Patent ID: 7793948

Claim:
A method of assembling shopping carts, the method comprising: providing a basket defining a front portion and a rear portion opposite the front portion, wherein the basket includes: a pair of rear upright frame members in the rear portion, each rear upright frame member defining a bottom end and including a lower connecting portion near the bottom end, and a pair of side panels extending generally vertically and being positioned opposite each other, wherein each side panel extends from the front portion to a respective one of the rear upright frame members; providing a first base configured to mount a first plurality of wheels, wherein the first base includes a pair of first base supports, and each of the first base supports is configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions; providing a second base configured to mount a second plurality of wheels, wherein the second base includes a pair of second base supports, each of the second base supports is configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base; selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape for a first resultant shopping cart; and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and the second base supports included on the selected one of the first base and the second base.