Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280330992 | Attachments or accessories | 77 |
20080238009 | VOIP CAPABILITIES FOR MEDIA ENHANCED SHOPPING SYSTEMS - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 10-02-2008 |
20080303230 | Shopping cart handle protector - A wrap or cover is shown for a handle to protect against germs or bacteria on the handle. The wrap or cover includes a pair of layers of a soft washable material having a length greater than the width and joined at their periphery by a stitching of the respective materials that comprise the layers so as to form a unitary wrap layer. A set of fasteners is attached respectively to opposite sides of the wrap layer. Each fastener includes a strip of fastener material having a length greater than its width. Each fastener comprises a Velcro material that includes a Velcro loop and a Velcro hook material. | 12-11-2008 |
20080309036 | Device in a Shopping Basket with Wheels - A device in a stackable shopping basket of the type that at the underside thereof is provided with wheels and that at the upper part thereof has a draw-handle hingedly fixed to the upper edge of the basket. The handle is larger/longer in comparison with conventional such shopping-basket handles and has the purpose of making it possible to pull the basket behind rolling on the wheels in connection with walking through, for instance, a shop where purchase is made. The handle which is in the form of a U-shaped frame has, at the respective ends thereof, a first part of a deflection limiter formed as crescent-like circle segments that are arranged around the hinged ends and intended to co-operate with a corresponding second part of the deflection limiter that prevents pivoting motion of the circle segments past a certain arc angle and being in the form of two stop blocks, which are fixedly arranged adjacent to the edge of the shopping basket at the attachment points of the hinged ends. | 12-18-2008 |
20080309037 | NESTABLE SHOPPING CART WITH A REAR WHEELS LIFTER SYSTEM - The present invention concerns nestable shopping carts including a lifter mechanism allowing the rear wheels of each cart to rise when they are nested together in order to facilitate their displacements when forming a line and to limit the wear of rear wheels. The lifter system comprises the wheeled chassis of the cart having a front end section sloping downwardly from a line of junction. The chassis also comprises a rear cross-bar that may pass above the line of junction of a following similar cart. The lifter system can be easily modified to cancel its rising property in that it also comprises a height adapter removably connectable to the cross-bar for reducing, when connected to the cross-bar, the height of the bottom surface of the cross-bar causing the rear end of the chassis to lift when a following similar shopping cart is nested into the shopping cart. | 12-18-2008 |
20090014971 | SHOPPING CART BASE - A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in a generally singular plane extending laterally across the rear portion of the cart. Each mast includes a rear portion facing the rear portion of the cart and defining a generally straight surface, and a front portion facing in a direction generally opposite the rear portion of the respective mast and defining a generally concave curved portion. The basket includes a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the basket connected to the base via the pair of masts to support the front portion of the basket in a vertically spaced relationship over the base adjacent the front portion of the cart. | 01-15-2009 |
20090033048 | Advertising Space Applied To Grocery Carts - Reference the following document for an invention patent in relation to an advertising panel applied to grocery carts specifically those in supermarkets, which permits that the user of the cart and the general public that is circulating the store can see the media advertised. | 02-05-2009 |
20090033049 | SHOPPING CART - Provided is a nestable (stackable) shopping cart including a pushing device, an undercarriage having casters and carrying a basket having longitudinal and transverse bars, wherein the rear side of the basket provides an opening closeable by a flap pivotable upwards about a horizontal axis into the basket interior. The flap bears against and rests on stop parts when it closes the opening, each stop part arranged on a lower rear transverse bar defining a lower edge of the opening of the basket. Each stop part preferably is a single part having bottom and top portions separated from each other by a connecting piece. Each stop provides a stop and locking region for the flap, the stop and locking region arranged on the right or left side of the top portion, depending on the arrangement of the stop part on the lower rear transverse bar. | 02-05-2009 |
20090058025 | Shop Basket To Be Attached To Supermarket Car - “SHOP BASKET TO BE ATTACHED TO SUPERMARKET CAR”. Utility Model Patent to a shop basket to be attached to supermarket car, which comprises a rectangular, hollow and one piece basket with central handle ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090085315 | LINKABLE DOLLY - A dolly according includes a deck and a plurality of casters extending downward below the deck. A connector is pivotably connected to the deck and is selectively pivotable between a retracted position and a connecting position. The deck also includes a receiver for receiving the connector of a similar dolly adjacent thereto to connect the dolly to the similar dolly. | 04-02-2009 |
