Shopping cart handle

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, right side, and front perspective view of a shopping cart handle of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof with the rear elevational view being an identical mirror image that is omitted.

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D591474
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2009
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Robert D. Peota (Minneapolis, MN), William D. Splain (Brooklyn Park, MN), Robert D. Tharp (Belgium, WI)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia E Ramirez
Attorney: Griffiths & Seaton PLLC
Application Number: 29/318,810
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/27)