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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1994
Michael S Freelander, Worcester, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A platen for stacking wheeled articles examples of which are toy shopping carts and comprises a bottom wall and two side portions joined to opposite sides of the bottom wall. The side portions include an outer flange which extends upwardly from the bottom wall, and an inside flange depending from the outside flange which extends downwardly in spaced relation to the outside flange thereby forming a spacing therebetween. The inside flange includes spaced slots in the lowermost edge thereof. A toy shopping cart is received on the bottom wall with its wheels adjacent the side portions. The inner flanges of the side portions are folded over the wheels of the cart so that the wheels are received in the spacing between the inner and outer flanges. The spaced slots on the lower edge of the inner flange engage with the hubs of the wheels. The bottom wall includes spaced slots in a rear edge thereof which are operable for receiving the handle of a second shopping cart when the platen is received on top of the basket of a second shopping cart.