Shopping cart having front basket wall with lowered upper edge and combination with checkout stand
US5836422A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B3/1484
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A checkout stand supported by a floor has a working surface at a specific elevation above the floor and is combined with a shopping cart comprising a wheeled chassis, a handle structure, and a basket having side, bottom, and front walls, which are fixed to one another. The upper edges of the side walls are parallel to each other and slope downwardly toward the front wall. Being spaced at least several inches below the upper edges of the side walls, the upper edge of a central region of the front wall is located approximately at the same elevation above the floor. Each of two side regions of the front wall has a stepped edge between the upper edge of one of the side regions and the upper edge of the central region of the front panel.
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