Shopping cart

Abstract

To provide a shopping cart capable of holding a lengthy object without disrupting the reading work of a commodity by a loaded electronic apparatus.SOLUTION: Handles 4 that have respective free ends at the right and left sides, respectively, are provided at the rear section of a cart main body 2 below an electronic apparatus 6 in an extended manner. An upper holder 70 that holds the upper portion of a lengthy object is attached to the free end of either one of the right and left handles 4. A receiver 71 that holds the lower portion of the lengthy object is provided at a side of the cart main body 2 below the upper holder 70.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a shopping cart that is used mainly in stores such as supermarkets and shopping malls. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, in stores such as supermarkets and shopping malls, payment processing is carried out by store clerks or customers at cash registers installed within the store. This means that during busy times, for example, customers waiting to pay tend to crowd around the cash registers, not only making customers wait for long periods of time, but also creating a heavy workload for store clerks who perform the product registration process to register products or the payment process to pay for registered products.

[0003] Therefore, a system has been proposed in which a shopping cart is equipped with electronic devices such as a reading device that can read product information and a display device that can display payment information, etc., as well as a battery that supplies power to these electronic devices, and when a customer selects a product, the product information is read on the spot, allowing payment processing to be completed without the customer having to go to the cash register (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0004] Some shopping carts also have a holding mechanism for holding long items such as umbrellas. For example, the shopping cart in Patent Document 2 has a handle bar that extends to the left and right and that the user can grasp, behind the upper loading section on which items can be placed, that is, on the upper rear side of the frame-structured cart body, and a holding section that holds the top of an umbrella is attached to this handle bar, and a receiving section that holds the bottom of the umbrella is provided at the bottom of the cart body.

[0005] The shopping cart described in Patent Document 2 has a handlebar that extends from left to right and is held by the user and is attached to a pair of left and right frames at the upper rear side of the cart body, which has a frame structure, and a holder that holds the top of an umbrella is attached to the handlebar so that its position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction.In addition, a wire frame that is attached below the pair of left and right frames and parallel to the handlebars has a receiver that holds the bottom of the umbrella, i.e., the ferrule. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-70441 A (Page 7, Figure 2) [Patent Document 2] JP 2016-124439 A (page 7, Figure 4) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] As in Patent Document 2, the holding part that holds the top of the umbrella and the receiving part that holds the bottom of the umbrella are provided on the rear side of the shopping cart, i.e., on the user's side, so the umbrella can be held in a position that is easily accessible to a user holding the handlebars. However, if a holding part and receiving part are provided on a shopping cart like Patent Document 1, which is equipped with electronic devices such as a reading device that can read product information and a display device that can display payment information, etc., the electronic device provided on the rear side of the shopping cart, i.e., on the user's side, and the holding part and receiving part are arranged front to back or above and below, and there is a risk that the handle part of the umbrella held in the holding part and receiving part, in particular, will get in the way of the electronic device reading the product.

[0008] The present invention has been made in response to such problems, and aims to provide a shopping cart that can hold long items without interfering with the product reading operation by the installed electronic device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the shopping cart of the present invention comprises: A shopping cart comprising: a cart body having casters at the bottom, capable of mounting electronic devices used for product registration processing or payment processing at the rear of the shopping cart in the running direction; and a placing section on which products can be placed, a handle portion having free ends on the left and right sides extending from the rear portion of the cart body below the electronic device; an upper holding tool for holding an upper portion of the elongated object is attached to the free end of one of the left and right handle portions; A receiving portion for holding a lower portion of the elongated object is provided on the side of the cart body below the upper holding tool. According to this feature, the upper holder is attached to the free end of one of the left and right handle portions, and the receiving portion is provided on the side of the cart body, so that the upper part of the long object held by the upper holder and receiving portion is positioned on the left or right side to avoid the electronic devices used for product registration or payment processing located above the handle portion, and does not interfere with the reading operation.

[0010] The upper holding device has a holding portion that holds the upper part of the long object, and the holding portion is approximately C-shaped with an opening toward the front in the direction of travel of the shopping cart, and the receiving portion is located forward of the holding portion. According to this feature, since the receiving portion is positioned forward of the holding portion, the long object is held in a tilted position relative to the direction of travel of the shopping cart, and since an opening that allows the upper part of the long object to enter the holding portion from a horizontal direction is provided near the front, the upper part of the long object in a tilted position is less likely to fly out of the opening in the holding portion, and the object can be held stably when in travel.

