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Electronic shopping cart handle

a shopping cart and handle technology, applied in the direction of coupling device connection, instruments, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of not being widely adopted, affecting the proper nesting of the cart,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-16
SPRN LICENSING
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However, the Gupta device appears likely to interfere with proper cart nesting and requires an electrical contact depending from the bottom of the cart for recharging which would likely be damaged in moving the cart through store aisles and / or over curbs in a store parking lot.
It is believed that these inconveniences have kept such devices from being widely adopted.

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[0033] Referring now to the drawings, wherein the showings are for purposes of illustrating preferred embodiments of the invention only, and not for the purpose of limiting same, FIG. 1 illustrates a cart handle 10 comprising first and second grips 12 extending from a central housing 14. Central housing 14 includes a display 16, preferably a touch screen display, and a hollow interior for containing an electronic module or modules, a battery 15, illustrated in FIG. 17, a circuit board, a bar code reader 17, and other functional elements discussed herein. Housing 14 includes a first or front portion 18 formed integrally with grips 12 and a rear portion 20 mounted to front portion 18 either removably using fasteners such as screws or via a snap fit, or permanently using suitable adhesives, for example. When rear portion 20 is removably mounted, a suitable gasket is provided to ensure an watertight seal that will at the same time allow the unit to breathe and minimize condensation buil...

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Abstract

A shopping cart handle includes a housing having a display, electronic circuitry in the housing for generating images on the display, and first and second grip portions each having a flared proximal end connected to the housing and a distal end. The display optionally includes a electronic interface that may be covered by a selectively releasable cover to protect the interface.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 675,849 filed Apr. 29, 2005, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is directed to an electronic handle for a wheeled cart, and more specifically, toward a shopping cart handle including an electronic module and display for providing a user with information while shopping. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Shopping carts have remained essentially unchanged in form for many years. Recently, however, with the availability of inexpensive, compact computing power, attempts have been made to add small computers to shopping carts to assist users with shopping. For example, it is known to attach bar code readers to shopping carts to allow users to perform price checks and / or to perform a self-check out. One example of such a system is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,361,871 to Gupt...

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IPC IPC(8): B61D15/00
CPCB62B3/1416B62B3/1424B62B3/1428B62B3/1404G07F7/0627H01R13/4536B62B5/06G07F7/0663
Inventor PERRIER, R. SYLVAINHARPER, RUSSELLHARRISON, ROBINLIST, JEREMYEDEY, MARK
Owner SPRN LICENSING
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