Patent ID: 6761364
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A plastic shopping cart, comprising:a chassis having at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel; a basket mounted on said chassis, said basket including a bottom wall, a front wall, and first and second side walls, said bottom, front, and first and second side walls being integrally formed as a portion of each other, said basket being formed by molding a thermoplastic resin; a gate and seat assembly that includes a swing gate, a seat, and a back rest, and that is rotatably mounted on said basket about an axis, said gate and seat assembly being disposed in an initial position in which said gate and seat assembly cooperates with said first and second side walls and said front wall to define a generally enclosed space in which goods can be stored, said gate and seat assembly being rotatable about said axis from said initial position in a direction towards said front wall to a raised position, said back rest being molded from a thermoplastic resin and including at least one raised cam member integrally formed as a portion thereof; and wherein when at least first, second, and third ones of said shopping carts are nested together, (1) said first shopping cart causes the gate and seat assembly of said second cart to be disposed in a raised position, and (2) the at least one cam member of the gate and seat assembly of said second shopping cart lifts a handle of said third shopping cart off the ground and locks said handle member is a raised position, whereby said at least one rear wheel of said third shopping cart is raised off the ground to allow the at least first, second, and third carts to be easily moved.