Patent ID: 7182349
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A shopping cart, comprising: a wheeled base having forward and rear portions, a container supported by said base, said container comprising a basket, a gate member pivotably attached to a handle assembly mounted to said base rearwardly of said container and functionally arranged therewith to act as a closure for the rear of said container, said handle assembly including a handle member extending upwardly from the base. a pedestal formed on said base for supporting said container thereon, said container being secured on said pedestal at a fixed location so that the lower rear of said container is disposed forwardly of the rear of the base wherein said pedestal includes a surface for supporting the rear of the basket forwardly of the rear of the base, and said basket is hung from said handle member at a location disposed a substantial distance from the upper part of said handle member such that said cart possesses a lowered center of gravity.