Patent ID: 8807578
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A germ barrier for shopping cart comprising: a flexible sheet configured to removably insert into an extant shopping cart, said sheet configured to cover the interior of the shopping cart when said sheet is in an inserted position; wherein the sheet is releasably attachable to the shopping cart and items placed within the shopping cart are prevented from contact with the shopping cart when said sheet is in an inserted position; said sheet comprising a bottom section, a front section, a rear section, a pair of side sections, an upper edge, a pair of front corners disposed atop the front section proximal each of the pair of side sections, and a pair of cut-away corners disposed in the upper edge of the rear section proximal to each of the pair of side sections; wherein when said sheet is in the inserted position, said bottom section overlies a bottom of the shopping cart interior; said front section overlies a front side of the shopping cart interior; said rear section overlies a rear side of the shopping cart interior; said pair of side sections overlies each of a pair of sides of the shopping cart interior; said upper edge overlies a perimeter of a top of the shopping cart interior; and each of the pair of cut-away corners conforms to each of a pair of handle bars disposed on the shopping cart.