[0011] The holding portion is characterized by being substantially C-shaped with the opening facing diagonally outward and forward. According to this feature, a long object in a rearward tilted state can be prevented from flying out sideways from the opening of the holding portion, and can be held stably while traveling.

[0012] The opening is characterized in that both edges thereof are formed with inwardly turned portions. According to this feature, it is possible to reliably prevent the long object from jumping out from the opening of the holding part.

[0013] The upper holding tool is characterized by having an arm portion fixed to the free end of the handle portion and hanging down, with the holding portion provided at the lower end of the arm portion. According to this feature, the holding portion can be positioned at a lower position relative to the handle portion, and the device can accommodate not only long objects with a long overall length but also long objects with a short overall length. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention, seen from the front side; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shopping cart as seen from the rear side. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a side view showing a shopping cart. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the upper stage placement portion and the detection device. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the lower placement portion and the detection device. [Figure 6] 1(a) is a side view of the upper holding tool, and FIG. 1(b) is a plan view of the same with the top surface of the holding part as the reference. [Figure 7] (a) is a side view of the device holding a long umbrella, and (b) is a side view of the device holding a short umbrella. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a side view showing shopping carts nested one behind the other. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A shopping cart according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the following examples. [Example]

[0016] A shopping cart according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 8. In the following description, the diagonally lower left side of Figure 1 is the front of the shopping cart, and the up, down, left, and right directions when viewing the shopping cart from the front side are used as references.

[0017] 1 to 3, a shopping cart 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a cart) is a cart used by customers in, for example, supermarkets, shopping malls, etc. The cart 1 mainly comprises a cart body 2, a plurality of (for example, four) casters 3 provided on the bottom of the cart body 2, a handle 4 operated by a user, two upper and lower mounting sections 5a and 5b on which baskets (not shown) capable of containing products can be placed, an electronic device 6 used in a registration process for registering a product as a target product for purchase by a user or in a payment process for a product registered by this registration process, a battery capable of supplying power to the electronic device 6, a power receiving section 40 for receiving power, and a power transmitting section 41 for transmitting power, and as will be described later, the cart 1 is capable of being nested in the front-to-back direction.

[0018] The cart body 2 is mainly composed of a lower body 2a that is roughly bifurcated in plan view and is placed along the floor surface, and an upper body 2b that stands upright at the front end of the lower body 2a, forming a roughly S-shape in side view. Casters 3 are attached to the lower front and rear ends of the lower body 2a, allowing it to be moved on the floor surface.

[0019] A power receiving unit 40 is provided on the front of the base portion 23 on the base side of the lower main body 2a, and a power transmitting unit 41 is provided on the rear of the base portion 23 of the lower main body 2a.The power supplied to the power receiving unit 40 can be supplied to a battery (not shown) and the power transmitting unit 41, and power can be supplied to the power receiving unit 40 of the other cart 1 that is nested and connected to its own power transmitting unit 41.

[0020] The upper body portion 2b has a first frame portion 33a extending substantially vertically upward and forward from the upper surface of the base portion 23, a second frame portion 33b extending obliquely upward and rearward from the upper end of the first frame portion 33a, and a third frame portion 33c extending substantially vertically upward and rearward from the upper end of the second frame portion 33b. The first frame portion 33a, the second frame portion 33b, and the third frame portion 33c are each formed by two frames 7 erected on the base portion 23 at the base side of the upper body portion 2b and spaced apart from each other on the left and right.

[0021] The upper body portion 2b is provided with a cover member 20 that is provided to cover the first frame portion 33a and the second frame portion 33b. The cover member 20 is provided with a cover portion 21 that covers the front surface of the first frame portion 33a and a cover portion 22 that covers the upper surface of the second frame portion 33b, and the cover portion 22 covers a battery (not shown) that is mounted in the position of the first frame portion 33a.

[0022] The lower mounting portion 5a, which is located behind the first frame portion 33a and below the second frame portion 33b, and the upper mounting portion 5b, which is located in front of the third frame portion 33c and above the second frame portion 33b, are formed in a box shape that opens at the top by bending a linear member.

[0023] The lower loading section 5a is arranged to slope downward toward the rear, and the second frame section 33b is arranged to slope upward toward the rear, so that the vertical distance between the second frame section 33b and the lower main body section 2a becomes wider toward the rear, making it easier for customers to place items into a basket (not shown) placed on the loading section 5a from the rear of the cart 1.

[0024] In this embodiment, the electronic device 6 includes, although not described in detail here, a reading device such as a reader for reading information on products selected by customers using the cart 1, and an information terminal capable of displaying the product information read by the reading device and performing various operations. Note that other devices than those described above may also be provided for the registration process, payment process, or both the registration process and the payment process of products selected by customers.

[0025] 4, the upper mounting portion 5b has a main body 50 formed in a box shape with an open top by bending a linear member, and a metal plate-like fixing portion 51 provided at the lower end of the main body 50. A plurality of holes 51a penetrating vertically are formed in the fixing portion 51, and these holes 51a are used to fix the fixing portion 51 to the strain element 15 of the detection device 10, which will be described in detail later.

[0026] 5, the lower placement section 5a has a main body 52 formed in a box shape with an open top by bending a linear member, and suspending sections 53 fixed to the left and right ends of the main body 52. The suspending section 53 has a fixing section 54 formed in the center in the left-right direction, and tubular frames 55, 55 extending left and right from the fixing section 54 and also extending downward.

[0027] The frames 55, 55 are generally L-shaped in side view, and their lower ends are bent along the front-to-rear direction of the main body 52 and are welded and fixed at multiple points in the front-to-rear direction to the linear members at the left and right ends of the main body 52. The fixing portion 54 has a flat portion 54b at its upper end, and the fixing portion 54 is fixed to the strain element 15 of the detection device 10, which will be described in detail later, using multiple holes 54a formed in this flat portion 54b.

[0028] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the detection device 10 is a load sensor (load cell) composed of a strain element 15 arranged with its longitudinal axis in the front-to-rear direction of the cart body 2 and a strain gauge (not shown) attached to the strain element 15.

[0029] A plurality of holes 15e that penetrate vertically are formed in the rear end 15a of the flexure body 15, and the flexure body 15 is fixed to the second frame portion 33b using these holes 15e. More specifically, the flexure body 15 is fixed in a cantilevered state to a base portion 8 that is mounted on two frames 7, 7 that make up the second frame portion 33b by fastening bolts and nuts 11 that are inserted through holes 8a formed in the base portion 8 and through holes 15e in the flexure body 15, respectively.

[0030] The flexure body 15 is a thick, elastically deformable metal member, and is arranged with its longitudinal axis at the front and rear of the cart body 2 (see FIG. 4). A strain gauge (not shown) is attached to approximately the center of the flexure body 15, so that when the flexure body 15 elastically deforms, the resistance value of the strain gauge attached to the flexure body 15 changes. The strain gauge is connected to an information terminal of the electronic device 6 by wiring (not shown), and transmits this resistance value to the information terminal as detection information.

[0031] A plurality of holes 15e penetrating vertically are formed in the front end 15b of the strain body 15, and with the fixing portion 51 of the upper stage mounting portion 5b abutting against the top surface 150 of the front end 15b, the upper stage mounting portion 5b is connected to and supported by fastening bolts and nuts 11 inserted into the holes 15e formed in the front end 15b and the holes 51a formed in the fixing portion 51 of the upper stage mounting portion 5b, respectively. In other words, the upper stage mounting portion 5b is attached to the second frame portion 33b of the cart main body 2 via the detection device 10, and its load is supported by the second frame portion 33b of the cart main body 2 via the detection device 10.

