FR2631305A3 - WHEEL TROLLEY - Google Patents

Abstract

Wheeled shopping cart provided with means for transporting a baby and preferably also a small child. It includes a shopping basket 3 for transporting purchased goods, a baby cradle 4 located at the bottom and provided with a safety strap 7, a child seat 8 located higher than the cradle 4 and also provided with a safety belt 9, with both the cradle and the seat oriented so that the baby is lying down and the child sits transversely to the normal pushing direction. For the sake of stability, both the cradle 4 and the seat 8 are located above the area delimited by the wheels of the carriage. A cover 6 is assigned to the cradle 4 to prevent the baby from being injured by falling articles. Two side handles 5 are provided to allow the trolley to cross an access path to a body by pushing it perpendicular to its normal thrust direction.

Description

The present invention relates to wheeled carriages

  for use in supermarkets and other stores.

  At present, parents may have great difficulty shopping when they are accompanied by babies and small children. Most supermarket trolleys do not have any means of support for infants or toddlers, so parents have to carry babies and look after small children to prevent them from moving away and disturbing children.

other customers.

  It is known to provide means for supporting a baby in a shopping cart, but in such a cart the baby is oriented in the normal direction of thrust

  of the trolley and this result is usually obtained

  placing the baby so that at least part of its weight is outside the perimeter defined by the four wheels of the cart, or placing the baby at a significant height

  above the cart, which raises the center of gravity. Cha-

  any of these locations is undesirable from the point of view

  stability and therefore the safety of the baby.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheeled trolley comprising a frame, a first receptacle mounted on the frame for transporting articles and a second receptacle mounted on the frame for supporting a baby.

  in an extended position, the second receptacle having a base

  is located in the lower half of the carriage and disposed vertically above a substantially inner zone to the perimeter defined by the wheels of the carriage. For clarity, it will be understood that this is the perimeter defined by

  the polygon whose angles are each located at the

one of the cart wheels.

  Means may be provided to cover the second receptacle to prevent injury to the baby from falling articles. The second receptacle can also include

  straps for attaching a baby.

  In addition to the baby support means, a seat may be provided to support a child, said seat being fixed to said frame and preferably also arranged vertically above an area substantially inside the perimeter defined by

the cart wheels.

  The seat can also be provided with safety belts

  allowing to fix the child on the seat.

  For easy access, the first receptacle is preferably composed of a substantially horizontal base,

  front and rear vertical walls and two walls la-

  the rear wall being higher than the front wall and each side wall being trapezoidal shape, the upper edge of the first receptacle being thereby continuous. According to another aspect of the present invention it is

  a wheeled trolley comprising a frame, a fixed handle

  mounted on a frame and a first article transport receptacle, the carriage being movable in a given direction by thrust on said handle, the carriage further comprising a second receptacle for supporting a baby so that it is extended transversely at said given direction.

  Preferably, the carriage comprises an additional handle

  fixed to the frame and arranged almost perpendicular to the aforementioned handle, so that the carriage can be moved perpendicularly to said direction given by

  thrust exerted on the additional handle.

  In addition to the baby support receptacle, a child support seat may be provided, which seat is attached to the frame. The seat is preferably oriented relative to the frame so

  when seated, the child is oriented transversally

  at said given direction. This has the advantage of

  the kicking of the child as well as

  the exposure of the child's legs to possible injuries

  collision with another cart or with crates, shelves or other obstacles in the store. This gives a compact and stable arrangement allowing

  carry both a baby and a small child on a

riot with provisions.

  A carriage according to the invention thus makes it possible to

  carry a baby in such a position that his weight acts completely within the perimeter defined by the wheels

  the cart and also allows the baby to be transported

  calf lower than in the current cart, which increases

the stability of the truck.

  An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a

  wheels according to the present invention.

  We now refer to the drawing; the wheeled carriage has a frame 1 to which is fixed an oblong handle 2

  used to push the cart. The building is also fixed

  first receptacle constituted by a basket of provisions 3 des-

  designed to contain various items purchased. Below the handle 2 is provided a second receptacle, whose base at least and, in the example shown, all are placed in the lower half of the carriage and which is constituted by a baby cradle 4 oriented so that that the baby is directed, when extended, parallel to the handle 2. The cradle is placed vertically above a

  inner zone at the perimeter defined by the wheels of the carriage.

