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The present invention would be a collapsible shopping cart fabricated from plastic or metal. The front and rear sides of the shopping cart of the present invention would be connected to a lower frame at pivot points, allowing the sides to fold down against the lower frame as needed. Four wheels woul

The present invention would be a collapsible shopping cart fabricated from plastic or metal. The front and rear sides of the shopping cart of the present invention would be connected to a lower frame at pivot points, allowing the sides to fold down against the lower frame as needed. Four wheels would also be attached to this lower frame. One side of the cart would be curved or rounded at its top, serving as the cart's push handle, with a cross member support bar attached between the outer support arms. The other side of the cart would have additional horizontal support arms attached to the pivot points at the top of its outer support arms, with these horizontal support arms having incorporated hooks at their ends that would allow the horizontal supports to be secured to the cross member support bar on the opposite side of the cart, creating the cart's upper support frame. The present invention would also come with a mesh basket having a solid bottom and attached eyelets at each corner, with this basket being secured to incorporated hooks on each side of the cart.

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[ What I claim as my invention is:] [1.]1. A collapsible shopping cart comprising:a. a lower frame fabricated from hollow tubing, the lower frame being rectangularly shaped and having four sides, two of the four sides being longer sides and two of the sides being shorter sides, the two shorter sides

[ What I claim as my invention is:] [1.]1. A collapsible shopping cart comprising:a. a lower frame fabricated from hollow tubing, the lower frame being rectangularly shaped and having four sides, two of the four sides being longer sides and two of the sides being shorter sides, the two shorter sides comprising the front side of the lower frame and the rear side of the lower frame, and the two longer sides comprising the left side of the lower frame and the right side of the lower frame, the lower frame having four corners, a left front corner, a left rear corner, a right front corner, and a right rear corner,b. a quartet of wheels, each wheel attached to the corner of the lower frame, each wheel being attached in a direction parallel to the left side of the lower frame and the right side of the lower frame, the quartet of wheels allowing the lower frame to rest a few inches above the ground,c. a front section pivotally attached to the lower frame, the front section comprising a left pole, a right pole, an upper cross-member support bar, and a lower cross-member support bar, the left pole having two ends, a first end and a second end, the right pole having two ends, a first end and a second end, the upper cross-member support bar having two ends, a first end and a second end, the lower cross-member support bar having two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of the left pole pivotally attached to the left front corner of the lower frame in between a wheel and the lower frame, the first end of the right pole being pivotally attached to the right front corner of the lower frame in between a wheel and the lower frame, the first end of the upper cross-member bar being attached to the second end of the left pole, the second end of the upper cross-member bar attached to the second end of the right pole, the first end of lower cross-member support bar being attached to the left pole approximately nine inches to one foot below the point where the first end of the upper cross-member support bar attaches to the second end of the left pole, the second end of the lower cross-member support bar attached to the right pole approximately nine inches to one foot from the point where the second end of the upper cross-member support bar attaches to the second end of the right pole, the front section being extendible to approximately a 100 degree angle with that of the lower frame, with the front section being capable of being rotated to be placed flat on top of the lower frame,d. a rear section, the rear section comprising a pair of vertical support arms, a left vertical support arm and a right vertical support arm, and a pair of horizontal support arms, a left horizontal support arm and a right horizontal support arm, the left vertical support arm including two ends, a first end and a second end, the right vertical support arm including two ends, a first end and a second end, the left horizontal support arm having two ends, a first end and a second, and the right horizontal support arm having two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of the left vertical support arm being pivotally attached to the left rear corner of the lower frame in between a wheel and the lower frame, the first end of the right vertical support arm pivotally attached to the right rear corner in between a wheel and the lower frame, the first end of the left horizontal support arm pivotally attached to the second end of the left vertical support arm the second end of the left horizontal support arm including an end-mounted hook, the first end of the right horizontal support arm being pivotally attached to the second end of the right vertical support arm, the second end of the right horizontal arm including an end-mounted hook, whereby the hooks on the second end of the left horizontal support arm and the second end of the right horizontal support arm would be placed on the top surface of the lower cross-member support bar, the rear section being extendible to approximately a 100 degree angle with that of the lower frame, and the rear section also being capable of being rotated to be placed flat on top of the lower frame,e. a mesh basket, the mesh basket comprising an upper support frame, a lower support frame, mesh, and flooring, both the upper support frame and the lower support frame being fabricated from hollow tubing, both the upper support frame and the lower support frame being fabricated in a rectangular shape, the lower support frame having smaller dimensions than those of the upper support frame, the flooring attached to the lower support frame, the flooring being solid, the mesh connecting the upper support frame to the lower support frame, the upper support frame having four corners, a left front corner, a left rear corner, a right front corner, and a right rear corner,f. mounting means to mount the mesh basket to the front section and rear section of the present invention.