Shopping bag

Abstract

In one aspect, a shopping bag or carryall (hereinafter, shopping bag and carryall refer to the inventive shopping bag interchangeably unless otherwise noted) is describe that addresses the problems and inconvenience of having to carry multiple articles and personal items individually into a store, and access those articles in the store when shopping. The shopping bag assists the shopper by organizing the many necessities typically carried and used by shoppers. The numerous features of the bag serve to protect and makes immediately available all of the typical items a shopper may need.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 256,765, filed Oct. 23, 2008, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The invention relates to shopping bags or carryalls. More particularly the invention relates to shopping bags that organize and assist shoppers with carrying their items and necessities.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In the current environment, the typical shopper faces a number of problems or difficulties associated with carrying and organizing their personal items, as well as carrying and transporting their purchases. Various attempts have been made to address certain specific problems or difficulties but no one bag or device is available that considers all or even most of these problems in one device.[0006]Many shoppers have numerous items that must be carried in addition to the...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]In one aspect, a shopping bag or carryall (hereinafter, shopping bag and carryall refer to the inventive shopping bag interchangeably unless otherwise noted) is describe that addresses the problems and inconvenience of having to carry multiple articles and personal items individually into a store, and access those articles in the store when shopping. The shopping bag assists the shopper by organizing the many necessities typically carried and used by shoppers. The numerous features of the bag serve to protect and makes immediately available all of the typical items a shopper may need.

[0010]In another aspect, the shopping bag provides a simplified and safe way to transport the purchased products out of the store and out of a vehicle. In particular, the shopping bag is designed so that multiple grocery bags (or other purchases or bagged items) can be linked together and conveniently be carried with one hand.

[0011]The shopping bag or carryall performs these functions by incorporated one or more of a number of different features into the bag. The shopping bag may have such features as devices, flaps, pockets, straps, and wraps that are attached to a bag to make shopping easier, safer, and more efficient.

Problems solved by technology

In the current environment, the typical shopper faces a number of problems or difficulties associated with carrying and organizing their personal items, as well as carrying and transporting their purchases.

Various attempts have been made to address certain specific problems or difficulties but no one bag or device is available that considers all or even most of these problems in one device.

The typical shopper may have an unwieldy amount of items that are routinely carried in today's environment.

Another problem facing the shopper is where to keep the handbag or purse while shopping.

As these can be heavy, it is not always practical to keep them over the shoulder or over the arm.

This is especially problematic if there is a child in the child seat of the cart.

Finally keeping the hand bag in the cart may be inconvenient for easy access to the contents of the bag.

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