Children's Seat Patents (Class 280/33.993)
  • Patent number: 11938989
    Abstract: A child seat includes a base and a seatback movable relative thereto between a retracted position, in which the seatback preferably is flush with a top of the base, and an extended position, in which a sitting area of the child seat is exposed for sitting and in which the seatback serves to support a child's back. The seatback of the child seat preferably includes a seat belt for restraint of a child when seated in the sitting area. A shopping cart includes the child seat. The seatback includes a gate movable between a retracted position, in which the gate preferably is flush with the seatback, and an extended position, in which the gate extends in a generally upright manner and partially blocks leg openings of the basket to keep items from falling there through when the seatback is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZIBRA, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
  • Patent number: 11904923
    Abstract: A wheeled, pushable cart for transporting cargo that when not in use can be stacked or nested in telescoping fashion, and which can be used with carts having a base frame to which the wheels are attached, and various components, which can include one or more baskets, that are attached to the base frame. The manner in which the wheels are attached and arranged, and the orientation of the base frame, provide for increased storage and ease of access to the base frame and bottom shelf from the rear of the cart, and easy nesting (also referred to as stacking) of multiple carts in telescoping fashion when the carts are not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: RyanKart, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan M. Wolkov, Edward Nowak
  • Patent number: 11661095
    Abstract: A child seat includes a base and a seatback movable relative thereto between a retracted position, in which the seatback preferably is flush with a top of the base, and an extended position, in which a sitting area of the child seat is exposed for sitting and in which the seatback serves to support a child's back. The seatback of the child seat preferably includes a seat belt for restraint of a child when seated in the sitting area. A shopping cart includes the child seat. The seatback includes a gate movable between a retracted position, in which the gate preferably is flush with the seatback, and an extended position, in which the gate extends in a generally upright manner and partially blocks leg openings of the basket to keep items from falling there through when the seatback is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZIBRA, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
  • Patent number: 11590995
    Abstract: A shopping cart basket comprises one or more modular baskets couplable to a bottom basket having a plurality of wheels extending downwardly to allow the shopping cart basket to roll. Each of the modular baskets has a foldable bottom wall that can act as a bottom of a separate basket or can be folded against a side wall of the modular basket. The modular baskets could be used to hold items within a smaller compartment, and can be combined with the bottom basket to form a roll-able shopping cart having a larger compartment. Such a cart is advantageously used in a store, such as a grocery store, a retail shopping mall, or a home improvement store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: Jason Gardner
  • Patent number: 11278129
    Abstract: A child seat for luggage is provided that can be quickly and easily attached and removed from standard wheeled suitcases with extendable handles so that a child can be securely seated on the top of the luggage and wheeled around. The child seat includes a rear member, padded seat, side portions, side portion straps, a lap strap, shoulder straps, and a seat strap that attaches to the non-extendable handle. The child seat is light and flexible enough to be conveniently stored when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Nancy Rendinaro
  • Patent number: 11167781
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nestable shopping trolley comprising a foldable child-seat assembly having: a backrest movably mounted on the rear wall of the basket; and a cover arrangement which is pivotally provided on the rear wall, which rests on a seat arrangement and which, when pivoted upwards, closes leg-holes in the rear wall. When the child-seat assembly is not in use, the rear wall, the seat arrangement and the cover arrangement lie tightly against one another with the seat arrangement hanging downwards and the cover arrangement pointing upwards. The cover arrangement has two projecting parts pointing outwards in opposite directions and the backrest has a central section and two sliding sections laterally bordering the central section, the projecting parts sliding along the sliding sections of the backrest and said sliding sections forming respective spaces that are occupied by the projecting parts when the child-seat assembly is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Martin Eberlein
  • Patent number: 10987261
