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Expandable shopping bag carrier

a shopping bag and expandable technology, applied in the direction of traveling carriers, hoisting equipment, lifting devices, etc., can solve the problems of wrist pain, hand fatigue, and other maladies, and the shopping cart is a necessary evil

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-26
BONGARD PETER
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[0002] The present invention is directed to an expandable shopping bag carrying device comprising two or more telescoping cylinders that expand and contract as needed. At each respective end of the carrying device is a radially outwardly extending rim or lip that retains the shopping bag on the cylinders and keeps them from slipping off. In a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, an elongate slot extends longitudinally in a first of said cylinders, and a second one of said cylinders includes a pin aligned with and extending through said slot in said first cylinder to limit extension of said telescoping cylinders.

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For others, the chore of shopping is a necessary evil to accumulate the many items one needs on a day to day basis.
Whether shopping is elicits many different reactions, one universal experience shared by almost all shoppers in the discomfort that can result from lugging purchases from one location to the next, often causing wrist pain, hand fatigue, and other maladies.
Shopping bags are typically designed to be grasped individually, but when many different shopping bags each containing various items must be carried at once the above identified problems present themselves.

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[0012]FIG. 1 illustrates a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein a tubular telescoping carrier member 10 is shown supporting a plurality of shopping bags 15. Each shopping bag includes an elongate handle 20 that may be fashioned from a cord or cable, or alternatively may be formed from part of the bag itself. In either case, when the bags are grasped in the hand of a user the cord or other handle has a tendency to focus the pressure on a small area of the palm, which in turn causes the user to continuously shift positions of the bags in the search for a comforpinle position. Moreover, the user may use different fingers to distribute the weight of the packages, but this also causes a great deal of stress to be placed on the user's hands.

[0013] Accordingly, the carrier 10 of the present invention is a tubular member comprised of an outer cylindrical tube 21 and an inner cylindrical tube 22 that cooperate to form a telescoping handle for holding shopping bags. F...

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Abstract

An expandable shopping bag carrier includes two cylindrical tubes telescoping within one another to expand and contract as needed. At respective outer ends of the carrier are radially extending annuli that serve to retain handles of conventional shopping bags thereon whilst a middle portion of the carrier is grasped by a hand, leveraging the weight of the shopping bags and providing a more ergonomically favorable surface to grasp. The carrier can include advertising and be made of an inexpensive plastic material so as to be suitable for free distribution by stores.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] For many, the shopping is an activity that elicits a favorable attitude, where the shopper takes pleasure in the canvassing of stores in the constant pursuit of bargains. For others, the chore of shopping is a necessary evil to accumulate the many items one needs on a day to day basis. Whether shopping is elicits many different reactions, one universal experience shared by almost all shoppers in the discomfort that can result from lugging purchases from one location to the next, often causing wrist pain, hand fatigue, and other maladies. Shopping bags are typically designed to be grasped individually, but when many different shopping bags each containing various items must be carried at once the above identified problems present themselves. Accordingly, the field of shopping bags is in need of an inexpensive but comforpinle means for carrying one or more shopping bags in a reliable manner SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is dir...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45F5/00
CPCA45F2005/104A45F5/1046
Inventor BONGARD, PETER
Owner BONGARD PETER
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