EP3894299A1 - Shopping basket with a separating element for dividing the interior space of the shopping basket - Google Patents
Shopping basket with a separating element for dividing the interior space of the shopping basketInfo
- Publication number
- EP3894299A1 EP3894299A1 EP19832029.3A EP19832029A EP3894299A1 EP 3894299 A1 EP3894299 A1 EP 3894299A1 EP 19832029 A EP19832029 A EP 19832029A EP 3894299 A1 EP3894299 A1 EP 3894299A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- shopping cart
- separating element
- shopping
- lattice bar
- basket
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
- B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
- B62B3/14—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
- B62B3/18—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys nestable by means of pivoted supports or support parts, e.g. baskets
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D25/02—Internal fittings
- B65D25/04—Partitions
- B65D25/06—Partitions adapted to be fitted in two or more alternative positions
Definitions
- the invention relates to a shopping cart, in particular a shopping cart basket, with a separating element for dividing the interior of the shopping cart, comprising a connecting element for fastening the separating element to a first lattice bar of the shopping cart. Furthermore, the invention relates to a kit for dividing a shopping cart.
- Such separating elements are used, for example, in the form of partitions in shopping carts. They can be used to separate a front area of a shopping cart basket that faces away from the handle of the shopping cart in order to be able to separate goods transported therein from the rest of the shopping.
- the separating grille serves to protect sensitive goods against slipping or tipping over or before colliding with other objects placed in the shopping cart basket.
- the dividing grille is mostly used transversely in the shopping cart basket and, in the case of a shopping cart basket made of wire, is attached at the end to the wires or struts of the two long sides and the bottom.
- Such separating grids have laterally projecting eyelets as fastening means.
- the eyelets are completely closed around the wire, for example by welding. This ensures that the dividing grille is firmly anchored in the basket and can no longer be moved in the longitudinal direction of the basket.
- the dividers can also be used in plastic shopping trolleys. They are fastened there by inserting them into openings provided on the frame of the plastic basket.
- the depth of the remaining shopping trolley basket is sufficient to enable further shopping trolleys to be pushed in completely when the shopping trolleys are pushed together in a garage or storage space.
- the partition grille can therefore only be attached to this front end area of the shopping cart become. For this reason, only appropriately compact goods can be inserted into the end area, which is separated by permanently installed partition grids.
- the present application sets itself the task of proposing a generic separating element which can be inserted, fitted and fastened easily and without great effort at any point in existing shopping baskets.
- the essential basic idea of the invention is that the connecting element pivotably fastens the separating element to the first lattice bar, so that the separating element can be pivoted from a first position to a second position protruding from the sides of the shopping cart, the separating element and / or the connecting element making a stop forms, which comes to rest on a second lattice bar when the second position of the separating element is reached and prevents pivoting of the separating element beyond the second position.
- the shopping cart according to the invention thus makes it possible, if necessary, to divide its interior by means of a separating element.
- the claimed abutment of the separating element in its first position does not mean that the entire surface of the separating element facing the bottom or the long side of the shopping basket must lie against the shopping basket.
- the separating element is arranged as close as possible to one of the long sides of the interior or the floor.
- the purpose of the first position is to avoid a partition of the shopping cart as much as possible and thereby to be able to use the full volume of the shopping cart at least approximately undivided.
- the separating element according to the invention can be mounted on all inner sides of the shopping cart. However, it is advantageous to attach it to the long sides or to the bottom or the bottom of the shopping cart. Even if the attachment of the separating element to the bottom of the shopping cart is explained below, this applies accordingly to the attachment to the long side of the cart.
- the attachment can be done for example by means of a snap connection.
- the connecting element has a constriction, which opens when placed on the first lattice bar and undercuts it in the end position.
- a separation of the separating element from the first lattice bar is prevented. This means that the customer cannot remove the separating element from the shopping cart.
- Suitable for such a blockage is, in particular, an at least approximately complete encirclement of the first lattice bar by the connecting element, for example by a closure cap which can be mounted on the connecting element.
- the first lattice rod has a round shape, it is advantageous to also allow the separating element to pivot along this shape. In this case, it is not necessary to provide a separate joint, for example a hinge or a band, for the pivoting movement.
- the connecting element comprises a cross member which runs between two sides of the shopping cart.
- different variants of the traverse can be used.
- the traverse can be rotated on the sides, for example held and firmly connected to the separating element.
- the separating element rotates on the crossmember and is connected to the sides in a stationary manner.
- This embodiment makes it possible to pivot the separating element from a first position, which is preferably at least approximately vertically aligned and divides the shopping basket into a second position, in which it is preferably oriented at least approximately horizontally.
- the separating element is suitable as a further storage surface for goods placed in the shopping cart.
- it enables customers to protect goods pushed under the separator from damage from above.
- a separating element arranged on a crossbeam is preferably aligned such that it is folded up through the end face of the nesting shopping cart when shopping carts are pushed into one another.
- the separating element frees up the space required for inserting the rear shopping basket. Since a separating element attached to a traverse protrudes from the sides of the shopping cart in each of the two positions, the first and second positions can also be exchanged here.
- the traverse is attached to the upper edge area of the long sides of the shopping cart.
- This embodiment makes it possible to use the traverse together with the upper edge area of the shopping cart as a support frame for heavy or large goods.
- crates can be transported without having to put them into the shopping cart basket and then lifting them out again.
- the distance between the crossmember and the front or end region of the shopping basket is matched to the circumference of heavy or large objects usually transported with it, for example the size of beverage crates.
