Shopping cart gate with child seat and assemblies thereof

A shopping cart comprising:

• a wheeled base;
• two support masts coupled to and extending upwardly from the wheeled base;
• a basket coupled to the two support masts and extending over the wheeled base, the basket defining a compartment having a rear opening;
• a gate including:
• a primary panel rotatable between a first position, covering the rear opening, and a second position extending above the compartment,
• a child seat extending from a front surface of the primary panel and into the compartment when the primary panel is in the first position, the child seat comprising a bottom panel, a back support, and opposing side panels, the bottom panel, the back support, and opposing side panels collectively forming a continuous child seat surround, together with and extending from a first side of the primary panel to a second side of the primary panel;
• wherein:
• the gate defines a locking chamber below the first open end,
• the locking chamber includes an elongated slot and at least one locking notch,
• the shopping cart includes a locking clip configured to slide within the locking notch to interact with a bottom of the coupling plug and including a locking finger with protruding block, and
• the protruding block is configured to be selectively received within the at least one locking notch to further secure the gate relative to the coupling plug.

A gate for use on a shopping cart including a basket defining a compartment and a rear opening to the compartment, the gate comprising:

• a primary panel rotatable between a first position, covering the rear opening, and a second position extending above the compartment,
• a child seat extending from a front surface of the primary panel and into the compartment when the primary panel is in the first position, the child seat comprising a bottom panel, a back support, and opposing side panels, the bottom panel, the back support, and opposing side panels collectively forming a continuous child seat surround, together with and extending from a first side of the primary panel to a second side of the primary panel;
• wherein:
• the gate defines a locking chamber below the first open end,
• the locking chamber includes an elongated slot and at least one locking notch,
• the gate includes a locking clip configured to slide within the locking notch to interact with a bottom of the coupling plug and including a locking finger with protruding block, and
• the protruding block is configured to be selectively received within the at least one locking notch to further secure the gate relative to the coupling plug.