Patent ID: 7681891
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items comprising: a frame; said frame including an upper portion and a lower portion; a plurality of wheels connected to the lower portion of said frame; an upper basket; said upper basket attached to the upper portion of said frame; said upper basket being open at the top; said upper basket having a front wall; a slot in said front wall; said slot having a top portion and a bottom portion; the top portion of the slot being open so as to receive a portion of an elongated item; the bottom portion of the slot extending down at least a portion of the front wall; a width of the slot being less than one-half of a width of the front wall; a lower basket attached to the lower portion of said frame; said lower basket being open at the top and being formed from a plurality of vertical and horizontal wire segments forming a plurality of windows; said lower basket having a front face; said front face of said lower basket extending beyond the front face of said upper basket; said lower basket having a back wall; said back wall having at least one major opening for receiving an elongated item; at least one of said windows being adjacent to said major opening; and the area formed by the major opening being substantially greater than the area formed by the adjacent window.