Patent ID: 7004480
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a metal wire rod shopping cart having an article carrying basket secured to a frame provided with casters; said basket having a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, and a backrest wall of a baby seat compartment; the improvement comprising providing at least one reinforced display frame integrated in a wall of at least one of said front wall and opposed side walls; said reinforced display frame having a U-shaped metal channel defined by opposed parallel side channel members and an integral transverse end channel member disposed in a common plane, said channel members having longitudinal slots, a metal panel sheet secured substantially centrally in said slots of at least said opposed parallel side channel members to divide said slots to form an outer and inner slot adjacent an outer and inner side wall of said metal panel sheet to receive a promotional sheet having display material thereon in sliding fit over said outer and inner side wall between opposed parallel ones of said outer and inner slots, said channel members of said reinforced display frame being welded to metal wire rods in at least one of said walls whereby said reinforced display frame lies in the plane of at least one of said walls to provide for non-obstruction when nesting said shopping cart with other like shopping carts and to reinforce at least one of said walls and providing a backing surface behind said promotional sheets.