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US 8,708,348 B2Granted
Shopping trolley
OwnerHorst Sonnendorfer, Franz Wiethinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to a shopping trolley having castors and a handle, the surface of which consists of plastic. The surface of the handle consists of one or more different materials, at least one of said materials having conductive properties.
Claims8
A shopping trolley comprising:
- castors;
- and
- a one-part handle configured for protecting a person touching the handle against electrostatic charge while shopping for packaged goods, said handle having a surface formed of plastic, said surface of said handle having separate regions being formed of different respective materials, of which at least one of said materials has a conductive property, and said conductive material being disposed in only the region of said handle coming into contact with the balls of the hand and/or thumbs of the person while shopping.
A shopping trolley comprising:
- castors;
- and
- a one-part handle having means for protecting a person touching the handle against electrostatic charge while shopping for packaged goods;
- said handle having a surface formed of plastic, said surface of said handle having separate regions being formed of different respective materials, of which at least one of said materials has a conductive property and forms said protecting means, and said conductive material being disposed in only the region of said handle coming into contact with the balls of the hand and/or thumbs of the person while shopping.
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A method for protecting a person touching a handle of a shopping trolley against electrostatic charge, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a one-part handle having a surface formed of plastic;
- providing the surface of the handle with separate regions formed of different respective materials;
- and
- protecting the person touching the handle against electrostatic charge while shopping for packaged goods by providing at least one of the materials with a conductive and placing the conductive material being only in the region of the handle coming into contact with the balls of the hand and/or thumbs of the person while shopping.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.