Carrying cart accommodation for special-needs rider

US9663132B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventor

• Drew Ann Long · Alabaster, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 2011
• Grant date: May 30, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62B5/085
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

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.In another aspect, a shopping cart suitable for carrying a special needs rider is provided including a generally rectangular cargo basket, four swiveling wheels, a chair further comprising: a rearwardly facing seat further comprising an abduction block, said seat inclined at approximately a five degree angle from a horizontal axis downwardly toward a backrest, which backrest extends generally upward from the seat and is reclined at approximately a five degree angle from a vertical axis, a five point restraint safety belt and a foot rest positioned to support the rider's feet when positioned in the seat; one or more push handle moveable from a first position to a second position by pivoting around a roughly horizontal axis; and two load bearing wheels positioned substantially in the same vertical plane as the rider.