Child standing platform for a shopping cart
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a releasably attached standing or level platform device for attachment to a wheeled shopping cart. The device has a generally level surface or trolley extension that releasably hooks onto a bottom of a shopping cart using a pair of hooks. The hooks are positioned at terminal ends of a rectangular U-shape arm that is attached to a telescoping arm. The U-shape arm is configured to be adjustable in width and the telescoping arm adjusts the height of the standing or level platform device. In use, a child stands on a top surface, and the wheels of the device track the movements of the wheels of the shopping cart thereby enabling the child to ride along with the wheeled cart without walking or without sitting in the wheeled shopping cart.
1. A shopping cart accessory providing a standing platform, the shopping cart accessory comprising:
a level platform having at least a first wheel for supporting said level platform thereabove and a connector for selectively attaching to a wheeled shopping cart;
wherein said level platform having a non-slip top surface for a child to stand thereon;
wherein said at least a first wheel swivels for tracking along with the wheeled shopping cart;
wherein the connector comprises a pair of holes configured to receive and accommodate screws for adjusting width and height of the level platform; and
wherein a support platform is placed below the connector for supporting the level platform when not in use.
2. The shopping cart accessory of claim 1 , wherein said connector releasably attached to the wheeled shopping cart.
3. The shopping cart accessory of claim 2 , wherein said level platform is pulled behind the wheeled shopping cart.
4. The shopping cart accessory of claim 3 , wherein said level platform having a generally horizontal rectilinear platform.
5. The shopping cart accessory of claim 3 , further comprising a second wheel for supporting said level platform thereabove.
6. The shopping cart accessory of claim 5 , wherein said first wheel having a first pivoting arm and said second wheel having a second pivoting arm, and further wherein said first wheel pivots about said first pivoting arm and said second wheel pivots about said second pivoting arm for tracking said first wheel and said second wheel with the wheeled shopping cart.
7. The shopping cart accessory of claim 6 , wherein said first pivoting arm and said second pivoting arm are positioned proximal to a trailing edge of said level platform.
8. The shopping cart accessory of claim 5 , wherein said first wheel and said second wheel are swivel casters.
9. The shopping cart accessory of claim 8 , wherein said swivel casters are positioned proximal to a trailing edge of said level platform.
10. The shopping cart accessory of claim 1 , wherein said connector having a latching connector portion integrally connected to a leading edge of said level platform for the selective attaching to the wheeled shopping cart.
11. The shopping cart accessory of claim 10 , wherein said latching connector portion releasably connected to a bottom frame of the wheeled shopping cart.
12. The shopping cart accessory of claim 11 , wherein said latching connector portion having a U-shaped arm including a pair of U-shaped hooks for securing to the bottom frame of the wheeled shopping cart.
13. The shopping cart accessory of claim 12 , wherein said U-shaped arm having a pair of separate L-shaped portions including a groove along a length thereof for extending or retracting the length of said U-shaped arm.
14. The shopping cart accessory of claim 13 , wherein said L-shaped portions are telescoping for adjusting the length of said U-shaped arm.
15. The shopping cart accessory of claim 14 , wherein said non-slip top surface is rubber.
16. A shopping cart accessory providing a standing platform, the shopping cart accessory comprising:
a level platform having a first wheel and a second wheel for supporting said level platform thereabove and a connector for selectively attaching to a wheeled shopping cart;
wherein said level platform having a non-slip top surface for a child to stand thereon;
wherein said first wheel and said second wheel swivel for tracking along with the wheeled shopping cart;
wherein said level platform is pulled behind the wheeled shopping cart;
wherein the connector comprises a pair of holes configured to receive and accommodate screws for adjusting width and height of the level platform; and
wherein a support platform is placed below the connector for supporting the level platform when not in use.
17. The shopping cart accessory of claim 16 , wherein said first wheel having a first pivoting arm and said second wheel having a second pivoting arm, and further wherein said first wheel pivots about said first pivoting arm and said second wheel pivots about said second pivoting arm for tracking said first wheel and said second wheel with the wheeled shopping cart.
18. The shopping cart accessory of claim 17 , wherein said first pivoting arm and said second pivoting arm are positioned proximal to a trailing edge of said level platform.
19. A shopping cart accessory providing a standing platform, the shopping cart accessory comprising:
a level platform having a first wheel and a second wheel for supporting said level platform thereabove and a connector for selectively attaching to a wheeled shopping cart;
wherein said level platform having a non-slip top surface for a child to stand thereon;
wherein said first wheel and said second wheel swivel for tracking along with the wheeled shopping cart;
wherein said level platform is pulled behind the wheeled shopping cart;
wherein said first wheel and said second wheel are swivel casters positioned proximal to a trailing edge of said level platform;
wherein the connector comprises a pair of holes configured to receive and accommodate screws for adjusting width and height of the level platform; and
wherein a support platform is placed below the connector for supporting the level platform when not in use.
20. The shopping cart accessory of claim 19 , wherein said connector having a latching connector portion integrally connected to a leading edge of said level platform for the selective attaching to the wheeled shopping cart.