Shopping cart
Splain , et al. August 19, 2
Patent Grant D575472
U.S. patent number D575,472 [Application Number D/280,573] was granted by the patent office on 2008-08-19 for shopping cart. This patent grant is currently assigned to Target Brands, Inc.. Invention is credited to Allan Cameron, Alexandre Hennen, Robert D. Peota, David L. Pruitt, Jr., Mark T. Ryan, William D. Splain.
| United States Patent | D575,472 |
| Splain , et al. | August 19, 2008 |
Shopping cart
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a shopping cart, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Splain; William D. (Brooklyn Park, MN), Peota; Robert D. (Minneapolis, MN), Hennen; Alexandre (Cambridge, MA), Cameron; Allan (Natick, MA), Ryan; Mark T. (Haskell, OK), Pruitt, Jr.; David L. (Brookland, AR) |
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| Assignee: | Target Brands, Inc.
(Minneapolis, MN) |
| Appl. No.: | D/280,573 |
| Filed: | May 31, 2007 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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| 29271229 | Jan 12, 2007 | D546021 | |||
| 29267189 | Oct 6, 2006 | D540998 | |||
| 29238739 | Sep 19, 2005 | D530478 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D34/27 |
| Current International Class: | 1202 |
| Field of Search: | ;D34/17,21,27 |
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Primary Examiner: Nunn; Freda S.
Assistant Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin K
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Faegre & Benson LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design and a dashed box identifying a portion of the shopping cart illustrated in FIG. 3.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a portion of the shopping cart shown in the dashed box of FIG. 2, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.
FIG. 5 is a right side view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.
FIG. 6 is a top view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design; and,
FIG. 8 is a left side view of a shopping cart, with elements in dashed lines forming no part of the claimed design.
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