Reusable card-bag and related methods

Abstract

Disclosed is a reusable bag that is compact and capable of being constantly kept-on hand by a consumer without being an impediment to a consumer's everyday activities. In a preferred embodiment, a disclosed reusable bag may be folded into a wallet-fitting card that may be kept on-hand in a persons' wallet, purse, or apparel pockets. In another preferred embodiment, the disclosed reusable bag defines a wallet-fitting card (e.g., credit card sized) that unfurls to become a reusable bag.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]Not applicable.REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE OF THE MATERIAL ON THE COMPACT DISC[0004]Not applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR A JOINT INVENTOR[0005]Reserved for a later date, if necessary.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of Invention[0006]The disclosed subject matter is in the field of reusable bags.Background of the Invention[0007]Traditional shopping involves the public's purchasing of consumer goods or other items from “brick-and-mortar” retail stores. For instance grocery stores sell food to consumers. In the typical shopping scenario, the consumer carries out purchased goods in a disposable paper or plastic bag.[0008]Paper and plastic bags are considered by many to be deleterious to the environ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The technical effect of this patent is to provide a compact and easily accessible reusable bag that can be kept on hand by consumers without being a burden. The bag can be folded into a small card that can be kept in a pocket or purse. The front and back panels of the bag are made up of card-shaped tiles that can be stacked and folded multiple times to fit into a pocket-sized stack. The front panel and back panel can both have reinforced tiles for added strength. The reinforced tiles make the bag easy to carry.

Problems solved by technology

Paper and plastic bags are considered by many to be deleterious to the environment.

However, such reusable bags are bulky and are only used every-so-often by any given consumer.

Unfortunately, not having a bag on-hand subjects many consumers to penalties when goods are purchased impromptu or when a consumer's bags are forgotten in storage prior to the consumer's trip to the store.

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