Abstract: A bottom-supported plastic basket for use with a wheeled cart frame having an upwardly facing frame mounting portion. The two sides, the front and the bottom of the basket are integrally molded. The bottom portion of the basket includes a plurality of quick release locking features which permit the basket to be readily coupled and decoupled from a cart chassis having corresponding mounting features. The basket may also be coupled to a conventional cart chassis.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a basket for use as the rear basket in an over-the-counter cart having a horizontal frame to which a front and a rear basket are attached. The basket comprises two opposed side panels, a rear panel and a bottom panel attached together along their contiguous edges. A seat back panel is pivotally attached to the side panels and a child's seat is pivotally attached to the bottom panel. The rear panel of the basket includes a pair of leg holes for receiving the legs of a small child sitting in the basket. A lifting bar is adapted to move the child seat to a first position in juxtaposition to the bottom panel when the seat back panel is moved to a seat back position substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel and to move the child seat to a second position covering the leg openings when the seat back panel is moved to a seat back position in juxtaposition to the bottom panel.

Abstract: A cart having a basket, including front, bottom, rear and opposed rectangular side panels which is attached to a wheeled cart frame. The rear panel is pivotally attached to the upper rear portion of the basket for nesting. The lower portion of the basket is pivotally attached to the frame and is maintained in a horizontal use position by two opposed latching protrusions attached to the basket and having notches which engage the edges of openings positioned on each side of the frame. During nesting, the basket is automatically rotated to a predetermined upper position whereby the front portion of the basket is tilted upwardly so that it can enter inside the rear portion of the next forward cart. When the latching notches are disengaged from the openings, the basket is automatically rotated upward by the force of latching springs coupling the basket to the frame.