TOW ASSEMBLY FOR SHOPPING AND CONVERTING SET FOR CONVERTING A SHOPPING BASKET INTO SUCH A TOW ASSEMBLY

摘要

The invention relates to a tow assembly for shopping, comprising a basket (2) having a carrying brace (14) and defined by a bottom (5), two opposing longitudinal walls (6, 7) and two opposing transverse walls (8, 9); wheels on the bottom of the basket; and a tow member with a grip bar having a handgrip for a hand of a person towing the assembly. The tow member (3) comprises at least one tow bar (17) having a first end carrying the grip bar (16) and a second end carrying a hinge (28) mounting the tow bar to the basket. The hinge is attached to the upper edge of a first one of said transverse walls. The tow member is swingable between a rest position and a towing position. In the rest position, the tow member extends in a plane defined by the upper edges of the longitudinal and transverse walls and lies completely outside the basket with the grip bar along the outside of the upper edge of the second one of said transverse walls. The angular distance of the tow bar between the towing position and rest position is at least 90°. The invention further relates to a converting set for converting a shopping basket into a tow assembly according to the invention.