Hanger arrangement

Claim 2

A hanger adapted to be fitted onto a four-wheel, four-walled supermarket basket to hook, hold and carry a two-wheel folding shopping cart, comprising: A. a substantially flat portion having two ends, B. an upper hook extending from one end of said flat portion and adapted to hook over the top portion of one wall of said basket, C. a tongue extending from the other end of said flat portion and adapted to fit through said wall, said tongue constituting means for preventing lateral movement between the hook and the basket, and D. a lower hook extending from said other end of said flat portion and adapted to hook through a folded shopping cart, said lower hook comprising a first section and a second section spaced from each constituting means for receiving and holding the cart in stable relationship, whereby the cart can be carried by the basket.

Claim 3

The hanger of claim 1 adapted to be fitted onto a four-wheel, four-walled supermarket basket to hold, hook and carry a two-wheel folding shopping cart, said hanger comprising a continuous length of wire of discrete contiguous segments bent so as to form: A. a first downwardly opening hook 31 adapted to fit over the top edge of one wall of said basket; B. a first vertically extending segment 32 contiguous to said first downwardly opening hook 31; C. a first upwardly opening hook 33 contiguous to said first vertically extending segment 32; and adapted to receive from the top a horizontal structural portion of said two-wheel folding shopping cart; D. a first horizontally transversely extending segment 34 contiguous to said first upwardly opening hook 33; E. a downwardly extending segment 35 contiguous to said first horizontally transversely extending segment 34; F. a first tongue leg 36 contiguous to said downwardly extending segment 35; G. a bight 37 contiguous to said first tongue leg 36 and adapted to fit between vertical portions of said supermarket basket in order to limit the transverse movement of said hanger; H. a second tongue leg 38 contiguous to said bight 37; I. an upwardly extending segment 39 contiguous to said second tongue leg 38; J. a second horizontally transversely extending segment 40 contiguous to said upwardly extending segment 38; K. a second upwardly opening hook 41 contiguous to said second horizontally transversely extending segment 40 and adapted to receive from the top a horizontal structural portion of said two-wheel folding shopping cart; L. a second vertically extenDing segment 42 contiguous to said second upwardly opening hook 41; and M. a second downwardly opening hook 43 contiguous to said second vertically extending segment 42 and adapted to fit over the top edge of one wall of said basket.

Claim 4

A shopping container system for use with a hanger according to claim 2 comprising, in combination: A. a four-wheel, four-walled supermarket basket, B. a two-wheel, folding shopping cart, and C. a hanger according to claim 3 for holding the cart in place against the basket.

Claim 5

A shopping container system for use with a hanger according to claim 2 comprising, in combination: A. a four-wheel, four-walled supermarket basket, B. a two-wheel, folding shopping cart, and C. a hanger according to claim 1 comprising: C1. an upper hook means for hooking over the top of one wall of the basket, C2. a tongue extending through said one wall of the basket for stability, and C3. a lower hook means for hooking through the cart when the cart is folded.

Claim 6

A shopping container system for use with a hanger according to claim 1 comprising, in combination: A. a four-wheel, four-walled supermarket basket, B. a two-wheel, folding shopping cart, and C. a hanger according to claim 2 for holding the cart in place against the basket.

Claim 7

A hanger of claim 1 adapted to be fitted onto a four-wheel, four-walled supermarket basket to hook, hold and carry a two-wheel folding shopping cart comprising: A. a substantially flat portion having two ends and, B. an upper hook extending from one end of said flat portion and adapted to hook over the top portion of one wall of said basket, C. a tongue extending from the other end of said flat portion and adapted to fit through one wall of the basket, said tongue extending beyond a plane defined by the rearmost portions of the hanger, such that the tongue will extend between the vertical wires of the basket when the upper hook is placed over the upper edge of one wall of the basket, said tongue constituting means for preventing lateral movement of the hanger with respect to the basket, D. a lower hook extending from the other end of the flat portion adapted to hook through a folding shopping cart, said lower hook comprising a first section and a second section, said first and second sections being separated from each other a distance equal to the width of the tongue, said first and second sections constituting a pair of upwardly opening hook members spaced from one another a distance constituting means for receiving and holding in stable relationship a horizontal element of the folding shopping cart.