Patent ID: 6979004

Claim:
A shopping cart including a front and a rear and adapted to carry a rider, the shopping cart comprising: a substantially rigid plastic body defining a seat portion and a basket portion, the seat portion including a seat, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the seat portion oriented such that the rider faces toward the front when positioned within the seat portion; a panel coupled to the body, the panel, the back wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall cooperating to substantially surround the seat; a substantially rigid basket formed separately from the body, mounted in front of the seat portion thereof, and including a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, and a base, the base of the basket securely coupled to the body and disposed within the basket portion of the body; wherein the seat of the body is elevated above the base of the basket; a plurality of wheels supporting the body; and an electronic device within the body and capable of producing an audio or visual output.