Patent ID: 7398976

Claim:
A shopping cart comprising: a front portion and a rear portion; a base defined by a one-piece member and configured to mount a plurality of wheels; a basket defined by a one-piece member molded from a plastic material and supported by the base, wherein the basket includes: a front portion and a rear portion; a frame including a plurality of generally vertical upright frame members spaced apart from each other, the upright frame members including a pair of front upright frame members and a pair of rear upright frame members; a front panel extending generally vertically and laterally across the front portion of the basket between the pair of front upright frame members; and a pair of side panels extending generally vertically, being generally parallel to each other and spaced from each other with each side panel extending from the front portion to the rear portion of the basket between one of the respective front upright frame members and one of the respective rear upright frame members; and a handle defined by a one-piece member connected to the basket and extending from the front portion of the shopping cart to the rear portion of the shopping cart, wherein the rear portion of the basket is interposed between the handle and the base, further wherein the rear portion of the basket exclusively defines the rear portion of the shopping cart vertically between the handle and the base.