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CA 1073495 A · Owner: Unarco Industries · Inventors: Runnion, Glenmore J.; Young, Norman R.; Stover, Don A. (Jr.)
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A shopping cart having a novel locking arrangement for the gate of the upper basket and featuring a baby basket that seats a child below the level of the upper basket for enhanced stability of the cart and economy of storage in the upper basket, as well as to position and face the child towards the mother who is pushing the cart so that the child cannot reach or kick the gate or the groceries in the upper basket. The novel locking arrangement for the gate includes a latch plate having an end restraining shield that provides an abutment stop for limiting the forward movement of the gate unless the gate is manually lifted and opened. The gate has ears which prevent the gate from falling into …
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- Granted March 11, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 11, 1997.
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