A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.

A shopping cart bumper in one embodiment comprises a U-shaped bumper having a plurality of slots on an inner leg of the bumper for engaging wires of a shopping cart.

A shopping cart comprises a basket and a wheeled base. An upper portion of the base has a coupling feature reversibly joined to a lower portion of the basket when the shopping cart is in an assembled, non-weighing configuration. The cart further comprises a weighing kit assembled from a lower frame, an upper frame with a coupling feature that emulates the coupling feature of the upper portion of the base member, and a load-cell assembly that mediates between the upper and lower frames. The lower frame is designed for being reversibly joined to the coupling feature of the base member, whilst the coupling feature of the upper frame of the weighing kit is designed to be reversibly joined to the basket member.

A shopping cart in one embodiment comprises a uniframe, a mat basket, and a slim-fit cart frame and basket combination, as well as in multiple embodiments, providing individual structural differences and advantages over pre-existing forms of shopping carts.

A shopping cart basket comprises one or more modular baskets couplable to a bottom basket having a plurality of wheels extending downwardly to allow the shopping cart basket to roll. Each of the modular baskets has a foldable bottom wall that can act as a bottom of a separate basket or can be folded against a side wall of the modular basket. The modular baskets could be used to hold items within a smaller compartment, and can be combined with the bottom basket to form a roll-able shopping cart having a larger compartment. Such a cart is advantageously used in a store, such as a grocery store, a retail shopping mall, or a home improvement store.

A shopping cart basket comprises one or more modular baskets couplable to a bottom basket having a plurality of wheels extending downwardly to allow the shopping cart basket to roll. Each of the modular baskets has a foldable bottom wall that can act as a bottom of a separate basket or can be folded against a side wall of the modular basket. The modular baskets could be used to hold items within a smaller compartment, and can be combined with the bottom basket to form a roll-able shopping cart having a larger compartment. Such a cart is advantageously used in a store, such as a grocery store, a retail shopping mall, or a home improvement store.

A wheeled cart includes a structural frame having a left vertical support extending vertically from a bottom left end to a top left end. A right vertical support extends vertically from a bottom right end to a top right end. The left vertical support is disposed a frame width apart from the right vertical support. A bottom horizontal support connects the left and right vertical supports and extends forward horizontally having a U-shape. A rear end cross brace connects the bottom left and right ends. A plurality of wheels are rotatably attached to the structural frame. A basket is configured to attach to the structural frame. A handle is horizontally disposed extending between and attached to the top left end and the top right end of the structural frame. The structural frame is a monolithic injection molded plastic part.

A cart assembly includes a cart and a container assembly that is removably supported on the cart. The container assembly may simply rest on a platform of the cart, or may be removable secured to the cart. The container assembly includes a crate and a liner that is removably received within and supported by walls defining an interior cargo space of the crate. The liner itself includes walls containing a phase change material. The walls may be defined by panels having interior spaces in which components encasing the phase change material are contained. The liners are collapsed and stored in a freezer until needed. The liners are then placed within the crates and food items requiring refrigeration are placed within the lined cargo spaced of the crates. The crates are then staged awaiting customer pickup or packed in a vehicle for customer delivery all without further refrigeration.