IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0718888
(2015-05-21)
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등록번호 |
US-9637152
(2017-05-02)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Dyer, Nicholas John
- Abel, Stacy Lee
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
54 |
초록
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A shopping assembly includes a shopping cart and a support shelf. The shopping cart includes a basket and a handle. The basket includes a rear wall having a top end, and the handle is spaced from the top end of the rear wall defining a space between the handle and the top end of the rear wall. The s
A shopping assembly includes a shopping cart and a support shelf. The shopping cart includes a basket and a handle. The basket includes a rear wall having a top end, and the handle is spaced from the top end of the rear wall defining a space between the handle and the top end of the rear wall. The support shelf includes a cuff and a platform. The cuff is wrapped at least partially around the handle of the shopping cart to couple the support shelf to the shopping cart. The platform is positioned below and extends forwardly relative to the cuff toward the rear wall of the shopping cart. The platform has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface and rigidly extends between a front edge and a rear edge thereof. The cuff is positioned on a rear side of the rear edge of the platform.
대표청구항
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1. A shopping assembly comprising: a shopping cart including a basket and a handle, the basket including a rear wall having a top end, and the handle being spaced from the top end of the rear wall defining a space between the handle and the top end of the rear wall;a support shelf comprising: a cuff
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A shopping assembly comprising: a shopping cart including a basket and a handle, the basket including a rear wall having a top end, and the handle being spaced from the top end of the rear wall defining a space between the handle and the top end of the rear wall;a support shelf comprising: a cuff wrapped at least partially around the handle of the shopping cart to couple the support shelf to the shopping cart,a platform positioned below and extending forwardly relative to the cuff toward the rear wall of the shopping cart, the platform having a topmost surface and a bottom surface opposite the topmost surface and rigidly extending between a front edge and a rear edge thereof, wherein the cuff is positioned on a rear side of the rear edge of the platform, anda bridge extending between the platform and the cuff coupling the platform to the cuff and vertically spacing the topmost surface of the platform downwardly from a bottommost surface of the cuff, wherein the cuff extends upwardly from the bridge curving rearwardly and then downwardly as the cuff extends further away from the bridge to terminate in a free cuff end. 2. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein a portion of the bottom surface of the platform rests on the top end of the rear wall of the shopping cart. 3. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the cuff and the platform are formed together as a single piece, and the front edge of the platform is positioned adjacent the rear wall of the shopping cart. 4. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the cuff of the support shelf is configured to flex to receive the handle of the shopping cart and is biased to return to an unflexed position to grasp the handle. 5. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the support shelf includes at least one securement mechanism depending from the platform near the front edge of the platform, and the at least one securement mechanism is configured to flex to receive a portion of the rear wall of the shopping cart to further couple the support shelf to the shopping cart in a manner preventing rotation of the support shelf about the handle. 6. The shopping assembly of claim 5, wherein the at least one securement mechanism includes a curvilinear protrusion that fits immediately adjacent and contacts the rear wall along only one or both of a surfaces of the rear wall facing the handle and a surface of the rear wall facing downwardly such that the support shelf is securely maintained between the rear wall and the handle in a manner preventing rotation of the support shelf about the handle. 7. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the support shelf includes a sidewall extending around at least three sides of a perimeter of the platform. 8. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein: the bridge includes an interior aperture, andthe cuff extends through the interior aperture such that the free cuff end is positioned on a front side of the bridge. 9. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein: the free cuff end is a top free cuff end of the cuff, andthe cuff includes a lower cuff wall curving rearwardly and upwardly from a rear surface of the bridge toward the top free cuff end to form a second free cuff end. 10. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the platform includes an elongated groove near and extending substantially parallel to the rear edge of the platform at a position entirely between the cuff and the rear wall of the shopping cart, and the elongated groove is sized to receive an edge of a mobile device. 11. The shopping assembly of claim 10, wherein the elongated groove interrupts the topmost surface of the platform dividing the topmost surface of the platform into a front portion in front of the elongated groove and a back portion behind the elongated groove. 12. The shopping assembly of claim 10, wherein the elongated groove is positioned such when the edge of the mobile device is received with the elongated groove, the mobile device angles upwardly and rearwardly from the elongated groove and a side of the mobile device rests against the cuff such that the mobile device faces toward the basket of the shopping cart. 13. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the support shelf includes a means for enhancing friction overlaying at least a portion of the topmost surface of the platform. 14. The shopping assembly of claim 13, wherein the means for enhancing friction includes a pad adhered to the topmost surface of the platform. 15. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the support shelf is readily coupled to and uncoupled from the shopping cart without the use of tools. 16. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the shopping cart includes a child seating area within the basket on a front side of the rear wall opposite the handle. 17. The shopping assembly of claim 1, wherein the topmost surface of the platform is substantially planar and extends upwardly at an inclined angle between about 10 degrees and about 45 degrees as the platform extends from the rear edge to the front edge of the platform. 18. A support shelf for use with a shopping cart including a basket rear wall and a handle spaced rearwardly from the basket rear wall, the support shelf comprising: a cuff sized and shaped to wrap at least partially around the handle of the shopping cart to couple the support shelf to the shopping cart, anda platform positioned entirely below and extending forwardly relative to the cuff, the platform including a topmost surface, a bottom surface opposite the topmost surface, a front edge, and a rear edge opposite the front edge, wherein: the cuff is positioned on a rear side of the rear edge of the platform, andthe platform is sized to extend forwardly from the cuff to the front edge in a manner positioning a portion of the bottom surface of the platform over a top end of the basket rear wall of the shopping cart;wherein the platform is substantially planar and defines an elongated groove extending across the platform near the rear edge of the platform and below the topmost surface of the platform, the elongated groove is configured to receive an edge of a planar consumer item, and the platform includes a means for enhancing friction overlaying at least a portion of the topmost surface of the platform above the elongated groove. 19. The support shelf of claim 18, further comprising, at least one securement mechanism depending downwardly and then forwardly from the bottom surface of the platform and configured to interface with the basket rear wall of the shopping cart when the cuff is wrapped around the handle of the shopping cart. 20. A method of enhancing a shopping cart, the method comprising: providing a support shelf, the support shelf including: a curvilinear cuff, anda platform positioned below and extending forwardly relative to the cuff, the platform including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface and extending between a front edge and a rear edge thereof, wherein the rear edge is closer to the cuff than the front edge, andfront securement means depending first downwardly from the bottom surface of the platform and then forwardly toward the front edge of the platform;coupling the cuff of the support shelf to a handle of the shopping cart, wherein: the shopping cart further includes a basket and a basket rear wall,the handle is positioned rearwardly from the basket rear wall,the platform extends from the handle of the shopping cart toward the basket rear wall of the shopping cart such that the support shelf bridges a space between the handle and the basket rear wall of the shopping cart and the top surface of the support shelf faces upwardly, andcoupling the cuff of the support shelf to the handle of the shopping cart includes coupling the curvilinear cuff to the handle and downwardly rotating the front edge of the platform about the handle pushing the front securement means into contact with the rear wall such that the front securement means flexes to fit at least partially below a surface of the rear wall.
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