Abstract: An expandable stroller includes a frame assembly that has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is slidably coupled to the rear portion such that a length of the frame assembly is adustable. A first seat member is coupled to the front portion of the frame assembly. A second seat member is coupled to the rear portion of the frame assembly. The second seat member is for supporting a second child in a seated position when the user puts the second child in the second seat member when the frame assembly is extended to full length. The first seat member is positionable adjacent the second seat member when the front portion of the frame assembly is slid with respect to the rear portion of the frame assembly such that the frame assembly is for only accommodating one child.

Abstract: A cart having a frame member including upright and lateral frame portions. A platform is attached to the lateral frame portion and a stationary seat assembly is secured to the upright frame portion. The stationary seat assembly includes a rearwardly facing stationary seat, a handle and a safety bar between the seat and the handle. A pivoting mechanism is mounted to the lateral frame portion remote from the upright frame portion. The pivoting mechanism is moveable between a substantially upright position and a retracted position and is located relative to a back portion of the seat. A flexible receptacle is attached to the pivoting mechanism, and moves between an open and collapsed position when the pivoting mechanism is moved between the substantially upright and the retracted position, respectively. The stationary seat and the platform are accessible when the pivoting mechanism is in the substantially upright position or the retracted position.

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.

Abstract: A seatbelt assembly with a buckle has male and female mating parts, in which the male part includes features to prevent disengagement operation by a child. The child resistant features include added ribs, webbing in the form of flanges or struts, or barbs or prongs that increase the difficulty for disengaging the buckle. The female part can have an arcuate outer surface to increase the overall durability of the buckle and resist damaging external forces or damaging misuse. The female part can also be provided with lateral shoulders to make the female part harder to withdraw and thus more child resistant. The seatbelt assembly with the child resistant buckle can be operated easily by an adult, while remaining secure from disengagement by a typical child.

Abstract: A height-adjustable and collapsible seat for a child stroller. In the preferred embodiment, of the height-adjustable, collapsible seat is the second, or rear, seat of a tandem stroller, and is such that the child can sit in the seat either forward-facing or rearward-facing. Using the height-adjustable, collapsible rear seat, the pusher is able to adjust the seat height according to his/her preferences and needs (for instance, he/she can place the child at eye-level), or can even remove the seat entirely to provide for additional storage space or room for a second child to ride on the standing platform at the rear of the stroller, if such a platform is provided. In the preferred embodiment, the rear seat is also fitted out with the necessary attachments for an infant carrier, so that the stroller can accommodate any combination of child and infant, facing forward or rearward.

Abstract: An add-on section for use with a shopping cart has a convertible seat which provides seating for passengers, or alternately provides a support surface for holding an infant carrier. The convertible seat includes a pivoting panel that can be pivoted between a raised position in which the panel functions as the seat's back rest and a lowered position in which the panel serves as a holder for an infant carrier.

Abstract: A multiple child seat nestable shopping cart is provided with a wheeled chassis and a seating module. The seating module includes front and rear wheels and at least two seats facing inwardly towards each other and positioned behind a rear portion of the shopping cart basket. The seats are positioned, dimensioned and configured so as to receive a front nesting portion of another cart basket over the at least two seats when unoccupied.

Abstract: The present invention comprises sets of teeth that are spaced apart from each other in a sawtooth configuration and project horizontally outward from the front and rear ends of a hand propelled, wheeled cart. The front teeth of one cart are capable of intermeshing with the opposed rear teeth of another cart. The intermeshing teeth restrict the carts from independent lateral motion, so that when two or more carts are pushed from the rear, all carts stay in alignment with each other. This allows two or more carts to be pushed as one unit, either in a straight line or around turns.

Abstract: A foldable utility cart (10) is provided having a main basket (15), an auxiliary basket (34), a pair of front wheels (12), a pair of rear wheels (14) and a pair of auxiliary wheels (46). The primary basket (15) is formed from a plurality of links pivotally connecting a front mesh panel (16) with a rear mesh panel (18). Thus, the primary basket (15) may be folded for storage. Further, auxiliary basket (34) is similarly foldable, having a plurality of side links (41) pivotally connected to a pair of vertical rods (39, 43). Additionally, the foldable, auxiliary basket (34) has a pair of auxiliary leg members (42) pivotally extending from a lower link (40) thereof. Auxiliary wheels (46) are affixed to the lowermost ends of the auxiliary leg members (42) and allow the auxiliary wheels (46) to be folded against the rear mesh panel (18) when not required.