20090102148 | GROCERY CART COVER - The current invention relates to a cover, top, or lid that can be used on grocery carts or other containers to prevent rain, dust, dirt, wind, sun, among others, from corrupting the contents of a grocery cart or other container. The current invention is lightweight, foldable, sturdy, and waterproof or water resistant. It can easily be stored or transported in a vehicle, pocket, or handbag. | 04-23-2009 |
20090160145 | Shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items - 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. | 06-25-2009 |
20090160146 | SHOPPING CART, FRAME, BASKET AND PRODUCTION METHODS - The present invention includes a shopping cart frame with mounting bracket units connecting caster wheels and having a plate secured underneath the base with a caster pin receiving hole and spaced-apart flanges flanking the hole and abutting on the base; a shopping cart with a support bar between side uprights for forwardly propping up a primary basket and rearwardly hanging a secondary basket; a cart with a plastic basket having rear structural tubes sheathing the frame's side uprights and being secured thereto; a modular method of making different cart models by providing multiple sets of components with cooperating mounting surfaces for interconnection; a modular plastic basket with a hooked-on suspended tray and a channel-shaped overlay detachably snapped over the edge and tray; a one-piece molded plastic basket with independent branching tubular sections with different thicknesses; and an independent gas-assisted injection method for molding a one-piece plastic basket. | 06-25-2009 |
20090230642 | Hitch mounted shopping cart carrier device and methods of use therein - A hitch mounted shopping cart carrier device for receipt of a conventional shopping cart. The device includes a hitch bar having frontal and posterior ends, said frontal end being adapted for mounting in a hitch receiver of a vehicle, said posterior end is rigidly affixed to the underside of a platform assembly. Said platform assembly having an essentially horizontal floor with left and right ends, a narrow front face extending vertically upwardly from the right end of said horizontal floor, a wider opening at left end of said horizontal floor and tapering sides therebetween. A loading ramp is rotatably attached to said left end of said horizontal floor. Said loading ramp further comprises a latch means for securing said loading ramp in a raised position. An advertising method wherein the viewable surfaces of said platform assembly have advertisements placed thereon. Said advertisements further comprises at least one detachable coupon thereon. | 09-17-2009 |
20090289430 | Shopping cart transformed into a mobile dispensing display device - A conventional shopping cart is transformed into a mobile dispensing display device for use at retail establishments, tradeshows, sporting events, or other special events by mounting a tabletop panel horizontally on top of a conventional type shopping cart. The tabletop panel is mounted in a substantially covering relationship to the handle bar, child seat backrest and open top of the shopping cart basket. A flexible banner display is removably attached to the outer periphery of the tabletop panel. The banner display being attached to the tabletop panel in a substantially covering relationship to all four sides of the shopping cart. Whereby the unseen covered shopping cart becomes a mobile promotional and sales display device providing products for sale, information, samples or coupons. Products to be sold and/or sampled, as well as coupons or other promotional materials may be placed in the shopping cart basket area or on the tabletop panel. | 11-26-2009 |
20100001480 | Jersey liners - The problem that this idea will solve is the fact that shopping carts are dirty. Carts are used by shoppers on a daily bases, people take them away from the stores and fill them with trash, cans and other personal items. Carts are picked up on the streets by individuals with trucks, hired by stores and dropped back to be used by shoppers. Unfortunately, these carts are never or hardly ever washed and sanitized. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOPPING CART HAS BEEN? | 01-07-2010 |
20100044982 | Shopping Cart With Modular Reusable Containers - A system comprising a shopping cart and a multiplicity of modular and reusable containers, where the containers can be placed upon the shopping cart and removed from the shopping cart by a customer, according to the customer's needs. The containers have an encircling wall and a floor connected thereto, where the wall has protruding and sunken parts forming a shape that enables compactly stacking the containers, where each two adjacent containers are engaged in an interlocking manner. | 02-25-2010 |
20100059946 | Shopping cart - An article carrying apparatus in the form of a support that is used with a shopping cart to provide a horizontal support for safely carrying loads that are longer than the length of the cart. The support may be used with any conventional shopping cart having nestable or non-nestable baskets. The support is hingedly attached to a lower structural member of the cart basket. The support is movable between a first position in which it lays flat against the bottom wall of the cart basket, allowing the basket to be nested into an adjacent cart, and a second position in which it is substantially resting against the front wall of the basket | 03-11-2010 |
