ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,835, issued on Aug. 26.
"Foldable box body and shopping cart using same" was invented by Zhonglei Shi (Zhejiang, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable box body and a shopping cart using same are provided. The foldable box body includes a box plate, which forms an accommodating space. The box plate includes a front box plate and a rear box plate. A flexible folding portion is provided between the front box plate and the rear box plate. The front box plate and the rear box plate are foldable by means of the flexible folding portion. The foldable box body is provided on the shopping cart."
The patent was filed on Jan. 16, 202...