[특허]Method of assembling a shopping cart

Target Brands, Inc.

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Method of assembling a shopping cart

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B62D-039/00
미국특허분류(USC)	280/033.991; 280/033.992; 280/033.997
출원번호	UP-0571135 (2009-09-30)
등록번호	US-7793948 (2010-10-04)
발명자 / 주소	Splain, William D. Peota, Robert D. Hennen, Alexandre Cameron, Allan Ryan, Mark T. Pruitt, Jr., David L.
출원인 / 주소	Target Brands, Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Griffiths & Seaton PLLC
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 11 인용 특허 : 173

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A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of assembling shopping carts, the method comprising: providing a basket defining a front portion and a rear portion opposite the front portion, wherein the basket includes: a pair of rear upright frame members in the rear portion, each rear upright frame member defining a bottom end and including a lower connecting portion near the bottom end, and a pair of side panels extending generally vertically and being positioned opposite each other, wherein each side panel extends from the front portion to a respective one of the rear upright frame members; providing a first base configured to mount a first plurality of wheels, wherein the first base includes a pair of first base supports, and each of the first base supports is configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions; providing a second base configured to mount a second plurality of wheels, wherein the second base includes a pair of second base supports, each of the second base supports is configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base; selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape for a first resultant shopping cart; and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and the second base supports included on the selected one of the first base and the second base. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the first base includes providing the first base defined by a one-piece member, and providing the second base includes providing the second base defined by a separate one-piece member. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the basket includes providing the basket defined by a one-piece member molded from a plastic material. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein providing the basket includes providing the basket including a front panel extending generally vertically and laterally across the front portion of the basket. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the basket includes providing the lower connecting portions of the basket configured to receive either the first base supports or the second base supports. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein: providing the first base and providing the second base respectively include providing each of the first base supports and each of the second base supports to define a prong extending upwardly from a remainder of a respective one of the first base and the second base, and coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports includes positioning each of the prongs of the selected one of the first base and the second base within a receiving portion, defined by and extending into a corresponding one of the rear upright frame members, via a corresponding one of the lower connecting portions. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein each receiving portion has a length substantially equal to a length of a corresponding one of the prongs. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and the second base supports includes positioning each of the prongs to extend within a majority of a length of the corresponding one of the rear upright frame members. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein removably securing the basket includes removably securing the basket to be supported in a cantilevered fashion from a pair of masts, each of the masts being collectively defined by one of the lower connecting portions of the basket and a respective one of the first base supports and the second base supports of the selected one of the first base and the second base. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein: providing the first base includes providing the first base to include a first frame and first rear legs each extending rearwardly and laterally outwardly from a different side of a remainder of the first frame; and providing the second base includes providing the second base to include a second frame and second rear legs each extending rearwardly and laterally outwardly from a different side of a remainder of the second frame. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising coupling a handle to the basket such that the handle extends upwardly and rearwardly from the rear portion of the basket. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein upon coupling the handle to the basket, the handle extends from the front portion of the basket to the rear portion of the basket. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein: selecting one of the first base and the second base having the desired base size for a resultant shopping cart includes selecting the first base; removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base includes coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports; the basket is a first basket of a plurality of identical baskets each defining the pair of rear upright frame members including the lower connecting portions; and the method further comprises: selecting the second base having a desired base size for a second resultant shopping cart; and removably securing one of the plurality of identical baskets other than the first basket to the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion of the one of the plurality of identical baskets with one of the second base supports. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected one of the first base and the second base is the first base, and after removably securing the basket to the first base, the method further comprises: interchanging the second base for the first base, including: separating the first base from the basket; removably securing the basket to the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the second base supports to define a second resultant shopping cart with a second desired size and shape that differs from the desired base size and shape of the first resultant shopping cart. 15. A system for assembling shopping carts, the system comprising: means for defining a container for carrying items, the means for defining including: means for framing a rear portion of the means for defining, wherein the means for framing includes means for internally receiving a selected supporting member, and means for forming walls around the container extending forwardly from the means for framing the rear portion; and means for rotatably receiving a first set of wheels, the means for rotatably receiving the first set of wheels includes first means for interfacing with the means for defining the container; and means for rotatably receiving a second set of wheels, the means for rotatably receiving the second set of wheels includes second means for interfacing with the means for defining the container, and the means for rotatably receiving the second set of wheels is sized differently than the means for rotatably receiving the first set of wheels; wherein the means for internally receiving is configured to securely receive either one of the first means for interfacing and the second means for interfacing, a selected support member is one of the means for rotatably receiving the first set of wheels and the means for rotatably receiving the second set of wheels and is selected to be of a desired size for a resultant shopping cart. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for internally receiving extends through a majority of a length of the means for framing, the first means for interfacing is sized to substantially fill an entire length of the means for internally receiving, and the second means for interfacing is sized to substantially fill the entire length of the means for internally receiving. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for defining the container is formed as a single piece of material, the means for rotatably receiving the first set of wheels is formed as a single piece of material, and the means for rotatably receiving the second set of wheels is formed as a single piece of material. 18. A shopping cart system comprising: a basket defining a front portion and a rear portion opposite the front portion, wherein the basket includes: a pair of rear upright frame members in the rear portion, each rear upright frame member defining a bottom end and including a lower connecting portion near the bottom end, a pair of side panels extending generally vertically and being positioned opposite each other, wherein each side panel extends from the front portion to a respective one of the rear upright frame members of the basket; and a first base configured to mount a first plurality of wheels, wherein the first base includes a pair of first base supports, and each of the first base supports is configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions; and a second base configured to mount a second plurality of wheels, wherein the second base includes a pair of second base supports, each of the second base supports is configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is sized differently than the first base; wherein the basket is removably secured to a selected one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size for a resultant shopping cart, wherein the basket is mounted onto the selected one of the first base and the second base by coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports of the selected one of the first base and the second base. 19. The shopping cart system of claim 18, wherein each of the basket, the first base, and the second base are separately formed as a single piece member. 20. The shopping cart system of claim 19, wherein: the basket defines a receiving portion extending a first length into each one of the rear upright frame members, the first length being a majority of a length of the respective rear upright frame member; each of the pair of first base supports defines a prong extending upwardly from a remainder of the first base; each of the pair of second base supports defines a prong extending upwardly from a remainder of the second base; the prongs of the first base and the second base are each sized and shaped to extend into a corresponding one of the receiving portions to secure the basket to a respective one of the first base and the second base; the prongs of the first base and the second base each have a length substantially equal to the first length of the receiving portions; and the prongs of the selected one of the first base and the second base are positioned within corresponding receiving portions of the basket.

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