A system and method for facilitating the organization, transport, and storage of items while shopping. A cart provides a mobile transport for carrying at least one detachable container. The container can contain and enable access to items in an organized manner. The items are placed inside the conta
A system and method for facilitating the organization, transport, and storage of items while shopping. A cart provides a mobile transport for carrying at least one detachable container. The container can contain and enable access to items in an organized manner. The items are placed inside the container during selection. The item are removed from the container during check out and returned back inside the container for further transport to a storage area, such as a pantry or refrigerator. At the storage area, the container is detached from the cart for stationary storage in the storage area, or stored as a system with a pantry cart without detaching from the cart. In this manner, the container has the dual purpose of serving as a mobile shopping basket, and a stationary storage container. Additionally, handling of the items is minimized by eliminating the need to transfer the items between containers.
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1. A system for transporting and storing items in a cart having a detachable container, the system comprising: a cart configured to support and transport at least one container, the at least one container configured to contain at least one item,the cart comprising a support frame configured to detac
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A system for transporting and storing items in a cart having a detachable container, the system comprising: a cart configured to support and transport at least one container, the at least one container configured to contain at least one item,the cart comprising a support frame configured to detachably join with the at least one container, the support frame comprising a generally convex shape configured to stack the at least one container in a generally staggered configuration,the cart having at least one cart hook mount for detachably mounting the at least one container,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during transport,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during manipulation of the at least one item,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during detachment from the cart,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during storage in a storage area,at least one pantry shelf having at least pantry shelf hook mount for detachably mounting the at least one container,the at least one container comprising a plurality of sidewalls configured to retain the at least one item, the plurality of sidewalls comprising at least one mounting aperture, wherein said mounting aperture is a hole in the sidewall, configured to be compatible for mounting with the cart hook mount of the cart and configured to be compatible for mounting with the pantry shelf hook mount of the pantry shelf,the at least one container, when mounted on said cart hook mount is vertically separated from an at least one additional container;the at least one container, when mounted on said hook mount is vertically separated from an at least one additional container. 2. The system of claim 1, in which the cart comprises a shopping cart. 3. The system of claim 1, in which the cart is configured to engage a plurality of carts for storage in a nesting configuration. 4. The system of claim 1, in which the pantry shelf has a pantry shelf wave shape at least partially extending beneath a portion of the at least one container and said pantry shelf wave shape being substantially complementary to a shape of the at least one container, the support frame of said cart having a cart wave shape at least partially extending beneath a portion of the at least one container and said cart wave shape being substantially complementary to a shape of the at least one container. 5. The system of claim 1, in which the support frame comprises a substantially vertical orientation, the support frame further comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface comprising the at least one cart hook mount, the at least one cart hook mount disposed to extend along a longitudinal axis of the support frame. 6. The system of claim 1, in which the at least one cart hook mount comprises at least one sloped cart hook mount. 7. The system of claim 1, in which the support frame comprises a handle, the handle configured to manipulate the cart, the handle further configured to mount a pantry rack. 8. The system of claim 1, in which the cart comprises a base having a substantially horizontal orientation, the base comprising a platform configured to support the at least one item, the base further comprising three wheels configured to transport the cart. 9. The system of claim 1, in which the at least one container is configured to detachably move between different cart hook mounts on the support frame, the at least one container further configured to detachably move between the support frame and a storage area, the at least one container further configured to detachably move between the support frame and a storage area. 10. The system of claim 1, in which a pantry storage area comprises a pantry rack, the pantry rack comprising a substantially vertical orientation, the pantry rack comprising the at least one pantry shelf configured to attach to the at least one mounting aperture, the at least one pantry rack further configured to support the at least one container in a substantially staggered configuration. 11. The system of claim 1, in which the cart comprises a subsystem of a pantry rack. 12. The system of claim 1, in which manipulation of the at least one item comprises moving the at least one item from the at least one container during purchase of the at least one item, and returning the at least one item to the at least one container after purchase of the at least one item. 13. The system of claim 1, in which the at least one cart hook mount includes a hook shaped terminal end that receives the mount aperture inside a formed nook. 14. The system of claim 1, in which the cart is configured to be tipped in a range from about 30 degrees in a direction toward a user to about 120 degrees in a direction away from the user without the at least one container being dislodged from the cart hook mount. 15. The system of claim 1, in which the at least one container, when mounted on said cart hook mount or said pantry shelf hook mount is vertically separated by a space greater than a height of a section of the sidewall above the mount aperture such that during removal of the container from the cart hook mount or pantry shelf hook mount the additional container does not interfere with removal of said container. 16. A system for transporting and storing items in a cart having a detachable container, the system comprising: a cart configured to support and transport at least one container, the at least one container configured to contain at least one item,the cart comprising a support frame configured to detachably join with the at least one container, the support frame comprising a generally convex shape configured to stack the at least one container in a generally staggered configuration,the cart having at least one mounting means for detachably mounting the at least one container, the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during transport,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during manipulation of the at least one item,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during detachment from the cart,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during storage in a storage area,at least one pantry shelf having at least one mounting means for detachably mounting the at least one container,the at least one container comprising a plurality of sidewalls configured to retain the at least one item, the plurality of sidewalls comprising at least one mounting aperture compatible with the mounting means of the cart and the mounting means of the pantry shelf, and configured to at least partially receive the at least one mounting means for mounting. 17. The system of claim 16, in which a pantry storage area comprises a pantry rack, the pantry rack comprising a substantially vertical orientation, the pantry rack comprising the at least one pantry shelf configured to attach to the at least one mounting aperture, the at least one pantry rack further configured to support the at least one container in a substantially staggered configuration. 18. A system for transporting and storing items in a cart having a detachable container, the system comprising: a cart configured to support and transport at least one container, the at least one container configured to contain at least one item,the cart comprising a support frame configured to detachably join with the at least one container, the support frame comprising a generally convex shape configured to stack the at least one container in a generally staggered configuration,the cart having at least one cart hook mount for detachably mounting the at least one container, the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during transport,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during manipulation of the at least one item,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during detachment from the cart,the at least one container further configured to contain the at least one item during storage in a storage area,at least one pantry shelf having at least one pantry shelf hook mount for detachably mounting the at least one container, the pantry shelf havingthe at least one container comprising a plurality of sidewalls configured to retain the at least one item, the plurality of sidewalls comprising at least one mounting aperture, wherein said mounting aperture is a hole in the sidewall, configured to be compatible for mounting with the cart hook mount of the cart and configured to be compatible for mounting with the pantry shelf hook mount of the pantry shelf,the pantry shelf having a pantry shelf wave shape at least partially extending beneath a portion of the at least one container and said pantry shelf wave shape being substantially complementary to a shape of the at least one container, the support frame of said cart having a cart wave shape at least partially extending beneath a portion of the at least one container and said cart wave shape being substantially complementary to the shape of the at least one container,wherein the cart hook mount has a shaft connected to the support frame, said shaft defined herein to include a bend, and the cart hook mount has a hook end, wherein the hook end is between the shaft and the support frame, andwherein said hook end is above a lowest point on the shaft and below a location where said shaft is connected to said support frame.
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