[0032] A flat portion 54b of a fixing portion 54 of the suspending support portion 53 of the lower mounting portion 5a abuts against a lower surface 151 of the front end portion 15b of the flexure body 15, and similarly to the fixing portion 51 of the upper mounting portion 5b, the fixing portion 54 of the suspending support portion 53 of the lower mounting portion 5a is connected by fastening bolts and nuts 11, thereby connecting the lower mounting portion 5a to the front end portion 15b of the flexure body 15. In this way, the lower mounting portion 5a is attached to the second frame portion 33b of the cart main body 2 via the detection device 10, and its load is supported by the second frame portion 33b of the cart main body 2 via the detection device 10. Furthermore, the fixing points between the flexure body 15 and the second frame portion 33b, the fixing points between the flexure body 15 and the lower mounting portion 5a (described later), and the fixing points between the flexure body 15 and the upper mounting portion 5b are covered by a cover portion 22 and are not exposed to the outside (see FIG. 1 ).

[0033] As described above, both the upper placement portion 5b and the lower placement portion 5a are configured such that a load is applied to the front end portion 15b of the flexure body 15, and when a product is placed directly on placement portion 5b or placement portion 5a, or when a product is placed in a basket (not shown) placed on placement portion 5b or placement portion 5a, the weight of the product causes the flexure body 15 to elastically deform, more specifically, the cantilever-shaped flexure body 15 with the rear end portion 15a as its base point elastically deforms. Conversely, when a product is removed from placement portion 5b or placement portion 5a, the flexure body 15 elastically returns to its original position due to a reduction in weight by the product, and the resistance value changes.

[0034] When a product load is applied to or removed from either the upper placement section 5b or the lower placement section 5a, the resistance value of the strain gauge in the detection device 10 changes, and the resistance value is transmitted from the strain gauge to the information terminal of the electronic device 6. The information terminal of the electronic device 6 uses the change in the resistance value received from the strain gauge to detect a change in the presence of the product on either the upper placement section 5b or the lower placement section 5a.

[0035] When a customer reads product information using the reading device of electronic device 6, the information terminal begins the product registration process and monitors changes in the resistance value received from the strain gauge. If a change in the resistance value received from the strain gauge, in this case an increase in load, is detected, the product registration process is completed. Conversely, if an increase in load is not detected, the product registration process is interrupted and an error message is displayed. In this way, the information terminal performs various calculations using the resistance value received from the strain gauge, and therefore can be said to constitute a part of detection device 10.

[0036] As shown in Figure 1, an upper holder 70 for holding a long object such as an umbrella is attached to one of the left and right handles 4 of the cart body 2. In addition, a receiving portion 71 for holding the ferrule of the umbrella is provided on the lower body 2a of the cart body 2.

[0037] Specifically, the receiving portion 71 is formed in the shape of a bottomed box that is open upward and has a bottom that receives the ferrule of the umbrella and prevents rain from dripping. The receiving portion 71 is fixed to the outside of the side frame portion 24 of the main body lower portion 2a.

[0038] As shown in Figures 6(a) and (b), the upper holder 70 is made of metal and comprises an arm portion 72 and a holding portion 73 that are fixed to one of the left and right handle portions 4. The arm portion 72 is formed into a flat plate by pressing an upper end portion 72b of a main portion 72a made of a metal pipe in the width direction. A screw hole is formed in the upper end portion 72b, and the arm portion 72 is fixed to the free end portion of the handle portion 4 with a screw (not shown). The upper end portion 72b of the arm portion 72 and the free end portion of the handle portion 4 are covered by an end cover 74 to prevent them from being exposed to the outside. The end cover 74 is made of synthetic resin and functions as a buffer in the event of a collision with a person, a wall, etc.

[0039] The lower end of the arm portion 72 is slightly inclined forward, and the center of gravity of the holding portion 73 is located further forward than the upper end portion 72b and the handle portion 4. Due to this inclination, the holding portion 73 welded to the lower end of the arm portion 72 is inclined so that the front portion faces upward and the rear portion faces downward.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 6(b), the holding portion 73 has a generally C-shape with an opening 73a facing diagonally outward and forward in a plan view. Furthermore, both edges of the opening 73a are formed with inward-facing turned-up portions 73b. Specifically, each turned-up portion 73b extends in a straight line in a plan view from both ends of the main portion 73c of the holding portion 73, excluding the turned-up portion 73b, toward the inside of the holding portion 73. The turned-up portion 73b is generally flat, and the outer edge of the main portion 73c of the holding portion 73, excluding the turned-up portion 73b, is formed in an arc shape of approximately 280 degrees with the same curvature.

