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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan R Kern, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas Vineyard Hammack, Glen Allen, VA (US);
John A LaFleur, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Rehrig International, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280 33992 ; 280 33991 ;
Abstract
A plastic basket of a nestable shopping cart is integrally formed with support projections at upper inner edge portions of the side panels thereof at a position spaced rearward of a front panel. The support projections are adapted to support a pivoting rear gate member of a similarly constructed cart such that, when the two carts are nested, the rear gate panel abuts and is supported by the support projections in order to prevent the rear gate panel from dropping down into the plastic basket during cart nesting.