Bag gripper for plastic bag handles

Abstract

A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durable plastic and will allow the user to easily, manually transport multiple shopping or other bags having handles. A shoulder strap is attached to the body for additional convenience while carrying heavy loads.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 10 / 407,985, filed Apr. 4, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. ______, which nonprovisional patent application and patent is hereby incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention herein pertains to a device for use while manually carrying filled shopping bags and particularly pertains to a convenient hand grip for carrying multiple shopping bags simultaneously. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION [0003] Grocery stores and other retail outlets in recent years have increasingly provided lightweight plastic shopping bags for consumer's purchases. Due to the small size of such bags, for example groceries are often placed in three or more bags for each shopper. Standard plastic grocery bags have a pair of extending handles for use. To aid in...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] A shoulder strap is attached to the top which allows the user to momentarily release the hand from the grip such as while opening a car door, and prevents having to place the bags on the ground.

Problems solved by technology

While all bag carriers have some advantages, it has been found that many of the prior devices are limited to carrying only a very few shopping bags, such as three or four.

Certain of the prior devices are susceptible to inadvertent release of the shopping bags and the consequent spilling thereof such as when the carrier is sharply tilted during use.

Prior devices also do not employ illumination for the user in dark or night time conditions.

Also, when prior devices engage heavily loaded bags, the user cannot readily ease the heavy burden, short of placing the carrier on the ground or other rest location.

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