    Abstract: A mobile object according to the invention includes: a moving base including a front base and a rear base; a seat including a seating part and a leg part configured so as to support the seating part; and a frame disposed on the rear base, in which the leg part includes: the seating part attaching region to be attached to the seating part, the base attaching region to be attached to the front base so as to be pivotable, and a frame attaching region to be attached to the frame so as to be pivotable, the front and rear bases are movable relative to each other such that the moving base can change between the expanded state and the contracted state of the wheelbase, the pivotal movement of the leg part is interlocked with the relative movement between the front and rear bases, the frame is configured so as to cover the seating part attaching region and the frame attaching region from an outside of the mobile object in the width direction when the moving base is in the expanded state, and cover the base attaching r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gopinath Raja, Masayoshi Wada, Baku Matsuura, Shunya Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10716284
    Abstract: The door system disclosed herein includes a frame and a door fabricated from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods. The door may have an inverted hook which is aligned to a horizontal wire rod of the frame when the door is pivoted to the closed position. To close the door, the door is dropped so that the horizontal wire rod of the frame is traversed into the inverted hook. At this point, the animal inside of the pet crate cannot open the door by pushing on the door. Rather, the door must be raised so that the inverted hook clears the horizontal wire rod of the frame to pivot the door to the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: David Link
  • Patent number: 10603786
    Abstract: A wearable assistive device may include a main frame provided on a user's waist, a leg assembly that extends from an end of the main frame, and an optional foot support installed at an end of the leg assembly to support the user's foot. The leg assembly may include a leg frame having a first end connected to the main frame and a second end connected to the foot support, and a leg belt mounted on the leg frame. The leg belt may include a belt to secure a leg of the user and a wire winding structure that may include a wire connected to a first end of the belt and a wire winding dispenser on which the wire is wound and which fixes or releases a second end of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Bohyun Nam, Kyu Tae Park, Jung Kyu Son, Seonil Yu, Wonjun Lee
  • Patent number: 10173707
    Abstract: A versatile cover is described which can be secured onto a shopping cart, high chair, stroller or other similar seating apparatus. The cover is rollable into a low profile, shape with a handle, and can be unrolled to fit within a seat basket of a shopping cart or high chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MUNCHKIN, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Arthur Trumbo, Sung Yun Chan, Mark Gerard Tebbe, Tal Zaksenberg
  • Patent number: 9688299
    Abstract: An infant carrier holder has a floor with a ramp and sidewalls and is mounted to a shopping cart. The ramp and sidewalls can contribute to stably supporting an infant carrier. The holder serves as a mechanical interface between an infant carrier, which can be received in the holder, and the shopping cart. The holder can be concavely shaped to assist in shopping cart nesting in addition to supporting a received infant carrier at a desired angle. The holder can be adjustably mounted to a gate or a basket of the shopping cart and may/may not interfere with nesting operations. The holder permits an infant carrier to be supported on a shopping cart without using a significant amount of shopping cart space or interfering with nesting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Christopher M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9540026
    Abstract: An infant carrier holder has a floor with a ramp and sidewalls and is mounted to a shopping cart. The ramp and sidewalls can contribute to stably supporting an infant carrier. The holder serves as a mechanical interface between an infant carrier, which can be received in the holder, and the shopping cart. The holder can be concavely shaped to assist in shopping cart nesting in addition to supporting a received infant carrier at a desired angle. The holder can be adjustably mounted to a gate or a basket of the shopping cart and may/may not interfere with nesting operations. The holder permits an infant carrier to be supported on a shopping cart without using a significant amount of shopping cart space or interfering with nesting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Christopher M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9540025
    Abstract: A child restraint system (1) having a mounting clip (2) positioned over an upper crossbar (12) and vertical bars (19) of a shopping cart seat (14) back support (13). The mounting clip is centered on the back support so that it rests directly behind a child when seated in the shopping cart. A belt (16) extends from sides of the mounting clip and wraps around the child's torso encircling the child preferably above the abdomen. This keeps the child in an upright position and prevents the child from leaning to the front or to the side, thereby reducing any risk of injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: Barry Glenn Chapman
  • Patent number: 9090278
    Abstract: A portable child safety seat assembly for use with standard wire mesh shopping carts is foldable and has a seat belt that attaches to the seat assembly and removably attaches to the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph M. Fink
  • Patent number: 8991836
