FR2914264A1 - Movable domestic fresh or frozen food product package transporting device for use during purchase, has wagon compartments with handles and connected one behind other, where one compartment includes gripper to permit user to displace device - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (DIS) has movable rigid wagon compartments (WAG1, WAG2) with foldable handles (POI11, POI12, POI111, POI112, POI21, POI22, POI211, POI212) and connected one behind the other by male and female connection elements (ELM11, ELM12, ELF21, ELF22), and made of plastic material or hard composite material. The elements are arranged with respect to posterior and anterior sides (FP1, FA2) of the compartments. One of the compartments has a foldable gripper (PRE) to permit a user to displace the device. The compartments accommodate additional compartments (ANN1, ANN2) with covers (COU1, COU2).

Description

The present invention relates to a shopping transport device

  household. Such a device is particularly suitable for people and households regularly making purchases in supermarkets. There are a large number of household purchase transport devices. Existing devices are not without a number of disadvantages among which: - The paper bag is fragile, low capacity, and hydrophobic. He is carried at arm's length. It is unecological because it requires cellulose, water and energy for its manufacture. - The parallelepiped or prismatic cardboard has the same disadvantages. It does not have handles. - The plastic bag is also fragile and of low capacity. It is rarely biodegradable. It is unecological because it requires oil derivatives, water and energy for its manufacture and destruction. . - The backpack allows the transport of average loads. However, it poses security and surveillance problems in the shops. - The reinforced plastic shopping bag is reusable several times. However it is difficult to wear and especially to lift when full, especially for a user of frail constitution. - Wicker basket or plastic is also worn at arm's length is limited in weight and volume of purchases. - The shopping basket allows the transport of heavy goods but has a relatively small volume. In addition it is not suitable for possible portage at arm's length. - The supermarket trolley called caddy allows the transport of heavy and bulky loads in the store. It is heavy, bulky, difficult to unload because it must be bent to reach the bottom during successive manipulations to the boxes and in the trunk of the vehicle of the user. In addition, he remains on the surface of the supermarket and can not help the user to transport his purchases between his vehicle and his home. In order to overcome these various problems, the object of the invention is to propose a device for transporting household purchases. According to a major characteristic of the invention, the device comprises several mobile waggon bins and able to be connected to each other one behind the other, the first waggon bins is also provided with a collapsible gripper allowing the user to move the device.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the wagon tanks being mobile, they are provided with wheels. Purchases are no longer worn at arm's length, but moved to the ground.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the wagon boxes are interconnected by male and female connecting elements arranged opposite on two sides, respectively rear and front wagon trays. Depending on the volume of purchases, it is possible to provide a suitable number of ferries.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the wagon boxes are able to accommodate at least one auxiliary tank, the auxiliary tanks sliding freely inside the wagon boxes. Depending on the volume or nature of the purchases, it is possible to almost double the volume of a wagon ferry.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the height positioning of the auxiliary container in the wagon container is suitably carried out by a lateral device associating, for example, a fixed rack and a movable cleat, and disposed in the recess of a sidewall. of the wagonnet ferry. It is thus possible to adjust the volume required for purchases.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the auxiliary tanks are provided with a movable base between a vertical position and a horizontal position. It is thus possible to lift the annex tank above the initial level of its contents, which remains in the wagon ferry, then to close the fund before filling the shopping wagon bin again.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the bins are provided with folding handles, allowing their lifting and carrying. Handling operations at the crates and near the trunk of the vehicle are facilitated. According to another characteristic of the invention, the bins being rigid, they are made of a suitable material such as a plastic material or hard composite. The environment is preserved because these bins replace many perishable bags more or less long term. According to another characteristic of the invention, the bins are insulated so as to accommodate fresh or frozen products.

  The stay of frozen foods between the cold areas of the store and the home can be considerably longer. According to another characteristic of the invention, the auxiliary containers are provided with a lid, this lid being able to serve as a seat. It is possible to shop over a longer period or to wait at the checkout without getting tired.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the bins, are provided with an electronic device to ensure ad minimum at least one of the following functions: - inventory and billing of their content, -display and down-counting of purchases to be made, - anti-theft blocking of the various components of the device. These devices can only develop in the future. The features of the invention mentioned above in a nonlimiting manner will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment. This description is made in connection with the attached drawing: FIG. 1 is a side view of a DIS device according to the invention. This figure shows a preferred embodiment of the invention. This DIS device for transporting household purchases comprises several WAG1, WAG2 wagonnets ideally parallelepipedic tanks, two in the present case. Said wagons WAG1, WAG2 being mobile, they are provided with rollers ROU11- ROU12, ROU21- ROU22. Said wagons wagonnets WAG1, WAG2 are interconnected by male ELM11- ELM12 and ELF21- ELF22 female connecting members arranged opposite two respectively posterior faces FP1 and FA2 front of said waggon trays WAG1, WAG2. In the present case, said male connecting elements ELM11-ELM12 are disposed on said posterior face FP1 of said wag-holder wagon WAG1, and said female connecting elements ELF21-ELF22 are disposed on said anterior face FA2 of said WAG2 waggon tank. When said connecting elements ELM11-ELM12, ELF21-ELF22 are arranged vertically to one another on the face of a waggon tray WAG1, WAG2, this allows slight rotational movements of one of said waggon bins. WAG1, WAG2 compared to each other. When said connecting elements ELM11-ELM12, ELF21-ELF22 are arranged horizontally from one another, the connection is rigid and there is no possible rotational movement of one of said WAG1 waggon bins. , WAG2 compared to the other. WAG1, WAG2 being connected together one behind the other, the first of said WAG1 waggon bins is provided with a collapsible PRE gripper, and ideally retractable in the thickness of said WAG1 wagon box allowing the user to move said DIS device by both pulling and pushing. In order to increase the useful volume of said DIS device, said wagons wagons WAG1, WAG2 are able to accommodate each one or more annexes ANN1, ANN2. The said auxiliary containers ANN1, ANN2 slide freely inside the said wagons WAG1, WAG2.

