Electronic shopping cart handle

1 . A shopping cart handle comprising:

a housing having a display;

electronic circuitry in said housing for generating images on said display;

first and second grip portions each having a flared proximal end connected to said housing and a distal end.

2 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 wherein said grip portion has a first periphery having a first length at a point between said proximal end and said distal end and said grip portion at said proximal end has a second periphery having a second length greater than said first length.

3 . The shopping cart handle of claim 2 wherein a projection of said first periphery passes entirely within said second periphery.

4 . The shopping cart handle of claim 2 wherein said flared proximal end comprises a plurality of wall members.

5 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 wherein said first and second grip portions are integrally formed with said housing.

6 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 including a battery compartment in said housing.

7 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 including a battery mounted entirely within said housing.

8 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 wherein said housing is pivotably mounted with respect to said first and second grip portions, whereby a position of the display relative to the grip portions can be varied.

9 . The shopping cart handle of claim 8 including first and second ratchet mechanisms between said first and second grip portions and said housing.

10 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 wherein said housing includes a first housing portion formed integrally with said first and second grip portions and a second housing portion connected to said first housing portion.

11 . The shopping cart handle of claim 1 wherein said electronic circuitry includes a processor and including an electrical connector on the housing for connecting an external memory to the processor.

12 . The shopping cart handle of claim 11 wherein said electrical connector comprises a USB connector.

13 . The shopping cart handle of claim 11 including a selectively unlockable cover over said electrical connector.

14 . A shopping cart handle comprising:

a housing having a first portion and second portion connected to the first portion and having a display;

electronic circuitry in said housing for generating images on said display;

first and second grip portions each having a proximal end connected to said housing first portion and a distal end;

a battery mounted in said housing and outside said first and second grip portions.

15 . The shopping cart handle of claim 14 wherein

said electronic circuitry includes a processor;

said first and second grip portions each include a flared proximal end connected to said housing; and

said housing includes an electrical connector for connecting an external memory device to said processor and a selectively unlockable cover for protecting said electrical connector.

16 . A shopping cart handle comprising:

a housing having a first portion and second portion connected to the first portion and having a display;

electronic circuitry in said housing including a processor for generating images on said display;

said housing including an electrical connector operably connected to said processor for connecting an external memory device to said processor; and

at least one grip member connected to said housing and to a shopping cart.

17 . The shopping cart handle of claim 16 including a battery compartment in said housing.

18 . The shopping cart handle of claim 16 wherein said first and second grip portions each include a flared proximal end connected to said housing.

19 . The shopping cart handle of claim 16 including a selectively unlockable cover protecting said electronic connector.

20 . The shopping cart handle of claim 19 including a release for unlocking the selectively unlockable cover.