Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-20
2001-12-11
Swann, J. J. (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
C280S644000, C280S033991, C280S047180, C280S047260, C280SDIG004
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328329
ABSTRACT:
I. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to that of a new and improved shopping cart, and more specifically relates to a shopping cart which is a collapsible folding shopping cart.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
U.S. Pat. No. 5,575,605, issued to Fisher, discloses a collapsible, wheeled shopping cart, having a horizontal shelf which is vertically moveable for easy loading and/or unloading, and having a surrounding skirt that is hinged so as to be collapsible when not in use.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,562,299, issued to Morrissette, discloses a collapsible cart comprising a collapsible storage basket which is mounted on a frame consisting of a longitudinal frame member and a horizontal cross frame member.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,854, issued to Kappaz, discloses a small foldable shopping cart having as large central load supporting section define between front and rear U-shaped frames and pivotally connected to a handle also U-shaped whose shanks provide rests below the central load-supporting system.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,387, issued to Reals, discloses a collapsible utility carrier which has an expandable load bearing base frame supported by a rear upright member having wheels attached thereto and a forward upright member having a handle.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,989,889, issued to Server Perez, discloses a foldable cart for shopping, having a rigid base for reinforcement of the bag bottom.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,187, issued to Chang, discloses a portable carrier which comprises a frame such as a handle frame defined by a handlebar and a pair of parallel handlebar tubes, and a luggage frame defined by a front tube and a pair of parallel side tubes.
III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention would be a collapsible shopping cart fabricated from plastic or metal. The front and rear sides of the shopping cart of the present invention would be connected to a lower frame at pivot points, allowing the sides to fold down against the lower frame as needed. Four wheels would also be attached to this lower frame. One side of the cart would be curved or rounded at its top, serving as the cart's push handle, with a cross member support bar attached between the outer support arms. The other side of the cart would have additional horizontal support arms attached to the pivot points at the top of its outer support arms, with these horizontal support arms having incorporated hooks at their ends that would allow the horizontal supports to be secured to the cross member support bar on the opposite side of the cart, creating the cart's upper support frame.
The present invention would also come with a mesh basket having a solid bottom and attached eyelets at each corner, with this basket being secured to incorporated hooks on each side of the cart.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regard as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible shopping cart that has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible shopping cart which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible shopping cart which is of durable and reliable construction.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible shopping cart which is economically affordable and available to the buying public.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible shopping cart that is easy to use.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible shopping cart that is lightweight.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.
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McClellan James S.
McCullough & Associates
Swann J. J.
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