- the type of these goods can of course vary depending on the area of use of the shopping cart.
- the crossbeam arranged in the upper edge area acts as an additional support surface for the Goods placed on the edge. Bending or fragile goods can be transported more easily.
- the cross member and / or the edge region of the shopping cart has a receptacle for the goods to be transported.
- a receptacle for the goods to be transported.
- the receptacle is formed on the front corners of the shopping cart.
- Such a receptacle can be formed on the shopping cart, for example, on protective caps which protect the corners of the shopping cart from damage.
- the receptacle can simultaneously form the stop for the separating element.
- a particular advantage of the solution according to the invention is that the person using the shopping cart can decide for himself whether or not he wants to use the separating element to divide the shopping cart.
- the shopping cart In the first position of the separating element, the shopping cart is not subdivided, the entire interior of the shopping cart is available to the user for picking up even larger items. If the separating element is not required, it can remain in its first position.
- the user swivels the separating element into its second position and thereby divides the interior of the shopping cart into two areas. This enables him, for example, to separate sensitive objects in a partial area of the shopping cart that is separated by the separating element and thus to protect them against damage.
- the user of the shopping cart according to the invention is thus free to subdivide its interior or not.
- the stop provided makes it possible to define a specific second position from which the separating element cannot be pivoted further by the customer. This prevents the customer from having to hold the separating element in the position angled from the long side or the floor until he can hold it in this position with objects placed in the shopping cart.
- the pivotability of the separating element has yet another advantage.
- shopping trolleys are held in a row and pushed back into the row after use.
- the front of the shopping trolley is guided with the front of its shopping trolley basket against the pivotable tailgate of the front shopping trolley.
- the tailgate is opened by means of the end face, whereby the interior of the front shopping cart basket is released. Now the shopping cart of the rear shopping cart can be pushed far into the shopping cart of the front shopping cart.
- a separating element permanently installed in a shopping cart basket is only installed in the front end area of the shopping cart basket, which remains free of the inserted shopping cart basket when the shopping cart is pushed into one another.
- This restriction does not apply to the separating element according to the invention.
- the solution according to the invention thus enables the separating element to be mounted outside the front end area on the shopping cart basket.
- the variant in which the stop is designed such that in the second position blocks further pivoting of the separating element in the direction of the tailgate of the shopping cart basket offers a particular advantage.
- the separating element is pivoted from the second into the first position in the direction of the front side of the shopping cart basket.
- the variant allows the front of the penetrating shopping cart basket when in contact with the separating element, take it with you and pivot it again in the direction of the first position. The pivoting of the separating element into the first position is thus directly brought about by the insertion of the rear shopping trolley into the shopping cart basket, manual folding of the separating element is not necessary.
- the stop is held in the second position of the separating element on the second lattice bar in a positive and / or frictional manner.
- a particular advantage of this solution is that in order to hold the separating element in the second position or to subsequently release it, it is only necessary to overcome the frictional and / or frictional connection with which the stop is held on the second lattice bar.
- the separating element placed in the second position can thus be fixed or released again in a particularly simple manner in the second position.
- a particularly suitable variant of this positive connection is the snap connection already described above.
- the stop has a constriction, which opens when it is placed on the second lattice bar and undercuts it in the end position.
- the undercut is, of course, to be designed so that the elasticity or deformability of the materials used enables the undercut to be overcome repeatedly without damage. This property is fulfilled by various plastics, for example PP or HDPE.
- a frictional connection between the stop and the second lattice bar is preferably achieved in that a receptacle arranged in the stop is somewhat narrower than the second lattice bar inserted into it. In this way, the stop must be placed on the second lattice bar with force.
- the frictional connection can be further reinforced by an undercut between the stop and the second lattice bar. This can be achieved by means of shafts or notches that protrude from the second lattice bar and / or the stop and slightly undercut the other side.
- the force required to release the positive and / or frictional connection is less than 10 Newtons, preferably less than 5 Newtons. This force is sufficient to hold the separating element in the second position protruding from the floor or the long side, but it allows the customer to move the separating element into the second position or to detach it therefrom without great effort.
- first lattice bar and / or the second lattice bar is arranged at the bottom of the shopping cart. If the first lattice bar is arranged on the floor, the separating element lies in its first position on the floor and is held there by its own weight. An unintentional pivoting of the separating element towards the second position, for example by accelerating the shopping cart in the vertical direction, is thus avoided.
- the separating element In the second position, the separating element is preferably oriented at least approximately vertically. This makes loading and unloading easier for the customer Were. It is also advantageous if the stop is arranged outside the shopping cart in the first position of the separating element. As a result, the stop in the first position of the separating element does not protrude into the interior and is protected against damage from goods in the shopping cart.
- the second lattice bar is aligned at least approximately at right angles or parallel to the first lattice bar.
- the shape of the stop can be matched particularly easily to the second lattice bar.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE102018132344.1A DE102018132344A1 (en) | 2018-12-14 | 2018-12-14 | Shopping cart with a partition to divide the interior of the shopping cart |
PCT/EP2019/085273 WO2020120790A1 (en) | 2018-12-14 | 2019-12-16 | Shopping basket with a separating element for dividing the interior space of the shopping basket |
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EP3894299A1 true EP3894299A1 (en) | 2021-10-20 |
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EP19832029.3A Withdrawn EP3894299A1 (en) | 2018-12-14 | 2019-12-16 | Shopping basket with a separating element for dividing the interior space of the shopping basket |
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