20100059947 | Combination Cart and Safety Ladder - A combination cart and safety ladder assembly for storing items selected for purchase and retrieving items from otherwise unreachable store shelves. The combination has a base, a plurality of wheels joined with the base, a cart section, and a ladder section having a plurality of steps. Preferably, the ladder section is moveable between a first position in which the ladder section prevents the wheels from transporting the base and a second position in which the wheels are free to transport the base. Most preferably, a resilient member biases the ladder section to its second position such that the wheels are free to transport the base unless the biasing force is overcome. When a user mounts the steps, the biasing force of the resilient member is overcome thereby moving the ladder section into its first position for preventing movement of the base and safely allowing the user to retrieve an item. | 03-11-2010 |
20100066043 | SHOPPING CART WITH DISPLACEABLE FRONT WALL - A shopping cart having a displaceable front wall, with or without a load carrying apparatus associated with the front wall to provide a horizontal support for safely carrying loads that are longer than the length of the cart and must sit on top of the cart basket to be transported. The front wall and support (if employed) may be used with any conventional shopping cart having nestable or non-nestable baskets. The front wall is hingedly attached to a lower structural member of the cart basket. The front wall is movable from a first retracted position in which it lays substantially in registry with the bottom wall of the cart basket, allowing the basket to be nested into an adjacent cart, to an in-use position in which it forms a shopping cart front wall, to a second retracted position in which it is resting underneath and substantially in registry with the bottom wall of the basket, also allowing the basket to be nested into an adjacent cart. | 03-18-2010 |
20100072715 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHOPPING CART - An electronic display is mounted on a base which in turn is mounted on a shopping cart. | 03-25-2010 |
20100078902 | Protective Guards for Mounting an Identification Tag on a Shopping Carrier - A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls and the top wall bounding an interior having an opening. The identification tag is mounted at least partially inside the interior of the guard cover. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078903 | SHOPPING CART WITH A SELF-CHARGING SYSTEM - A shopping cart is equipped with an electrical/electronic component(s), such as a shopping assistant, that is electrically powered by a rechargeable power supply. A system is provided for continuously recharging the power supply as the shopping cart is propelled by the customer. In one embodiment, the wheels of the shopping cart are linked to a potential energy storage component, such as a coil spring. The spring is wound with each movement of the shopping cart, regardless of the distance that the cart travels. When the coil spring has been wound to a pre-determined torque, the spring is released to drive an input to an electrical generator. Once the potential energy in the spring has been dissipated the winding cycle begins again. | 04-01-2010 |
20100102523 | Shopping Cart Adapted to Receive Elongated Items - 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. | 04-29-2010 |
20100133768 | Shopping Trolley - 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. | 06-03-2010 |
20100225076 | SLED ATTACHMENT FOR LOAD CARRYING CART - A sled attachment configured to a load carrying cart for maneuvering thereto on pathways covered with snow, ice and/or slush. The load carrying cart comprises a frame supported over a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels. The sled attachment comprises a panel member and at least one fastening member. The panel member includes a first arcuate section and a second arcuate section. The second arcuate section extends inwardly toward the first arcuate section from a common edge portion of the first arcuate section and the second arcuate section. The at least one fastening member is capable of removably engaging the panel member to a portion of the frame. The panel member is capable of being removably engaged, such that the first arcuate section poses outward from the frame and the second arcuate section poses toward a lower portion of the pair of front wheels. | 09-09-2010 |
20100289234 | Advertising Frame for Shopping Cart - An advertising frame is disposed as an inverted U-shaped strip around the upper edge of a basket of a shopping cart. The advertising frame is elastic and is placed onto the edge of the basket in a clamping manner. | 11-18-2010 |
20100314847 | SHOPPING CART HAVING SLIDING HANDLE - The invention relates to a shopping cart having a sliding handle, which has module-like functional elements, wherein the functional elements are substantially accommodated in a recess of the sliding handle and protrude so far out of the sliding handle that good usability of the functional elements is given. | 12-16-2010 |
20100314848 | ADVERTISING TROLLEY ARRANGEMENT - An advertising trolley arrangement ( | 12-16-2010 |
