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US 11,958,521 B2Granted
Accessory connector
AssigneeYouCopia Products, Inc.
InventorMark Greenwood
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Abstract
An accessory connector includes a disk having an upper end and a lower end, a front side and a back side. A hook is positioned at the upper end of the back side of the disk, and a foot is positioned at the lower end of the back side of the disk, and extending laterally away from the disk. An accessory is positioned on the front side of the disk, so that the accessory can be attached to a cart by attaching the accessory connector to the cart.
Claims15
An accessory connector, comprising:
- a planar disk having an upper end and a lower end, a front side and a back side;
- a hook positioned at the upper end of the back side of the disk, the hook extending downward toward the lower end and defining a channel between the hook and the back side of the disk;
- a foot positioned at the lower end of the back side of the disk, and extending laterally away from the disk, the foot having an upper tab and a lower tab, the upper tab extending perpendicularly away from the disk for a first distance and the lower tab extending perpendicularly away from the disk for a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance;
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- an accessory positioned on the front side of the disk.
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An accessory connector for attaching an accessory to a container, the accessory connector comprising:
- a hook positioned at an upper end of the accessory connector and extending laterally away from the accessory connector in a first direction;
- a foot positioned at a lower end of the accessory connector and extending laterally away from the accessory connector in the first direction;
- a substantially planar surface extending between the hook and the foot, a channel being defined between the hook and the substantially planar surface;
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- an accessory attached to the accessory connector, the accessory extending away from the accessory connector in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
- the container having a base and a sidewall joining at a corner, the sidewall extending upwardly from the base and terminating in a rim, wherein the accessory connector is removably attachable to the container by inserting the rim into the channel formed by the hook and connecting the foot to the corner;
- wherein the foot comprises an upper tab and a lower tab, the upper tab extending away from the disk for a first distance and the lower tab extending away from the disk for a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.