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Seat assembly for a shopping cart

US7407169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 2005
Grant dateAug 5, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S280/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a position to support a child within the shopping cart. The seat member includes a generally curved concave portion having an apex adjacent the gate and a generally straight portion on a side of the seat member opposite the apex of the generally curved concave portion.

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