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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172239 | Collapsible shopping cart system A shopping cart has upper, lower and intermediate frames. The frames have a front, rear, sides, two front corners and two rear corners. The lower and intermediate frames each have a rigid screen. Four upper posts couple the front corners of the upper and intermediat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8109524 | Shopping cart handle cover A shopping cart handle cover includes a generally elongated, flexible cover base panel; a generally elongated, flexible cover top panel carried by the cover base panel; and a cover interior defined by and between the cover base panel and the cover top panel. The sho... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096564 | Shopping cart, frame, basket and production methods The present invention includes a shopping cart frame with mounting bracket units connecting caster wheels and having a plate secured underneath the base with a caster pin receiving hole and spaced-apart flanges flanking the hole and abutting on the base; a shopping ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8052158 | Shopping cart An article carrying apparatus in the form of a support that is used with a shopping cart to provide a horizontal support for safely carrying loads that are longer than the length of the cart. The support may be used with any conventional shopping cart having nestabl... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7992879 | Grocery cart bagging system A reusable packaging system includes a series of four bags, each designed to be reusable and capable of standing upright when in an open state. The bags are constructed so that they will fit in an open state within a shopping cart, and differ progressively in size s... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992880 | Shopping cart transformed into a mobile dispensing display device A conventional shopping cart is transformed into a mobile dispensing display device for use at retail establishments, tradeshows, sporting events, or other special events by mounting a tabletop panel horizontally on top of a conventional type shopping cart. The tabl... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7950677 | Sled attachment for load carrying cart A sled attachment configured to a load carrying cart for maneuvering thereto on pathways covered with snow, ice and/or slush. The load carrying cart comprises a frame supported over a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels. The sled attachment comprises a pa... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7934726 | Shopping cart display system An integrated shopping cart display and information handle attachment having multiple display orientation surfaces that are selectively positioned for viewing and use access by index rotation. Information display surfaces combining interior light source with positio... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7887067 | Child safety device for child seat A safety device in connection with a child seat in a shopping cart. The safety device prevents a child, placed on the seat from being able to pull its legs out of the openings formed through the end wall of the shopping cart. The child seat is pivotally suspended fr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887068 | Mutually nestable shopping carts having bag hangers A shopping cart having knobs, ridges or other protrusions upon which plastic store bags can be hung by their handles. It may also be thought of as the method of providing such a cart to a shopper or shoppers, and may include the further step, performed by a shopper,... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7611156 | Sanitizing apparatus for shopping cart handles and other handles A shopping cart handle and sanitizing apparatus and method includes a housing with a sanitizing fluid reservoir mounted to slidably encircle the cart handle and dispense the fluid onto the handle from applicators in the housing that contract the handle as the housin... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600763 | Shopping cart base A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594667 | Device in a shopping basket with wheels A device in a stackable shopping basket of the type that at the underside thereof is provided with wheels and that at the upper part thereof has a draw-handle hingedly fixed to the upper edge of the basket. The handle is larger/longer in comparison with conventional... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7568707 | Cover for a mobile push cart handle and methods thereof The present invention provides a method of sanitizing a handle on a mobile push cart which includes the steps of positioning, in at least one preselected location, a storage container capable of holding a predetermined plurality of covers, obtaining, from the storag... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7562882 | Shopping cart Provided is a nestable (stackable) shopping cart including a pushing device, an undercarriage having casters and carrying a basket having longitudinal and transverse bars, wherein the rear side of the basket provides an opening closeable by a flap pivotable upwards ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549651 | Cart coupler assembly for cart collection machines The present invention is an improved cart coupler assembly for use on a shopping cart retriever vehicle. The cart coupler assembly provides a means for connecting shopping carts to the cart retriever vehicle. The cart coupler assembly may employ an actuator to move ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7475884 | Cupholder for mounting on basket of shopping cart A cupholder, which is mountable to a wall of a basket of a shopping cart, comprises a continuous wire having two lowermost portions, between and to which the outer mounting plate is mounted, two intermediate portions, which define a cup-supporting level and on which... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475885 | Basket attachment for a shopping cart A device for mounting on a shopping cart that holds small items being purchased which otherwise could fall through openings in the shopping cart while shopping. The device includes a basket member made from a predetermined material and having a predetermined configu... