Patent ID: 7416194

Claim:
A shopping cart comprising: a front portion and a rear portion; a base made exclusively from a plastic material and extending generally horizontally between the front portion and the rear portion of the cart, the base including: a frame member supporting a pair of front wheels positioned adjacent the front portion of the cart, wherein the frame member extends through a generally horizontal plane; a pair of masts extending generally vertically upward from the frame member, wherein each respective mast includes: a rear portion defining a generally straight upper portion and a generally convex curved lower portion; a front portion facing in a direction generally opposite the rear portion of the respective mast and defining a generally concave curved portion; and a pair of fixed legs wherein each respective fixed leg extends from the generally convex curved lower portion of the rear portion of each respective mast, in a direction rearward of and opposite to the front portion of the cart, to form an obtuse angle relative to the generally horizontal plane through which the frame member of the base extends, and wherein each respective fixed leg extends from an apex of the generally convex curved lower portion of the rear portion of each respective mast, the apex being vertically higher than the generally horizontal plane through which the frame member of the base extends; and a basket made exclusively from a plastic material and including a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion of the basket is connected to the pair of masts to support the front portion of the basket in a vertically spaced relationship over the frame member of the base adjacent the front portion of the cart.