20110068547 | Lock and Release Mechanisms for Interconnecting Devices - A method of releasably connecting a child hand truck to a parent hand truck is provided. The method includes lifting a handle assembly to a raised position. The handle assembly is locked in the raised position using a lock and release mechanism. | 03-24-2011 |
20110089651 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS - A “SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS” comprising a structure ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110095496 | WHEELABLE PUSH/PULL HANDLE LAUNDRY BASKET - A wheeled basket having a body and a wheeled support incorporated into a bottom proximate extending edge of said body. Either of an extensible or pivotal handle is secured to a rear or inside rear portion of the body. A rear extending pad support can be secured to the body and is adapted to establish a sliding surface for vertically traversing said along edge surfaces associated with each succeeding stair riser interface. A strap is secured over an open top of the body. Additional variants can include a redesigned body including a main frame, an upper pivotal support secured to a first location of the main frame, with a second lower pivotal support secured to a second location. | 04-28-2011 |
20110140380 | Interactive Customer Shopping Cart - An interactive shopping system, apparatus and methods are provided for use at a brick-and-mortar merchant location. The interactive shopping system includes a basket for holding items selected by a shopper, and a unique identifier for the basket. An input device is associated with said basket to obtain information regarding specific items as they are placed in the basket. A point of sale system is associated with the input device to collect information obtained from the input device, associate that information with the unique identifier for the basket, and complete a purchase transaction for all items located in the basket at checkout. | 06-16-2011 |
20110148056 | Kart Kovey - 1. The cover (Kart Kovey) is easy to install or remove from any store shopping cart handle. Velcro pads attach the Kart Kovey around the handle (FIGS. | 06-23-2011 |
20110181007 | GROCERY CART CUP HOLDER - The grocery cart cup holder a front, middle, and rear frame. The front frame has along an outer end a plurality of front clips, which are used to secure the front frame onto the shopping cart seat frame. The middle frame has at least one circular opening, and is hingedly connected to both the front frame and rear frame. The rear frame has at least one back clip that attaches onto the shopping cart seat frame. The grocery cart cup holder can fold flat to enable use of the grocery cart seat, and the cup holder can fold up to provide a cup holder that consists of the circular opening at an elevated position working in tandem with the grocery cart seat to create a cup holder. | 07-28-2011 |
20110278806 | SHOPPING CART WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS - A magnifying glass that is mounted on the shopping cart can be moved from a protected neutral position into the reading position only when no key is in the coin deposit lock, and the key can be inserted into the lock only after the magnifying glass has been placed into the protected neutral position. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285098 | SANITARY BARRIER FOR USE IN STORE SHOPPING CARTS - The present invention is a sanitization barrier or cover and its method of use for use in store shopping carts (baskets) to be placed within the child seat portion of the carts and extended to further cover the cross-handle of the cart. | 11-24-2011 |
20110304110 | Carrying Cart Accommodation for Special-Needs Rider - In one aspect, the instant disclosure provides a cart including a push handle moveable from a first position to a second position; and a chair which further includes (i) a seat facing the push handle, the seat further comprising an abduction block; (ii) a safety belt; (iii) a backrest extending upwardly from the seat; and (iv) a foot rest and one or more wheels. | 12-15-2011 |
20120161406 | MOBILE DEVICE HOLDER - A mobile device holder includes a lower holding portion having a pair of opposed lower holding portion channels, a shelf at the base of the lower holding portion, an upper holding portion having a pair of opposed upper holding portion channels, the pair of opposed upper holding portion channels diverging in a direction away from the lower holding portion and aligned with the pair of opposed lower holding portion channels, the upper holding portion affixed to the lower holding portion, and a base connected to the shelf of the lower holding portion. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169020 | Shopping cart hook attachment for reusable shopping bags - The shopping cart hook attachment for reusable bags is designed to be attached to vertical surface of metal and or plastic retail shopping carts. The shopping cart hook attachment for reusable bags is comprised of two major components, an inner backer plate and an outer hook component. When installed on a shopping cart the shopping cart hook attachment for reusable bags provides a attachment for a plurality of shopping bags when suspended from it by their carrying handles. This frees up cart space and makes the reusable bags available for use during the checkout process. Surface areas of the shopping cart hook attachment for reusable bags are molded in such a way as to allow the incorporation of advertising or promotional media. | 07-05-2012 |
