Shopping cart corral for displaying one or more advertisements and method of providing same
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1. A corral for retaining two or more shopping carts, the corral comprising:
- a first wall with a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a second wall with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the second wall coupled to the second end of the first wall;
a third wall with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second end of the third wall coupled to the second end of the second wall, the third wall opposite the first wall, wherein the first wall is spaced apart from the third wall such that the two or more shopping carts can be placed between the first wall and the third wall;
at least one first panel located above and separate from the first wall and at least one second panel located above and separate from the third wall;
a member coupled to, and extending through, the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel so as to further couple the first wall with the third wall; and
at least one advertisement coupled to the member above the first or third wall.
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Abstract
Some embodiments disclose a corral configured to hold one or more shopping carts and display one or more advertisements. The corral can include: (a) an enclosure having an opening configured to receive the one or more shopping carts, the enclosure having a first side; and (b) at least one first panel located at the first side and configured to display at least a first advertisement of the one or more advertisements. The advertising panels can be configured to be coupled adjacent the opening of the corral to facilitate better visibility.
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1. A corral for retaining two or more shopping carts, the corral comprising:
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a first wall with a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a second wall with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the second wall coupled to the second end of the first wall; a third wall with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second end of the third wall coupled to the second end of the second wall, the third wall opposite the first wall, wherein the first wall is spaced apart from the third wall such that the two or more shopping carts can be placed between the first wall and the third wall; at least one first panel located above and separate from the first wall and at least one second panel located above and separate from the third wall; a member coupled to, and extending through, the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel so as to further couple the first wall with the third wall; and at least one advertisement coupled to the member above the first or third wall. - 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 having an opening configured to receive the one or more shopping carts; a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure, wherein the second structure is coupled to the first structure, and the third structure is coupled to the second structure so as to be spaced apart from the first structure, the enclosure being defined by the first, second and third structures; a bar member; at least one first panel located above and separate from the first structure near the opening of the enclosure; at least one second panel located above and separate from the third structure near the opening of the enclosure; wherein the bar member is coupled to, and extends through, the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel so as to further couple the first structure with the third structure near the opening of the enclosure; and at least one advertisement coupled to the bar member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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