# US 2019/0168792 A1 · Carts for mobile checkout of lawn and garden purchases > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168792 A1 - Document ID: US20190168792A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/170,352 - Filed: 2018-10-25 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: Walmart Apollo, LLC - Applicants: Walmart Apollo, LLC - Inventors: Yurgis Mauro Bacallao; Michael D. Bookman; Omar Cerda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168792A1 ## CPC - B62B 1/266: {the objects being bags} - B62B 1/008: {having a prop or stand for maintaining position} - B62B 1/12: involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable, or convertible - B62B 1/208: {foldable} - B62B 5/00: Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts ({B62B3/1404} , B62B9/00 take precedence; wheels, axles, or axle bearings for vehicles B60B; castors for vehicles, castors in general B60B33/00) - B62B 5/04: Braking mechanisms; Locking devices against movement - B62B 5/0485: {by braking on the running surface, e.g. the tyre} - G06Q 20/20: Point-of-sale [POS] network systems - G07G 1/0081: {the reader being a portable scanner or data reader (G07G1/009 takes precedence)} - B62B 2205/10: Detachable wheels - B62B 2205/32: Shelves - B62B 2205/33: stowed in a vertical position - B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS ## Abstract A cart for use by a store associate in a lawn and garden center comprises a frame; a folding tray table extending from a top region of the frame; at least one basket extending from the frame, wherein a combination of the tray table and the at least one basket are configured for receiving lawn and garden items and items used by the store associate to assist customers; at least one bagging fixture for holding shopping bags; and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom region of the frame, comprising at least two wheels. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cart for use by a store associate in a lawn and garden center, comprising: a frame; a folding tray table extending from a top region of the frame; at least one basket extending from the frame, wherein a combination of the tray table and the at least one basket are configured for receiving lawn and garden items and items used by the store associate to assist customers; at least one bagging fixture for holding shopping bags; and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom region of the frame, comprising at least two wheels. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, further comprising a brake system for locking or unlocking the wheels of the wheel assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, wherein the wheels have a same or similar configuration as shopping cart wheels, and removable for replacement with new shopping cart wheels. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a vertical portion extending from the top region to the bottom region for supporting the tray table, the at least one basket, and the at least one bagging fixture, and further includes a base portion at the bottom region to which the wheel assembly is coupled. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cart of claim 4, further comprising a trunk liner holder coupled to the vertical portion for holding a set of trunk liner bags. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The cart of claim 4, further comprising a platform coupled to the base for transporting lawn and garden items. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The cart of claim 4, further comprising at least one stop element on which a front portion of the base which separates the base from a ground surface, wherein the at least one stop element is separated from the ground surface when a force applied to the top region of the frame causes the cart to pivot about the wheels. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, wherein the at least one basket includes a first basket constructed and arranged for holding electronic devices for use by the store associate in a mobile point-of-sale operation, and a second basket constructed and arranged for holding a plurality of accessories for use by the store associate in assisting a store customer at the lawn and garden center. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, wherein the folding tray table is folded into an up position when not in use, and extends to a down position when in use. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, wherein the cart includes a power system including a battery, a generator that receives and processes power produced by a rotation of the wheels, at an electrical outlet for charging electronic items. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cart of claim 1, further comprising an audio speaker and a wireless network interface for generating and outputting audio from the cart. ### Claim 12 A cart for use by a store associate in a lawn and garden center, comprising: a frame comprising a vertical portion and a base at a distal end of the vertical portion; a handle extending from a proximal end of the vertical portion, the base extending in a first direction and the handle extending in a second direction that is opposite or nearly opposite than the first direction of the base; a folding tray table extending from the frame under the handle; a basket extending from the frame over the base wherein a combination of the tray table and the basket are constructed and arranged to receive and temporarily store lawn and garden items and items used by the store associate to assist customers; a wheel assembly coupled to the base; a platform on which lawn and garden items are positioned for transport when a force is applied to the handle so that the wheel assembly includes a pivot point thereby raising the base off the ground so that wheels of the wheel assembly freely rotate; and at least one point-of-sale device coupled to the cart for providing a mobile point of sale operation from a location co-located with a delivery of the lawn and garden items. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, further comprising a brake system for locking or unlocking the wheels of the wheel assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, wherein the wheels have a same or similar configuration as shopping cart wheels, and removable for replacement with new shopping cart wheels. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, further comprising a trunk liner holder coupled to the vertical portion for holding a set of trunk liner bags. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, further comprising at least one stop element on which a front portion of the base which separates the base from a ground surface, wherein the at least one stop element is separated from the ground surface when a force applied to the top region of the frame causes the cart to pivot about the wheels. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, wherein the folding tray table is folded into an up position when not in use, and extends to a down position when in use. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, wherein the cart includes a power system including a battery, a generator that receives and processes power produced by a rotation of the wheels, at an electrical outlet for charging electronic items. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The cart of claim 12, further comprising an audio speaker and a wireless network interface for generating and outputting audio from the cart.