Shopping cart with child carrier apparatus having a b-pillar restraint region
US8157272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B3/144
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shopping cart with child carrying apparatus suitable for storage and conveyance of a conventional capacity of food or other products can also transport and entertain at least one child. The shopping cart has at least one storage basket, as well as a child carrier coupled forward and external of the basket. The child carrier simulates a vehicle to provide a relatively easier shopping experience for the guardian and a more enjoyable shopping experience for the child. The child carrying apparatus includes a doorway having a B-pillar restraint region that restrains the child occupant from leaning out from the child carrying apparatus, while simultaneously providing a substantially unobstructed view sideways from the child carrying apparatus.
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