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Liner for shopping carts

a shopping cart and shopping cart technology, applied in the field of shopping cart covers and shopping cart disposable covers, can solve the problems of prone to accidents, few devices available for maintaining the seating portion of the shopping cart, and the tedious installation of the device of the shopping car

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-09-04
REYNOLDS JULIE B
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[0010]The present invention provides a cover or liner for the seating portion or area of a shopping cart and which generally comprises a two-ply member having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface being formed from a liquid absorbent material and the exterior surface is formed from a wat

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Children, especially infants, who wear diapers, are prone to accidents and, yet, there are few devices available for maintaining the seating portion of a shopping cart in a sanitary condition.
However, the device thereof is tedious to install since it includes portions which overlie various portions of the shopping cart.

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[0017]Now, with reference to the drawings, there is shown therein a liner or cover, generally, denoted at 10 which is particularly adapted for use in conjunction with a shopping cart 12. More particularly, the cover 10 hereof is particularly adapted for utilization with a seating portion or area 14 of the shopping cart 12.

[0018]As is known to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, generally, shopping carts such as that each 12 provide a seating portion for emplacing a child thereon which includes a seat 13 which is constrained between the rear wall and a rotatable intermediate wall. Openings 16 and 18 provided in the rear wall of the cart enable a child's feet to project therethrough.

[0019]As shown in the drawing, the present cover or liner comprises a main body member 20 which includes a bottom wall 22, a circumferential continuous sidewall 24 integral with the bottom wall 22 and an open top or perimetral top edge 26.

[0020]A pair of cut-out portions 30 an...

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Abstract

A cover for the seat portion or area of a shopping cart or the like includes a main body portion having a bottom wall which seats on the base of the seat portion and a sidewall which envelops the sides and extends over the top of the seat portion of the shopping cart. The cover includes a pair of cut-out sections coincident with openings in the shopping cart for inserting a child's feet or other occupant's feet therethrough. The cover is, preferably, formed from a two-ply laminate, having an interior surface which is liquid absorbent and an exterior layer which creates a liquid impervious layer to prevent any seepage of liquid therepast.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a completion application of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 901,207, filed Feb. 13, 2007 for “Liner for Shopping Carts” the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention pertains to sanitation devices. More particularly, the present invention pertains to covers for shopping carts. More particularly, the present invention concerns disposable covers for shopping carts.[0004]2. Prior Art[0005]As is known to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, there has been great attention dealt with the transmission of germs in public places. Recently, there has been heavy promotion of the use of “wipes” for cleaning or sanitizing shopping carts wherein the user takes the wipe and wipes it across the handle and various other portions of the cart. One of the areas to which little a...

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IPC IPC(8): A47D1/10
CPCB62B3/1448B62B3/144
Inventor REYNOLDS, JULIE B.
Owner REYNOLDS JULIE B
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