JPH0939797A - Shopping cart - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shopping cart provided with stay frames by which improved appearance and a feel of easy use can be obtained. SOLUTION: A shopping cart 29, provided with stay frames for forming a pair of stays and one-side opened square shaped handlebar 6, is composed of a pair of stays on the top end part of which a fitting part 7 is formed and a large-sized one-side opened square shaped handlebar member on which both end parts fitted to a fitting part 7 on the upper end parts of a pair of stays are formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [0001] The present invention relates to a shopping cart on which a shopping cart used in a supermarket or the like can be placed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of shopping cart uses a column frame in which a pair of columns and a U-shaped handle are integrally formed by bending a U-shaped pipe material.

[0003]

Since the conventional support frame formed with a pair of supports and a U-shaped handle is bent using a U-shaped pipe material, the handle portion and the support portion can be distinguished from each other. The outer diameter of the pair of struts becomes too thick and the outer diameter of the pair of struts becomes too thick if a pipe material with an optimal outer diameter for the outer diameter of the handle is used. When the pipe material with the optimum outer diameter is used as the dimension, the outer diameter of the handle becomes too thin,
It had the drawback of being difficult to use.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention has been made.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a shopping cart equipped with a support frame that improves aesthetics and provides an easy-to-use feeling.

The above and other objects and novel characteristics of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in view of the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are for explanation only and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shopping cart having a pair of columns and a column frame formed with a U-shaped handle using a U-shaped pipe material. A large-diameter U-shaped column having a pair of struts with fitting portions formed at the upper ends of the struts and fitting portions formed at both ends that fit with the fitting portions at the upper ends of the pair of struts. A shopping cart is composed of the handle member.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the pipe members 1 and 1 are bent so as to have a trapezoidal upper contour shape in which the front end is more gently inclined than the rear end. A pair of leg members formed by
Reference numeral 1 denotes a pair of leg members 1 and 1 with both ends thereof fixed to the leg member fixing bars 2 by welding or the like so that the width dimension of the rear end portion is larger than the width dimension of the front end portion. The casters 3, 3, 3 and 3 are attached to each of them.

Reference numerals 4 and 4 denote the pair of leg members 1 and 1 so as to project upward from the upper portions of the pair of leg members 1 and 1 toward the rear.
1 is a pair of columns as a column frame whose lower end is fixed by welding or the like. The upper parts of the pair of columns 4 and 4 are bent so as to project outward, and are further bent toward the rear upper part. Fitting portions 5 and 5 are formed at the tips.

Reference numeral 6 denotes fitting portions 5 and 5 of the pair of columns 4 and 4.
Is a U-shaped handle that is insert-fitted and fixed to the fitting portions 7, 7 at both ends, or is fixed by screws after the insert-fitting and fixing. The handle 6 bends a pipe material into a U-shape. At the same time, it is formed in a color different from that of the pair of columns 4 and 4 by plating or painting.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a lower shopping basket support shelf for supporting the shopping basket 9. The lower shopping basket support shelf 8 has its both ends fixed to the portions of the pair of leg members 1 and 1 near the tips by welding or the like. A support bar 10 and a lower basket support in which a tip end portion having a stopper 11 is fixed to a portion near the center of the support bar 10 and a rear end portion is fixed to the leg member fixing bar 2 by welding or the like. The lower basket support bar 12 is composed of a bar 12 and the lower basket support bar 12 is formed by bending the base of a U-shaped bar upward to form a stopper 11 and gradually expanding the tip end of the bar cage. Is bent at an obtuse angle.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an upper shopping basket support shelf for supporting the shopping basket 9. The upper shopping basket support shelf 13 is so arranged as to project upward from the upper part of the pair of leg members 1, 1 in the frontward direction. Cage posts 14, 14 whose lower ends are fixed to the members 1, 1 by welding or the like, and the cage posts 14,
A U-shaped upper shopping basket support in which the width dimension of the front end is smaller than the rear end fixed to the upper end of 14 and the upper part of the pair of struts 4 and 4 so as to project forward by welding or the like. A frame 15, an upper support bar 16 whose both ends are fixed by welding or the like to portions of the basket columns 14, 14 near the center thereof, and a top end of the upper shopping basket support frame 15 is fixed by welding or the like. A rear portion of which the width is gradually reduced is supported by the upper support bar 16 and is configured with an upper basket support bar 18 having a stopper 17 formed by bending upward at an end portion.

Reference numeral 19 denotes an infant chair attached to the leg member fixing bar 2 and the pair of support columns 4 and 4. The infant chair 19 has a seat cushion 20 and both side portions integrally formed to fix the leg member. An infant chair body 21 fixed to the bar 2 and both ends thereof are fixed to the pair of columns 4 and 4 by welding or the like, and a lower end portion thereof is the infant chair body 21.
Installed on the seat cushion 20 at the center of the
It is composed of a V-shaped guard member 22 and a seat back 25 which is automatically returned to a usable state by a weight 24 which is rotatably attached to the leg member fixing bar 2 by means of a pivot pin 23. Has been done.

