US 7,681,891 B2Granted

Shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items

AssigneeTechnibilt, Ltd.

InventorsAlan Deal, Thomas Collins, Joe Whisnant

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Abstract

There is provided a shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items. The shopping cart includes a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion. A plurality of wheels are connected to the lower portion of the frame. The shopping cart includes an upper basket attached to the upper portion of the frame and a lower basket attached to the lower portion of the frame. The upper basket and lower basket are each open at the top and each is formed from a plurality of vertical and horizontal wire segments which form a plurality of windows. The upper basket has a front wall with a slot therein. The slot has a top portion and a bottom portion with the top portion being open so as to receive and retain an elongated item. The bottom portion of the slot extends down at least a portion of the front wall. The lower basket has a back wall with at least one major open for receiving an elongated item.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items comprising:

a frame;
said frame including an upper portion and a lower portion;
a plurality of wheels connected to the lower portion of said frame;
an upper basket;
said upper basket attached to the upper portion of said frame;
said upper basket being open at the top;
said upper basket having a front wall;
a slot in said front wall;
said slot having a top portion and a bottom portion;
the top portion of the slot being open so as to receive a portion of an elongated item;
the bottom portion of the slot extending down at least a portion of the front wall;
a width of the slot being less than one-half of a width of the front wall;
a lower basket attached to the lower portion of said frame;
said lower basket being open at the top and being formed from a plurality of vertical and horizontal wire segments forming a plurality of windows;
said lower basket having a front face;
said front face of said lower basket extending beyond the front face of said upper basket;
said lower basket having a back wall;
said back wall having at least one major opening for receiving an elongated item;
at least one of said windows being adjacent to said major opening;
and
the area formed by the major opening being substantially greater than the area formed by the adjacent window.

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A shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items comprising:

a frame;
said frame including an upper portion and a lower portion;
a plurality of wheels connected to the lower portion of said frame;
an upper basket;
said upper basket attached to the upper portion of said frame;
said upper basket being open at the top;
said upper basket having a front wall;
a slot in said front wall;
said slot having a top portion and a bottom portion;
the top portion of the slot being open so as to receive a portion of an elongated item;
the bottom portion of the slot extending down at least a portion of the front wall;
a lower basket attached to the lower portion of said frame;
said lower basket being open at the top;
said lower basket having a front wall;
said front wall of said lower basket extending beyond the front wall of said upper basket;
said lower basket is formed from a plurality of vertical and horizontal wire segments forming a plurality of windows;
said lower basket having a back wall;
said back wall having at least one major opening for receiving an elongated item;
at least one of said windows adjacent to said major opening;
and
the area formed by the major opening being substantially greater than the area formed by the adjacent window.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.