Patent ID: 7252305

Claim:
A basket assembly for use with a cart having a generally horizontal leg brace, comprising: a clamp for attachment to the leg brace of the cart, said clamp including: a block having a notch formed therein for receiving the leg brace, said block also having a first bore extending from the top to the bottom of said block and opening into said notch, and said block further having a second bore remote from said first bore and extending from one side of said block to the other side thereof; a first threaded fastener extending through said first bore; a second threaded fastener extending through said second bore; and, a clamping plate being secured to said block by said first threaded fastener; a supporting bracket being attached to said clamp, said supporting bracket including: a pair of laterally spaced members each having a lower segment, with a forwardly facing hook at its bottom, angularly joined to an upper segment with an apertured flange, through which said second threaded fastener extends, at its top; a cross brace connected to and extending between said laterally spaced members adjacent the connections between said lower and upper segments thereof; a locking member connected to said cross brace, said locking member having a slot formed therein; and, a basket releasably attached to said supporting bracket, said basket including: an openwork box having a bottom adapted for support by said forwardly facing hooks of said supporting bracket; and, a handle pivotally connected to said openwork box, said handle having an L-shaped end being insertable through said slot of said locking member when said handle is oriented in a first position whereby pivoting said handle to a second position pivots said L-shaped end to prevent its withdrawal from said slot and selectively locks said basket upon said supporting bracket.