    Abstract: A child seat for a shopping cart comprises a gate, a back rest, two arms and a seat. The arms connect to the gate at one end and the back rest at the other. The arms connect to the gate at an angle, which provides resistance so that the back rest does not fall while buckling the child into the seat. The arms terminate in a chamber, which encompasses the back rest and allows the back rest to fold. One end of the seat terminates in a channel, which encompasses the base wire of the back rest, allowing the back rest to rotate. The second end of the seat terminates in a second channel, which encompasses attachment members on the gate, thereby allowing the seat to rotate. The attachment members include wires, which interact with a step in the second channel to lock the seat to the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: AMSA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivor Michel Walter, Ning Siu Sin
  • Patent number: 8985597
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) formed of at least two wall elements (2, 6), in which the wall elements (2, 6) comprise vertically and horizontally arranged reinforcing elements (10, 11) and the wall elements (2, 6) are either movably connected to one another or are present separately and can be transposed into a space-saving arrangement within a common region (14), wherein, in this arrangement, and according to a first embodiment, either the vertical reinforcing elements (10) of the wall element (6) are located in at least one interspace (12) which is formed by vertical reinforcing elements (10) of the wall element (2), or wherein, according to a second embodiment, the horizontal reinforcing elements (11) of the wall element (6) are located in at least one interspace (13) which is formed by horizontal reinforcing elements (11) of the wall element (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Martin Eberlein
  • Publication number: 20150076774
    Abstract: An adapter removably mounts to a stroller or other child-supporting device, and a range of different child carriers can be removably mounted to the adapter and thus the stroller. The adapter includes stroller-mounting assemblies that are compatible with the carrier-mounting assemblies of the stroller. A peripheral frame is supported by the stroller-mounting assemblies and in turn supports the selected carrier in a snugly nested arrangement. To enable use with various different carriers, the peripheral frame includes an adjustable frame member that slides backward and forward between retracted and extended positions for use with smaller and larger carriers, respectively. Lock assemblies selectively retain the adjustable frame member in position, and an actuator assembly operates the lock assemblies. A position-indicating system can provide a visual indication of the position of the adjustable frame member. And straps or other carrier-securing assemblies can restrain the carrier on the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventor: Jacob SCLARE
  • Patent number: 8870209
    Abstract: A connector for releasably attaching a vehicle such as a shopping cart to a wheelchair includes a pivoting frame that is mounted for use on the cart by a front attachment device and that can be releasably attached to the wheelchair by the chair's occupant. The frame is pivoted to an in-use position and aligned with the wheelchair for attachment. The frame can also be readily released from attachment to the wheelchair by the chair's occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Assembled Products Corporation
    Inventor: Steven S. Conrad
  • Patent number: 8864148
    Abstract: An antimicrobial, molded laminate shopping cart part and method of manufacturing same are provided. The part, such as a small child seat, includes a structural carrier made from a thermoplastic resin and having an outer surface. The part further includes a formed plastic film sheet having upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface is bonded to the outer surface of the carrier. The film sheet includes an outer clear plastic layer including at least one antimicrobial agent disbursed throughout the plastic layer. The antimicrobial agent exhibits controlled migration through the clear plastic to the outer surface of the clear plastic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Darius J. Preisler
  • Patent number: 8794655
    Abstract: A shopping cart for use with a wheelchair includes two wheeled front legs and a rear leg. The rear leg is not attached to a wheel. The rear leg is adapted to be mounted to a foot rest of the wheelchair. The shopping cart also includes a container device supporting frame. The frame is coupled to and supported by the front legs and the rear leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventor: Terry Gipson
  • Patent number: 8696400
    Abstract: A shopping cart liner includes a body configured to nest in the child seat portion of a shopping cart. The body may define one or more openings positioned to enable the feet of a child seated in the shopping cart to protrude through the body, and the shopping cart liner includes a track at least partially embedded in a portion of the shopping cart liner. A clip is slidingly engaged with the track, and defines an opening for attaching an item to the shopping cart liner. An item such as a toy, teething ring, pacifier, or other item may be attached. The body may be padded, and, and may include one or more pockets. The shopping cart liner may include a seat belt for securing a child to the shopping cart liner, and may be used in combination with a pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin A. Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: 8657304
