In-store Products, Ltd.

Michael B Davidson

Cameron G Whitworth

Harold Braul

Joseph P Jackman

Richard Robert Coulson

Barry Joseph Stone

A system can include a rigid or semi-rigid container, a caddy and a cart. A connector can be provided which is operable to provide for a first connection between the cart and the container and a second connection between the container and the caddy. At least one of the first connection and the second connection is a releasable connection. The container is also releasably attachable to said cart. Also provided is a method of using the components of the system. The system and method are well suited for application in shopping environments.

Container apparatus and related systems and methods

A shopping cart and container apparatus for transporting merchandise within, to and from a store, includes at least one container dimensioned for containing merchandise and having a bottom, two pairs of opposed walls extending upwardly from the bottom to provide an open top, and at least one aperture in at least one of the bottom and the walls of the container; a cart for transporting the said container, including an elongated wheeled base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a handle disposed on the frame for handling the cart, at least one rack for supporting the said container, and at least one basket carrier by the frame and dimensioned for selectively containing merchandise and at least one additional container, the cart being adapted so as to be nestable with additional substantially carts; and a securing member associated with the cart and the at least one container for releasably securing said container to the rack, wherein the securing member includes at least one lug, carried by the cart and dimensioned to fit within said aperture of said container.

Shopping cart

A shopping cart and container apparatus for transporting merchandise within, to and from a store, includes at least one container dimensioned for containing merchandise and having a bottom, two pairs of opposed walls extending upwardly from the bottom to provide an open top, and at least one aperture in at least one of the bottom and the walls of the container; a cart for transporting the one container, including an elongated wheeled base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a handle disposed on the frame for handling the cart, at least one rack for supporting the one container, and at least one basket carried by the frame and dimensioned for selectively containing merchandise and at least one additional container, the cart being adapted so as to be nestable with additional substantially similar carts; and a securing member associated with the cart and the at least one container for releasably securing the container to the rack, wherein the securing member includes at least one lug, carried by the cart and dimensioned to fit within at least one aperture of the container.

Grocery box

A store check-out station comprises a working table, an input conveyor, and an offset output conveyor. The top surface of the working table is preferably shaped in the form of a truncated sector of a circle, having its input edge orthogonal to its output edge. The input and output conveyors are elongated transfer beds, preferably gravity roller beds. The longitudinal axis of the output transfer bed is laterally offset from that of the input transfer bed. In a preferred embodiment, adapted for use with grocery cart and container systems, the difference in height between the top surface of the working table and that of the transfer beds is approximately equal to the height of a merchandise container.

Store check-out station

A shopping cart and container apparatus for transporting grocery products in or about a store from a supermarket or the like, includes a plurality of containers and a cart for transporting the containers. The cart comprises an elongated wheeled base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, and at least one rack carried by the frame which includes a shelf for supporting at least one of the containers. A securing device, such as a pair of pins extending generally upwardly from the rack, releaseably secures the containers to the shelf. The cart preferably comprises an upper rack and a lower rack separated by a distance greater than the height of the containers. The containers preferably include a laterally outwardly extending lip which has apertures therein for mating with the pins.

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Toronto, Canada

Michael B Davidson