	US 12,103,578 B2
	Shopping cart
Michael Milton Sherman, Mooresville, NC (US); and William Lane Ball, Statesville, NC (US)
Assigned to ZIBRA, LLC, Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by ZIBRA, LLC, Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/241,891.
Application 18/241,891 is a continuation of application No. 17/872,608, filed on Jul. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,745,779, issued on Sep. 5, 2023.
Application 17/872,608 is a continuation of application No. 17/093,627, filed on Nov. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,396,316, issued on Jul. 26, 2022.
Application 17/093,627 is a continuation of application No. 16/435,954, filed on Jun. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,829,138, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 16/435,954 is a continuation of application No. 15/951,399, filed on Apr. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,315,677, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Application 15/951,399 is a continuation of application No. 15/462,827, filed on Mar. 18, 2017, granted, now 9,944,304, issued on Apr. 17, 2018.
Application 15/462,827 is a continuation of application No. 15/051,658, filed on Feb. 23, 2016, granted, now 9,598,097, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/276,215, filed on Jan. 7, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/119,363, filed on Feb. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059336 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B62B 3/14 (2006.01); B62B 5/06 (2006.01)

CPC B62B 3/14 (2013.01) [B62B 3/144 (2013.01); B62B 3/146 (2013.01); B62B 3/1468 (2013.01); B62B 3/1472 (2013.01); B62B 3/1492 (2013.01); B62B 5/06 (2013.01); B62B 5/064 (2013.01); B62B 2202/023 (2013.01); B62B 2301/04 (2013.01); B62B 2501/067 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A method of shopping using a shopping cart, comprising pushing and steering the shopping cart by a person at the rear of the shopping cart by gripping a pair of elongate members of a chassis of the shopping cart, wherein each elongate member of the shopping cart is located on an opposite lateral side of the shopping cart, and wherein the shopping cart comprises wheels attached to the chassis for rolling of the shopping cart, an upper basket attached to the chassis and defining an upper cargo area for receiving articles for transport on the shopping cart, a lower basket attached to the chassis and defining a lower cargo area for receiving articles for transport on the shopping cart, and a pair of vertically spaced handles connected by a said elongate member on each of the opposite lateral sides of the shopping cart, each pair of vertically spaced handles and connecting elongate member being in the shape of an arc in its extent between the handles, with each elongate member extending beyond the rear of the upper basket and the rear of the lower basket so as to define a rearmost part of the shopping cart for gripping by the person at the rear of the shopping cart.