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Nestable car order cart
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-02-09
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Granted: 1974-09-10
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Expires: 1993-02-09
Abstract
Abstract A nestable car order cart having an upright frame opening out toward the front. One, and preferably two, shelves are hingedly mounted at the back of the frame. The shelves can move between a raised position, permitting carts to be nested, and a horizontal position to carry goods. Means are provided on the bottom rear of the cart for camming the lower shelf of a second cart, into which the first cart is being nested, upwardly to the raised position.
Inventors
- 👤 A Trubiano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/002; B62B3/006; B62B3/14; B62B3/18; B62B2205/00; B62B2205/30; B62B2205/32; B62B2205/33
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A nestable car order cart having a frame supported by wheels which includes two bottom side members and means joining the bottom side members together at or near their back ends, the front free ends of the bottom side members spaced wider apart from one another than the spacing between the back ends of the bottom side members where they are joined, a bottom shelf having a free end remote from the back of the frame, means pivotally mounting the bottom shelf along one end at or near the back ends of the bottom side members, means for normally supporting the bottom shelf in a substantially horizontal position on the bottom side members, means at the back of the frame for upwardly guiding a bottom shelf on a second cart when the second cart nestingly receives the first cart, and wherein the frame includes vertical members extending upwardly from the back end of the bottom side members, and front members extending vertically upward from each of said front ends of said bottom side members to meet with said vertical members an upper shelf, having a free end remote from the back of the frame and being pivotally attached at one end to the vertical members, means carried between the vertical and front members on each side of the cart for supporting the upper shelf in a substantially horizontal posItion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A nestable car order cart having a frame supported by wheels which includes two bottom side members and means joining the bottom side members together at or near their back ends, the front free ends of the bottom side members spaced wider apart from one another than the spacing between the back ends of the bottom side members where they are joined, a bottom shelf having a free end remote from the back of the frame, means pivotally mounting the bottom shelf along one end at or near the back ends of the bottom side members, means for normally supporting the bottom shelf in a substantially horizontal position on the bottom side members, means at the back of the frame for upwardly guiding a bottom shelf on a second cart when the second cart nestingly receives the first cart, and wherein the frame includes vertical members extending upwardly from the back end of the bottom side members, and front members extending vertically upward from each of said front ends of said bottom side members to meet with said vertical members an upper shelf, having a free end remote from the back of the frame and being pivotally attached at one end to the vertical members, means carried between the vertical and front members on each side of the cart for supporting the upper shelf in a substantially horizontal posItion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A shopping cart as claimed in claim 1, including spring means connected between the upper shelf and the vertical members to bias the upper shelf to a vertically extending position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A nestable shopping cart as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding means at the back of the frame include a pair of concavely curved rods extending up and away from the back ends of the bottom side members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
A nestable shopping cart as claimed in claim 3, wherein the guiding means includes a pair of wheels attached to the rear end of the frame, said wheels supporting the cart, and dimensioned to have a diameter less than twice, but substantially greater than the distance the free end of the bottom shelf, opposite the end by which it is mounted, is from a floor on which the cart runs, whereby the bottom shelf of the second cart will be cammed upwardly by contact of its free end with the upper portion of the peripheries of the wheels on the first cart when the carts are nested.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-09-09 | 1978-03-11 | 1978-09-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-09-09 | 1982-03-11 | 1982-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-09-09 | 1986-03-11 | 1986-09-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |