handle cap
By replacing screw connections with a spring element connection, the assembly time for handle caps on shopping carts is reduced, improving productivity through a quicker and more efficient mounting process.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE102020128099
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2020-10-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-31
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-10-26
AI Technical Summary
The assembly of handle caps on shopping cart handles is time-consuming due to traditional screw connections, which hinders productivity.
A spring element connection is introduced to replace screw connections, allowing for a detachable or non-detachable connection between the handle cap and grip strap, facilitated by spring elements that snap into wire loops or wire loops that engage with spring elements, enabling a clip connection.
This solution significantly reduces assembly time, enhancing productivity by allowing for quicker and more efficient mounting of handle caps on shopping carts.
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Abstract
Claims
[1] Handle cap (2) as a lateral end of a push handle unit of a shopping cart, which connects a handle bar (6) to a shopping cart, wherein the handle cap (2) has a first element which enables a detachable or non-detachable connection to a second element of the handle bar (6), wherein the first or the second element is a spring element (1), wherein the first element is a spring element (1) and the second element is a wire loop or wherein the first element is a wire loop and the second element is a spring element (1). [2] Handle cap (2) according to claim 1, wherein the first or second element comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or any number of spring elements (1). [3] Handle cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the handle cap (2) has a holding portion (8) and an insertion bevel (4) with an undercut (7) within the recess (3) in order to clip a resilient part (5) of a shopping trolley into the handle cap (2). [4] Handle cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the handle cap (2) has an undercut (10) so that a bead (9) of the handle bar (6) clips into the undercut (10). [5] Push handle unit (2, 6) for arranging on a shopping trolley, comprising a handle cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims and a handle bar (6), wherein a handle cap (2) is arranged at one end of the handle bar (6) such that the first element establishes a detachable or non-detachable connection with the second element. [6] Push handle unit (2, 6) according to claim 5, comprising a handle cap (2) and a handle bar (6), wherein 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or any number of spring elements (1) are arranged in the handle cap (2), wherein the spring elements (1) engage in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or any number of wire loops of the handle bar (6). [7] Push handle unit (2, 6) according to claim 5, comprising a handle cap (2) and a handle bar (6), wherein 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or any number of spring elements (1) are arranged in the handle bar (6), wherein the spring elements (1) engage in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or any number of wire loops of the handle cap (2). [8] Push handle unit (2, 6) according to one of claims 5 to 7, comprising two handle caps (2) according to one of claims 1 to 5 and a handle bar (6), wherein the push handle unit has the handle bar (6) which has a handle cap (2) at the respective ends or wherein the push handle unit has two handle caps (2) and two handle bars (6). [9] A shopping trolley for use in a shop or supermarket comprising a push handle unit according to any one of claims 5 to 8.
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