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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 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 seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a position to support a child within the shopping cart. The seat member includes a generally curved concave portion having an apex adjacent the gate and a generally straight portion on a side of the seat member opposite the apex of the generally curved concave portion.