FR2536359A1 - Extra shopping bag for a shopping trolley. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a shopping bag intended to increase the transport capacity of shopping trolleys. This extra bag 1 is placed, unfolded, above the original bag 6. It is retained against the vertical face 3 of the shopping trolley by virtue of a horizontal belt 12 and the central portion 17 of a strap 16. This strap moreover enables this bag to be retained in the folded position, when its buckle 22 is locked. In this same folded position, the bag of the invention can be left above the original bag or alternatively separated from the trolley and hooked over the intermediate bar 5 of the vertical face by virtue of tabs 29, 30. When it is full this extra bag can be transported on the shopping trolley and also separately by virtue of two transporting handles 10, 11. This extra bag can, in principle, be adapted to any type of commercially available shopping trolley.

Description

 The present invention relates to a shopping bag intended to serve as an additional bag for market strollers currently in commerce.

 These market strollers are already equipped with an original shopping bag, this bag being placed on the platform of such strollers and resting on their vertical facades, said facades generally comprising two wheels at their bottom and a handle at the top.

The original shopping bags of these strollers often have the disadvantage of having a fairly small capacity, which can be insufficient in many cases of use.

 The present invention is intended to overcome this disadvantage.

It relates to an additional shopping bag which has suitable devices, such as flexible straps, to enable it to be secured and maintained, unfolded, against the vertical front of the stroller and above the original bag, when such an original bag is filled. This additional bag according to the invention further comprises a system of fasteners such as a strap to keep it in its folded position, when it is not in use and means of hooking to hang it on the stroller when it is in this folded position.

 In a preferred embodiment of the invention a horizontal strap, provided with a tightening or locking loop, makes it possible to surround and keep folded this additional bag. This strap can also trap said bag, folded, with the vertical front of stroller.

 A particularly advantageous method of assembling this strap on the shopping bag consists in carrying out this assembly, for example by sewing, at two locations located in the vicinity of the lateral edges of the face of said bag which comes to rest on the vertical front, the space available between this face of the bag and the strap portion located between the two assemblies being determined so that the vertical facade can come to take place there with a slight clearance.

 In its unfolded position the additional shopping bag of the invention can be held against the vertical front in its upper part thanks to a horizontal strap but, if this vertical front is essentially constituted by two vertical branches and a horizontal bar forming a handle. another advantageous system consists in providing said bag with two flexible pieces which form a wedge so as to create two pockets on this bag in which the upper corners of said front can take their place.

 Finally, if the horizontal strap can keep the additional bag according to the invention against the vertical front when folded, it is also possible, in the folded position of this bag, not to lock at the same time such a strap on the front To hang the additional bag on the stroller then an advantageous means consists in providing it at its lower part with two flexible tabs or hooks which can be rolled up and fixed on the intermediate horizontal cross member of the vertical front, such a cross member generally equipping commercial strollers.

 If, finally, it is desired that the additional bag according to the invention can be retained, unfolded, only by the vertical facade, without taking support on the filled original bag, a simple means for retaining the bottom of this bag relative to this facade consists on the one hand of making it rigid, for example by means of a metal frame, and on the other hand of fitting two shoulder straps, these shoulder straps being designed to connect the side of this bottom of the bag opposite to that which rests on the vertical front with the upper horizontal strap.

In order to better understand the invention we will now describe by way of non-limiting example an embodiment en referring to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. I represents a perspective view of a market stroller on which the additional shopping bag according to the invention has been placed, in its unfolded position and above the original bag of this stroller.

 Figure 2 is a front view of the same bag in its folded position, the stroller being partially shown.

 Figure 3 is a perspective view of the upper part of a variant of the additional bag according to the invention.

 Figure 4 shows another system for hanging the additional bag, folded, on the vertical front, the stroller being partially shown.

 FIG. 5 is a detailed view of FIG. 4.

 It is noted first of all in the various figures of the drawing that the original bag as well as the additional bag of the invention have been represented in the form of rectangular parallelepipeds, this both when they are open and unfolded when 'they are folded.

 We first refer to Figure I.