    Abstract: A shopping cart includes an expandable cargo compartment having opposite first and second ends, a frame to which the cargo compartment is attached, a handle disposed proximate the first end of the cargo compartment, and a foldable child seat disposed proximate the second end of the cargo compartment, wherein folding the child seat increases a capacity of the cargo compartment and wherein the child seat comprises a seat back pivotally attached to the frame. In another aspect, a shopping cart comprises a frame, a cargo compartment attached to the frame, a handle attached to the frame, and a foldable child seat. The foldable child seat comprises a rod pivotally attached to the frame, a seat back attached to the rod, a sleeve configured to slide upon the rod, and a seat bottom hingedly attached to the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Retail Design Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathon A. Fredendall, John Robert Ebling, Jay Robert Stemler, Gary Robert Ebling
  • Patent number: 8632080
    Abstract: A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in the lower one-third portion of the shopping cart rear wall height by hinged connections, such that the seat assembly is movable between a use and a non-use configuration, and the seat assembly is suspended in position by a strut member connected to the seat back and the rear gate at a position above the seat bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sittin-Safe, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Russell, Eleobardo Moreno
  • Patent number: 8528916
    Abstract: An infant seat mounted on a shopping cart permits an infant to be carried while avoiding interference with a nesting function of the shopping cart. The infant seat includes a mounting plate that can be fastened to the shopping cart at a gate that can pivot about an axis to permit the infant seat to pivot with the gate during shopping cart nesting. The infant seat can be mounted to the shopping cart at a desired mounting angle with the optional use of wedges that have particular angles of inclination. The combination of wedges can be used to produce a desired mounting angle for different types of shopping carts to which the infant seat is fastened. Mounting angle indicia can be provided on the infant seat to help determine a proper or desired mounting angle for the infant seat. A gauge to determine a proper or desired mounting angle can be used with the indicia to obtain the desired mounting angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Christopher M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20130168932
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) formed of at least two wall elements (2, 6), in which the wall elements (2, 6) comprise vertically and horizontally arranged reinforcing elements (10, 11) and the wall elements (2, 6) are either movably connected to one another or are present separately and can be transposed into a space-saving arrangement within a common region (14), wherein, in this arrangement, and according to a first embodiment, either the vertical reinforcing elements (10) of the wall element (6) are located in at least one interspace (12) which is formed by vertical reinforcing elements (10) of the wall element (2), or wherein, according to a second embodiment, the horizontal reinforcing elements (11) of the wall element (6) are located in at least one interspace (13) which is formed by horizontal reinforcing elements (11) of the wall element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Martin Eberlein
  • Patent number: 8408581
    Abstract: The collapsible shopping cart device provides a shopping cart with pivoting telescopic legs. Two spaced apart front legs mount to a pair of spaced apart leg pivots proximal to the basket bottom front. The pivoted legs provide for total collapse to the basket bottom or extension to positions that allow the basket to be selectively varied in height above a given surface such as a store floor. The basket may be provided with hinges between the basket sides and front and back and the basket bottom such that sides, front, and back may collapse for even greater collapsibility for either transport or storage. The sides, front and back are selectively locked in place when expanded. The seat bottom and back may be removable. The handle may be removable. The entire basket and its upwardly disposed components may therefore provide extreme compactability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Nancy E. Hunter
  • Publication number: 20120319367
    Abstract: A shopping cart with passenger seating comprising a body; a base extending from a bottom portion of the body, where the base and the body create an L-shape; a child seat at a top portion of the body; a handle at the top portion of the body; a passenger seat positioned above the base; a storage area beneath the passenger seat, where the storage area includes a storage surface atop the base, where the storage surface serves as a step for a seated user to mount the passenger seat; a container upon the storage surface, where the container allows a user to store their items while shopping; and a set of wheels fastened beneath the base, where the set of wheels enable the shopping cart with passenger seating to easily move from one place to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Mary Hermosillo
  • Patent number: 8235400
    Abstract: A multi-use child seating apparatus is provided for attachment to a number of frame structures, including a shopping cart, a table, a walker unit, a child activity center, and the like. A seating unit includes a seating frame and a flexible seat for receiving a child in a seated position therein. A mounting mechanism attached to the seating frame is adapted for mounting the seating apparatus to a frame structure, such as the handlebar of a shopping cart, and at least one connector is provided to secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure and brace the seating unit from movement when a child is seated in the flexible seat. A plurality of legs may be movably connected to the seating frame and moved to a deployed position to engage a frame structure, such as a table, to further secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Shaun Gibson
