Grocery bag with pockets

Abstract

Grocery bag with pockets with a first grocery bag and a plurality of second grocery bags. The bags are rectangular in shape. The first grocery bag has three vertically stacked, external pockets attached to one broad side surface. Each pocket is similar in width to the width of the broad surface of the first bag.Each the pocket is approximately one third the height of the broad surface of the first bag. The first and second grocery bags have sewn on carry handles. The second grocery bags can be folded and inserted into the first grocery bag pockets. The first grocery bag capable of being folded into thirds so that the second grocery bags contained within the pockets of the first grocery bag are also folded within the first grocery bag causing the first and second bags become a single, easy to carry unit.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableDESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIX[0003]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]This invention relates generally to the field of transportable storage bags and more specifically to a reusable grocery bag with pockets.[0005]For many years, the process of grocery shopping involved going to a market, choosing items and putting them into a basket or cart, going to a checkout stand and having a person at the checkout stand place the items into a paper or a plastic grocery bag. The shopper would then transport the bags home, unpack the bags and then throw out the bags or possibly use them for another purpose such as trash receptacles. As the desire to stop wasting the earths natural resources of trees and oil increase, a current trend in grocery shopping has developed where shoppers to bring their own reusable bags to the market to be filled wi...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Another object of the invention is to provide a grocery bag system that allows plurality of bags to be folded together to form a compact means for carrying reusable grocery bags.

[0011]Yet another object of the invention is to provide a grocery bag system that allows a plurality of bags to be releasably attached to each other so that the bags are less likely to fall over when full and being transported in a vehicle.

[0013]In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a grocery bag with pockets comprising: a first grocery bag, a plurality of second grocery bags, said first and second bags being rectangular in shape having a pair of opposing broad side surfaces and a pair of opposing narrow side surfaces, a flat rectangular bottom and an integral top cover, said first bag top cover having an integral flap that can be folded over and releasably fastened to said broad side surface by standard attachment means, said first and second grocery bags made from flexible fabric that can be sewn by standard means, said first and second grocery bags having rigid bottom plates, said first grocery bag having three vertically stacked, external pockets attached to one broad side surface, each said pocket being similar in width to the width of said broad surface of said first bag, each said pocket being approximately one third the height of said broad surface of said first bag, said first and second grocery bags having sewn on carry handles, said second grocery bags capable of being folded and inserted into said first grocery bag pockets, said first grocery bag capable of being folded into thirds so that said second grocery bags contained within the pockets of said first grocery bag are also folded within said first grocery bag so that the first and second bags form a single, easy to carry unit, said folded unit having its own carry handle said first bag including a strap that is centrally attached at one end to the top portion of said broad side of said first bag, said strap having a fastening means at its opposite end, said strap fastening means capable of attaching to said mating attachment means located on said flap of said first bag thereby enabling said first bag and captured said second bags to remain folded and compact during transport or storage.

Problems solved by technology

Indeed, in the City of San Francisco, the use of disposable shopping bags has been made illegal by the city council.

There is a history of travel bags that include side pockets for storing additional items, however the side pockets in these travel bags are not specifically designed to store secondary grocery sized bags.

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