Abstract:
A shopping trolley (10) has a basket (11), handle (12) and front and rear wheels (13, 14). The basket (11), tapered in plan view, has side walls (15, 16) interconnected by a front wall (17). The rear wall (19) is hingedly connected to the side walls (15, 16) and engages the rearward end of the floor (22), which is hingedly connected to the side walls (15, 16) or front wall (17). The floor (22) is downwardly inclined from the rearward end to the forward end. When the trolley (10) is nested with a similar trolley, the rear wall (19) is swung inwardly and upwardly, causing the floor (22) to be swung upwardly to be behind the front wall (17). Alternative the floor (22) may be folded e.g. in a concertina-like fashion, to be behind the front wall (17).
Abstract:
A business method and a shopping cart for use with that method is described. The shopping cart has an articles carrying basket which is secured to a frame displaceable on casters by a user person. The basket has a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, a rear gate assembly and an open top end. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one display frame in a surface of at least one of the front wall and opposed side walls. A promotional sheet having display material thereon is also provided for removable attachment to the at least one display frame. The display material contains an imagery and/or written material of promotional content whereby to increase the sale of a promotional product which is displayed or described on the sheet and for a predetermined period of time. The promotional sheet is changed after the predetermined period of time to provide a further promotion during a further predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
The present invention is a shopping cart for manually transporting goods from one location to another, it includes a bottom frame with a plurality of wheels connected thereto, a vertical support connected to the bottom frame and extending upwardly therefrom to support a basket. The basket has a rigid bottom, an open top, a front, and a back, and two side walls. Each of the side walls includes at least one top member connected to the front and the back. The side walls, front and back, each establish corners where they connect to one another, and these corners include at least one substantially vertical rigid member. The side walls each include a flexible, elastically expandable member connected to the top member and elsewhere to the basket. The flexible, elastically expandable member may be open mesh or sheet, and may be a partial panel. Optionally the flexible, elastically expandable material may be included in the front of the cart.
Abstract:
A shopping cart immobilizing cradle device, as shown in FIG. (1), in the preferred embodiment having a base of the ramp (3) which inclines upward to the top of the ramp (9) and having tapering inwards ramp walls (4) on both sides of the entire ramp. The top of the ramp (9) feeds into cradle (2) having parallel cradle walls (5) on both sides of the cradle (2). Nylon retrieval strap (11) is permanently attached to the device by friction after being pressed into slot (7) while plastic hook (12) is permanently attached to the loose end of the strap (11). Foot insertion slot (6) has a back wall (10) to stop the toe of the foot. Device bottom (1) is placed on top of the standing surface by lowering the device by means of the retrieval strap (11). The base of the ramp (3) is properly positioned when centered just in front of either front castor wheel of the shopping cart. The user places the front of their foot into insertion slot (6) until the toe of the shoe touches the back wall (10). The user grasps the front top front rail of the shopping cart and deliberately pulls the front wheel up to the top of the ramp (9) until the wheel drops into cradle (2). The shopping cart is now completely immobilized for the safe unloading of its contents.
Abstract:
A shopping cart, which is nestable into a preceding, similarly constructed cart and into which a following, similarly constructed cart is nestable, comprises a chassis having front and rear casters, having a transversely extending bar, and having similarly shaped, transversely spaced, camming elements, wherein the camming structure of the shopping cart is adapted to cam the transversely extending structure of a preceding, similarly constructed cart, into which the shopping cart is being nested, upwardly so as to elevate the rear casters of the preceding, similarly constructed cart, and wherein the transversely extending structure of the shopping cart is adapted to be cammed upwardly by the camming structure of a following, similarly constructed cart, which is being nested into the shopping cart, so as to elevate the rear casters of the shopping cart.
Abstract:
An improved attachment mechanism for attaching an article conveyance device to a personal mobility device. The article conveyance device is attached to the personal mobility device via attachable arms that extend from a beam. One end of the attachable arms is mounted along the beam. In a preferred embodiment, a plate is affixed to each end of the beam. The plate is mounted to the article conveyance device in a manner that allows the plate to rotate, or pivot, around the point at which it is mounted to the conveyance device. Thus, the beam is allowed to move in an arc, relatively vertically, in order to accommodate varying heights of and connection points to personal mobility devices. The attachable arms of the disclosed attachment mechanism are designed to connect to the frame of a personal mobility device. Preferably, the frame of the personal mobility device is secured to the mechanism via clips in the ends of the attachable arms. The clips allow the frame of the personal mobility device to be securely inserted but provide enough resistive force to prevent, in normal operation, the attachment mechanism from detaching from the personal mobility device without pro-active force being applied by the operator.
Abstract:
A device for improving the sanitary aspects of a shopping cart handle is disclosed. The device wraps approximately two times around the shopping cart handle, and can be made of disposable paper or plastic. The device is secured either through static cling or small amount of manufactured adhesive. A non-disposable embodiment can be made from leather, vinyl, or plastic.
Abstract:
A modified shopping cart for holding large, long and bulky items, such as building materials and the like, that will not fit inside the open top basket of a standard shopping cart or rest on top of the cart. The modified shopping cart includes a cart frame having a top, opposite sides and a bottom. On the bottom of the cart frame are mounted on a plurality of caster wheels. The cart frame also includes a frame platform for resting small items thereon. The shopping cart also includes an open top basket disposed above the frame platform. The basket is made of heavy gauge wire. The open top basket includes a first side, a second side, a front, a rear with handle and a bottom. The bottom of the basket is mounted on the top of the cart frame. In one embodiment of the invention, a large item carrier attached to the front of open top basket. The large item carrier includes a mounting plate with a pair of spaced apart horizontal carrier arms with openings therein. The openings are used for receiving items therethrough and holding the items next to the front of the basket. Also, the invention includes additional variations and modifications to the shopping cart for holding and transporting large, long and bulky items.
Abstract:
A utility transport tractor having a cargo box above the rear axle with the operator's platform forward of the rear axle enabling additional seats to be included. To maintain the functionality of a conventional agricultural tractor, the cargo box tail gate and a portion of the cargo box floor can be raised to positions in which they both extend upwardly and forwardly toward the operator. In these positions, the three point hitch at the rear of the tractor is visible to the operator as is typically the case conventional agricultural tractors. The tail gate is mounted to the cargo box for rotation about multiple axes to pivot the tail gate to multiple open positions.
Abstract:
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) includes various storage compartments so that the weight loaded onto the vehicle may be evenly distributed between the front and rear suspension of the ATV. The ATV is capable of hauling a variety of loads over various terrains. The ATV contains a rear storage compartment, at least two side storage compartments, a front storage compartment, and a front rack to enable the rider to carry or attach a wide variety of loads onto the ATV without causing the vehicle to overturn or flip up due to the additional weight. Additionally, the ATV may also include a tree guard positioned on each side of the ATV to protect the rear storage and side compartments and to prevent cargo on the rear storage compartment from being dislodged by trees that might protrude into the rider's path.