  The height positioning of said annex tank ANN1, ANN2 in said WAG1, WAG2 wagon tank is conveniently made by a lateral device. Said lateral device combines, for example, a fixed rack CRE1, CRE2 and a movable catch TAQ1, TAQ2. Said lateral device is disposed in the recess of a sidewall of said WAG1, WAG2 wagon box. Said mobile cleat TAQ1, TAQ2 is provided with a spring acting when said auxiliary tank ANN1, ANN2 is raised. Said mobile cleat TAQ1, TAQ2 then being deployed horizontally is able to support the weight of said annex tank ANN1, ANN2. In order to facilitate the filling of a WAG1, WAG2 wagon tank, it is interesting to be able to arrange an annex tank ANN1, ANN2 whose mobile fund FDS1, FDS2 can pivot around a hinge between a vertical position and a horizontal position. When the assembly constituted by a WAG1, WAG2 wagon tank and an appendix ANN1, ANN2 in the low position and FDS1 mobile bottom, FDS2 in the vertical position is almost full, it is possible to lift the said appendix tank ANN1, ANN2 and the rest on its cleat TAQ1, TAQ2. Said mobile fund FDS1, FDS2 of said annex tank ANN1, ANN2 is released in horizontal position. It is then possible to load the said auxiliary tank ANN1, ANN2. Said bins WAG1, WAG2, ANN1, ANN2 are provided at their upper part with foldable handles PO111-P0112, P0111-POI112, P0121-P0122, P01211-P01212 allowing their lifting and their carrying. This manipulation is sometimes necessary when going to the crates of the supermarket or supermarket, at least until they are not adapted to this type of bins. It is also when loading said bins in the trunk of a vehicle. Finally, it is when traveling between the vehicle and the user's home. Said tanks WAG1, WAG2, ANN1, ANN2 are rigid. They are made of a suitable material such as a plastic material or hard composite. This material is ideally easy to wash, robust, light, able to be in contact with food products, and stable over time. Said tanks WAG1, WAG2, ANN 1, ANN2 may be insulated so as to accommodate fresh or frozen products. The appropriate means not shown in the drawing may be housed in a double wall or in a double wall of said DIS device.

  The said annexes annexes ANN1, ANN2 are provided with a lid COU1, COU2 pivoting upwards and can serve as a seat for the user wishing to rest, or for a young child accompanying him. Said device DIS can be provided with an electronic device ELE, ideally located near said gripper PRE and upwards in the direction of the eyes of the user. Said electronic device ELE ensures ad minimum at least one of the following functions: - inventory and billing of the content of said trays WAG1, WAG2, AX1, AX2, - display and downward purchases to be made, - anti-theft blocking of the various components of said device DIS. It should be noted that the previously described device can receive any element not described and falling within the scope of the invention. The embodiments of the invention presented above were chosen because of their practical nature. It would not be possible, however, to exhaustively list all the embodiments covered by this invention. In particular, any means described may be replaced by equivalent means without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

claims   1) DIS device for the transport of household purchases, characterized in that comprising several wagonnets wagonnets WAG1, WAG2 mobile and able to be interconnected one behind the other, the first of said wagons wagons WAG1, WAG2 is also provided a collapsible PRE gripper allowing the user to move said DIS device.   2) DIS device according to claim 1, characterized in that said wagonnets 10 tanks WAG1, WAG2 being movable, they are provided with rollers ROU11-ROU12, ROU21- ROU22.   3) DIS device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said wagons wagons WAG1, WAG2 are interconnected by 15 male ELM11- ELM12 and female ELF21-ELF22 connecting elements arranged opposite on two posterior respectively FP1 and FA2 front faces of said wagons WAG1, WAG2.   4) DIS device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said wagonnets WAG1, WAG2 are able to accommodate at least one appendix ANN1, ANN2, said appendices annexes ANN1, ANN2 freely sliding within said wagons WAG1, WAG2.   5) Device DIS according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the positioning in height of said appendix tank ANN1, ANN2 in said wagon tray WAG1, WAG2 is conveniently made by a lateral device associating for example a fixed rack CRE: 1, CRE2 and a movable cleat TAQ1, TAQ2, said lateral device being disposed in the recess of a sidewall of said waggon tray WAG1, WAG2. 30   6) DIS device according to the preceding claim; characterized in that said auxiliary tanks ANN1, ANN2 are provided with a fund FDS1, FDS2 mobile between a horizontal position of closure and a vertical position of opening. 35   7) Device DIS according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said trays WAG1, WAG2, ANN1, ANN2 are provided with 6-7- folding handles POI 11-POI12, P0111-P01112, P0121-P0122, P01211- P01212 allowing their lifting and their carrying.   8) mobile device DIS according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said trays WAG1, WAG2, ANN1, ANN2 are rigid, they are made of a suitable material such as a plastic material or hard composite.   9) mobile device DIS according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said tanks WAG1, WAG2, ANN1, ANN2 are insulated so as to accommodate fresh or frozen products.   10) mobile device DIS according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said bins. appendices ANN1, ANN2 are provided with a cover COU1, COU2, said cover COU1, COU2 being able to serve as a seat. 15   11) mobile device DIS according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said trays WAG1, WAG2, ANN1, ANN2 are provided with an electronic device ELE to ensure ad minimum at least one of the following functions: inventory and billing of their contents, - display and down-counting of purchases to be made, - anti-theft blocking of the various components of said DIS device. 25 30 35