US Patent 8403343 Shopping cart attachment device

A shopping cart attachment device for securing a shopping cart to a vehicle featuring a clamp base having a generally U-shaped cross section formed from a first panel and a second panel connected together, the base snugly wraps around an end of the shopping cart; an arm pivotally attached to the base via a pivot mechanism, the pivot mechanism allows the arm to pivot side-to-side, the arm has a first end and a second end, the first end is engaged in the pivot mechanism and the second end extends outwardly from the base and pivot mechanism; a pad component disposed on the second end of the arm; and a hook extending upwardly from the pad component and second end of the arm, the hook functions to hook onto a part of a vehicle.