  • Patent number: 8157272
    Abstract: A shopping cart with child carrying apparatus suitable for storage and conveyance of a conventional capacity of food or other products can also transport and entertain at least one child. The shopping cart has at least one storage basket, as well as a child carrier coupled forward and external of the basket. The child carrier simulates a vehicle to provide a relatively easier shopping experience for the guardian and a more enjoyable shopping experience for the child. The child carrying apparatus includes a doorway having a B-pillar restraint region that restrains the child occupant from leaning out from the child carrying apparatus, while simultaneously providing a substantially unobstructed view sideways from the child carrying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: McCue Corporation
    Inventors: Adam P. Stevens, Daniel B. Ballou, David S. McCue
  • Patent number: 8152177
    Abstract: A shopping cart has a forward end and an aft end and includes a base structure including wheels, a chassis supported on the wheels, and a basket attached to the chassis. The shopping cart also includes an accessory seat structure attached in articulated fashion to the base structure and including a seat base and at least one leg attached to the seat base. The seat base has a forward end and an aft end. The accessory seat structure is movable relative to the base structure between a stored position, in which the forward end of the seat base is positioned beneath the basket, and a deployed position, in which the seat base extends aft of the basket and is supported in a substantially horizontal orientation by the base structure at the forward end of the seat base and by the leg at the aft end of the seat base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventors: James Raymond Johnson, Joan M. Johnson, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8128103
    Abstract: An optionally deployable side seat for a baby stroller, to seat a second child, is secured by hand-operated connectors to nearly any baby or child stroller, without tools. The side seat faces to the side of the stroller and has a deployed position in which two wheels mounted in tandem on the side seat frame contact the pavement. For stowing the side seat remains on the stroller, and two quick-release lockable joints, in the position of arms on the side seat, are released and raised upwardly, which folds the seat bottom up against the seat back and raises up a lower frame portion that supports the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventors: Marie Schutzendorf, Corbett Griffith
  • Publication number: 20110304111
    Abstract: A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in the lower one-third portion of the shopping cart rear wall height by hinged connections, such that the seat assembly is movable between a use and a non-use configuration, and the seat assembly is suspended in position by a strut member connected to the seat back and the rear gate at a position above the seat bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Sittin-Safe, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Russell, Eleobardo Moreno
  • Patent number: 8002290
    Abstract: A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in a lower portion of the shopping cart basket by hinged connections, such that the seat assembly is movable between a use and a non-use configuration, and the seat assembly is suspended in position by a strut member, as an articulating strut member, and a suspension support member attached to the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sittin-Safe, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Russell, Eleobardo Moreno
  • Publication number: 20110115176
    Abstract: An infant seat mounted on a shopping cart permits an infant to be carried while avoiding interference with a nesting function of the shopping cart. The infant seat includes a mounting plate that can be fastened to the shopping cart at a gate that can pivot about an axis to permit the infant seat to pivot with the gate during shopping cart nesting. The infant seat can be mounted to the shopping cart at a desired mounting angle with the optional use of wedges that have particular angles of inclination. The combination of wedges can be used to produce a desired mounting angle for different types of shopping carts to which the infant seat is fastened. Mounting angle indicia can be provided on the infant seat to help determine a proper or desired mounting angle for the infant seat. A gauge to determine a proper or desired mounting angle can be used with the indicia to obtain the desired mounting angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Christopher M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110062675
    Abstract: A wire shopping cart which may be nestably stacked with numerous other such carts for storage or transport. The cart includes a wire gate and seat assembly comprising a wire gate, a wire backrest and a wire seat. The seat is pivotally mounted to the wire gate and slidably extendable through a slot of the backrest, the wire seat including a pair of outer wire U-shaped catches on opposed sides of the seat for releasably engaging a perimeter wire of the wire backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Marcellar Brown, Frank Moses, Ralph A. Schmitt, Thomas G. Stewart, Raymond N. Uhlir
