JP2005035586A - Auxiliary shopping basket - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the crush of goods and lessen trouble in putting/taking the goods in and out of a shopping basket without making the shopping basket useless and reducing the holding capacity of the shopping basket. <P>SOLUTION: An auxiliary shopping basket 1 to be provided comprises a body 2, which has a holding part 9 with a top opening and is also provided with hooks 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, which are locked removably on side walls 107, 108 of the shopping basket 101. The depth of the holding part 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is made 1/5 or more to 1/2 or less of that of a holding part 109 of the shopping basket 101. The auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the shopping basket 101. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an auxiliary shopping basket attached to a shopping basket used in a retail store or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores are equipped with shopping baskets for carrying products purchased by customers to a cash register.
[0003]
When putting a product in a shopping basket, for example, if a heavy product such as a beverage in a plastic bottle is stacked on a product that is easily crushed, such as an egg or tofu, the product that is easily crushed is crushed. In view of this, there has been proposed a shopping basket of a type in which a partition is erected on the shopping basket and the storage space is divided into left and right parts (for example, see Patent Document 1). As a result, products that are easily crushed can be separated from heavy products and stored in a shopping basket.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-47010
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a shopping basket like Patent Document 1 is introduced at a retail store, there is a problem that the existing shopping basket becomes useless, and the existing shopping basket becomes useless.
[0006]
Moreover, in the shopping basket of the type which divides storage space into right and left like patent document 1, in order to avoid the product which is easy to be crushed in order to avoid being crushed, put the product which is easy to be crushed in one of the divided storage space, and on it. Since a usage pattern in which other products are not stacked is assumed, the space above the easily crushed product is not used, and there is a problem that the capacity of the substantial storage space of the shopping basket is reduced.
[0007]
By the way, as a method of preventing crushing of easily crushed products, every time a customer puts a heavy product in the shopping basket, the crushed product already in the shopping basket is taken out, and after the heavy product is put, it is easy to be crushed. Replacement work, such as reinserting the product, is also being carried out. However, in this case, the product replacement work is a burden on the customer.
[0008]
Here, in a checkout process at a cash register, in a supermarket or the like, a cashier takes out a product from a shopping basket (hereinafter referred to as a first shopping basket) placed by a customer at a cash register counter, and reads a scanner for product information attached to the product. An operation (hereinafter referred to as “scan”) is performed, and the scanned product is put into a shopping basket (hereinafter referred to as a second shopping basket) prepared in advance for putting the scanned product.
[0009]
At this time, as described above, if an easily crushed product is placed on the top of the first shopping basket, first, the easily crushed product is scanned, and the easily crushed product is used as the second shopping basket. After putting heavy products in the second shopping basket, that is, putting heavy products in the second shopping basket at the end. It ’s on top. Thereby, also in the 2nd shopping basket, the crushing of the product which is easy to crush is prevented. However, there is a problem that when putting the scanned product into the second shopping basket, the order of the products to be put into the second shopping basket is changed, which is a burden on the cashier.
[0010]
In addition, when a customer who has settled the purchase later replaces the product in the second shopping basket with a plastic bag for take-away, the customer refills the easily crushed product in the second shopping basket. After putting it on the counter and putting a heavy product in a plastic bag, that is, putting a product that tends to be crushed into a plastic bag at the end, the product that tends to be crushed is put on top. As a result, even in the plastic bag, the products that are easily crushed are prevented from collapsing. However, there is a problem that when the products after payment are refilled from the second shopping basket into the plastic bag, the order of the products put in the plastic bag is changed, which is a burden on the customer.
[0011]
An object of the present invention is to prevent an existing shopping basket from being wasted, to prevent the product from being crushed without reducing the storage capacity of the shopping basket, and to reduce the trouble of putting the product in and out of the shopping basket. Is to be able to do it.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, an auxiliary shopping basket is configured by providing a hook having a detachable hook on a side wall of a shopping basket in a main body having a storage portion having an upper surface opening. The depth of the storage portion was set to 1/5 or more and 1/2 or less of the depth of the storage portion of the shopping basket.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an auxiliary shopping basket of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the auxiliary shopping basket attached to the outside of the shopping basket, and FIG. 3 is attached inside the shopping basket. FIG.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment is configured by attaching hooks 3 a, 3 b, 3 c, 3 d to a main body 2 having an upper opening, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, It is used by being attached to the bag 101 or the like.
