A manually movable transporting apparatus that is nestable with like transporting apparatuses has a chassis equipped with longitudinal members, which carries a loading device which is mounted on the chassis so as to be movable about respective horizontal axes and rests on at least one support. A supporting element is provided at the front end of the loading device and at least one inclined deflector surface is arranged in the rear region of the apparatus, which drops obliquely towards the rear and being designed to receive the supporting element of a further identical transporting apparatus driven onto the surface. At least one clearance is formed next to each support, and wherein each deflector surface is located in a clearance. When two transporting apparatuses are nested, each deflector surface of one transporting apparatus takes up the clearance assigned to the deflector surface of the other transporting apparatus.

A manually movable transporting apparatus that is nestable with like transporting apparatuses has a chassis equipped with longitudinal members, which carries a loading device which is mounted on the chassis so as to be movable about respective horizontal axes and rests on at least one support. A supporting element is provided at the front end of the loading device and at least one inclined deflector surface is arranged in the rear region of the apparatus, which drops obliquely towards the rear and being designed to receive the supporting element of a further identical transporting apparatus driven onto the surface. At least one clearance is formed next to each support, and wherein each deflector surface is located in a clearance. When two transporting apparatuses are nested, each deflector surface of one transporting apparatus takes up the clearance assigned to the deflector surface of the other transporting apparatus.

An infant carrier holder has a floor with a ramp and sidewalls and is mounted to a shopping cart. The ramp and sidewalls can contribute to stably supporting an infant carrier. The holder serves as a mechanical interface between an infant carrier, which can be received in the holder, and the shopping cart. The holder can be concavely shaped to assist in shopping cart nesting in addition to supporting a received infant carrier at a desired angle. The holder can be adjustably mounted to a gate or a basket of the shopping cart and may/may not interfere with nesting operations. The holder permits an infant carrier to be supported on a shopping cart without using a significant amount of shopping cart space or interfering with nesting operations.

A wheeled, pushable cart for transporting cargo that when not in use can be stacked or nested in telescoping fashion, and which can be used with carts having a base frame to which the wheels are attached, and various components, which can include one or more baskets, that are attached to the base frame. The manner in which the wheels are attached and arranged, and the orientation of the base frame, provide for increased storage and ease of access to the base frame and bottom shelf from the rear of the cart, and easy nesting (also referred to as stacking) of multiple carts in telescoping fashion when the carts are not in use.

A wheeled, pushable cart for transporting cargo that when not in use can be stacked or nested in telescoping fashion, and which can be used with carts having a base frame to which the wheels are attached, and various components, which can include one or more baskets, that are attached to the base frame. The manner in which the wheels are attached and arranged, and the orientation of the base frame, provide for increased storage and ease of access to the base frame and bottom shelf from the rear of the cart, and easy nesting (also referred to as stacking) of multiple carts in telescoping fashion when the carts are not in use.

The cart may include a plurality of fastening members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel and end panel. Additionally, there may be a plurality of rotational members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel and front panel. At least one of the first side panel, second side panel, and front panel are removably attached to the cart via at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel, and end panel that itself may be rotatable, removable, or both. Some embodiments include a kit for converting a standard shopping cart to an improved shopping cart. Some embodiments include the improved cart as a flat bed shopping cart with up to three downwardly foldable panels.

The cart may include a plurality of fastening members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel and end panel. Additionally, there may be a plurality of rotational members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel and front panel. At least one of the first side panel, second side panel, and front panel are removably attached to the cart via at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel, and end panel that itself may be rotatable, removable, or both. Some embodiments include a kit for converting a standard shopping cart to an improved shopping cart. Some embodiments include the improved cart as a flat bed shopping cart with up to three downwardly foldable panels.

A shopping cart includes a wheeled base, two support masts, a basket, and a gate. The two support masts are coupled to and extend upwardly from the wheeled base. The basket is coupled to the two support masts and extends over the wheeled base to define a compartment having a rear opening. The gate includes a primary panel and a child seat. The primary panel is rotatable between a first position, covering the rear opening, and a second position extending above the compartment. The child seat extends from a front surface of the primary panel and into the compartment when the primary panel is in the first position. The child seat comprises a bottom panel, a back, and side panels. The bottom panel and opposing side panels collectively form a child seat surround extending from a first side of the primary panel to a second side of the primary panel.

Wheeled carts are disclosed and in particular shopping carts. In preferred embodiments, the wheeled cart comprises a structural frame with a left vertical support and a right vertical support. The wheeled cart has a basket and a plurality of wheels coupled to the structural frame. The wheeled cart further comprises a left scuff plate removably coupled to the left vertical support and a right scuff plate removably coupled to the right vertical support. The left scuff plate and the right scuff plate comprise the widest points on the wheeled cart over at least an entire vertical height of the basket.

Wheeled carts are disclosed and in particular shopping carts. In preferred embodiments, the wheeled cart comprises a structural frame with a left vertical support and a right vertical support. The wheeled cart has a basket and a plurality of wheels coupled to the structural frame. The wheeled cart further comprises a left scuff plate removably coupled to the left vertical support and a right scuff plate removably coupled to the right vertical support. The left scuff plate and the right scuff plate comprise the widest points on the wheeled cart over at least an entire vertical height of the basket.