Patent ID: 6869085
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A shopping cart grip sanitary cover system, comprising: the shopping cart including a basket portion having a bottom and a plurality of sides coupled thereto and extending upwardly therefrom for defining an interior space for storing articles therein, a plurality of wheels coupled to the bottom of the shopping cart for transporting the shopping cart, and a handle assembly including a pair of substantially vertical posts with inboard ends coupled to the sides of the shopping cart and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a substantially horizontal handle coupled to outboard ends of the posts, wherein the handle includes a grip for being handled by a user to maneuver the shopping cart; a plurality of sanitary covers each including multiple flexible elastomeric layers of a similar size and shape and each having a rectangular configuration with a smooth top face, a smooth bottom face, and a rectangular periphery formed therebetween, the bottom face of each layer having adhesive formed thereon for adhering to a top face of an adjacent layer, the layers being stacked with a bottommost layer having a non-adhesive covering on the bottom face thereof for protecting the adhesive of the bottommost layer; and a dispensing container with a substantially rectangular configuration including a bottom face, a top face, and a plurality of side faces formed therebetween for defining an interior space for storing the sanitary covers, the top face of the dispensing container including an opening for dispensing the sanitary covers therefrom; whereby the sanitary covers are each dispensable from the dispensing container and the non-adhesive covering is removable for attachment of the adhesive of the bottommost layer to the grip of the shopping cart, a topmost layer of each sanitary cover being removable utilizing a non-adhesive member coupled to an edge thereof for exposing another layer therebeneath for providing a sanitary surface for being gripped by the user; wherein a plurality of the layers each has a thickness of less than {fraction (1/16)}th of an inch; where multiple users are capable of using the sanitary cover which remains attached to the grip of the cart.