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A method and apparatus for securing a wheeled device such as a shopping cart is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a body having a bottom surface for engaging a support surface and a top surface defining at least one first stop having a first face and a second face, the first face

A method and apparatus for securing a wheeled device such as a shopping cart is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a body having a bottom surface for engaging a support surface and a top surface defining at least one first stop having a first face and a second face, the first face sloping upwardly from the bottom surface towards the rear face and defining a leading edge positioned near the support surface, an apex provided between the first and second faces, the second face sloping downwardly from the apex, and at least one securing element for securing the cart securing structure to the support surface. In use, the wheels of a cart are rolled over the sloping first face into engagement with the second face. In another embodiment of the invention, the body defines first and second stops having a trough positioned therebetween and the wheels of a cart are rolled over a sloping surface of the first stop into engagement with the trough.

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1. A cart securing structure for securing a cart having at least two spaced wheels positioned along a common axis comprising:a body having a bottom surface and a top surface, a first stop defining a portion of said top surface and a second stop defining a portion of said top surface, said first and

1. A cart securing structure for securing a cart having at least two spaced wheels positioned along a common axis comprising:a body having a bottom surface and a top surface, a first stop defining a portion of said top surface and a second stop defining a portion of said top surface, said first and second stops having a trough located therebetween, said trough including an aperture through said body from said top surface to said bottom surface, said aperture positioned between said first and second stops, said trough adapted to accept said at least two spaced wheels of said cart between said first and second stops, said first stop having a first face sloping upwardly over which said pair of wheels of said cart may be rolled and having a second face sloping downwardly towards said trough for engaging said at least two spaced wheels of said cart to prevent said cart from rolling away, said second stop having a first surface sloping upwardly from said trough for engaging said at least two spaced wheels of said cart to prevent said cart from rolling away, and first and second side walls extending between said first and second stops and defining first and second ends of said trough, said first and second side walls extending upwardly from said trough.