20120286485 | CART FOR LARGE AREA OBJECTS - A cart for transporting large area objects provides a region that can support objects that have a large height and width relative to depth dimension, while accommodating more conventionally sized and shaped objects, such as might be found in a retail environment. A central leg divides the payload area of the cart into a large area object carrying portion and a region that is larger in dimension than the large area object region. The central leg is set back from a front edge of the cart, and includes a slanted upper portion to avoid interference with components of other like carts to permit the like carts to be nested. The cart permits relatively large area objects to be transported with relative ease, in addition to conventionally sized and shaped objects. | 11-15-2012 |
20130009370 | WHEELED BUCKET - A bucket comprises generally vertical sidewalls and a bottom portion, defining together a bucket interior. The bucket further comprises a back face, constituting one of the sidewalls, which extends substantially above the height of the bucket interior. The bucket still further comprises at least two wheels mounted to the bucket at the back face about an axis at a bottom area thereof. | 01-10-2013 |
20140265185 | MOBILE DEVICE HOLDER - A mobile device holder includes a holding portion, a lower shelf fixedly attached to a base of the holding portion and configured to support a mobile device, an upper shelf slidably affixed to the holding portion and slidable along a plane defined by the holding portion toward the lower shelf such that a distance between the upper shelf and lower shelf is adjustable, a pivot assembly connected to the holding portion and configured to pivot about a pivot axis, wherein the lower shelf is attached to the base of the holding portion at a fixed distance from the pivot assembly, and a mount affixed to the pivot assembly, wherein the holding portion, the upper shelf and the lower shelf are pivotable together about the pivot axis relative to the mount between an upright position and a stowed position. | 09-18-2014 |
20150069726 | RETRACTABLE, SANITARY COVERING SLEEVE - A small container partitioned into two sections—one for housing a pair of retractable cords and the other half for housing a packet containing sanitizing material. Each of the sections have empty spaces therein and are conjoined together via click-and-lock hinges. The empty spaces between two sections when conjoined, they together house the protective covering sleeve. In operation, a user engages a cart handle by attaching the device thereto, and can detach the two sections from each other easily. The two sections when separated deploy the protective covering sleeve over the surface of the handle, providing a sanitary surface for the user to grip. | 03-12-2015 |
20150353114 | Shopping Cart Bumper - A bumper for use in combination with a shopping cart includes a first faceplate extending from a second faceplate at an angle between 80 degrees and 120 degrees, and each of the first and second faceplates having a front surface and a rear surface; an elongated recessed face on the front surface of each of the first and second faceplates; an elongated strip of tape having a first surface that is reflective and a second surface that is adhesive, and wherein the second surface of the elongated strip of tape is sized and configured for adhered receipt on each of the first and second elongated recessed faces; and a plurality of mounting flanges each being secured to the rear surfaces of the first and second faceplates, and wherein each of the plurality of mounting flanges is selectively securable to the shopping cart for supporting the first and second faceplates thereon. | 12-10-2015 |
20160039442 | SHOPPING TROLLEY WITH DOCKING STATION AND COIN DEPOSIT LOCK - A shopping trolley is provided, including a shopping basket ( | 02-11-2016 |
20160046313 | Cover for Alternate Shopping Cart Handle Enveloping and Compact Storage - A handle cover for alternate storage within a purse or baby bag and envelopment of a shopping cart handle, the handle cover incorporating a laterally extending series of Hunter springs, each Hunter spring among the series being alternatively normally radially inwardly curved and normally spirally curved; at least a first flexible sheet; and adhesive bonds which mount the laterally extending series of Hunter springs upon the at least first flexible sheet, the bonds arranging the laterally extending series of Hunter springs for, upon initially radially inwardly curving of the springs, upon an adjacent positioning of the at least first flexible sheet with respect to the shopping cart handle, and upon subsequent radially outward straightenings of the springs, spirally wrapping the springs and the at least first flexible sheet around the shopping cart handle. | 02-18-2016 |
20160129927 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting the Contents of a Shopping Cart - A reusable or disposable liner for a shopping cart that protects a user or the user's purchases and belongings from disease pathogens or other harmful materials which may be carried on the cart is provided herein. The liner is secured in position by fasteners that attach at various points around the cart. A pocket is provided for the user's personal belongings. The liner is provided in paper, plastic, and cloth versions. | 05-12-2016 |