  • Patent number: 7887067
    Abstract: A safety device in connection with a child seat in a shopping cart. The safety device prevents a child, placed on the seat from being able to pull its legs out of the openings formed through the end wall of the shopping cart. The child seat is pivotally suspended from the end wall, which can preferably be swung inwards/upwards in the shopping cart about a horizontal axis, when shopping carts are being stack horizontally. The child seat is placed adjacent to the through opening for the child's legs. Adjacent the openings for the child's legs through the end wall there is arranged an adjustable safety element that can restrict the openings when activated, after the child's legs have been put through the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fall Stop Holding AS
    Inventors: Dag Harald Sandvik, Arve Cruickshank
  • Patent number: 7837205
    Abstract: The invention concerns a collapsible compartment of a shopping cart comprising a seat panel for closing leg holes avoiding small objects or groceries to fall out. The panel has a rear edge having a tube-shaped portion hingely connected to the swinging rear wall of the compartment. The panel may be urged in an up or down position thanks to a cam element positioned longitudinally on the tube-shaped portion so as to face a vertical wire of the swinging rear wall of the collapsible compartment acting as a spring. The cam is also positioned radially on the tube-shaped portion so as to strike the vertical wire when the seat panel is pivoted from either the down position to the up position or the up position to the down position. The invention is also directed to a shopping cart including the same collapsible compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cari-All Products Inc.
    Inventor: Gilles Simard
  • Publication number: 20100276900
    Abstract: A seating device for a trolley, comprising a seating portion and a support frame on which the seating portion is housed, and an anchorage of the adjustable type which is conformed to be able to be selectively attached to the trolley, in order to mount the support frame on the trolley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: PTA GROUP SRL
    Inventor: Laura Giannini
  • Patent number: 7819467
    Abstract: A foldable shopping cart seat includes a back with a hook extending between columns for hanging the back on a shopping cart front. Side rails slidably disposed along corresponding columns and downwardly extendable therefrom support a seat having parallel front and back rails with a pliable material extending therebetween. Scissor-like cross pieces extend between a front and back rail of the seat and are pivotably attached thereto for enabling the seat to fold against the back for carrying the shopping cart seat to and from a retail store and supporting the seat on the floor adjacent a shopping cart front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Werner K. Schimmeyer
  • Publication number: 20100244393
    Abstract: Sit or stand strollers and methods of using and making the same are described herein. An example stroller includes a frame and a seat having a seat pan. The seat pan is pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position. In the lowered position, the seat pan is to support a child in a seated position. The example stroller also includes a foot platform coupled to the frame to support a child in a standing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Wes Thomas, Toriono Granger, James Morrow
  • Patent number: 7775532
    Abstract: A stroller is connected with a car seat, and includes a frame, a seat portion disposed on the frame, and a supporting member mounted to the seat portion. The supporting member is convertible between a supporting state where the supporting member stands on the seat portion, and a retracted state where the supporting member is disposed under the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun-Min Chen, Jun-Xu Jin
  • Patent number: 7766347
    Abstract: A gate-and-seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate, a backrest, and a seat. The gate has a first end pivotally mountable to a rear portion of a shopping cart. The backrest includes a back support and a pair of legs with the back support defining a slot. The pair of legs extends from the back support and is pivotally mounted to a lower portion of the gate to enable pivotal movement of the backrest relative to the gate. The seat is pivotally mounted to the gate via at least one pivot mechanism and slidably extends through the slot of the back support. The seat includes a pair of ears extending laterally outward from the seat in opposite directions with each respective ear being releasably engageable relative to a rear surface of the back support of the backrest. The entire gate-and-seat assembly is made entirely from a plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Traget Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Ryan, Robert D. Peota
  • Patent number: 7673886
    Abstract: A shopping cart has a wheeled base, a rear frame projecting upwardly from the rear end of the base with a handle at its upper end, a basket having a rear end secured to the frame and projecting forwardly from the frame at spacing above the base, and a fixed child seat secured to the rear frame. The basket is closed by a pivoted rear gate at its rear end. Two or more carts can be nested together by pushing the front wall of the basket of a first cart through the rear frame beneath the fixed child seat of a second cart, simultaneously pivoting the rear gate upwardly to allow the basket of the first cart to enter the basket of the second cart. The side walls are inclined upwardly from the child seat to the front end of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventor: V. John Ondrasik