Reference numeral 26 is an umbrella support member.
Both ends of the support plate 27, which supports the tip of an umbrella attached to the lower rear end of one leg member 1, the pair of columns 4 and 4 and the one basket column 14, are fixed by welding or the like. The upper support member 28 has a U-shape.

In the shopping cart 29 having the above-mentioned structure, the fitting portions 5 and 5 at the tips of the pair of struts 4 and 4 are fixed to the fitting portions 7 and 7 of the handle 6 by inserting and fixing the pair of struts. The handle 6 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameters 4 and 4, and has a thickness that is easy to use, and only the handle 6 can be processed into a color that can improve the appearance.

In use, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper shopping cart support shelf 13 and the lower shopping cart support shelf 8 are caused to support the shopping carts 9 and 9, respectively. It is possible to sit down, and carry out shopping by pushing or pulling while holding the handle 6 as in the conventional case.

When not in use, the front end of the shopping cart 29 to be stored is pushed in the rear part of the stored shopping cart 29 to push the front ends of the pair of leg members 1 and 1 of the rear shopping cart 29 as shown in FIG. The upper and lower shopping cart support shelves 13 enter the nesting state from the rear end of the pair of leg members 1 and 1 of the front shopping cart 29 and the upper shopping cart support shelf 13. At this time, the seat back 25 of the front shopping cart 29 is pressed against the weight 24 by the rear shopping cart 29, rotates toward the guard member 22, and is nested so as to form a small space.

[0018]

Different Embodiments of the Invention Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 will be described. In the description of the different embodiments of the present invention, the same components as those in the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

The second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that the fitting portions 5 and 5 of the pair of support columns 4 and 4 are different from each other. Support fitting pieces 31 that are respectively inserted into and fitted to the handle fitting pieces 3 that are inserted and fitted into the fitting portions 7 and 7 of the handle 6, respectively.
The pair of stanchions 4, 4 and the handle 6 are attached by using the fitting members 33, 33 in which the 2 is formed. Therefore, even if the shopping cart 29A is attached with the handle 6 in this way, The same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that the cart lock device 34 is attached to the central portion of the handle 6. In addition, the grips 35, 35 for preventing slipping are attached to the handle 6 portions on both sides of the cart lock device 34, and thus the shopping cart 29B having the above-described structure has the same structure as the first embodiment of the present invention. Similar effects can be obtained.

[0021]

As apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

(1) In a shopping cart including a pair of columns and a column frame formed with a U-shaped handle using a U-shaped pipe material, a pair of fitting units formed at the upper end of the column frame. Of the pair of columns, and a large-diameter U-shaped handle member having fitting portions formed at both ends that fit with the fitting portions of the upper ends of the pair of columns. Also becomes a handle of thick pipe material. Therefore, the handle has a thickness that is easy to use and can be easily handled.

(2) According to the above (1), since the pair of support columns and the handle are formed separately, it is easy to apply color by plating or painting so that the pair of support columns and the handle member are different. . Therefore, it is possible to easily improve the appearance.

(3) According to the above item (1), the pair of columns and the handle can be bent separately, so that the bending can be performed to an accurate dimension. Therefore, it can be easily manufactured.

(4) Claim 2 has the same effect as (1) to (3).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a use state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a nesting state according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a main part of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: leg member, 2: leg member fixing bar, 3: caster, 4: strut, 5: fitting part, 6: handle, 7: fitting part, 8: lower shopping basket support shelf, 9: shopping basket, 10 : Support bar, 11: Stopper, 12: Lower shopping cart support bar, 13: Upper shopping cart support shelf, 14: Basket support, 15: Upper shopping cart support frame, 16: Upper support bar, 17: Stopper, 18: Upper section Basket support bar, 19: Baby chair, 20: Seat cushion, 21: Baby chair body, 22: Guard member, 23: Pivot pin, 24: Weight, 25: Seat back, 26: Umbrella support member, 27: Support plate, 28: upper support member, 29, 29A, 29B: shopping cart, 30: infant, 31: strut fitting piece, 32: handle fitting piece, 33: fitting member, 34: cart lock Apparatus, 35: grip.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shopping cart having a pair of columns and a column frame formed with a U-shaped handle using a U-shaped pipe material, wherein a pair of mating portions are formed at the upper ends of the column frames. A shopping cart comprising: a pillar and a large-diameter U-shaped handle member having fitting portions formed at both ends that fit with the fitting portions at the upper ends of the pair of pillars. 2. A shopping cart comprising a pair of columns and a column frame formed with a U-shaped handle using a U-shaped pipe material, wherein a pair of fittings are formed at the upper ends of the column frames. A pillar and a pillar fitting piece that fits with the fitting portions of the pair of pillars are formed at one end, and a handle fitting piece having a diameter larger than that of the pillar fitting piece is formed at the other end. A shopping cart comprising a fitting member and a U-shaped handle member having fitting portions for fitting with a handle fitting piece of the fitting member formed at both ends.