[0015]
Here, the shopping basket 101 to which the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached will be described with reference to FIG. The basket body 102 of the shopping basket 101 has four side walls 105, 106, 107, 108 erected upward from the edge of the rectangular bottom wall 104, the top surface is opened, and the outer shape is a substantially rectangular shape. A storage portion 109 having an upper surface opening is formed inside. The basket main body 102 is formed in a shape in which the lower vertical projection area is smaller than the upper vertical projection area, and the shopping baskets 101 can be stacked. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the longitudinal direction of the heel body 102 is referred to as the front-rear direction (also referred to as the longitudinal direction), and the short direction of the heel body 102 is referred to as the left-right direction (also referred to as the lateral direction). The shopping basket 101 is provided with a pair of U-shaped handles 110 and 111 rotatably on the left and right side walls 105 and 106 in a state of being hung on the left and right side walls 105 and 106 of the bag body 102. Yes. Of the shopping basket 101 having such a structure, the size of the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101 that is widely used is 510 mm in length, 360 mm in width, and 240 mm in depth.
[0016]
Next, the auxiliary shopping basket 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 2 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 has four side walls 5, 6, 7, and 8 standing upward from the edge of the rectangular bottom wall 4, and the upper surface is opened. Is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a storage portion 9 having an upper surface opening is formed inside. The main body 2 is formed in a shape in which the lower vertical projection area is smaller than the upper vertical projection area, and the size of the main body 2 is large enough to fit into the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101. The depth of the storage unit 9 is set to 1/5 or more and 1/2 or less of the depth of the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101.
[0017]
Hooks 3 a and 3 b are provided at the upper end of the rear side wall 8 of the main body 2, and hooks 3 c and 3 d are provided at the upper end of the front side wall 7. The hooks 3a and 3b are engaged with and disengaged from the front side wall 107 and the rear side wall 108 of the shopping basket 101 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) and are stored along the rear side wall 8 of the main body 2 (see FIG. 3). Is supported by the rear side wall 8 so as to be freely rotatable. The hooks 3a and 3b are stored in the recess 10 formed in the rear side wall 8 in the storage position. Similarly, the hooks 3c and 3d are engaged / disengaged with the front side wall 107 and the rear side wall 108 of the shopping basket 101 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) and the storage position along the front side wall 7 of the main body 2 (FIG. 2). Between the front side wall 7 and the front side wall 7. The hooks 3c and 3d are stored in the recesses 11 formed in the front side wall 7 in the storage position. These hooks 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d allow the auxiliary shopping basket 1 to be attached to and detached from the shopping basket 101.
[0018]
The angle of the front side wall 7 and the rear side wall 8 of the body 2 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 with respect to the bottom wall 4 is the angle of the front side wall 107 of the shopping basket 101 with respect to the bottom wall 104 (= the angle of the rear side wall 108 with respect to the bottom wall 104). The same. Thus, when the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the front side wall 107 or the rear side wall 108 of the shopping basket 101 by the hooks 3a, 3b or the hooks 3c, 3d, the front side wall 7 and the rear side wall 8 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 are shopping. It is parallel to the front side wall 107 or the rear side wall 108 of the flange 101.
[0019]
In such a configuration, the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the shopping basket 101 when shopping. As an aspect of attaching the auxiliary shopping basket 1, there are an aspect of attaching to the outside of the shopping basket 101 as shown in FIG. 2 and an aspect of attaching to the inside of the shopping basket 101 as shown in FIG.
[0020]
When attaching the auxiliary shopping basket 1 to the outside of the shopping basket 101, the hooks 3a, 3b of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 are positioned at the disengagement position, the hooks 3c, 3d are positioned at the storage position, and the hooks 3a, 3b are, for example, The auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the shopping basket 101 by being hooked on the front side wall 107 of the shopping basket. Thereby, the storage unit 9 is added to the shopping basket 101, and the storage space of the shopping basket 101 is expanded. In this state, the customer can put easily crushed items such as eggs and tofu into the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 and put heavy items such as beverages into the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101. In the conventional shopping basket 101, when the easily crushed items are stored so as not to be crushed, the storage capacity of the bag main body is substantially reduced. However, in the present embodiment, in addition to the storage unit 109, the storage capacity is easily crushed. Since the storage unit 9 for adding objects is added, it is possible to prevent the product from being crushed without reducing the storage capacity of the bag main body 102.
[0021]
When attaching the auxiliary shopping basket 1 to the inside of the shopping basket 101, the hooks 3c and 3d of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 are positioned at the disengagement position, the hooks 3a and 3b are positioned at the storage position, and the hooks 3c and 3d are for example shopping. The auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the shopping basket 101 by being hooked on the front side wall 107 of the basket. Thereby, a part of the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101 is occupied by the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1, and the storage space of the shopping basket 101 has a two-stage configuration. In this state, the customer can put easily crushed items such as eggs and tofu into the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 and put heavy items such as beverages into the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101. Thus, since the storage space has a two-stage structure, it is possible to store a fragile object and a heavy object separately and prevent the easily crushed object from being crushed. Further, since the storage space has a two-stage configuration, the product can be prevented from being crushed and the product can be put into the entire storage unit 9, so that the storage space can be used effectively.
