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.][ 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
Publix Super Markets, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Publix, is an employee ownership, employee-owned American supermarket Chain store, chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, Publix is a Privately h ...
, Save Mart, Target
Target may refer to:
Warfare and shooting
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artille ...
, and Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other ...
.
References
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Further reading
Technical brochure
published by Wanzl
Shopping carts
American inventions
2011 introductions