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Granted Patent B2
US 12698022 · App. 18/541,392 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Grocery cart divider

Inventor: Mendek Menlarayzz (Statesville, NC)
B62B5/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12698022
App. No.
18/541,392
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cart divider includes a main placard and one or more side placards. The main placard may be configured to divide an internal portion of a cart in a longitudinal direction. The side placards may be configured to divide the internal portion of the cart in a lateral direction. The side placards may be disposed at a midpoint of the main placard. The main placard and the side placards may be configured to divide the internal portion of the cart into four quadrants.

Claims (15)

1 . A cart divider comprising:

a main placard configured to divide an internal portion of a cart in a longitudinal direction;

one or more side placards configured to divide the internal portion of the cart in a lateral direction, wherein the one or more side placards are disposed at a midpoint of the main placard, and wherein the main placard and the one or more side placards are configured to divide the internal portion of the cart into four quadrants; and

installation clips configured to attach at least one of the main placard and the one or more side placards to the cart.

2 . The cart divider of claim 1 , wherein the cart divider is configured to move between an operational configuration and a non-operational configuration.

3 . The cart divider of claim 2 , wherein planes of the one or more side placards are perpendicular to a plane of the main placard in the operational configuration.

4 . The cart divider of claim 2 , wherein planes of the one or more side placards are parallel to a plane of the main placard in the non-operational configuration.

5 . The cart divider of claim 2 , wherein a plane of the main placard is perpendicular to a plane of a base of the cart in the operational configuration.

6 . The cart divider of claim 2 , wherein a plane of the main placard is parallel to a plane of a base of the cart in the non-operational configuration.

7 . The cart divider of claim 1 , further comprising an anchor strip configured to attach the main placard and the one or more side placards to the cart.

8 . The cart divider of claim 7 , wherein the anchor strip is located at a bottom portion of the main placard.

9 . A cart divider comprising:

a main placard configured to divide an internal portion of a cart in a longitudinal direction;

one or more side placards configured to divide the internal portion of the cart in a lateral direction, wherein the one or more side placards are disposed at a midpoint of the main placard, and wherein the main placard and the one or more side placards are configured to divide the internal portion of the cart into four quadrants; and

an anchor strip configured to attach the main placard and the one or more side placards to the cart, wherein the anchor strip is located at a bottom portion of the main placard.