  The carriage is also provided with one or more secondary handles

  5 to push it perpendicular to the normal direction. This makes it possible to cross the trolley the location of a box where there may be strangulation in width. The cradle for baby 4 is provided with a transparent and unbreakable lid Makrolan, attached to the frame 1 by a hinge. A child seat 8 is furthermore provided above the

  cradle and also vertically above the inner zone.

  re to the perimeter defined by the wheels of the trolley, allowing to transport a small child. Both the baby cradle 4

  child seat 8 are provided with safety belts

  7, 9 respectively for attaching the baby and 1 '

- child.

  The shopping basket has front and rear walls of different heights, which allows a cashier

  to access the goods it contains. The upper section

  the side walls are triangular, which gives these walls a trapezoidal shape; this offers

  more support for the goods contained in the

  deny. The structure of the trolley is such that the center of gravity is low, which ensures stability even when the shopping basket is empty. The weight distribution is fixed within the area delimited by the four wheels each fixed to a corner of the carriage, these wheels being

swivel casters.

  The child seat 8 is set back from the side handle so that the head of the child is not likely to bump into shelves, walls, doors, etc. and

  both the seat and the cradle are made of polyethylene or

  thermoplastic similar and have slits

  molding to facilitate cleaning.

  The trolley is designed to cross normal channels of access to crates, with a minimum width of 600 mm, the

  normal trolley passage width being 700 mm.

  The cart is equipped with pads or beads to protect both children and accessories and crates in the store. Pads can also be attached to the wheels

for increased protection.

  Colorful game balls can be fixed in front of

  the seat of the child to amuse this one.

  The wheeled trolley can be made of soft steel wire and tube, with a clear nylon coating or

  thermoplastic or galvanized material. The wheels are advantageous

  rubber casters with rubber tires

  4 to 5 inches (10.16 to 12.70 cm) in diameter and may

  be equipped with roller bearings. The seat and the

  cradle are advantageously made of thermo

  plastic. Along the main handle 2 can be

  tagbly arranged a label adapted to the needs of the

  customer, this label being protected against infiltration

  water damage and damage by a transparent PVC sleeve.

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Claims (11)

  1. Wheeled trolley comprising a frame (1), a first   receptacle (3) mounted on the frame for transporting articles   keys and a second receptacle (4) mounted on the frame for supporting   carry an extended baby, the second receptacle having a base located in the lower half of the carriage and disposed vertically above a substantially inner area   at the perimeter defined by the cart wheels.   2. Wheeled trolley according to claim 1, characterized   in that it includes a cover (.6) for covering the second receptacle (4) to prevent a baby from being injured because of falling articles.   Wheeled trolley according to claim 1 or 2, characterized   characterized in that the second receptacle (4) comprises   roies (7) for attaching a baby.   4. Wheeled trolley according to any one of the   cations 1 to 3, characterized in that it further comprises a seat (8) for supporting a child, this seat being fixed to said built (1). -   5. Wheeled trolley according to claim 4, characterized   in that the seat is disposed vertically above a substantially internal area at the perimeter defined by the cart wheels.   Wheeled trolley according to claim 4 or 5, characterized   characterized in that the seat (8) is provided with safety belts   (9) to attach a child to the seat.   Wheeled trolley according to any one of the   cations 1 to 6, characterized in that the first receptacle (3) is constituted by a substantially horizontal base, by vertical walls located at the front and rear by   given direction, and by two lateral walls   the, the rear wall being higher than the front wall and each side wall being trapezoidal, the upper edge of the first receptacle (3) being continuous, which facilitates 1 ' access to the first receptacle.   8. Wheeled trolley characterized in that it comprises a   frame (1), an oblong handle (2) fixed to the frame and a first   first container (3) for transporting articles, the carriage   moving in a given direction under the effect   a thrust applied to the handle (2), the carriage comprises   again a second receptacle (4) for supporting a baby so that it is extended transversely to said given direction.   Wheeled trolley according to claim 8, characterized   characterized in that it comprises an additional handle (5) fixed to the frame (1) and arranged approximately perpendicular to said oblong handle (2), so that the carriage can be moved perpendicularly to said direction given by   thrust exerted on the additional handle (2).   Wheeled trolley according to claim 8 or 9,   characterized in that it further comprises a support seat (8)   of a child, this seat being fixed to the frame (1).   Wheeled trolley according to any one of the   8, 9 and 10, characterized in that the seat (8) is   oriented relative to the frame (1), so when it is   sis, the child looks in a direction transverse to the direction given.