FR2866861A1 - Article e.g. grocery, storing system, has supports removably fixing upper edge of bags on upper edge of carriage and constituted of rods fixed on carriage, where one rod presents length equal to width of carriage - Google Patents

Abstract

The system has supports for removably fixing upper edge of bags (30, 40, 50, 60) on an upper edge of a carriage. The supports are constituted of rods (10, 20), where one rod presents a length equal to the width of a carriage. The rods (10, 20) are fixed on the carriage using grippers (11, 12, 21, 22) and slide on a sleeve formed by the fixation of the bags on the rods.

Description

2866861 1

  ARTICLE STORAGE SYSTEM FOR RACES

IN SUPERMARCHE

  The present invention relates to the field of storage of items purchased during shopping in a supermarket.

  It is usual to store the items in a CADDY (commercial name) type of cart during traffic on the shelves. The items are then removed from the cart to be placed on the conveyor belt of the cashier. After reading the bar code or registering the item code, it is moved to a surface allowing the customer to store the items in plastic bags, usually provided by the supermarket, or in a shopping bag. he will have taken with him to bring back his purchases. The bags or bags are then deposited again in the cart to transport the purchases to the customer's car.

  The widespread use of disposable bags is unsatisfactory because it causes serious environmental problems. Moreover, these disposable bags represent a significant expense for the sign, without providing total satisfaction to customers because they are relatively fragile and can be perforated by items with sharp edges, or torn by heavy items. Finally, the manipulation of articles is not optimized, and the storage of items requires several operations slowing down the passage cash.

  It has also been proposed in French patent FR2539288 or European patent EP119682 to equip a supermarket trolley with a removable bag which is fixed on the lateral edges of the trolley. Such bags are difficult to handle because of their size. They must have a width equal to the width of the carriage, and their capacity therefore corresponds substantially to half of the capacity of a supermarket trolley. Or such a capacity is suitable for the tray of a metal carriage mounted on a rigid frame with wheels, but not for a bag to be worn by a housewife.

  The present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages by proposing a system for improving the process of transporting articles from the shelves of a self-service to the customer's vehicle, including by the operation of passage through checkout.

  To this end, the invention relates, in its most general sense, to a storage system for articles for shopping in a supermarket, comprising a flexible bag, characterized in that it further comprises a support for the removable attachment of the upper edge. the bag on the upper edge of a carriage, said support being constituted by at least one rod having a length substantially equal to the width of a carriage, provided at each end with a hooking means on the upper edge of the carriage .

  According to another non-exclusive variant of the first, the support is constituted by at least one rod having a length substantially equal to the length of a carriage, provided at each end with a hooking means on the upper edge of the carriage.

  According to a third variant, the support is composed of an assembly of two rods, able to divide the opening of the carriage into four boxes for receiving flexible bags.

  According to a particular mode of implementation, the flexible bag has a rectangular section.

  According to a particular embodiment, the flexible bag has on two upper edges a fold forming a sleeve for the insertion of a rod forming a support.

  According to another mode of implementation, the bag integrates along its upper edge at least one rigid support 2866861 3 adapted to be removably attached to the upper edge of a carriage.

  According to yet another example, the bag incorporates hooking means on the upper edge of a carriage.

  The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, with reference to the appended drawing in which: FIG. 1 represents a view from above of the storage system according to the invention.

  The invention is represented in FIG. 1 according to a first embodiment. It comprises: - two rods (10, 20) provided at their ends (11, 12, 21, 22) with hooks - of four bags (30 to 60) held by the rods (10, 20).

  The bags (30 to 60) are cloth bags having a depth substantially corresponding to the height of the carriage. The substantially rectangular section corresponds to a quarter of the surface of the upper opening of the carriage.

  Fixing the rods (10, 20) on the edge of the carriage is carried out using claws (11, 12, 21, 22) to be fixed on the edge of the carriage. Fixing the bags (30 to 60) on the rods is performed by means of a folding of the upper edge of the bag, forming a sleeve in which is slid one of the rods (10, 20).

  The bags are thus suspended on the rods, and form receptacles for receiving the articles during the passage in the rays.

  Upon arrival at the checkout, the bags are emptied on the conveyor belt, and put back on the cart, to receive the items that have been registered in cash. The customer can organize the storage of these items by thematic grouping (eg groceries, fresh products, cleaning, ...).

  2866861 4 After the races, the bags are removed from the carriage, and the rods (10, 20) are removed from the sleeves. The bags then make it possible to transport the articles in the usual way.

  The invention can give rise to various variants.

  The fixing of the bags can be achieved by loops or attachment means provided on the upper edge of the bags coming to anchor on the rods (10, 20) or directly on the upper edge of the carriage.

  The bags can also integrate the rods (10, 20). In an exemplary embodiment, the rods are formed of two articulated segments whose length corresponds to half the length or width of the carriage.

  The segments are movable between a storage position, where they are adjacent, and a stable position of attachment to the carriage where they are placed in the extension of one another. A stop prevents the continuation of pivoting beyond an angle of 180, to ensure the locking in the fixing position.

  The bags have such rods along two perpendicular edges, the other two edges having gripping claws on the edge of the carriage.

  When the bag is used without a carriage, the segments are folded into a position where they are all four adjacent to form a carrying handle.

  It is also possible to make bags of insulated material for transporting frozen products.

  It is still possible to provide a combination of three bags having, in the open position, a triangular section, or three bags supported by two transverse rods.

Claims (8)

  1 - System for storing articles for shopping in the supermarket, comprising flexible bags (30, 40, 50, 60) and means for hooking the bags on a supermarket trolley, characterized in that it further comprises a support (10, 20) for releasably securing the upper edge of the bag to the upper edge of a carriage, said support (10, 20) being constituted by at least one rod having a length substantially equal to the width of a carriage, provided at each end with a hooking means on the upper edge of the carriage.   2 - storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that said support (10, 20) is constituted by at least one rod (20) having a length substantially equal to the length of a carriage, provided at each end of a hooking means on the upper edge of the carriage.   3 - Storage system according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the support is composed of an assembly of two rods (10, 20), able to divide the opening of the carriage into four boxes for receiving flexible bags (30). , 40, 50, 60).   4 - Storage system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible bag (30) has a rectangular section.   - Storage system according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the flexible bag (30) has on two upper edges a fold forming a sleeve for the insertion of a support rod (10, 20).   6 - article storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that the bag incorporates along its upper edge at least one rigid support (10, 20) adapted to be removably attached to the upper edge of a carriage.   7 - article storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that the bag incorporates hooking means on the upper edge of a carriage.   8 - article storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of a combination of three bags having, in the open position, a triangular section.   9 - article storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of a combination of three bags supported by two transverse rods.