Shopping cart corrals with at least two advertisement panels arranged in a staggered fashion and method of providing same
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1. A corral configured to hold one or more shopping carts, the corral comprising:
- an enclosure defined by three members and having an opening for receiving the one or more shopping carts;
a first member having a first length;
a second member that is substantially parallel to the first member and having a second length that is different from the first length;
a third member coupled to the first member and the second member; and
a bar member coupled to the first member and the second member near the opening, wherein the bar member is coupled to the first member and the second member such that the bar member is situated at an angle that is not parallel with respect to the third member.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments disclose a corral and enclosure defined by three members having an opening configured to hold one or more shopping carts and display one or more advertisements, with two substantially parallel walls of different lengths and advertisement panels affixed on the walls, such that they are staggered. The staggered arrangement of the at least two advertisement panels facilitates better visibility and allows the simultaneous viewing of at least two advertisement panels. The longer member also further protects vehicles parked on its side from colliding with shopping carts.
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1. A corral configured to hold one or more shopping carts, the corral comprising:
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an enclosure defined by three members and having an opening for receiving the one or more shopping carts; a first member having a first length; a second member that is substantially parallel to the first member and having a second length that is different from the first length; a third member coupled to the first member and the second member; and a bar member coupled to the first member and the second member near the opening, wherein the bar member is coupled to the first member and the second member such that the bar member is situated at an angle that is not parallel with respect to the third member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A corral configured to hold one or more shopping carts, the corral comprising:
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an enclosure defined by three members and having an opening for receiving the one or more shopping carts; a first member that is a unitary structure having a first length that is non-extendible; a second member that is also a unitary structure having a second length that is non-extendible, wherein the first member and second member are substantially parallel to one another and the first length is different from the second length; and a third member coupled to the first member and the second member opposite the opening, wherein the first and second members extend outwardly from the third member and the second member extends further relative to the first member; wherein each one of the first member and the second member includes a front bottom portion and rear bottom portion that extend downwardly such that the rear bottom portions of the first and second members are aligned across from one another and the front bottom portions of the first and second members are not aligned across from one another. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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12. A method for providing a corral configured to hold one or more shopping carts, the method comprising:
providing an enclosure defined by a first member, a second member and a third member, the enclosure having an opening configured to receive the one or more shopping carts, wherein; the first member has a first length; the second member is substantially parallel to the first member and has a second length that is different from the first length; a third member is coupled to the first member and the second member; and a bar member is coupled to the first member and the second member near the opening, wherein the bar member is coupled to the first member and the second member such that the bar member is situated at an angle that is not parallel with respect to the third member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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