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US 12,103,578 B2Granted
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AssigneeZibra, LLC
InventorsMichael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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AssigneeZibra, LLC
InventorsMichael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.
A method of shopping using a shopping cart, comprising pushing and steering the shopping cart by a person at the rear of the shopping cart by gripping a pair of elongate members of a chassis of the shopping cart, wherein each elongate member of the shopping cart is located on an opposite lateral side of the shopping cart, and wherein the shopping cart comprises wheels attached to the chassis for rolling of the shopping cart, an upper basket attached to the chassis and defining an upper cargo area for receiving articles for transport on the shopping cart, a lower basket attached to the chassis and defining a lower cargo area for receiving articles for transport on the shopping cart, and a pair of vertically spaced handles connected by a said elongate member on each of the opposite lateral sides of the shopping cart, each pair of vertically spaced handles and connecting elongate member being in the shape of an arc in its extent between the handles, with each elongate member extending beyond the rear of the upper basket and the rear of the lower basket so as to define a rearmost part of the shopping cart for gripping by the person at the rear of the shopping cart.
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