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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Robert W. Ash, Andover, MN (US);
Mitchell W. Knoll, Eagan, MN (US);
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Larry S. Hubbard, Hastings, MI (US);
Robert W. Ash, Andover, MN (US);
Mitchell W. Knoll, Eagan, MN (US);
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Larry S. Hubbard, Hastings, MI (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A shopping vehicle includes a wheeled chassis supporting a main cart and a utility portion. The main cart includes a front portion and a rear portion with the utility portion extending rearward from the rear portion of the main cart. The utility portion includes a generally horizontal platform and a generally vertical support structure. The support structure extends generally upward and generally perpendicular relative to the generally horizontal platform. The platform and the support structure of the utility portion, in combination with the rear portion of the main cart define a first cargo zone behind the main cart.