Abstract: A collapsible compartment of a shopping cart. The collapsible compartment includes a swinging rear wall and fixed side walls of the shopping cart and a pivoting assembly. The pivoting assembly includes a pivoting base wall having a first edge for pivot connection to the swinging rear wall and a second edge opposite the first edge. It further includes a pivoting front wall having a first edge for pivot connection between the side walls of the shopping cart, and a second edge, opposite the first edge thereof, pivotally connected to the second edge of the pivoting base wall. The compartment further includes a pivoting panel assembly having a panel pivotable between a first position where the panel rests over the base wall and a second position where the panel is covering leg holes in the swinging rear wall, and an out of reach spring element to urge the panel in the second position.

Abstract: A stackable, vehicle-shaped, pushcart designed for transporting small children and cargo that can be stacked with a plurality of other pushcarts in a small confined space. The pushcart includes a lightweight frame assembly, an upward extending handle assembly, and a pivoting vehicle-shaped body. The vehicle-shaped body is disposed horizontally over the frame assembly and pivots upward on its rear section around a support member. The frame assembly is designed to be horizontally stacked with longitudinally aligned adjacent pushcarts when the body is disposed vertically. The frame assembly includes two front caster wheels and two rear large diameter wheels. The vehicle-shaped body includes a fully extending floor and has a unique outer shape thereby enabling the body to be vertically aligned so that the pushcart can be slid together and horizontally stacked in a compact manner with other similar pushcarts.

Abstract: A shopping cart seat liner, for use in protecting a shopping cart and its contents from contamination from a child seated therein, comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of side panels. The bottom panel, front panel, rear panel, and side panels are attached to create a vessel which is open at a top lip for allowing the child to be seated: therein, and which is capable of folding flat prior to use. Leg cutouts are pre-scored on the front panel to create leg openings which allow the child's legs to extend outward from the seat liner therethrough.

Abstract: A shopping cart suitable for storage and conveyance of a conventional capacity of food or other products while also transporting and entertaining at least one child. The shopping cart has at least one storage basket, as well as a body integrally mounted below and forward of the basket. The body simulates a vehicle to provide a relatively easier shopping experience for the guardian and a more enjoyable shopping experience for the child. Additional features include the use of a swing arm to improve passenger safety, and bumpers to protect the cart and body from collision and abrasion.

Abstract: A child safety seatbelt for restraining a child in a seat. The device comprises two independent straps each of which fasten at one end to the seat. The opposite ends of the straps lock together to form a continuous safety restraint over the waist of a child. An adjustment means is incorporated onto one of the straps to lengthen or shorten the seatbelt to ensure proper fit. The seatbelt further comprises textual or graphic indicia visible on the front face of the belt. The indicia may represent, for example, logos, instructions for use, or warnings. Accordingly the device may be used concurrently as a safety device and a marketing device for businesses, as for example when used on a shopping cart. Alternatively, the seatbelt may be used as a portable safety restraint device for private individual use.

Abstract: A foldable utility cart (10) is provided having a main basket (15), an auxiliary basket (34), a pair of front wheels (12), a pair of rear wheels (14) and a pair of auxiliary wheels (46). The primary basket (15) is formed from a plurality of links pivotally connecting a front mesh panel (16) with a rear mesh panel (18). Thus, the primary basket (15) may be folded for storage. Further, auxiliary basket (34) is similarly foldable, having a plurality of side links (41) pivotally connected to a pair of vertical rods (39, 43). Additionally, the foldable, auxiliary basket (34) has a pair of auxiliary leg members (42) pivotally extending from a lower link (40) thereof. Auxiliary wheels (46) are affixed to the lowermost ends of the auxiliary leg members (42) and allow the auxiliary wheels (46) to be folded against the rear mesh panel (18) when not required.

Abstract: An apparatus including a passenger carrier attached to a cart. The cart includes a support structure and a cart basket. The passenger carrier includes a seat portion. The apparatus includes a first set of swivel caster wheels near a front portion of the apparatus, a second set of non-swivel caster wheels located generally where the passenger carrier is connected to the cart, and a third set of swivel caster wheels located near a rear portion of the apparatus. The apparatus includes an upper portion in a first position that can be displaced to a second position to form an opening sized to receive a front portion of another cart basket in a nested configuration.

