Patent ID: 7322582

Claim:
A shopping cart, comprising: a wheeled base having forward and rear portions, a container supported by said base, said base including a handle member extending upwardly from, and attached to, said base, a gate member pivotably attached to said handle member at the rear of said container and being functionally arranged therewith to act as a closure for the rear of the container, a pedestal formed on said base for supporting said container thereon, said pedestal being secured to said base at a location between the forward and rearward ends of said base, said container being supported on, and secured to, said pedestal at a fixed location on said base so that the rear of said container is disposed forwardly of the rear of the base, and a merchandise carrier disposed between and attached to the rear of the wheeled base and the pedestal, wherein said pedestal includes a surface for supporting the rear of the basket forwardly of the rear of the base, and said basket is hung from said handle member at a location disposed a substantial distance from the upper part of said handle member, such that said cart possesses a lowered center of gravity.