Patent ID: 6955365

Claim:
A collapsible shopping cart comprising: a container having a front portion, a rear portion and side portions connecting the front and rear portions; the side portions being foldable to allow collapsing of the container into a collapsed condition whereby the front and rear portion move closer to each other than in an uncollapsed condition; the container having a bottom portion and an open top, the bottom portion comprising first, second, third, and fourth edges and being connected at the first edge by a first hinge to one of the front portion, the rear portion and the side portions and being pivotable about the first hinge; at least one flap connected to one of the second, the third, and the fourth edges of the bottom portion by a second hinge; at least one wheel being provided adjacent the bottom portion; the bottom portion being movable from a first position when the shopping cart is in the collapsed condition to a second position so as to form a bottom for the shopping cart when the shopping cart is in the uncollapsed condition, and wherein when the bottom portion is in the second position, the at least one flap extends perpendicularly upward with respect to the bottom portion and lies adjacent to one of the front portion, the rear portion and the side portions.