Patent ID: 8567809

Claim:
A collapsible shopping cart, comprising: a collapsible support assembly including a support frame having a vertical frame member and a horizontal frame member, the vertical frame member being pivotally secured to the horizontal frame member allowing the support frame to be selectively folded; the vertical frame member is an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the vertical frame member being compose of telescoping upper and lower frame components and wherein the second end of the vertical frame member is provided with a handle pivotally secured to the vertical frame member at the second end of the vertical frame member; the horizontal frame member is an elongated member having a first end and a second end, as well as an upper surface and a lower surface, the first end of the vertical frame member being pivotally connected to the first end of the horizontal frame member; a plurality of wheels coupled to the horizontal support member, the plurality of wheels are coupled to the horizontal support member for movement between a use orientation and a storage orientation, wherein when the plurality of wheels are in the use orientation they extend from the horizontal support manner in a manner permitting engagement with a horizontal support surface such that the support assembly may roll thereupon; a first storage receptacle shaped and dimensioned for selective attachment to the support assembly; a second storage receptacle shaped and dimensioned for selective attachment to the support assembly; and wherein the vertical frame member includes a first upper latch assembly composed of a static upward facing hook member adjacent the second end of the vertical frame member, and wherein the second storage receptacle includes a recess shaped and dimensioned to receive the upward facing hook member in a manner supporting the second storage receptacle from the vertical frame member, and the first upper latch assembly further includes a pivoting latch member that effectively closes the supporting recess defined by the upward facing hook member.