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Grocery cart attachment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-31
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Granted: 1992-02-11
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Expires: 2010-12-31
Abstract
Abstract A display holder for attachment to grocery carts including a panel writing surface, cart engaging clamp attached to and a foldable support pivotally attached to the underside of the panel to support the holder on the cart.
Inventors
- 👤 Janet Schwietzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:54
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/14; B62B3/1428
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A display holder for a grocery cart having a transverse, cylindrical handle and transverse support structure; said display holder comprising: a substantially rectangular panel having an upper side defining a writing surface and an underside; a semi-cylindrical clamp attached to a lower edge of said rectangular panel, said clamp being resilient and structured to grip said cylindrical handle for mounting the holder on the cart; and a planar stand support means having a hinge pivotally attaching the planar stand support means to the underside of said rectangular panel; said planar stand support means including a plurality of notches to accommodate engagement of the transverse members of a variety of sizes of grocery carts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A display holder for a grocery cart having a transverse, cylindrical handle and transverse support structure; said display holder comprising: a substantially rectangular panel having an upper side defining a writing surface and an underside; a semi-cylindrical clamp attached to a lower edge of said rectangular panel, said clamp being resilient and structured to grip said cylindrical handle for mounting the holder on the cart; and a planar stand support means having a hinge pivotally attaching the planar stand support means to the underside of said rectangular panel; said planar stand support means including a plurality of notches to accommodate engagement of the transverse members of a variety of sizes of grocery carts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The holder of claim 1 further including a magnet connected to the underside of said stand.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The holder of claim 1 further including means for supporting a writing implement and further including means for supporting a pad of writing material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The display holder of claim 1 wherein said plurality of notches are of different sizes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A display holder for a grocery cart having a transverse, cylindrical handle and transverse support structure; said display holder comprising: a substantially rectangular panel having an upper side defining a writing surface and an underside; an elongated, semi-cylindrical clamp attached to a lower edge and extending the width of said rectangular panel, said clamp being resilient and structured to grip said cart cylindrical handle along the length of said clamp for mounting the holder on the cart; the entire lower edge of said panel being coupled to the cylindrical handle thereby; and support means foldably attached to the underside of said rectangular panel for engaging said transverse support structure of said cart to position said writing surface in a writing position on said grocery cart.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
A display holder for a grocery cart having a transverse, cylindrical handle and transverse support structure; said display holder comprising: a substantially rectangular panel having an upper side defining a writing surface and an underside; an elongated, semi-cylindrical clamp attached to a lower edge and extending the width of said rectangular panel, said clamp being resilient and structured to grip said cart cylindrical handle along the length of said clamp for mounting the holder on the cart; the entire lower edge of said panel being coupled to the cylindrical handle thereby; and support means foldably attached to the underside of said rectangular panel for engaging said transverse support structure of said cart to position said writing surface in a writing position on said grocery cart.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The holder of claim 5 wherein said support means is a hinged, planar stand pivotally attached to the underside of said rectangular panel, and structured to engage the transverse members of the shopping cart.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The holder of claim 6 wherein said planar stand includes a plurality of sized notches to accommodate usage on a variety of sizes of grocery carts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The holder of claim 5 further including a magnet connected to the underside of said stand.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The holder of claim 5 further including means for a supporting a writing implement and further including means for supporting a pad of writing material.
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