[0022]
As described above, since the products can be separately put into the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101 and the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1, it is heavy to take out the easily crushed products already in the shopping basket 101, which has been conventionally performed. It is not necessary to perform a replacement operation of re-inserting the easily crushed product after the product is put in, and the trouble of the customer when putting the product into the shopping basket 101 can be reduced.
[0023]
Here, since the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is assumed to be used to store products that are easily crushed, there is no need to stack and store products that are easily crushed in the storage unit 9. It is not necessary to make the same depth as the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101. That is, the depth of the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 may be shallower than the depth of the storage unit 109 of the shopping basket 101.
[0024]
Here, the egg pack which stored the egg is mentioned as a representative of the big thing which is easy to be crushed. The size of a typical egg pack is 245 mm long, 105 mm wide, and 65 mm high. The height 65 mm of this egg pack is thinner than 1/2 of the depth 240 mm of the shopping basket 101 storage section 9, so the depth of the storage section 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is halved to the depth of the shopping basket 101. By doing so, since the whole egg pack is stored in the storage portion 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1, the egg pack can be stored in a stable state. Moreover, even when the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the inner side of the shopping basket 101 by setting the depth of the storage section 9 to be ½ or less of the storage section 9 of the shopping basket 101, the storage section 109 of the shopping basket 101 Since the storage space located below the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is also secured to a depth of about ½ or more of the storage portion 109, it is possible to sufficiently store products in the storage space below the auxiliary shopping basket 1. .
[0025]
Moreover, the tofu pack which accommodated the tofu is mentioned as a representative of the small things among the products which are easily crushed. A typical tofu pack has a length of 130 mm, a width of 95 mm, and a height of 45 mm. The height of this tofu pack is 45 mm, which is less than 1/5 of the depth of 240 mm of the storage portion of the shopping basket 101, and the depth of the storage portion 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is 1/5 of the depth of the shopping basket 101. By doing so, the whole tofu pack fits in the storage part of the auxiliary shopping basket 1, and the tofu pack can be stored in a stable state.
[0026]
In this way, the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 may be formed to have a depth of 1/5 or more and 1/2 or less of the storage unit of the shopping basket 101 in accordance with an assumed stored product. When a large number of stored products can be assumed, it is possible to cope with this by forming the storage unit 9 by setting the depth of the storage unit 9 to ½ the depth of the storage unit of the shopping basket 101.
[0027]
Next, in the checkout operation at the cash register, the cashier takes out the product from the shopping basket 101 with the auxiliary shopping basket 1 (hereinafter referred to as the first shopping basket 101) placed by the customer at the cash register counter, and is attached to the product. The shopping basket 101 with the auxiliary shopping basket 1 prepared in advance for performing the scanning operation of the scanned product information (hereinafter referred to as scanning) and putting the scanned product into the scanned product (hereinafter referred to as the second shopping basket 101). Work). At this time, the product stored in the storage unit 109 of the first shopping basket 101 is put into the storage unit 109 of the second shopping basket 101, and the product stored in the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 of the first shopping basket 101 is stored. The second shopping basket 101 is put in the storage unit 9 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1. As a result, the second shopping basket 101 is prevented from being crushed easily, and the conventional ordering of the products to be put into the second shopping basket 101 is not necessary. The trouble at the time can be reduced.
[0028]
Next, when the customer who has finished the payment replaces the product in the second shopping basket 101 with the auxiliary shopping basket 1 with a take-away plastic bag or the like, the heavy product and the easily crushed product are separated and stored. Therefore, it is possible to put a heavy product in a plastic bag, and finally put a product that is easily crushed into a plastic bag. Thereby, even in the plastic bag, the crushed product is prevented from being crushed. This eliminates the need to change the order of the products to be put into the plastic bag, which has been conventionally performed, and can reduce the trouble of putting in and out the customer's products.
[0029]
Further, since the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is detachable from the shopping basket 101, it can be used by being attached to the shopping basket 101 already in the retail store, so that the existing shopping basket 101 can be used as it is. There is no need to replace the existing shopping basket 101 to prevent crushing, and the existing shopping basket 101 is not wasted.
[0030]
Further, the auxiliary shopping basket 1 may be attached to both the front and rear side walls 107 and 108 of the shopping basket 101 for use. Thereby, the balance of the shopping basket 101 is improved.
