RU104138U1 - SHOPPING CART - Google Patents

Abstract

 1. Shopping trolley, including a running gear, a basket mounted on it and a handle fixed to the basket, characterized in that the basket is covered with a lid on top, a loading window is made in the lid with the possibility of placing a unit of goods once in the basket capacity, while in the loading window a scanner for reading a barcode of a loaded unit of goods is placed, and a shopping device connected to the scanner and made with a wireless function for transmitting data is placed in the basket. ! 2. The shopping trolley according to claim 1, characterized in that a valve is made in the loading window that opens when the barcode of the unit of goods is read and closes after the unit of goods has entered directly into the interior of the shopping cart basket. ! 3. Shopping cart according to claim 2, characterized in that it is made with the possibility of locking the lid relative to the basket. ! 4. Shopping cart according to claim 3, characterized in that the basket is made with at least one additional compartment having a lid, a loading window, a scanner and a valve. ! 5. Shopping trolley according to claim 4, characterized in that an additional platform is made in the lower part of the trolley. ! 6. Shopping cart according to claim 5, characterized in that the handle of the cart has a display associated with the purchase control device to display on it the names of goods placed in the shopping cart basket, their quantity, the cost of each unit of goods and their total cost . ! 7. Shopping cart according to claim 6, characterized in that it is configured to transmit in real time information about a unit of goods placed in the basket to a portable device

Description

The utility model relates to transportation, in particular, to non-rail vehicles, and can be used to purchase goods in supermarkets at all stages of the purchase process from the moment of choosing the goods in the trading floor to the payment for the selected goods at the checkout.

A shopping trolley is known from the prior art, comprising a basket with a bottom, handle, rear frame, front and side walls, said bottom connected to said rear frame, front and side walls, said frame connected to said side walls, said front wall connected to the specified side walls, the specified handle is connected to the specified side walls and / or the specified frame, the base with four wheels, forks, washers and bolts, sidewalls (see RU 60469 U1, publ. 27.01.2007).

A disadvantage of the known trolley is the impossibility of automated accounting for purchases and settlement at the cash settlement block without multiple manual overloads of goods from the trolley to the conveyor of the cash settlement block and vice versa.

The closest analogue (prototype) in technical essence is a trolley built into the trunk of a car, designed to collect and transport piece packages, mainly when shopping for goods in a supermarket, containing a cargo basket with legs, with piano wheels, in which the legs are hinged to to the supporting body of the cargo basket along its longitudinal axis and are folded into the niches of the body of the cargo basket, and the trolley has additional p rigidly attached to the supporting body of the basket It is used to drive the basket into the trunk of the car and additionally has a work table movably attached to the carrier body of the basket, on which an electronic unit is located, including a device for reading the barcode of the package being loaded and a microprocessor for generating a barcode list file, the processor being equipped with a a connector for short-term connection to the cash settlement system of the supermarket to receive a check and cashless payment with the appropriate plastic card (see RU 2372236 C1, publ. 11/10/2009).

The disadvantage of the prototype is the possibility of not taking into account the device for reading the barcode loaded into the cart cart units of goods, i.e. loading a unit of goods into the basket without reading the barcode and its absence in the file list of barcodes, as well as the complexity of the design.

The objective of the utility model is to create a shopping cart that provides complete control of the loaded goods.

The technical result consists in eliminating the possibility of getting into the basket of a shopping cart for a unit of goods without a scanner reading its bar code.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that the shopping trolley includes a running gear, a basket mounted on it and a handle fixed to the basket, the basket being covered with a lid from above, a loading window is made in the lid with the possibility of placing a unit of goods once in the basket capacity, while in the loading window a scanner for reading a barcode of a loaded unit of goods is placed, and a shopping device connected to the scanner and with a wireless function for transmitting data is placed in the basket.

Also, to realize the purpose of the claimed device, in a specific design, a valve is made in the loading window that opens when a barcode of a unit of goods is read and closes after a unit of goods falls directly into the basket basket’s capacity for shopping carts, and the cart is capable of locking the lid relative to the basket.

Moreover, for the possibility of additional placement of goods, the basket is made with at least one additional compartment having a lid, a loading window, a scanner and a valve, and for the possibility of using the claimed basket for bulky goods in the lower part of the cart, an additional platform is made.

In order to control purchases by purchasers, a display is located on the handle of the trolley associated with the purchase control device to display on it the names of goods placed in the shopping cart basket, as well as their quantity, the cost of each unit of goods and their total value.

