JPH07106706B2 - Connecting device for shopping or baggage carts - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

The present invention relates to a device for interconnecting carts for shopping or baggage, in particular a place waiting for the next user.
In the above, until the collateral member is introduced into the lock of the cart, the lock fixed to the cart is used to firmly hold the connecting pieces of the adjacent carts to connect these carts to each other and to newly connect them to the adjacent carts. The present invention relates to a connecting device capable of taking out a security member after or while being connected.

When these carts are crowded,
It is known to provide a lock using coins as a security member for connecting carts to adjacent carts. Only when the coin is pushed into the lock of the cart to be used, the linked carts are separated, and after the shopping is finished, the user of the cart tries to retrieve the coins. This is only possible after connecting the used cart to the adjacent cart.

In a lock using a well-known security member used for such a shopping cart and a baggage cart, the user must have a corresponding coin. This is not only inconvenient for housewives to shop, but also for foreigners
This is an unreasonable demand, as it does not always have the currency of the country, especially when it arrives at the airport.

An object of the present invention is to improve a lock using a security member of a cart for shopping or baggage so that it can be handled with a simple structure. This object is accomplished by the present invention, the collateral member, perforated cards, key cards (Itakagi), credit cards, magnetic cards, which is solved by the store card, identification card, identity card and / or telephone cards .

With such a lock , no coin is needed. The lock accepts the card and holds it until the cart is reconnected. Various cards used for other purposes can be used as a security member.

However, any card particularly suitable for such a lock could be used, either a single card common to all stores and shoppers, or for a limited shopper or store chain. To produce. In the latter case, by limitation, the card can be given additional functionality. In particular, the information that the card gives to the locks and / or the store registers is written with advertisements, statistics and / or profit guarantees, in particular information that gives shoppers a discount. Placing advertisements on cards is particularly advantageous.

As another mode, one card insertion department,
In particular, in addition to the slit for the card, yet one insertion departments, in particular a slit for coins, introduced card or coin, or both, when particular inserted, it is preferable to release the connection. It is also advantageous to introduce, in particular insert, the coin into the insertion station, in particular the card slit itself, to release the connection. This allows the card or coin to be used as a security member. However, you can also insert a card and a coin to release the lock.

If the shopper wishes, the handle can be used without the coin lock. To install the coin slit in the cart, simply pull out or remove the lid. In this way, the lock in the case prepared for this purpose can be fixedly attached by the stopper. The lock does not interfere with the handle. The lock can be placed in a simple case and is invisible, so no expensive surface treatment is required. Advantageously, the top surface of the handle is flat and any advertising or decoration is applied here to enhance the handle's appearance and profitability.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the case for holding the lock system has openings on the front and rear sides so that the slit for the coin or the card of the security member can be seen on one side and the other side on the other side. Make sure that the connecting piece of the coin lock system of is passed. The benefit in this case is the through-hole in the direction transverse to the handle,
Since the case of the lock has a mating shape, the lock system is introduced from only one of the two openings. This acts as a first support to secure the coin lock system in the through hole.

There are various ways to keep the lock system stationary in the through-hole. According to one embodiment of the invention, it is securely screwed by another catch that can only be released with a special tool. In this case, the locking system is attached only by inserting and engaging. In order to remove it for repair or replacement, a tool prepared in advance for this purpose may be used.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
A cart for shopping or baggage includes a lock 8 which in the prior art introduces a security member. Each cart has a non-moving connecting piece 9 and when the carts are advanced relative to each other, the connecting piece pushes into the lock 8 of the adjacent cart, or each cart has the connecting piece 9 fixed to the chain, This can be manually pushed into the lock 8 of the adjacent cart. In both cases, by introducing the connecting piece 9, a security member in the lock, that is, a perforated card, a key card (board key), a credit card, a magnetic card, a store card, a certification card, an identification card and / or Release the calling card.

[0012] The shopper or the person carrying the baggage must insert such a card into the lock slot at the end of the row of carts when using the cart. This releases the cart from the adjacent cart connecting piece and removes it from the row of carts.

While the cart is in use, the card remains in the lock, and after the cart is used, the card can be taken out again after the cart is linked by pushing the linking piece into another cart or the linking unit again.

Cards are identified by lock and / or card technology. That is, in the case of perforated information, magnetic information, or resistance or IC information, the connecting piece is released only when the information is identified and matched. Here, a commercially available lock or an identification device is used. Currently, as it is used in the door of a hotel room, especially Itakagi - in the case of the perforated card, are using the normal lock identification device.

