Patent ID: 7000737

Claim:
A cart dock for displaying advertising and capable of securing pairs of wheels of two or more carts comprising: a first cart securing structure, said first cart securing structure having a first raised stop and a second raised stop, said first raised stop and second raised stop of said first card securing structure spaced from one another by a trough, said trough having a width between said first raised stop and second raised stop of said first cart securing structure, said trough having a length exceeding its width, whereby said trough is configured to simultaneously accept a pair of spaced-apart wheels of a cart, said first raised stop of said first cart securing structure having a front face; a second cart securing structure, said second cart securing structure including a first raised stop and a second raised stop, said first raised stop and second raised stop of said second cart securing structure spaced from one another by a trough, said trough of said second cart securing structure having a width between said first raised stop and second raised stop of said second cart securing structure, said trough of said second cart securing structure having a length exceedin its width, whereby said trough of said second cart securing structure is configured to simultaneously accept a pair of spaced-apart wheels of a cart, said first raised stop of said second cart securing structure having a front face; said first and second cart securing structures spaced from one another and oriented such that the front face of said first raised stop of said first cart securing structure faces generally in an opposing direction from said front face of said first raised stop of said second cart securing structure; and an advertising platform positioned between and engaging said first and second cart securing structures, whereby when a cart is engaged with said first cart securing structure said cart is moved in a first direction towards said advertising platform into engagement with said first raised stop of said first cart securing structure, over said first raised stop of said first cart securing structure and into said trough of said first cart securing structure, and whereby when a cart is engaged with said second cart securing structure said cart is moved in a second direction towards said advertising platform, said second direction being generally opposite said first direction, and into engagement with said first raised stop of said second cart securing structure, over said first raised stop of said second cart securing structure and into said trough of said second cart securing structure.