A Caroline's Cart is a specific type of
shopping cart
A shopping cart (American English), trolley (British English, Australian English), or buggy (Southern American English, Appalachian English), also known by a variety of #Name, other names, is a wheeled cart supplied by a Retail#Types of ret ...
which allows for the assisted locomotion of non-ambulatory adults or larger children.
Description
The Caroline's Cart was invented by Drew Ann Long, a mother of a special needs daughter from Alabama.
They are named after Long's daughter, Caroline, and were first made available at American retail stores in 2011.
[ They are manufactured by Technibilt.]
Caroline's Carts are designed to enable caretakers to push a larger disabled person while allowing room for loading the cart with groceries. Features include a forward facing seat with a five-point harness and extended handles to provide room for the person being pushed. They have the capacity to hold a 250-pound occupant.[ The carts have six wheels with brakes for stability and ease of loading.
The carts are utilized in stores such as ]Kroger
The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company that operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries) supermarkets and multi-department stores throughout the United States.
Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cinc ...
, Publix
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, Save Mart, Target
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, and Walmart
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.
References
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Further reading
Technical brochure
published by Wanzl
Shopping carts
American inventions
2011 introductions