Shopping cart component

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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a shopping cart component;

FIG. 2 is an end view thereof, as taken from the front in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a end view thereof, as taken from the rear in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, as taken from the left in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof, as taken from the right in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D714012
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 27, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 23, 2014
Assignee: Retail Design Services, LLC (Northfield, MN)
Inventors: Jonathon A. Fredendall (Buffalo, MN), John Robert Ebling (Northfield, MN), Jay Robert Stemler (Elk River, MN), Gary Robert Ebling (Northfield, MN)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/451,077
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/27)