20160137215 | STACKABLE CART - A stackable cart comprises a base comprising perimetral edges, front, middle, and rear portions, and an internal wired base support structure with a network of support wires. A plurality of front wheels is provided to support the front portion, wherein a chord of the front wheel corresponds to a stacking space defined between a plurality of front transverse wires of the network support wires. A plurality of rear wheels is provided to support the rear portion, wherein a chord of the rear wheel corresponds to a stacking space defined between a plurality of rear transverse wires of the network support wires. The cart is removably coupled to another equivalent cart by positioning the rear wheels of the cart adjacent to the stacking space of the rear transverse wires of the equivalent cart and positioning the front wheels of the cart adjacent to the stacking space of the front transverse wires of the equivalent cart. | 05-19-2016 |
20160176430 | Retractable, Sanitary Covering Sleeve | 06-23-2016 |
20160183393 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND USE THEREOF | 06-23-2016 |
20160200341 | Transportable and Washable Sanitary Cover for a Shopping Cart Handle | 07-14-2016 |
20220135104 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPOSABLE SANITARY COVERS FOR SHOPPING CART HANDLES - A sanitary cover arrangement for a shopping cart handle includes a tubular base mount configured to be coupled around the shopping cart handle, and a plurality of sanitary film layers configured to be coupled to the shopping cart handle via the tubular base mount. A topmost layer of the plurality of sanitary film layers is removable for exposing another layer therebeneath for providing a sanitary surface for gripping the shopping cart handle. The tubular base mount comprises a first half and a second half moveable with respect to the first half to secure the tubular base mount to the shopping cart handle. A tubular outer sleeve may be provided for mounting the plurality of sanitary film layers. | 05-05-2022 |
280330993 | Children's seat | 13 |
20080217877 | Shopping cart and collapsible compartment thereof - The invention concerns a collapsible compartment of a shopping cart comprising a seat panel for closing leg holes avoiding small objects or groceries to fall out. The panel has a rear edge having a tube-shaped portion hingely connected to the swinging rear wall of the compartment. The panel may be urged in an up or down position thanks to a cam element positioned longitudinally on the tube-shaped portion so as to face a vertical wire of the swinging rear wall of the collapsible compartment acting as a spring. The cam is also positioned radially on the tube-shaped portion so as to strike the vertical wire when the seat panel is pivoted from either the down position to the up position or the up position to the down position. The invention is also directed to a shopping cart including the same collapsible compartment. | 09-11-2008 |
20080296855 | COLLAPSIBLE TRANSPORTATION DEVICE HAVING A BASKET WITH A MOVABLE FLOOR - The present invention provides a collapsible transportation device comprising a receptacle with a vertically movable bottom wall. The receptacle expands and collapses vertically to facilitate in loading and unloading different amounts of items in the cart, and in storing the cart when not in use. The vertical movement of the bottom wall may be controlled by a biasing assembly including multiple pairs of springs. | 12-04-2008 |
20100007106 | MULTI-USE CHILD SEATING APPARATUS - A multi-use child seating apparatus is provided for attachment to a number of frame structures, including a shopping cart, a table, a walker unit, a child activity center, and the like. A seating unit includes a seating frame and a flexible seat for receiving a child in a seated position therein. A mounting mechanism attached to the seating frame is adapted for mounting the seating apparatus to a frame structure, such as the handlebar of a shopping cart, and at least one connector is provided to secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure and brace the seating unit from movement when a child is seated in the flexible seat. A plurality of legs may be movably connected to the seating frame and moved to a deployed position to engage a frame structure, such as a table, to further secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure. | 01-14-2010 |
20100244393 | SIT OR STAND STROLLERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Sit or stand strollers and methods of using and making the same are described herein. An example stroller includes a frame and a seat having a seat pan. The seat pan is pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position. In the lowered position, the seat pan is to support a child in a seated position. The example stroller also includes a foot platform coupled to the frame to support a child in a standing position. | 09-30-2010 |
20100276900 | SEATING DEVICE FOR A TROLLEY - A seating device for a trolley, comprising a seating portion and a support frame on which the seating portion is housed, and an anchorage of the adjustable type which is conformed to be able to be selectively attached to the trolley, in order to mount the support frame on the trolley. | 11-04-2010 |
