Reusable shopping bag storage and dispensing system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65H-001/00
A45C-003/04
A45C-013/10
A45C-015/00
A45C-013/02
출원번호
US-0196663
(2014-03-04)
등록번호
US-9462862
(2016-10-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Condon, Donna
Condon, Anthony Christopher
출원인 / 주소
Condon, Donna
대리인 / 주소
Boys, Donald R.
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초록▼
A shopping bag dispenser has a fabric storage and dispensing bag with an open end having an area of opening, and a length, and a plurality of shopping bags having common dimensions, each formed from a material having a low coefficient of friction, and capable of sustaining permanent fold creases. Ea
A shopping bag dispenser has a fabric storage and dispensing bag with an open end having an area of opening, and a length, and a plurality of shopping bags having common dimensions, each formed from a material having a low coefficient of friction, and capable of sustaining permanent fold creases. Each shopping bag of the plurality is implemented with permanent fold creases, folded along the creases and stacked with others of the plurality, to a folded and stacked size having a length less than the length of the storage bag and a cross-sectional area orthogonal to the length less than the area of the opening of the fabric storage and dispensing bag.
대표청구항▼
1. A shopping bag dispenser, comprising: a fabric storage and dispensing bag with an open end having a width and height of opening, and a length, implemented with a closure along one side for a portion of the length, allowing the fabric storage and dispensing bag to be opened to facilitate loading w
1. A shopping bag dispenser, comprising: a fabric storage and dispensing bag with an open end having a width and height of opening, and a length, implemented with a closure along one side for a portion of the length, allowing the fabric storage and dispensing bag to be opened to facilitate loading with a stack of shopping bags;a plurality of shopping bags having common dimensions, each formed from a material having a low coefficient of friction capable of forming permanent fold creases, each shopping bag formed with two flat panels joined along a bottom and opposite side edges, and open along a top edge, each bag thus exhibiting a height dimension from the bottom edge to the open top edge, and a width dimension across the opposite side edges, at a right angle to the height dimension, each bag having one or more vertical permanent fold creases from bottom to top parallel to the side edges, dividing the side panels into substantially equal portions, such that each bag when folded along the vertical permanent fold creases exhibits a folded dimension less than the length of the fabric storage and dispensing bag, and each bag further having three or more permanent horizontal fold creases from side edge to opposite side edge dividing the bag into substantially equal portions such that each bag when folded along the horizontal permanent fold creases exhibits a folded dimension less than the width of opening of the fabric storage and dispensing bag; anda wrapper implemented as a fabric panel having a width and a length, attachable at one end of the length to an inner surface of the storage and dispensing bag with the width of the wrapper in line with the length of the storage and dispensing bag, such that a stack of shopping bags may be wrapped in the wrapper within the storage and dispensing bag prior to closing, the wrapper having fastening elements providing fastening the wrapper around the stack of shopping bags once the stack of shopping bags is wrapped;wherein with the plurality of shopping bags each folded along both the horizontal and vertical permanent fold creases, stacked conformally, and placed in the fabric storage and dispensing bag, may be grasped and pulled from the fabric storage and dispensing bag one bag at a time, and opened along the permanent fold creases to be used as a shopping bag. 2. The shopping bag dispenser of claim 1 wherein the storage and dispensing bag comprises a drawstring implemented in a channel at the open end, such that the storage and dispensing bag may be closed or opened by manipulating the drawstring. 3. The shopping bag dispenser of claim 2 wherein the drawstring comprises a spring-loaded gripping element enabling holding the open end closed with the drawstring drawn. 4. The shopping bag dispenser of claim 3 further comprising a carabineer attached to the gripping element or to the storage and dispensing bag, facilitating clipping the shopping bag dispenser to an article of clothing or to a shopping cart or carriage. 5. The shopping bag dispenser of claim 1 wherein the closure is a zipper. 6. A method of dispensing shopping bags, comprising steps: (a) implementing a plurality of shopping bags from fabric having a low coefficient of friction and capable of forming permanent fold creases, each shopping bag formed with two flat panels joined along a bottom and opposite side edges, and open along a top edge, each bag thus exhibiting a height dimension from the bottom edge to the open top edge, and a width dimension across the opposite side edges, at a right angle to the height dimension, each bag having one or more vertical permanent fold creases from bottom to top parallel to the side edges, dividing the side panels into substantially equal portions, such that each bag when folded along the vertical permanent fold creases exhibits a folded dimension less than the length of the fabric storage and dispensing bag, and each bag further having three or more permanent horizontal fold creases from side edge to opposite side edge dividing the bag into substantially equal portions such that each bag when folded along the horizontal permanent fold creases exhibits a folded dimension less than the width of opening of the fabric storage and dispensing bag;(b) folding each of the plurality of shopping bags along the permanent fold creases and stacking the plurality conformally into a stack having a length and a cross-sectional area orthogonal to the length; and(c) inserting the stack of shopping bags into a fabric storage and dispensing bag with an open end having a width and height greater than the width and height of one of the folded shopping bags, and a length greater than the length of the stack, implemented with a closure along one side for a portion of the length, allowing the fabric storage and dispensing bag to be opened to facilitate loading with a stack of folded shopping bags, the storage and dispensing bag further comprising a wrapper implemented as a fabric panel having a width and a length, attachable at one end of the length to an inner surface of the storage and dispensing bag with the width of the wrapper in line with the length of the fabric storage and dispensing bag, such that a stack of shopping bags may be wrapped in the wrapper within the fabric storage and dispensing bag prior to closing the closure, the wrapper implemented with fastening elements providing fastening the wrapper around the stack of shopping bags once the stack of shopping bags is wrapped, providing a dispenser enabling one shopping bag at a time to be drawn from the storage and dispensing bag at need. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the storage and dispensing bag comprises a drawstring implemented in a channel at the open end, such that the storage and dispensing bag may be closed or opened by manipulating the drawstring. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the drawstring comprises a spring-loaded gripping element enabling holding the open end closed with the drawstring drawn. 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising a carabineer attached to the gripping element or to the storage and dispensing bag, facilitating clipping the shopping bag dispenser to an article of clothing or to a shopping cart or carriage. 10. The method of claim 6 wherein the closure is a zipper.
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