Shopping cart with drop down front gate
OwnerMatthew O. Fodnessinventor
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Abstract
A shopping cart (1) having a forward rotating front gate (2) to allow a user to unload contents of a shopping cart from the front without having to reach over sides of a shopping cart, thereby avoiding potential back injuries. Side bumpers (4) prevent the front gate from rotating inward and holding tabs (6) on top of the front gate fit securely into slots (7) on the shopping cart to hold the front gate in a closed position while shopping.
Claims5
A shopping cart having a contents holding section with a bottom, two sides, a back and a front side mounted on wheels further comprising:
- a gate on a front side having a top, two sides and a bottom wherein the bottom is attached to the front side of the shopping cart by hinges to allow the gate to be opened downward from the shopping cart.
A shopping cart having a contents holding section with a bottom, two sides, a back and a front side mounted on wheels further comprising:
- a gate on a front side having a top, two sides and a bottom wherein the bottom is attached to the front side of the shopping cart by hinges to allow the gate to be opened downward from the shopping cart;
- wherein the gate further comprises a hand-hold slot proximate the top of the front gate;
- tabs on the top of the sides of the front gate;
- slots on a top front of each side of the shopping cart wherein the tabs fit in the slots when the front gate is closed to securely retain the front gate in a closed position;
- at least one elongated bumper on a front of the shopping cart to prevent the front gate from moving backward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.