20110062675 | Wire Shopping Cart Having Foldable Seat Mechanism - A wire shopping cart which may be nestably stacked with numerous other such carts for storage or transport. The cart includes a wire gate and seat assembly comprising a wire gate, a wire backrest and a wire seat. The seat is pivotally mounted to the wire gate and slidably extendable through a slot of the backrest, the wire seat including a pair of outer wire U-shaped catches on opposed sides of the seat for releasably engaging a perimeter wire of the wire backrest. | 03-17-2011 |
20110115176 | SHOPPING CART INFANT SEAT - An infant seat mounted on a shopping cart permits an infant to be carried while avoiding interference with a nesting function of the shopping cart. The infant seat includes a mounting plate that can be fastened to the shopping cart at a gate that can pivot about an axis to permit the infant seat to pivot with the gate during shopping cart nesting. The infant seat can be mounted to the shopping cart at a desired mounting angle with the optional use of wedges that have particular angles of inclination. The combination of wedges can be used to produce a desired mounting angle for different types of shopping carts to which the infant seat is fastened. Mounting angle indicia can be provided on the infant seat to help determine a proper or desired mounting angle for the infant seat. A gauge to determine a proper or desired mounting angle can be used with the indicia to obtain the desired mounting angle. The infant seat is weather resistant and provides a robust support for temporarily transporting an infant on a shopping cart. | 05-19-2011 |
20110304111 | Child Carrier Assembly For A Shopping Cart - A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in the lower one-third portion of the shopping cart rear wall height by hinged connections, such that the seat assembly is movable between a use and a non-use configuration, and the seat assembly is suspended in position by a strut member connected to the seat back and the rear gate at a position above the seat bottom. | 12-15-2011 |
20120319367 | Shopping Cart With Passenger Seating - A shopping cart with passenger seating comprising a body; a base extending from a bottom portion of the body, where the base and the body create an L-shape; a child seat at a top portion of the body; a handle at the top portion of the body; a passenger seat positioned above the base; a storage area beneath the passenger seat, where the storage area includes a storage surface atop the base, where the storage surface serves as a step for a seated user to mount the passenger seat; a container upon the storage surface, where the container allows a user to store their items while shopping; and a set of wheels fastened beneath the base, where the set of wheels enable the shopping cart with passenger seating to easily move from one place to another. | 12-20-2012 |
20130168932 | ASSEMBLY FORMED OF AT LEAST TWO WALL ELEMENTS - The invention relates to an assembly ( | 07-04-2013 |
20150076774 | CHILD-CARRIER MOUNTING ADAPTER - An adapter removably mounts to a stroller or other child-supporting device, and a range of different child carriers can be removably mounted to the adapter and thus the stroller. The adapter includes stroller-mounting assemblies that are compatible with the carrier-mounting assemblies of the stroller. A peripheral frame is supported by the stroller-mounting assemblies and in turn supports the selected carrier in a snugly nested arrangement. To enable use with various different carriers, the peripheral frame includes an adjustable frame member that slides backward and forward between retracted and extended positions for use with smaller and larger carriers, respectively. Lock assemblies selectively retain the adjustable frame member in position, and an actuator assembly operates the lock assemblies. A position-indicating system can provide a visual indication of the position of the adjustable frame member. And straps or other carrier-securing assemblies can restrain the carrier on the adapter. | 03-19-2015 |
20150344057 | INFANT SEAT SUPPORT - An infant seat support assembly is disclosed for supporting an infant seat relative to a structure, such as a shopping cart. | 12-03-2015 |
20160046315 | Baby Stroller - Strollers are described that may be used as single strollers or may ne reversibly connected together to form a double stroller. Strollers may comprise complementary connectors to be reversibly connected two single strollers in a side-by-side configuration with the rear wheels of the single strollers are interlocked to reduce the overall width of the double stroller. Further, single strollers may comprise complementary connectors to be reversibly connoted two single strollers in a train configuration with the front wheels of the single strollers interlocked to reduce the overall length of the double stroller. Additionally, single strollers may be produced with sets of connectors such that they may connected in either the side-by-side configuration or the train configuration. | 02-18-2016 |
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20080315540 | SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING USE OF A SHOPPING CART - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur during mechanized cart retrieval, store planning, and providing location-based messaging to customers. | 12-25-2008 |
