Patent ID: 8739986
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A47B,A47F,B62B

Abstract:
1. A retail cart for use in transporting merchandise, comprising: a polymeric base unit having an upper side and an underside; a plurality of mobile transport rollers coupled to the underside of the base unit; first and second polymeric side attachment members operably coupled to the upper side of the base unit in a generally upright, parallel, laterally spaced-apart relationship, wherein each side attachment member includes an outer frame member comprising an upper crossbar, a lower crossbar and laterally spaced apart front and rear uprights; a plurality of polymeric support members having shelf receiving channels are disposed between the laterally spaced uprights of each side attachment member, each shelf receiving channel including an upright vertical wall and a horizontal landing wall that are connected to form a substantially L-shaped cross section defining an opening that faces outwardly away from a central position of the retail cart; at least one shelving unit slideably and removably received in the shelf receiving channels of the support members, wherein the at least one shelving unit is slideably supported in the shelf receiving channels between a stowed position and forward or rearward extended positions, further wherein the at least one shelving unit extends at least partially beyond the front uprights in the forward extended position, and extends at least partially beyond the rear uprights in the rearward extended position; and a plurality of stabilizers removably and operably coupled to an upright of the first side attachment member at a first end and operably coupled to an upright of the second side attachment member at a second end, wherein the first and second ends of each stabilizer include upper and lower attachment flanges adapted to be received in one of a receiving aperture and a receiving cradle disposed on the uprights of the first and second polymeric side attachment members, wherein each upper attachment flange comprises a downwardly extending retaining member; wherein each receiving cradle protrudes from a respective upright and defines a vertical channel which receives a corresponding lower attachment flange; wherein each retaining member of said upper attachment flanges defines a hook that clamps on to a bottom wall of a corresponding receiving aperture of a corresponding upright; and further wherein the upper and lower attachment flanges impart opposing forces on the upright as coupled thereto.