Shopping cart

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design and a dashed box identifying a portion of the shopping cart illustrated in FIG. 3.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a portion of the shopping cart shown in the dashed box of FIG. 2, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 6 is a top view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a shopping cart, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D575472
Type: Grant
Filed: May 31, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 2008
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: William D. Splain (Brooklyn Park, MN), Robert D. Peota (Minneapolis, MN), Alexandre Hennen (Cambridge, MA), Allan Cameron (Natick, MA), Mark T. Ryan (Haskell, OK), David L. Pruitt, Jr. (Brookland, AR)
Primary Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Assistant Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Attorney: Faegre & Benson LLP
Application Number: 29/280,573
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/27)