[0041] The angle θ formed by connecting the center of the main portion 73c of the holding portion 73 with the starting end of one of the turned portions 73b (the boundary with the main portion 73c) and the starting end of the other turned portion 73b is smaller than a right angle (80 degrees in this embodiment). Naturally, therefore, the opening degree of the opening 73a, i.e., the angle formed by connecting the free ends of the one turned portion 73b and the other turned portion 73b with the center of the main portion 73c of the holding portion 73, is also smaller than a right angle. Note that the opening 73a, i.e., the free end of one turned portion 73b, is located to the side (left in this example) of the front end of the holding portion 73, and the free end of the other turned portion 73b is located forward of the side end of the holding portion 73.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 7( a ), the receiving portion 71 is disposed below the upper holding tool 70 and in front of the holding portion 73 .

[0043] As described above, the upper holder 70 is attached to the free end of one of the left and right handle portions 4. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7(a), the upper portion of the umbrella U1 held by the upper holder 70 and the receiving portion 71 is positioned to the side of the cart body 2, avoiding the electronic device 6 used for product registration or payment processing, which is positioned above the handle portion 4, and does not interfere with the reading operation.

[0044] In addition, the receiving portion 71 is located forward of the holding portion 73 of the upper holding device 70, so that the umbrella can be tilted down, lowering the position of the top of the umbrella and preventing contact with objects or people, especially when driving.

[0045] Furthermore, the holding portion 73 of the upper holder 70 is roughly C-shaped with an opening 73a near the front in the traveling direction of the shopping cart 1, and receives the weight of the upper part of the umbrella U1 near the rear of the main portion 73c, so as shown in Figure 7(a), the umbrella U1 is stably held in a state tilted backward in the traveling direction of the shopping cart 1. In addition, because the opening 73a, which allows the upper part of the umbrella U1 to enter the holding portion 73 from the horizontal direction, is provided near the front in the traveling direction of the shopping cart 1, the upper part of the umbrella U1 in a backward-tilted state is less likely to fly out of the opening 73a of the holding portion 73, and it can be held stably when traveling.

[0046] Furthermore, because the opening 73a of the holding part 73 faces diagonally outward and forward, the upper part of the umbrella when tilted backward can be prevented from flying out sideways from the opening 73a of the holding part 73, allowing the umbrella to be held more stably while traveling. Specifically, the opening 73a is formed so that the boundary between one of the turned parts 73b and the main part 73c and the boundary between the other turned part 73b and the main part 73c are in a range (80 degrees in this embodiment) that is smaller than a right angle on the inner angle side. In other words, the opening 73a is configured so that the main part 73c and one of the turned parts 73b extend to the center of the front end of the holding part 73, making it difficult for the umbrella to fly out even if the upper part of the umbrella tilts forward during a sudden stop while traveling.

[0047] Moreover, both edges of opening 73a are formed with inwardly turned portions 73b, and by interfering with the inner surfaces of turned portions 73b, the umbrella is less likely to fly out (slip out) from opening 73a of holding portion 73. Also, the top of the umbrella is guided by the outer surfaces of inwardly turned portions 73b, making it easier to insert the top of the umbrella into holding portion 73.

[0048] The upper holder 70 also has an arm 72 that is fixed to the free end of the handle 4 and hangs down, with a holding part 73 provided at the lower end of the arm 72. Therefore, the holding part 73 can be positioned low relative to the handle 4, and as shown in Figure 7(b), the holding part 73 can reliably hold not only the long umbrella U1 but also the upper part of the relatively short umbrella U2.

[0049] The holding part 73 is characterized by being provided at an angle with its rear part facing downward at the lower end of the arm part 72. In this way, the main part 73c of the flat holding part 73 fits along the upper part of the umbrella which is positioned at an angle, so that the umbrella can be held more stably.

[0050] Furthermore, since the barb portion 73b forms an obtuse angle with the end of the main portion 73c, the umbrella held inside the holding portion 73 and the barb portion 73b are spaced apart, preventing damage due to interference.

[0051] Furthermore, multiple carts 1 can be stored in a cart storage area installed at a predetermined location within a store, for example. In the cart storage area, carts 1, 1' can be nested one behind the other as shown in Figure 8.