 This figure shows the shopping bag according to the invention (I) on a stroller (2) of conventional design, that is to say comprising a vertical metal facade (3), for example of tubular structure, which comprises at its upper part a horizontal branch (4) forming the handle of the stroller and a horizontal intermediate bar (5) on which the original bag (6) of this stroller hangs. This stroller further comprises two wheels (7 ) and (8) and a platform terminated by a stand (9).

 The additional shopping bag according to the invention (I) is shown in its unfolded position in this figure I, that is to say ready to be filled with various objects. It is provided at its upper part with two carrying handles ( IO) and (II). These handles are intended to allow this bag (I) to be removed from the stroller (2) e + to be transported independently if desired, when said bag is partially or completely filled.

 A horizontal strap (I2) is assembled, for example-by sewing, on the face (I3) of the bag (I) which rests on the vertical facade (3) .This assembly of the strap (I2) is carried out in the vicinity of its ends and such a strap (I2) is positioned on the bag (I) so that the vertical facade (3) can be placed inside the housing existing between the face (I3) and the strap ( 12), with a minimum of play. Thus, in its unfolded position, the additional bag (I) is kept in place, vertically and horizontally thanks to the grips of this bre such horizontal (I2) on the oblique sides ( I4) and (I5) of the facade (3).

 Still in this figure I we see that a horizontal strap (I6) is also assembled, for example by sewing, on the face (I3) of the bag (I).

This assembly is carried out at the lateral edges of this face (13), thus allowing the central part (I7) of this strap (I6) to constitute with said face (I3) a housing in which the vertical branches (I8) and (I9) of the facade (3) can be placed.The central part (I7 of the strap (I6) thus constitutes, after the strap (12), a second device for securing the bag (I) on the facade ( 3) this time resulting in laterally holding the lower part of this bag (I) against this facade (3). In the example of the drawing this central part (I7) is part of the strap (I6) but it is easily understood that it could possibly be independent and be located for example at the bottom of the bag (I).

 The horizontal strap (I6) is extended, beyond its central part (I7), by two strands (20) and (2I) of the same material and same width, one or both of these strands being equipped with a buckle tightening or locking (22). The strand (20) is shown in FIG. I in its open position since the bag (I) is in its unfolded position.

 We also note, in this figure I, that the additional bag (I) of the invention has its upper edge substantially above the handle (4) of the stroller. This arrangement, which is not compulsory, has been made in order to provide maximum capacity for this bag (I) while respecting the average height of the vertical facades of market strollers. In such an arrangement, access to the handle (4) is not hampered because of the the bag (I) is made of a flexible material. In addition, the inherent rigidity of this bag (I) must in principle allow it not to fold when it is full, and this despite the fact that its upper part is not pressed against the vertical facade (3). However, if this part of the bag (I) were to be, by construction, relatively large, a technique in accordance with the invention would consist in incorporating into said bag (I) a frame (23), shown in dotted lines in the drawing, this frame comprising for example three metallic wires zontals and two vertical wires, the horizontal strap (I2) coming between two of the three horizontal wires.

 We can finally see in Figure I the arrangements according to the invention which can allow to completely suspend the additional bag (I) on the vertical facade (3), without taking support on the original bag (6) when To obtain this result, the bag (I) has been equipped with two shoulder straps (24) and (25), shown in dotted lines, which connect the bottom (26) of this bag (I) to the strap (I2 ) or to the frame (23) when it exists. In addition, this bottom (26) of the bag (I) has been reinforced and made rigid, for example by means of a metal wire frame or by means of a carton. strong, this reinforcement, which fits on said bottom (26), not being shown in the drawing. It is then easily understood that, when these arrangements are made, this bottom (26), reinforced, bears directly on the vertical facade ( 3) on one of its sides and that it is suspended from this same facade on its side opposite the previous one by means of the straps (24) and (25), and that therefore it is suspended ndu to said facade (3) without any other additional support.

 These straps (24 and (25) can be incorporated into the side faces of the bag (I). They can also be removed if these side faces are sufficiently rigid. In addition, they can also be simply attached at their ends to this bag ( I) and possibly separated from said side faces, their upper ends then being fixed on said bag (I) at locations located at the oblique branches (14) and (I5) of the facade (3).

 We now refer to Figure 2.

 In this Figure 2 there is shown the bag (I) folded and seen from the front, on the side opposite to the vertical facade (3), the upper part of the stroller (2) being shown alone.

