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US5435582A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B2202/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shopping cart and container apparatus for transporting merchandise within, to and from a store, includes at least one container dimensioned for containing merchandise and having a bottom, two pairs of opposed walls extending upwardly from the bottom to provide an open top, and at least one aperture in at least one of the bottom and the walls of the container; a cart for transporting the one container, including an elongated wheeled base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a handle disposed on the frame for handling the cart, at least one rack for supporting the one container, and at least one basket carried by the frame and dimensioned for selectively containing merchandise and at least one additional container, the cart being adapted so as to be nestable with additional substantially similar carts; and a securing member associated with the cart and the at least one container for releasably securing the container to the rack, wherein the securing member includes at least one lug, carried by the cart and dimensioned to fit within at least one aperture of the container.
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