JP2005112214A - Shopping basket fixing device and load suspension device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems in shopping with a stroller wherein a baby must be transferred from the stroller to a cart and a hand gets pain owing to the weight of a shopping bag held by one hand, and shopping over a long time is painful. <P>SOLUTION: A shopping basket used in a supermarket is fixed to the frame of the stroller. A hook device horizontally rotatably having a first hook suspending the upper part of the shopping basket is fixed to parts of right and left two main frames of the stroller. A hook device horizontally having a second hook supporting the bottom part of the shopping basket is fixed to parts of two rear wheel frames positioned under the main frames of the stroller. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a shopping basket fixing device and a baggage suspension device that can be hooked without holding a shopping cart for in-store use and can hang a baggage bag after shopping.

Conventionally, there has been no suspension device for fixing an in-store shopping cart to a stroller, and there has been a suspension device for hanging a baggage by fixing it to a stroller handle.
(See Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3)

Japanese Patent Application No. 8-75085 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 06-055939 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 06-202615

  Previously, there was a device to hang the baggage on the handle of the stroller, but there was no device for fixing the in-store shopping cart itself to the stroller, so when shopping with a stroller, keep the shopping cart in one hand You have to push the stroller with one hand, and if you shop for a long time with a shopping cart that has become heavy with food or beverages, the weight on your hand is very painful, and it takes a width in a narrow shop etc. Many users who were difficult to move felt inconvenient.

In small supermarkets, there are stores that do not have carts for carrying children, and even in stores where carts are placed, it is difficult to operate both the stroller and the carts in the store with both hands.

  When switching from a stroller to an in-store cart, the left-over stroller was bothering the in-store users and worried that the stroller could be stolen.

  There is a cart in the store to go shopping without a stroller, but it is very inconvenient for those who do not usually use a car.

  The present invention is a device for fixing a shopping cart used in a supermarket or the like to a stroller frame in order to solve the above-mentioned problem. The upper part of the shopping cart is suspended from a part of two main frames on the left and right of the stroller. Fasteners attached to one hook so as to be pivotable in the horizontal direction are fixed, and a bottom portion of the shopping cart is supported by a part of two rear wheel frames located below the main frame of the stroller. Provided is a shopping basket fixing device in which fasteners each having two hooks attached in a horizontal direction are fixed to each other. The shopping cart can be securely fixed by providing a slip stopper on the inside of the fastener or on the surfaces of the first hook and the second hook. Moreover, it can also be used as an apparatus which suspends a luggage bag by attaching the fastener which attached the 1st hook to the handle part of the frame of a stroller.

  By attaching the shopping cart fixing device of the present invention to the stroller as described above, there is an effect that the pain and inconvenience of holding the shopping cart can be reduced and the baggage bag after shopping can be suspended.

  Even in a store without a cart, the in-store shopping cart can be hooked on the stroller as it is, so there is no inconvenience.

The operation of holding the in-store shopping cart in one hand while pushing the stroller in a narrow store takes a wide width when shopping, and the present invention completely eliminates the difficult movement.

There is no worry about the stroller being stolen in the store. Moreover, the troublesomeness of changing from a stroller to a cart is reduced.

  The fastener is easy to attach and detach, so it can be folded while attached to the stroller, and it becomes a fixing device with improved stability by preventing slippage, and the fixing device of the present invention can further enhance the utility value of the stroller itself .

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the figure, A is a stroller, B is a main frame, C is a rear wheel frame, D is a shopping cart, E
Is a handle part, F is a basket handle part, 1 is a fastener for hooking to the main frame, 2 is a first hook, and is shaped to hang the upper part of the shopping basket D, 3 is a frame for the rear wheel Fasteners 4 for attaching to C are second hooks, and are shaped to support the bottom portion of the shopping basket D. 5 is a non-slip.

  The cross sections of the fasteners 1 and 3 that can be locked to the main frame B and the rear wheel frame C of the stroller A are C-shaped, but the shapes of the fasteners 1 and 3 are the shapes of various frames of the stroller. Any shape can be used as long as it corresponds to. The fasteners 1 and 3 are made of high-strength plastic and metal, and are fixed by pushing them into the main frame B and the rear wheel frame C, respectively. However, it may be fixed with the main frame B and the rear wheel frame C of the stroller A so that they cannot be removed with screws. Non-slip 5 is provided inside the fasteners 1 and 3 so that the close contact portion between the main frame B and the fastener 1 does not slip exactly. The anti-slip 5 may be any material as long as it uses a non-slip material such as rubber, vinyl or silicon rubber.

The main body of the first hook 2 has weight resistance, and the first hook 2 rotates in the horizontal direction with respect to the fastener 1 so as to correspond to the intervals and sizes of various shopping carts D. Yes.
In order to enable the first hook 2 to rotate in the horizontal direction, it is preferable that one end portion of the first hook is attached so as to be wound around one end portion of the fastener 1.

  Providing the anti-slip 5 inside the first hook 2 also serves to prevent the shopping cart D and the shopping cart handle F from slipping.

The fastener 3 is also installed on the rear wheel frame C of the stroller A, the second hook 4 is attached to support the bottom surface of the shopping cart D, and the bottom surface of the shopping cart D is fixed. The second hook 4 may be fixed to the surface of the fastener 3.
According to this use example, the first hook 2 can be easily detached and can be accommodated in the size difference between the main frame B and the rear wheel frame C of the stroller A. It can be attached to E and used to hang luggage bags. (Not shown)

  The shape of the first hook 2 shown in FIG. 1 is like a fishing hook, but as another embodiment, any shape may be used as long as the shopping cart can be easily attached and detached, such as a substantially L shape. The material of the first hook 2 and the second hook 4 may be a material that can withstand strength, for example, high strength plastic or iron. The second hook 4 may have any shape as long as it supports the shopping basket D.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, two fasteners 1 can be attached to the handle E of the stroller and the basket handle F can be hung on the first hook 2.

It is a perspective view which shows one example of use of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the Example of the fastener of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of use of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A Stroller
B Main frame C Rear wheel frame
D Shopping cart
E Handle part F Basket handle part 1 Fastener 2 First hook
3 Fastener
4 Second hook
5 Non-slip

Claims (3)

  This is a device that fixes the shopping cart used in supermarkets, etc. to the stroller frame. The first hook that hangs the upper part of the shopping cart is attached to the left and right main frames of the stroller so that it can rotate horizontally. A fastener in which a second hook for supporting the bottom of the shopping cart is attached in a horizontal direction to a part of two rear wheel frames located below the main frame of the stroller. A shopping basket fixing device characterized by being fixed to each other.   2. The shopping basket fixing device according to claim 1, wherein a slip stopper is provided on the inside of the fastener, and a slip stopper is provided on the surfaces of the first hook and the second hook.   A luggage bag suspending device, wherein the fastener having the first hook rotatably attached thereto is fixed to a handle portion of a frame of a stroller.

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