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A shopping cart is disclosed with a point-of-purchase advertising display which includes an octagonal, transparent display tube, rotatably mounted adjacent the cart\s handle. The display tube is mounted on a shaft which is journaled on brackets on the cart\s frame, thus isolating the tube from stres

A shopping cart is disclosed with a point-of-purchase advertising display which includes an octagonal, transparent display tube, rotatably mounted adjacent the cart\s handle. The display tube is mounted on a shaft which is journaled on brackets on the cart\s frame, thus isolating the tube from stresses arising from abuse of the cart. Advertising strips are mounted within the display tube for viewing as the tube is rotated by the cart\s user. These strips may be replaced through use of a temporary support, as trunnions supporting the shaft are shifted outwardly to permit removal of the end cap of the display assembly. In another embodiment, a portion of the end cap is separately removable to permit replacement of the advertising strips. In a third embodiment, the shaft is omitted and the end caps are journaled on trunnions projecting from brackets on the frame of the cart. Also described is a method for assuring free rotation of the advertising display, when it is mounted on the frame of a cart.

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A shopping cart comprising a merchandise receptacle, frame structure supporting said receptacle, wheels mounted on said frame structure and supporting said receptacle for rolling movement, said frame structure including vertical frame members extending toward the rear of the receptacle and a handle

A shopping cart comprising a merchandise receptacle, frame structure supporting said receptacle, wheels mounted on said frame structure and supporting said receptacle for rolling movement, said frame structure including vertical frame members extending toward the rear of the receptacle and a handle extending between the upper ends of said vertical frame members, said handle being disposed behind and generally toward the upper end of said receptacle and spaced therefrom, whereby the cart may be pushed by a user when shopping, characterized by a rotary, point-of-purchase display, said display including a tube, disposed adjacent the upper rear portion of the receptacle, and spaced from the handle a distance sufficient for the handle to be readily gripped by a shopper when using the cart, said display tube being of polygonal cross section, thereby providing planar display portions, said display tube further being transparent, whereby advertisements positioned on the inner surfaces of the tube may be viewed by a shopper and protected from abuse, means for journaling said display tube on said frame structure with its axis generally parallel to said handle, means for positioning replaceable strips of printed advertising material against the inner surfaces of the planar display portions, whereby the display tube may be rotated to bring successive advertisements on the tube to the attention of shoppers as the cart is in use, and further characterized by end caps embracing the ends of the display tube and, the journal means including a pair of brackets respectively secured to the upper ends of the vertical frame members and having aligned bores, and inwardly projecting trunnions secured in the bores of said brackets, said end caps having central bores in which the trunnions are journaled.