Patent ID: 6517155
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A shopping cart liner, for use in a shopping cart having a seat for allowing a child to be positioned in the seat while protecting the seat and cart from contaminants which may be present on the child, comprising:a bottom panel, for resting against the seat, substantially rectangular in shape, having four bottom edges; a front panel, substantially rectangular in shape, joined to the bottom panel, having two vertical edges, the front panel having a pair of leg cutouts, the leg cutouts each comprising a three sided pre-scoring in the front panel wherein the leg cutouts are not scored adjacent to the bottom panel, such that the leg openings may be selectively created by a user whereby the leg cutouts fold downward and extend laterally outward beneath the leg opening created thereby; a rear panel, substantially rectangular in shape, joined to the bottom panel, having two vertical edges; a pair of side panels, each of the side panels attached to one of the bottom edges, and extending between the front panel and rear panel, wherein the bottom panel, front panel, rear panel, and side panels form a vessel having an open top lip, such that each side panel is fully attached to the front panel along one of the vertical edges of the front panel fully between the bottom panel and top lip, and each side panel is fully attached to the rear panel along of the vertical edges of the rear panel fully between the bottom panel and top lip; and wherein the bottom panel, front panel, rear panel, and side panels are made from a thin, foldable material such that the shopping cart liner is capable of folding substantially flat.