Apparatus for locking shopping carts together and method of util

Details Apparatus for locking shopping carts together and method of util Apparatus for locking shopping carts together and method of util

1997-11-10

1999-09-14

Ellis, Christopher P.

Check-actuated control mechanisms

Control mechanism actuated by check, other than coin , which...

Having means to test physical characteristic of check

194905, G07F 502

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059507926

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for locking shopping carts together in nested series at a cart parking station comprising mechanism adapted to be mounted on the handle of a cart adapted for releasably locking therein a latch bar on a tether which is attached to the next cart in the nested series, and a method of utilization of the apparatus for encouraging cart return by customers of the establishment using carts with the apparatus. A first phase of the invention involves an arrangement of a slide thereof and a slide-biasing spring for size reduction. A second phase involves an arrangement for mounting the mechanism on the handle of a cart with the slide extending either longitudinally or transversely of the handle. A third phase involves an arrangement for utilization of the mechanism either as a check-controlled mechanism or in the stated method.

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