Patent ID: 7395902

Claim:
A shopping cart comprising: a body having a forward end and a rear end; first and second wheel assemblies positioned on opposite sides of the body; a braking gear coupled to each of the first and second wheel assemblies; a handle assembly having first and second arms, each arm pivotably coupled to the body at the rear end to form a type one lever, each lever arm having a load end and an effort end with a cross member extending between the effort ends of the first and second lever arms; first and second rods, the first rod pivotably fastened to the load end of the first lever arm and extending between the load end of the first lever arm and the first wheel assembly, and the second rod pivotably fastened to the load end of the second lever arm and extending between the load end of the second lever arm and the second wheel assembly, the first and second rods each respectively engaging the braking gear in the first and second wheel assemblies when the rods are under force of gravity alone; and the cross member rotatable such that full rotation of the cross member in a rotational direction disengaging the first and second rods from the braking gear imparts a force on the body toward the forward end for causing forward movement of the shopping cart.