  • Patent number: 7658399
    Abstract: A stroller includes at least one adapter, by which a first child seat is configured to be detachably connected to the stroller. The stroller further includes at least one connecting piece, by which a second child seat is configured to be detachably connected to the stroller. The at least one adapter is movable from at least a first position, in which the first child seat is configured to be detachably connected to the adapter, to at least a second position connected to the stroller, in which the second child seat is configured to be detachably connected to the connecting piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: John Gert Til Van Dijk
  • Publication number: 20100007106
    Abstract: A multi-use child seating apparatus is provided for attachment to a number of frame structures, including a shopping cart, a table, a walker unit, a child activity center, and the like. A seating unit includes a seating frame and a flexible seat for receiving a child in a seated position therein. A mounting mechanism attached to the seating frame is adapted for mounting the seating apparatus to a frame structure, such as the handlebar of a shopping cart, and at least one connector is provided to secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure and brace the seating unit from movement when a child is seated in the flexible seat. A plurality of legs may be movably connected to the seating frame and moved to a deployed position to engage a frame structure, such as a table, to further secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Shaun Gibson
  • Patent number: 7644937
    Abstract: A child carrier attachable to a shopping cart having a basket mounted to a frame supported by a plurality of caster wheels for contacting a ground surface. The child carrier comprises a support member having at least one stabilizing wheel connected thereto for contacting the ground surface. The support member has a bottom member, with a seat disposed on the support member; and an attachment fixture is connected to the support member for connecting the support member to the cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Robert Shelton
  • Patent number: 7591510
    Abstract: A seatbelt for a child in a child seat provides a broad range of adjustment by configuring a belt to be threaded through an adjustment cleat with a loose end. The seatbelt adjustment range can be increased by supplying adjustments on two sides of a claspable belt. A sleeve surrounds a portion of the belt to reduce the size of any free loops. The seatbelt retainers can be placed close to one another so that a snug fit for the child in the child seat can be obtained with the seatbelt. The seatbelt configuration provides a secure, simple to manipulate adjustment mechanism that fits a wide range of children for a variety of child seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Giampavolo
  • Publication number: 20090065541
    Abstract: A coupon dispensing system is adapted to be mounted to a shopping cart for distributing coupons in a retail store. A plurality of tear away coupon pads and/or coupon dispensers are mounted on surfaces of a shopping cart basket. A user person is enlisted by incentives to use the shopping cart mounted coupon dispensing system during their grocery shopping trip. As other shoppers in the store aisles approach the shopping cart mounted coupon dispensing system, they are invited to remove coupons from the shopping cart they would like to use during their grocery shopping trip. The shopping cart mounted coupon dispensing system is quickly and easily reloaded with tear away coupon pads and/or coupon dispensers upon exhaustion of coupons. Further including a method of monitoring coupon redemptions to correspond to an entity that is paid a fee for each coupon redeemed originating from said shopping cart mounted coupon dispensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: James Paul Thomas
  • Patent number: 7475885
    Abstract: A device for mounting on a shopping cart that holds small items being purchased which otherwise could fall through openings in the shopping cart while shopping. The device includes a basket member made from a predetermined material and having a predetermined configuration. There is at least one aperture formed through a wall of the basket member. There is also a mechanism connectable through the at least one aperture and an opening between bars of a sidewall of the shopping cart for mounting the basket member one of inside and outside such shopping cart on one of the bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Inventor: Jeanne Kovath
  • Patent number: 7475886
    Abstract: The invention recites a child carrier comprising a seat portion including a seat, a backrest, and a floor. The child carrier further includes a substantially rigid body, at least partially surrounding and supporting the seat portion. The rigid body also includes substantially solid side surfaces and at least partially defines a panel. In addition, the child carrier provides a plurality of wheels supporting the body, and an electronic device supported by the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Redico, Inc., RTS Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Otterlee, Rodney L. Hempen, Graham C. Lobban