Patent ID: 9126610
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A collapsible shopping cart apparatus comprising: a plurality of panels, said plurality of panels including a back panel, a bottom panel, a front panel and a pair of side panels, said side panels extending between said front panel and said back panel, said bottom panel extending between said side panels and between said front panel and said back panel; a frame coupled to and extending around a perimeter edge of said bottom panel, said frame coupling said bottom panel to each of said front panel, said back panel and said pair of side panels, said frame and said plurality of panels defining a basket; a plurality of legs coupled to said frame, each of said legs being pivotable relative to said frame between a use position and a storage position, said plurality of legs including a pair of front legs positioned proximate said front panel and a pair of rear legs positioned proximate said back panel; a plurality of swivelable casters, each of said casters being coupled to a bottom end of an associated one of said legs, said casters being configured for contacting a ground surface when said legs are in the use position; a plurality of leg mounts coupled to said frame, each of said leg mounts extending downwardly from said frame, each of said legs being pivotally coupled to an associated one of said leg mounts at an associated leg pivot point on each said leg; a pair of slots extending into said frame; a pair of rods, each of said rods being positioned in an associated one of said slots; and a pair of braces, each of said braces being attached to and extending between said frame and an associated one of said front legs, each of said braces having a first end and a second end, said first end of each of said braces being pivotally coupled to said associated front leg, said second end of each of said braces being pivotally coupled to an associated one of said rods, each of said braces being configured to pivot said associated front leg and said associated rear leg between the use and storage positions.