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Invention of the First Shopping Cart
Sylvan Goldman first took a wooden folding chair and added a basket on the seat and wheels on the legs. He then proceeded to make a full scale replica with a metal frame with two wire baskets. He named his carts "folding basket carriers" having been inspired by the folding chair. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/shopcart.htm -
Telescoping Shopping Cart
Orla Watson devised a system for the telescoping shopping cart so it didn't need assembly and disassembly of it's parts like the carts of Goldman. She invented the swinging rear door to allow for "nesting." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_cart -
Child Seat
Goldman introduced a child seating area on shopping carts so that families with smaller children could use them. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/shopcart.htm -
Large, Single Basket
Goldman designed a shopping cart with Watson's design and limited it to only one large basket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_cart -
Colored Cart Handles
Color coordinated cart handles became available for consumers. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/shopcart.htm -
Seat Belts
Seat belts for shopping carts were introduced by David Allen. After a time, it was high tech because it was retractable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_cart -
Driverless Shopping Carts
A driverless shopping cart was made by Chaotic Moon Labs. The cart contains Windows Kinect to detect other objects, and electric drivetrain, and a Windows 8 Tablet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_cart
