of the pushing device (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Thalhofer, Markus Riesenegger, Bernhard Maatz, Carsten Glogger, Gottfried Wanzl
  • Publication number: 20020074753
    Abstract: A stackable shopping cart (1) has a rolling frame (2), a basket (8), a pushing device (19), and a wall (10) that can be swiveled into the inside of the basket, through which wall the back (9) of the basket (8) can be closed, whereby two upwardly directed carriers (6) are positioned on the back end of the rolling frame (2), and the basket (8) is provided at its back (9) with support elements (13) that form a push-on connection with the carriers (6). The support elements (13) are formed by hollow receptacles (14) and the carriers (6) extend upwardly beyond the receptacles (14), and that the sections (7) of the carriers (6) located above the receptacles (14) are intended for the attachment of the pushing device (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Armin Thalhofer, Markus Riesenegger, Bernhard Maatz, Carsten Glogger, Gottfried Wanzl
  • Patent number: D621121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Maatz, Armin Thalhofer, Johann Daminger