 We see in this figure 2 that the two strands (20) and (21) of the strap (I6j keep the bag (I) in its folded position, after locking the buckle (22). that this bag (I), folded, is held on the stroller against the front (3) thanks to the support of the central part (I7) of this strap (16) on this front (3).

 This locking of the loop (22) on the bag (I) is done after having folded this bag into two or three parts and having placed the handles (IO) and (II) inside said bag. easily done after having released the strap (I2) from the front (3) but without the need to remove the bag (I) from this front.

 In this folded position this bag (I) is left above the original bag (6) .But if you want it to be less bulky in height you can remove it from the vertical facade (3) and then make it execute a half turn and finally replace it again on this facade (3) in a symmetrical position relative to that shown in Figure 200n easily understands that in this way be bag (I) folded, can be held lower against the facade (3 ) and that only part of said bag then remains above the original bag.

 Figure 3 shows a variant of the device for securing the upper part of the bag (I) on the stroller (2). We see in this figure that the strap (I2) has been re-stacked by two corners (27) and (28 ) assembled, for example, by sewing on the bag (I), along the Bointillé lines. This new arrangement is particularly advantageous when the vertical facade does not have oblique sides (I4) and (I5) because then the upper corners of this facade can be accommodated in these two corners - (27.) and (28) without that access to the poi gonze (4) is hindered.

 Figures 4 and 5 finally show another means of hooking the additional bag (I) of the invention on the stroller (2), not using the strap (I6).

 We see in these two figures that we have fitted the bottom of the bag (I) with two tabs (29) and (3O), for example by fabric that can form a closed ring with a closure (3I), for example of the button type -pressure.

In this variant, the strap is detached from the vertical facade (3) when the bag (I) is folded.

 To maintain this folded bag on the stroller (2), it suffices to fold these two tabs (29) and (30) around the intermediate bar (5), and to close the rings thus formed using the buttons (31).

Claims (9)

 Ij Additional shopping bag (I), intended to be used on a market stroller of any type which already has its own original bag (6), characterized in that it is equipped with: - devices (I2) (I7) allowing it to be secured and maintained, unfolded and above the original bag, against the vertical front (3) of this stroller, - fasteners (20) (21) allowing it to be retained in its folded position , - attachment means (I7), (29) (30l, making it possible to suspend it and fix it on the stroller in this same folded position, one or the other of these pieces of equipment possibly being able to fill several of these three functions.  2) Shopping bag according to claim I characterized in that it is equipped with a horizontal strap (16), assembled on this bag so that it can be located in a median zone of said bag when it is in its folded position, this strap being intended to fulfill one or more of the three functions of claim I.  3) Shopping bag according to claim 2 characterized in that the dimensioning and assembly on this bag of the horizontal strap are provided so that this strap can trap the vertical facade with said bag folded when. its loop (22) is locked or tightened.  4) Shopping bag according to either of claims 2 or 3 characterized in that the horizontal strap completely surrounds this bag in its folded position and that it is further assembled, for example by sewing, au. vicinity of the two lateral edges of the face of said bag which rests on the vertical facade, the space presented by this face of the bag and the central part (I7) of this strap also constituting sufficient accommodation for this vertical facade to be able to come and take a seat with a light game.  5) Shopping bag according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that a horizontal strap (I2) is assembled at its ends on the face of this bag which bears against the vertical facade and that this strap is arranged on this face in such a way that this vertical facade can be received between said strap and the bag and rest on it.  6) Shopping bag according to either of claims i to 4 characterized in that two corners (27) (28) of flexible material are assembled at the upper corners of the face of this bag which s presses on the vertical facade, the pockets they constitute with this face of the bag can serve as housing for the upper corners of this facade.  7) Shopping bag according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that its bottom (26) is reinforced and stiffened and that shoulder straps (24) (25), assembled on this bag, connect this bottom to the device. subjecting the upper part of said bag.  8) Shopping bag according to one or other of Claims I, 2 and 4 to 7 characterized in that this bag is provided with two tabs which can be hooked or closed around the intermediate bar (5 ) of the stroller.  9) A forecast bag according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is provided with two carrying handles (IO) (II) at its upper part.  IO) Shopping bag according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with a metal frame at the upper part of its face which is pressed against the vertical facade.