[0031]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the main body 2 is formed in a size that fits into the storage portion 109 of the shopping basket 101, and the hooks 3 a, 3 b, 3 c, and 3 d have a pair of opposing surfaces constituting the main body 2. The auxiliary shopping basket 1 can be attached to either the outside or the inside of the shopping basket 101 by being provided on both the front and rear side walls 7 and 8 which are side walls.
[0032]
In the present embodiment, the front and rear side walls 7 and 8, which are a pair of side walls provided with the hooks 3 a, 3 b, 3 c and 3 d, are formed in parallel to the side wall 107 (or 108) of the shopping basket 101. Therefore, the angle of the bottom wall 4 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 with respect to the side wall 107 (or 108) of the shopping basket 101 is the same when the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the outside and inside of the shopping basket 101. Thus, the bottom wall 4 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is parallel to the bottom wall 104 of the shopping basket 101 both when the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the outside and inside thereof. That is, it can be horizontal.
[0033]
Further, in the present embodiment, the hooks 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d are provided so as to be movable between a position along the side wall of the main body 2 and a position at which the side wall of the shopping basket 101 can be engaged and disengaged. Thus, by placing the unused hooks 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d along the side wall of the main body 2, the customer is prevented from being caught by the unused hooks 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, and safety is ensured.
[0034]
Next, another usage mode of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 4 is a perspective view showing the auxiliary shopping basket attached to the outside of the shopping cart 201, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the auxiliary shopping basket attached to the inside of the shopping cart 201.
[0035]
This auxiliary shopping basket 1 can be used by being attached to a shopping cart 201 as shown in FIGS. Here, the shopping cart 201 is configured such that a wheel 203 is rotatably attached to a lower portion of a cart body 202 having an upper opening. The cart body 202 is formed with a storage portion 204 having an upper surface opening large enough to accommodate the shopping basket 101. The side walls 205 to 208 of the cart body 202 forming the storage portion 204 are substantially the same as the thickness of the side wall 107 of the shopping basket 101, and the hooks 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d can be hooked. The auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to the side walls 205 to 208 of the cart body 202 of such a shopping cart 201 by hooks 3a and 3b or hooks 3c and 3d. 4 and 5 show an example in which the auxiliary shopping basket 1 is attached to both the front and rear side walls 207 and 208 of the shopping cart 201. FIG.
[0036]
As described above, the auxiliary shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment can be used not only for the shopping basket 101 but also for the shopping cart 201, and is convenient.
[0037]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same part as 1st embodiment is shown with the same code | symbol, and description is also abbreviate | omitted.
[0038]
The main body 2 of the auxiliary shopping basket 1 of the present embodiment is formed in a shape in which the lower vertical projection area is smaller than the upper vertical projection area. Thereby, the front and rear side walls 7 and 8 are not parallel to each other.
[0039]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the main body 2 has a shape in which the lower vertical projection area is smaller than the upper vertical projection area, whereby the auxiliary shopping baskets 1 can be stacked. Thereby, the space for placing the auxiliary shopping basket 1 removed from the shopping basket 101 can be reduced.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the product from being crushed without wasting the existing shopping basket without reducing the storage capacity of the shopping basket, and to reduce the trouble of putting the product in and out of the shopping basket. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an auxiliary shopping basket of a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an auxiliary shopping basket attached to the outside of the shopping basket.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an auxiliary shopping basket attached to the inside of the shopping basket.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an auxiliary shopping basket attached to the outside of the shopping cart.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an auxiliary shopping basket attached to the inside of the shopping cart.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Auxiliary shopping basket, 2 ... Main body, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ... Hook, 7 ... Side wall, 8 ... Side wall, 9 ... Storage part, 101 ... Shopping basket, 107 ... Side wall, 108 ... Side wall, 109 ... Storage part

Claims (5)

A main body having a storage portion with an upper surface opening;
A hook provided on the main body and freely detachable from the side wall of the shopping basket;
With
The auxiliary shopping basket in which the depth of the storage portion is 1/5 or more and 1/2 or less of the depth of the storage portion of the shopping basket. The main body is formed in a size that fits into the storage portion of the shopping basket,
The auxiliary shopping basket according to claim 1, wherein the hook is provided on both of a pair of opposing side walls constituting the main body. The auxiliary shopping basket according to claim 2, wherein the pair of side walls provided with the hooks are formed in parallel to the side walls of the shopping basket. The auxiliary shopping basket according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the hook is provided so as to be movable between a position along the side wall of the main body and a position where the hook can be freely attached to and detached from the side wall. . The auxiliary shopping basket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main body has a shape in which a lower vertical projection area is smaller than an upper vertical projection area.

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