Shopping list holder

Claim 1

A shopping list holder adapted for support on a shopping cart having at least one wall with an upper horizontal rod supported by a plurality of vertical rods, said shopping list holder comprising: a substantially flat member of rectangular shape having top and bottom surfaces, front and rear edges; fastener means, attached to said flat member adjacent to the front edge, for releasibly attaching said flat member to only one vertical rod of said wall and for enabling said flat member to be supported on the upper horizontal bar in a position suitable for comfortably accessing a shopping list positioned on the top surface of said flat member, said fastener means further comprising: swivel means, fastened on the top surface of said flat member, for providing a predetermined swivel point of attachment: grabbing means, attached to said swivel means, for releasibly engaging the vertical rod wherein the weight of the flat member causes said grabbing means to be firmly urged against the vertical rod such that the rear edge of said flat member is no higher than the front edge of said flat member when resting on the upper horizontal rod, said grabbing means further comprising: a shank having an eye end and a hook end, said eye end of the shank having an opening receiving said swivel means and being adapted to permit said grabbing means to freely swivel when attached to said swivel means, and said hook end of the shank having a radius of curvature adapted to surround the diameter of the vertical rod such that said hook end may releasably engage said vertical rod, said hook end opening which faces toward the bottom surface of said flat member when said hook end engages said vertical rod.