SHOPPING CART DEVICE

• US 20110221149A1
• Filed: 05/20/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bryan Eugene Crum
• Original Assignee: Bryan Eugene Crum
• Inventors: CRUM, BRYAN EUGENE
• Application Number:
  US13/112,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20110221149A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/47.34
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/1408 Display devices mounted on it, e.g. advertisement displays
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/1416 mounted on the handle
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/1424 Electronic display devices
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/1428 Adaptations for calculators, memory aids or reading aids
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A display mounted on a shopping cart handle allows shoppers to, inter alia, find information, to obtain coupons, to refer to in-store audio or video programs, and/or to obtain additional targeted shopper related information.

Claims

1. A device for providing visual information on a shopping cart, comprising:

a body defining a display area including a backplate having a perimeter and a lip surrounding at least a portion of said perimeter, said body being removably attached to a shopping cart handlebar of said shopping cart;

left and right handles rigidly secured to and projecting leftwardly and rightwardly beyond said body, respectively;

a display card removably mounted on said backplate, with at least a portion of said display card extending under said lip, said display card comprising shopper related information, a check-in barcode, and instructions related to utilization of said check-in barcode;

wherein said check-in barcode contains store identification data enabling identification of said retail store; and

wherein said instructions inform a shopper that scanning said check-in barcode with a personal electronic device will provide said shopper with additional information corresponding to said shopper related information and targeted specifically to said shopper.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said lip has front, back, left, and right sides and defines a plurality of opposed discontinuities, said opposed discontinuities including at least a first pair of opposed discontinuities being located on said front and back sides, respectively.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein said opposed discontinuities further include at least a second pair of opposed discontinuities being located on said left and right sides, respectively.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein said backplate is connected to said lip at a plurality of tabs, and wherein, between said tabs, there are gaps between said backplate and said lip.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said display card is removably mounted on said backplate utilizing at least one adhesive strip.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein said shopper related information includes in-store specials.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein said additional information includes in-store specials targeted specifically to said shopper.

8. A shopping cart and personal electronic device combination, comprising:

a shopping cart having a device for providing visual information attached to a handle thereof, said device including;

a body defining a display area having a backplate with a perimeter, handles rigidly secured to and projecting outwardly beyond said body, and an informational sheet removably mounted on said backplate, said informational sheet comprising a check-in barcode thereon and shopper related information thereon;

a personal electronic device having at least one camera, wherein said camera is selectively utilized to scan said check-in barcode, and wherein after scanning said check-in barcode said personal electronic device provides additional information related to the shopper in conjunction with said shopper related material already displayed on said informational sheet.

9. The combination of claim 8, wherein said informational sheet is a single display card.

10. The combination of claim 8, wherein said informational sheet is an outermost page of a magazine comprising a plurality of pages bound along a spine.

11. The combination of claim 10, wherein said device includes a lip spaced apart from said backplate and wherein said magazine extends into space between said backplate and said lip.

12. The combination of claim 8, wherein said lip has front, back, left, and right sides and defines a plurality of opposed discontinuities, said opposed discontinuities including at least a first pair of opposed discontinuities being located on said front and back sides, respectively.

13. The combination of claim 8, wherein after scanning said check-in barcode said personal electronic device substantially instantaneously provides said additional information.

14. The combination of claim 8, wherein said shopper related information includes in-store specials.

15. The combination of claim 14, wherein said additional information includes in-store specials targeted specifically to said shopper.

16. The combination of claim 14, wherein said additional information includes recipes targeted specifically to said shopper.