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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert D. Peota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alexandre Hennen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Allan Cameron, Natick, MA (US);
Mark T. Ryan, Haskell, OK (US);
David L. Pruitt, Jr., Brookland, AR (US);
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert D. Peota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alexandre Hennen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Allan Cameron, Natick, MA (US);
Mark T. Ryan, Haskell, OK (US);
David L. Pruitt, Jr., Brookland, AR (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A basket for a shopping cart comprising a single unitary member molded from a plastic material. The basket includes a frame including a plurality of generally vertical upright frame members spaced apart from each other, with each frame member including a generally smooth outer surface without holes. A front panel extends generally vertically and laterally across the front portion of the single unitary member between two of the generally vertical upright frame members. A pair of side panels extends generally vertically, being generally parallel to each other and spaced from each other. Each side panel extends from a front portion to a rear portion of the basket between two of the generally vertical upright frame members. The front panel and each side panel comprise a generally flat portion defining a plurality of holes and have a substantially uniform thickness at least about two times less than a thickness of the generally vertical upright frame members.