[0052] Although not shown in detail in the figures, the lower body 2a of the trailing cart 1' enters the space that is roughly trapezoidal in plan view and open to the rear, which is formed between the left and right V-shaped side frame portions 24 of the lower body 2a of the leading cart 1. At this time, the trailing side frame portion 24 is guided by the inner surface of the leading side frame portion 24, so that the left and right positions of the nested front and rear carts 1, 1' are aligned with each other and are guided so that the power receiving unit 40 of the trailing cart 1' is electrically connected to the power transmitting unit 41 of the leading cart 1.

[0053] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and additions and modifications within the scope of the present invention are also included in the present invention.

[0054] For example, in the above embodiment, the cart 1 is exemplified as having a configuration in which the cart body 2 is approximately S-shaped in side view, with a lower main body portion 2a that is approximately bifurcated in plan view and an upper main body portion 2b that stands upright from the front of the lower main body portion 2a, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the shape of the cart body 2 is not limited to the above and may be various shapes.

[0055] Furthermore, the detection means capable of detecting the presence of products placed on the upper and lower placement sections 5a and 5b in the detection device 10 is not limited to a load sensor using a strain gauge as in the above embodiment, but may also be, for example, a photo sensor or an infrared sensor.

[0056] Furthermore, the shape of the upper holder 70 is not limited to the structure of the above embodiment as long as it holds the handle or the like, which is the upper part of the umbrella. For example, the holding part may be endless and have no opening, may be rectangular instead of circular, or may have a structure that can be plastically deformed like a belt, or a structure that can be elastically deformed like rubber or a clip.

[0057] Furthermore, the structure of the receiving portion 71 is not limited to a bottomed structure that supports the ferrule of the umbrella, but may be configured to hold the portion of the umbrella slightly above the ferrule from the side, for example.

[0058] Furthermore, the receiving portion 71 is not limited to being located in front of the holding portion 73 of the upper holder 70, but may be located directly below it in the vertical direction, in which case the umbrella will be held in a substantially upright position.

[0059] Furthermore, the folded portions 73b provided on both edges of the opening 73a of the holding portion 73 are not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and may be made of, for example, a synthetic resin having excellent flexibility.

[0060] Furthermore, the upper holder 70 and the receiving portion 71 may hold not only an umbrella but also a long object such as a walking stick. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 1. Shopping Cart 2 Cart body 2a Bottom of the main body 2b Top of the main body 4 Handle 5a Lower loading section 5b Upper loading section 6 Electronic equipment 6a Reading device 6b Information terminal 7 frames 8 Base 10. Detection Device 11 Bolts and nuts 15 Strain body 15a Rear end 15b Front end 15e Hole 20 Cover member 24 Side frame part 33a First frame section 33b Second frame section 33c Third frame section 40 Power receiving unit 41 Power Transmission Section 70 Upper retainer 71 Receiving 72 Arm section 73 Holding part 73a aperture 73b Return part 74 End cover

Claims

1. A shopping cart comprising: a cart body having casters at the bottom, capable of mounting electronic devices used for product registration processing or payment processing at the rear of the shopping cart in the running direction; and a placing section on which products can be placed, a handle portion having free ends on the left and right sides extending from the rear portion of the cart body below the electronic device; an upper holding tool for holding an upper portion of the elongated object is attached to the free end of one of the left and right handle portions; A shopping cart characterized in that a receiving portion for holding a lower portion of the long object is provided on the side of the cart body below the upper holding device.

2. The shopping cart according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper holding device has a holding portion that holds the upper part of the elongated object, the holding portion being approximately C-shaped with an opening toward the front in the direction of travel of the shopping cart, and the receiving portion being located forward of the holding portion.

3. 3. The shopping cart according to claim 2, wherein the holding portion is substantially C-shaped with the opening facing diagonally outward and forward.

4. 4. The shopping cart according to claim 3, wherein both edges of the opening are configured with inwardly turned portions.

5. 3. The shopping cart according to claim 2, wherein the upper holder comprises an arm portion fixed to the free end of the handle portion and hanging downward, the holding portion being provided at the lower end of the arm portion.

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