Home shopping cart

Claim 1

A shopping cart, comprising: a. a substantially vertically extending main frame, b. laterally spaced main wheels rotatably mounted at the lower end of said main frame for movement of the cart along a supporting surface, c. auxiliary frame means articulately connected to said main frame for movement relative thereto between a closed position substantially coplanar with said main frame to an open position where said auxiliary frame projects forwardly from said main frame, d. an auxiliary wheel frame having a pair of auxiliary wheels at one end thereof and articulately connected to said auxiliary frame means and being adapted, in said extended position of the latter, to engage the supporting surface along which the cart is movable at locations spaced forwardly from said main wheels, e. handle means adapted to be gripped by the user, f. mounting means for removably coupling said handle means to said auxiliary wheel frame so as to obtain angular adjustment thereof for the convenience of the user of the cart, such that the relative angular relationship of said handle means to said auxiliary wheel frame may vary, g. extension means operatively associated with said handle means to vary the length thereof between said mounting means and the free end thereof, and h. said handle means includes: i. a pair of legs removably secured to said mounting means at substantially one end thereof, ii. a handle bar extending transversely across said auxiliary frame and adapted to be gripped by the user of the cart, iii. a pair of arms having a bore therein and connected to said handle bar in spaced relationship with each other, said legs adapted to extend in telescopic relationship to said arms and within said bores, iv. a spring in each said bore to apply a force between said arms and said legs, and v. coupling means adapted to retain said handle bar in different extended positions relative to said legs.