ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,047, issued on Sept. 30.
"Shopping cart kickstand brake" was invented by Thomas L Hammonds (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The shopping cart kickstand brake includes a brake unit and a control unit. The shopping cart kickstand brake may be a braking device that may prevent a shopping cart from rolling over a surface by deploying a kickstand. As non-limiting examples, the surface may comprise a parking lot, a sidewalk, or a floor. The brake unit may be coupled to the bottom of the shopping cart. The brake unit may deploy and retract the kickstand. The control unit may be coupled to a handle of the shopping cart. The c...