Land vehicles – Wheeled – Nesting vehicles
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-19
2008-08-05
Ellis, Christopher (Department: 3618)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Nesting vehicles
C280S033991, C280S033993, C280S033996, C280S033997, C280S047340, C280S047350, C280SDIG007, C280SDIG007
Reexamination Certificate
active
07407169
ABSTRACT:
A seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a position to support a child within the shopping cart. The seat member includes a generally curved concave portion having an apex adjacent the gate and a generally straight portion on a side of the seat member opposite the apex of the generally curved concave portion.
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Cameron Allan
Hennen Alexandre
Peota Robert D.
Pruitt, Jr. David L.
Ryan Mark T.
Ellis Christopher
Faegre & Benson LLP
Olszewski John R
Target Brands Inc.
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