20090121445 | Immobilizer For Shopping Trolleys - Disclosed is a principle for alternately activating and deactivating a blocking device by means of a magnetic field. A further developed embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the deactivating magnetic field can be smaller than the activating magnetic field. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127808 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A CART, AND METHOD - A cart having a frame for conveying cargo. The cart includes at least one brake assembly mounted within the frame of the cart. The brake assembly is configured to provide braking by engaging and disengaging a rear wheel axle. The cart further includes a control mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the brake assembly by rotation of a cart handle. In addition, the cart includes a brake release device configured to disengage the brake assembly when carts are nested. | 05-21-2009 |
20090140505 | Shopping Cart Security Device - A device and method for temporarily maintaining and securing valuables in a shopping cart is disclosed. The device is manufactured to fit in the upper basket area of standard shopping carts. The device can be modified to fit in alternative shopping cart designs and sizes. The device is generally manufactured from a flat panel which forms a lid enclosure over the small basket of a shopping cart. The device is secured to the back side of a shopping cart basket and can flip up so that valuables may be stored inside the small basket. The device is then flipped down and is secured in the front of the small basket of the cart nearest to the shopper. | 06-04-2009 |
20090261545 | SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for attachment to a shopping cart includes a generally hollow cage member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a predetermined size and a predetermined shape for enclosing at least one predetermined item therein. A first access mechanism is engaged with such cage member for enabling a user to selectively access an interior portion of such cage member. A securing mechanism is disposed on such cage member and engage able with such shopping cart for releasably attaching such cage member to such shopping cart at a predetermined location at least one of on such shopping cart, within such shopping cart, and a combination thereof. | 10-22-2009 |
20130043662 | IMMOBILIZER FOR SHOPPING CARTS - To generally prevent people from being able to take out and move shopping carts from shopping cart parking areas at times when the store is not open, the blocking devices on the shopping carts are activated when the shopping carts are parked in shopping cart parking areas when the store is not open. | 02-21-2013 |
20130214502 | CART BRAKING CONTROL DURING MECHANIZED CART RETRIEVAL - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, and stopping brake activation events from occurring during mechanized cart retrieval. | 08-22-2013 |
20130249177 | ZONE-BASED CONTROL OF CART USAGE - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur during mechanized cart retrieval, store planning, and providing location-based messaging to customers. | 09-26-2013 |
20130257000 | ZONE-BASED COMMAND TRANSMISSIONS TO CART WHEEL ASSEMBLIES - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel assembly containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. In some embodiments, the wheel assemblies detect that they have entered into particular zones by measuring received signal strengths of received command transmissions, and by comparing these measurements to thresholds that are used to define zone boundaries. | 10-03-2013 |
20130264786 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND ANTENNA DESIGN FOR CART TRACKING SYSTEM - A system is disclosed for tracking and controlling shopping carts and other types of human propelled vehicles. The system includes a wheel assembly that attaches to a cart. The wheel assembly includes a brake unit for inhibiting cart motion, and includes wireless communication circuitry. The wheel assembly is capable of activating the brake unit in response to one or more conditions, such as the receipt of an RF signal or command. In some embodiments, the system also includes a display unit that displays information to a user of the cart, including information regarding the cart's proximity to a lock zone in which the brake unit will become activated. | 10-10-2013 |
20140035244 | Antitheft Device For Shopping Carts - A security lid that converts the upper shopping cart storage area into an enclosed secure storage area for valuables. The lid can be rigid, and sized to fit one or more shopping cart types, and alternatively, it can be fabricated from foldable or flexible materials that allow it to be carried in the handbag of a customer. It has a variety of optional attachment devices that secure it to a conventional shopping cart. | 02-06-2014 |
20140125019 | CART CONTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED CART DISPLAY UNIT - A system is disclosed for tracking and controlling shopping carts and other types of human propelled vehicles. The system includes a wheel assembly that attaches to a cart. The wheel assembly includes a brake unit for inhibiting cart motion, and includes wireless communication circuitry. The wheel assembly is capable of activating the brake unit in response to one or more conditions, such as the receipt of an RF signal or command. In some embodiments, the system also includes a display unit that displays information to a user of the cart, including information regarding the cart's proximity to a lock zone in which the brake unit will become activated. | 05-08-2014 |