{
  "patent_number": "US 2196914",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Sylvan Goldman Invented the Modern Grocery Shopping Cart",
  "original_title": "Folding basket carriage for self-service stores",
  "summary": "A 1940 patent for a folding metal frame designed to hold two wire baskets, enabling shoppers to carry more items than their arms could hold.",
  "what_it_does": "The invention describes a wheeled carriage with a collapsible frame designed to hold two standard wire shopping baskets. It uses a hinged metal structure that allows the basket supports to fold flat when not in use, saving floor space in stores. The design includes a handle for pushing and a set of wheels to distribute the weight of heavy groceries, effectively moving the burden from the shopper's arms to the floor.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover the single-basket nested design found in modern grocery stores.",
    "Does not cover plastic shopping carts or carts with integrated child seats.",
    "Does not cover motorized or automated shopping cart systems."
  ],
  "filed": "1938-03-14",
  "granted": "1940-04-09",
  "expires": "1958-03-14",
  "status": "expired",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Sylvan N Goldman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/sylvan-n-goldman"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 15,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2196914/shopping-cart-goldman",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2196914/shopping-cart-goldman/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US2196914",
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