Cards having a magnetic layer, cards containing IC circuitry, and / or other types of cards that have information written into them, such as punched or scored cards, confirm the information. be able to. This method is sometimes adopted by stores to use the information for advertising, statistics, and / or purposes of guaranteeing rewards, discounts or other benefits. You can also print advertising on the card.

In another form, a coin is inserted into the lock adjacent to the card. For this purpose, the lock is provided with a second slit 12a for coins alongside the slit for cards. Alternatively, the card and coin can be inserted into the same slit.

The handle 1 shown in the figure has two side wings 2, at its end an end 3 for attachment to a cart (not shown) and at the center a reinforced area 4. A through hole 5 is formed in the central region 4 and extends rearward. The through hole has a window 6 in the front and a window 7 in the back.

The through hole 5 is narrowed toward the front, and the windows 6 and 7 can be closed by a lid (not shown) which can be removed or pushed out. Handle 1
Can be used like a normal handle when windows 6 and 7 are closed. In addition, a blocking member (not shown) that can be taken out may be embedded in the through hole 5.

In order to equip the handle 1 and thus the cart to which the handle 1 is attached with a lock, it is necessary to previously open the through hole 5 and both windows 6 and 7. Lock 8
The case has a shape that fits into the through hole 5, and the window 7
Through the through hole 5 and then the connecting piece 9 is inserted. The connecting piece is a chain 1 fixed on the front side of the case.
It is attached to the end of 0.

When mounting the lock 8, it can be fixed with a safety screw or released only with a special tool,
Although not shown, it is preferable to fix with one or more clasps protruding from the case.

At this location, an introduction slit 11 for inserting a coin-backed connecting piece 9 attached to another cart or a connecting section (not shown) is formed in the front window 6. The collateral coin introduction slit 12a and the card introduction slit 12b are opened in the rear window 7 (see FIG. 2). Since the width of the through hole 5 becomes narrower toward the front, the lock 8 has the front window 6
Therefore, the chain 10 does not particularly pull it out.

The handle body is preferably formed of durable plastic reinforced with rib material not shown.
The entire handle can be flattened at least on the top surface and can have advertising, decoration or usage signs attached. Through hole 5
Instead of being horizontal, as in the example, the case can be in a slanted position and can be vertical or tilted with respect to a vertical line. Also, instead of thickening the central region 4 into which the case is inserted, the entire region of the handle can have the same cross section.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle of a cart as seen from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the handle of the cart as seen from the rear side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Handle 2 ... Wing part 3 ... End part 4 ... Central area 5 ... Through hole 6 ... Front window 7 ... Rear window 8 ... Lock 9 ... Coupling piece 11 ... Coupling piece insertion slit 12a ... Coin insertion slit 12b ... Card Insertion slit

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A device for interconnecting shopping or baggage carts, particularly in a place waiting for the next user,
Until the collateral member is introduced into the lock of the cart, the lock is fixed to the cart and the connecting pieces of the adjacent carts are firmly fixed to connect these carts to each other, and after newly connecting to the adjacent carts. Alternatively, a connecting device capable of taking out the security member while the security member is connected, wherein the security member is a perforated card, a key card, a credit card, a magnetic card,
A connection device, which is a store card, a certification card, an identification card, and / or a telephone card. 2. In addition to the inserting section, especially the slit for the card, the inserting section, especially the slit for the coin, is provided.
The device according to claim 1, wherein a card and / or a coin are introduced, in particular inserted, to release the connection. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein a coin is introduced into the insertion station, particularly the card slit itself, instead of the card, and particularly inserted to release the connection. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the lock has a card or coin identification device, and when the lock is not a predetermined card, the lock does not fix the connecting piece. 5. The card has information to give to a lock or a store register, this information being useful for advertising, statistics, and / or profits, especially discounting purposes for shoppers. The device according to any one of 1. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the card has an advertisement. Some of the case made as 7. A cassette
7. A device according to any of the preceding claims , provided with a lock and fixed to the handle of the cart so that the case is visible . 8. There is a hole extending laterally through the handle,
The device according to claim 7, wherein the through hole has an opening on the front and rear sides of the handle, and the cassette is inserted into the hole. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the lateral through holes vary in width over their entire length.