Patent ID: 9073669
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B62B,B65D,G06Q,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shopping basket, comprising: a basket portion having a pair of sidewalls, a front wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall; a panel receiving aperture formed in at least one of the pair of sidewalls, front wall, back wall, and bottom wall of the basket portion; a substantially transparent detachable advertising panel with an advertising material integrally molded into the interior space of the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel, the panel being dimensioned to substantially fill the panel receiving aperture to create the appearance of being a permanent wall structure of the basket portion when the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel is mounted in the panel receiving aperture; at least one panel mounting member for detachably securing the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel in the panel receiving aperture, the at least one panel mounting member including a pair of spaced apart ledges defining a pair of slots formed along two opposite peripheral edges of the panel receiving aperture for retaining two opposing edges of the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel, the pair of ledges defining the pair of spaced apart slots extend inwardly at their respective terminal ends to create a pair of corner support portions on each of the pair of slot for retaining a pair of panel corners adjacent to the two opposing edges of the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel, and a retention ridge extending from the outer surface of the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel and located between the pair of opposing panel corners on the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel, the retention ridge being dimensioned to engage the outer surface of the basket wall upon complete insertion of the substantially transparent detachable advertising panel into the pair of slots; and a handle portion operably connected to the basket portion.