Abstract: A portable seat apparatus for making a child more comfortable when seated in a shopping cart, in particular. The portable seat apparatus includes a seat support assembly including a seat support member having a seat support portion and a back rest support portion and being adapted to fasten to a cart and a car seat; and also includes a cushioned seat member having a seat portion and a back rest portion and being attached to and supported upon said the support member; and further includes a fastening member for fastening the cushioned seat member to the seat support member.

Abstract: A child carriers accessory attachable to a shopping or luggage cart which does not significantly reduce the functionality of the cart.

Abstract: A shopping cart is provided with an undercarriage frame mounted upon wheels. The frame supports a basket and at least two seating sections for children. The seating sections are aligned such that both children, when seated, face backward and are positioned in line with one another. Each seating section is mounted upon an end wall, one of which is located at the rear of the cart and the second of which is located at an intermediate point along the cart proximate the rear end. Each seating section is formed with collapsible bottom and back member. When collapsed, the shopping cart affords primary and secondary basket regions with the secondary region located below the rearmost seat and serving the dual purpose of a leg area for the forwardmost child. In the first embodiment, both end walls are pivotally mounted to the basket and rotatable upward to allow multiple carts to be interconnected.

Abstract: A multiple child seat nestable shopping cart is provided with a wheeled chassis and a seating module. The seating module includes front and rear wheels and at least two seats facing inwardly towards each other and positioned behind a rear portion of the shopping cart basket. The seats are positioned, dimensioned and configured so as to receive a front nesting portion of another cart basket over the at least two seats when unoccupied.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a passenger carrier having a seat portion and a cart basket. The apparatus is supported by a first set of wheels near a front portion of the cart basket, a second set of wheels supporting the apparatus generally near a location where the passenger carrier is connected to the cart basket and a third set of wheels supporting the passenger carrier. Only one of the first set of wheels, the second set of wheels and the third set of wheels comprises non-swivel caster wheels. The passenger carrier comprises an upper portion in a first position that can be displaced to a second position to form an opening sized to receive a front portion of another cart basket in a nested configuration.

Abstract: A dual child seat nestable shopping cart including a front overhanging basket, at least two inwardly-facing child seats positioned behind the basket on opposite sides of the cart, each seat having an upright backrest arranged along the opposite sides of the cart, wherein the seats and backrests are positioned such that a front overhanging portion of a basket of a similar cart may be nested over the seat and between the backrests for enabling nesting of similar carts when the seats are unoccupied. The child seats may constitute a portion of a single shopping cart assembly or may be constructed as a module for retrofitting a conventional standard nestable shopping cart.

Abstract: A shopping cart having a base frame supported by at least one front wheel and a pair of rear wheels. At least one basket is supported on the base frame. The basket has a plurality of side walls defining a basket perimeter and a bottom wall located at a height above the base frame. A protected location is positioned substantially within the basket perimeter. An entrance through the basket perimeter provides ingress and egress to the protected location. A platform is provided proximate the protected location and the entrance(s). A seat is located within the protected location at about the height of the bottom wall.

Abstract: A baby stroller apparatus used in combination with a standard child's car seat. The car seat includes a transportable base having at least one transverse slot and a latching mechanism mounted retractably within the slot and releasably interengagable with a locking component in a standard fixed base mounted in a motor vehicle. The stroller includes a frame having a pair of elongate, generally parallel side sections and at least one pair of elongate, generally parallel crossbar members that transversely and rigidly interconnect the side sections. The crossbar members in each pair include an upper crossbar member that is interengaged by the transverse slot in the transportable base of the car seat and is releasably interengaged with the latching mechanism. A lower crossbar member is interengaged by the transportable base such that the baby's car seat is supported on and releasably locked to the frame.

Abstract: A child restraint system for use with shopping carts and the like equipped with a child carrier utilizes a pair of shoulder straps joined at one end to a crotch strap which passes between the legs of a child and attaches to the rear of the cart at the front of the child carrier. The shoulder straps can be quickly and easily adjusted vertically to accommodate children of different sizes in the carrier. The restraint system can be retrofitted onto an existing carrier-equipped cart, or can be integrated into the design of the cart.