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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
James B. Tucker, Dunnesville, VA (US);
Verlyn C. Ruger, Bellevue, MI (US);
Larry S. Hubbard, Hastings, MI (US);
James B. Tucker, Dunnesville, VA (US);
Verlyn C. Ruger, Bellevue, MI (US);
Larry S. Hubbard, Hastings, MI (US);
United Steel & Wire Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Abstract
A vertically swingable rear gate assembly for closing an open rear side of a shopping cart basket. The gate assembly includes a monolithic one-piece plate-like molded plastic gate member sized to substantially close off the rear side of the basket. A rigid one-piece connecting frame is disposed primarily adjacent a rear side of the gate member and includes a pair of generally transversely aligned top hinge parts for vertical hinged connection to the shopping cart. The connecting frame, adjacent an upper edge, has a downwardly-opening, transverse channel structure which engages over and confines an upper edge portion of the gate member. The lower part of the connecting frame is fixedly joined to the gate member at a location adjacent the bottom edge thereof.