The purchase control device can also be configured to transmit in real time information about a unit of goods placed in the basket to a portable information reading device, in particular, a security guard for possible control by the store employees of goods placed in the cart in order to exclude the possibility of falling into the basket unit carts with a barcode from another unit of goods.

In parallel with the first technical result is achieved by constructive implementation of the claimed carts also technical result, which consists in simplifying the design relative to the closest analogue.

The implementation of the claimed cart with a loading window, providing the possibility of a single placement in the basket capacity of a unit of goods if there is a scanner in this hole, as well as with a lid closed on top of the basket and placing a purchase control device in it associated with the scanner and with a wireless function for transmitting data, allows exclude the possibility of unauthorized loading of goods without taking them into account by the purchase control device, as the buyer does not have the opportunity to put any product in the basket without scanning its barcode.

At the same time, the possibility of placing a unit of goods once in a basket capacity after reading a barcode of a unit of goods is provided, in particular, by the presence in the loading window of a valve that opens when a unit code of a barcode is read and closes after a unit of goods has entered directly into the capacity of a shopping cart basket.

Means for reading a barcode of a unit of product are widely known in the art, for example, such as scanners metrologic MS3580 Quantum T, Metrologic MS7820 Solaris or scanners AS 8150, AS 8210 from Argox.

The purchase control device is, in particular, a microprocessor unit connected to the scanner and receiving data from it, which then processes them and transfers them to the cash settlement system wirelessly, for example, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Wi-Max.

The utility model is illustrated by the following drawings: figure 1 shows a side view of a shopping trolley; figure 2 is a top view with the lid closed.

The shopping trolley includes a running gear 1, a basket 2 mounted on it and a handle 3 fixed on the basket, the basket being closed by a lid 4 from above, a loading window 5 is made in the lid with the possibility of placing a unit of goods once in the basket capacity, while in the loading window 5 a scanner 6 is placed for reading a barcode of a loaded unit of goods, and a shopping device 8 is located in the basket associated with the scanner 6 and with a wireless communication function for transmitting data. In the loading window 5, a valve 7 is made, which opens when the barcode of a unit of goods is read and closes after the unit of goods has entered directly into the capacity of the shopping cart basket.

The device operates as follows.

The buyer, having selected the goods in the trading floor of the store, places it in the loading window of the basket lid. When the scanner reads the product barcode, the valve opens and the product moves into the interior of the basket, after which the valve closes, eliminating the possibility of unauthorized placement of another unit of goods. The buyer repeats these operations until the trolley is full. When making a shopping trolley with several sections - before filling any section or each section. Bulky goods are placed on an additional platform at the bottom of the trolley (not shown in the figures). A buyer with a filled trolley approaches the cash settlement system and the device for controlling the purchases of the shopping cart wirelessly transmits to this system a list of barcodes of goods located in the interior of the basket, after which the cash settlement system processes this information, calculates the total cost of these goods and issues a check for cash or bank transfer with a credit card. If necessary, the barcode of bulky goods can be read by a hand scanner, for example, Cipher 1067 or 1090+. After the receipt of the check, the cash settlement system sends a signal to the purchase control device to activate the locking element of the basket lid in order to be able to open it, after which the buyer has the opportunity to move the goods into packages or directly into the trunk of the car.

Thus, the processing time of goods at the checkout is significantly reduced, and there is also no need to put goods on the conveyor belt of the cash settlement system. All of the above will allow the store to avoid long lines.

Claims (7)

1. Shopping trolley, including a running gear, a basket mounted on it and a handle fixed to the basket, characterized in that the basket is covered with a lid on top, a loading window is made in the lid with the possibility of placing a unit of goods once in the basket capacity, while in the loading window a scanner for reading a barcode of a loaded unit of goods is placed, and a shopping device connected to the scanner and made with a wireless function for transmitting data is placed in the basket. 2. The shopping trolley according to claim 1, characterized in that a valve is made in the loading window that opens when the barcode of the unit of goods is read and closes after the unit of goods has entered directly into the interior of the shopping cart basket. 3. Shopping cart according to claim 2, characterized in that it is made with the possibility of locking the lid relative to the basket. 4. Shopping cart according to claim 3, characterized in that the basket is made with at least one additional compartment having a lid, a loading window, a scanner and a valve. 5. Shopping trolley according to claim 4, characterized in that an additional platform is made in the lower part of the trolley. 6. Shopping trolley according to claim 5, characterized in that the handle of the trolley has a display associated with the purchase control device to display on it the names of the goods placed in the shopping cart basket, their quantity, the cost of each unit of goods and their total cost . 7. Shopping cart according to claim 6, characterized in that it is configured to transmit in real time information about a unit of goods placed in the basket to a portable information reading device.