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7416194 | Shopping cart base A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407169 | Seat assembly for a shopping cart A seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a position to ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401795 | Hand operated brake assembly for a shopping cart A brake assembly for a shopping cart includes an elongated shaft and a pair of pivots for pivotally attaching the elongated shaft to each rear leg of the shopping cart. A pair of L-shaped members is secured to the elongated shaft and movable for frictionally engagin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398977 | Shopping cart liner A shopping cart liner is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the shopping cart liner includes a flexible, plastic liner body having a bottom panel and a rear portion, a pair of side portions and a front portion extending from the bottom panel. In some embodimen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398976 | Shopping cart basket A basket for a shopping cart comprising a single unitary member molded from a plastic material. The basket includes a frame including a plurality of generally vertical upright frame members spaced apart from each other, with each frame member including a generally s... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392992 | Container apparatus and related systems and methods A system can include a rigid or semi-rigid container, a caddy and a cart. A connector can be provided which is operable to provide for a first connection between the cart and the container and a second connection between the container and the caddy. At least one of ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384049 | Cupholder for a shopping cart A cupholder for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of a shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a generally horizont... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380803 | Shopping cart modified for vehicle transport A shopping cart modified for vehicle transport and advertising method provides shoppers with a personal shopping cart they keep and use to transport groceries from the store to their home without unloading the groceries out of the cart multiple times, it includes a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374182 | System and method for shopping cart liner A system and method for providing a baffler between contents transported in a shopping cart and potential pathogens and contaminates on the shopping cart upper surface. The invention is a cart liner which is placed between the contents and the shopping cart's upper ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364170 | Wheel ski mount A wheeled cart, such as a shopping cart, has ski elements on the wheels thereof. The ski elements can be moved between stored and use positions. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350788 | Child restraint apparatus A shopping cart having a juvenile restraining apparatus is provided. The juvenile restraining apparatus has shoulder straps, belt segments, and a chest panel. The shoulder straps each have first and second ends and are positionable over the juvenile's shoulders. The... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322582 | Enhanced shopping cart with lowered center of gravity and frame therefor A new shopping cart includes a wheeled base having forward and rear portions, a pedestal formed on the base for supporting a container or basket thereon, where the pedestal is secured to the base at a location between the forward and rearward ends of the base, and t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311251 | System and method of completing a transaction involving goods tagged with RFID labels A system and method of completing a transaction involving goods tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) labels which uses a portal to read the RFID labels. The system includes a computer for obtaining label information read from radio frequency identificat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303198 | Trolley wheel assembly A trolley includes a front wheel assemblie (12) and a rear wheel assembly both assemblies mounted on a trolley frame. The front wheel assembly (12) includes a fixed wheel assembly (24) to aid control of the trolley. In one form the front wheel a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300062 | Nestable shopping cart A nestable shopping cart formed to at least partially receive a second nestable shopping cart. The nestable shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, and a basket coupled to the frame. A body is coupled to the frame and a seat is co... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281719 | Shopping cart bumper A shopping cart has a wire basket, which comprises generally horizontal and generally vertical wires defining two side walls, defining a front wall, and defining multiple apertures in each of the side and front walls, and in which the front wall meets each of the si... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281476 | Book rack and pencil tray combination A book rack and pencil tray combination has a book rack and a pencil case attached to the bottom wall of the book rack. The pencil case is optionally attached to the bottom wall of the book rack by a pencil case attachment plate attached to the bottom wall of the pe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281718 | Shopping cart handle sanitary protector and coupon A handle shield (22, 50) is provided for placement about the handle (20) of a conventional shopping cart. The handle shield is formed of sheet material that forms a sleeve (26) that surrounds the handle to shield the hands of the user of the car... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270338 | Insulating compartment for grocery cart An insulating compartment is combined with a type grocery cart characterized by an open basket having forwardly-tapering sidewalls and bottom wall which terminate in a common front wall, as well as having a top-hung rear flap-panel that swings up when the nose of a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252302 | Cart assembly A cart assembly includes a frame that includes a bottom wall and four posts attached to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. Four bars are attached to adjacent ones of the posts. The bars are positioned such that a front bar, a back bar, a first side bar and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251126 | Rotatably retractable image display system A system for displaying images includes: (a) a base; (b) a movable, arcuate-shaped receptacle that rotates into and from the base; and (c) a display attached to the receptacle so that the display is visible when the receptacle is rotated from the base and the displa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246814 | Multi-level hand cart A multi-level personal utility cart includes a frame including a vertical rear panel and a handle including latching structure on side portions of the handle, each latching structure being structurally engaged with a portion of the rear panel, a lower basket assembl... | 07/24/2007 |
