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US 8,690,183 B2Granted
Disposable shopping cart
OwnerElan Kaineninventor
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Abstract
A shopping cart composed of biodegradable elements to allow for reusability and easy disposability. The frame of the cart is comprised of interconnected elements to create a sturdy and durable structure. The basket forms in the interior of the frame and is also composed of biodegradable material. The wheels are connected to the frame through a wheel bolt, and both the wheel and wheel bolt are also composed of biodegradable material.
Claims15
A cart, comprising:
- a frame, a basket, and four wheels;
- wherein said frame comprising a top portion and a bottom potion;
- wherein said top portion comprising five biodegradable elements, a top left element, top right element, top handle element, top middle element, and top bottom element;
- wherein the top left element and top right element are parallel to each other, and the top handle element, top middle element, and top front element are set perpendicular to the top left element and top right element, yet parallel to each other;
- wherein the top left element and top right element are attached at their back ends to the top handle element and at their front ends to the top front element by a waterproof adhesive, and the top middle element is adhered between the top left element and the top right element a certain distance between the top handle element and the top front element;
- wherein said bottom portion comprising three biodegradable elements, a bottom left element, a bottom right element, and a bottom front element;
- wherein said bottom left element and said bottom right element are affixed parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom front element, and the bottom front element is adhered to the bottom left element and bottom right element with a waterproof adhesive;
- wherein the top portion and bottom portion of the frame exist in parallel horizontal planes;
- wherein four vertically affixed biodegradable elements are adhered at their beginning end to the to portion, extend downwards from the top portion to the bottom portion and are adhered to the bottom portion, and at least a portion of the vertically affixed elements extend beyond the bottom portion;
- wherein the wheels are comprised of two circular biodegradable elements with a hole in the middle, and the two circular elements are adhered to each other by a waterproof adhesive;
- wherein the circumference of each wheel is covered with a corrugated biodegradable element, and said corrugated element is adhered to the circumference of each wheel by a waterproof adhesive;
- wherein a wheel bolt is comprised of a biodegradable element and a wheel bolt cap is comprised of a thicker piece of biodegradable material;
- wherein each wheel is attached to a vertically affixed element by a wheel bolt, where the wheel bolt protrudes through a small hole towards the bottom of the longitudinal element and then through the hole in the wheel, the ends of the wheel bolt that protrude from the longitudinal element and the wheel are to be capped by a wheel bolt cap, and the wheel bolt cap is adhered to the ends of the wheel bolt by a waterproof adhesive;
- wherein the basket is formed by placing a hexahedron biodegradable element with no top side into the gap created by the top left, top right, top middle, and top front elements;
- wherein the hexahedron element is attached to the top left, top right, top middle, and top front elements by bending back the sides of the hexahedron element to cover the top left, toy right, top middle, and top front elements and adhering the polled back portion of the hexahedron element to the top left, top right, top middle, and top front elements with a waterproof adhesive;
- wherein all components and elements are treated with a thermoplastic material.
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