JP3530818B2 - Shopping bag and delivery method using the shopping bag - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shopping bag for bringing back products from a store such as a supermarket, and an improvement of a product delivery method for delivering a product after passing through a cash register to a shopper at a store such as a supermarket. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, in a store such as a supermarket, the following method of selling products is often adopted. That is, first, the shopper selects an in-store product, puts it in the in-store shopping basket provided at the store, and brings this in-store shopping basket into the cash register (purchased product settlement). The store clerk prepares an empty in-store shopping basket, takes out the products one by one from the in-store shopping basket brought in by the shopper, passes them through the cash register (register at the cash register), and then, Put in the above empty shopping basket. And
When all the products have been registered at the cash register, the money is settled and the entire shopping basket for the store is handed over to the shopper. The shopper moves to a separate storage area for the goods already passed through the cash register, puts the purchased goods in a take-out bag made of synthetic resin delivered at the cash register, and leaves the store.

However, this take-out bag made of synthetic resin is generally disposable and is not preferable from the viewpoint of resource saving and recycling movement. For this reason, there are attempts by shoppers to prepare shopping bags and use disposable carry-out bags as much as possible, but it is difficult to say that they are still widely used. Therefore, attempts have been made to give special benefits to customers who bring a shopping bag, or to charge a synthetic resin take-out bag, but is it troublesome to prepare a shopping bag? Not enough motivation to bring a bag.

On the other hand, as described above, the shopper moves to the storage place for the goods already passed through the cash register, and transfers the purchased goods from the in-store shopping basket to the take-out bag made of synthetic resin, but this work is troublesome. Therefore, when many products are purchased, it takes several minutes only to transfer the products.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to save the labor of transferring the merchandise after the checkout from the in-store shopping basket to the take-out bag made of synthetic resin.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shopping bag that can contribute to resource conservation and a recycling movement by providing sufficient motivation to suppress the use of disposable carry-out bags, and a method of delivering products using the shopping bag. Is.

[0006]

According to the invention of claim 1 of the present application, a bag main body 2 for storing articles having an opening 23 at an upper end thereof.
And a handle 3 provided on the bag body 2,
However, it is necessary to purchase in-store purchases provided at stores such as supermarkets.
It has a depth greater than the depth of the object basket a, and the opening of the bag body 2
The part 23 is larger than the upper opening 23 of the in-store shopping basket a.
Open the opening 23 of the bag body 2 above the in-store shopping basket a.
In the state in which it is folded back from the inside to the outside in the opening 23,
Selling by arranging the body 2 in the in-store shopping basket a
Products that have passed through the store cash register are placed in the in-store shopping basket a.
A shopping bag that can be placed inside the bag body 2
Then, along the opening 23 at the upper end of the bag body 2,
The belt passing portion 24 is provided, and the belt passing portion 24
The belt-shaped belt 3 is passed through the belt-passing portion 24.
There are four cuts that can be pulled out
These four cuts are the cuts 25, 2 on both the left and right sides.
5 and the cuts 26, 26 at the front center and the back center,
Pull the belt 3 exposed outside from these cuts 25 and 26.
When the opening 23 at the upper end of the bag body 2 is squeezed by doing this
In both cases, the pulled-out belt 3 becomes the handle 3 of the bag body 2.
The front and center cuts 26, 26
Is formed by opening the inside of the bag in the belt passing portion 24.
And the belt 3 has the belt passing portion 2
Shopping characterized by being exposed to the inside of the bag in No. 4
Provide a bag. The invention of claim 2 of the present application provides the shopping bag according to claim 1, wherein the belt 3 is a single annular belt.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is a method for delivering a product at the time of passing through a cash register at a store such as a supermarket, wherein the opening 23 of the bag body 2 of the shopping bag 1 according to claim 1 or 2 is for in-store use. The top opening of the bag main body 2 is folded back from the inside to the top opening of the shopping basket a.
When the part 23 is locked to the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket a,
Then, attach the belt 3 to the outside of the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket a.
Place the bag body 2 in the shopping basket a for store while it is in the position.
At the time of registering at the cash register, the store clerk puts the product immediately after passing through the cash register into the bag body 2 arranged in the in-store shopping basket a, and does not take out the shopping bag 1 from the in-store shopping basket a. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a product delivery method using a shopping bag is characterized in that the product is taken out or delivered to a shopper.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a shopping bag according to an embodiment of the present invention attached to an in-store shopping basket, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shopping bag, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the shopping bag in a folded state. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the shopping bag from above the front,
FIG. 5 is an end view taken along line VV of FIG.

The shopping bag 1 comprises a bag body 2 and a belt 3. The bag body 2 is sewn of synthetic fiber cloth, but may be cloth of other material such as cotton cloth, and synthetic resin sheet may be used, so that the weight of the product to be purchased may be increased. It may be formed from a sheet material that is durable, flexible and foldable. The belt 3 is a band woven from synthetic fiber yarn, but is a long material that can be flexibly deformed, such as a synthetic resin band, a cotton band or a rope, which can withstand the load of the purchased product. It may be formed by.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bag body 2 is formed by folding back a sheet material at the bottom, and arranging it on both left and right sides 21, 21.
Is a sewn tubular body, and in this example, in order to widen the bottom portion 22, it is sewn in a state in which it is folded back in a mountain shape. In this example, the gussets on the left and right sides are not provided, but the gussets may be provided.

The upper end of the bag body 2 is open, and products are taken in and out through the opening 23 at the upper end. This bag body 2
A cylindrical belt passing portion 24 is provided at the upper end of the belt along the opening 23, and the annular belt 3 is passed through the belt passing portion 24. In addition to the cuts 25, 25 formed on both left and right sides of the belt passing portion 24, cuts 26, 26 are also formed at the center of the front surface and the center of the back surface. The opening 23 is squeezed like a purse by pulling the belt 3 exposed to the outside from the cuts 25 and 26 (see FIG. 2 ). in this way,
By pulling on the belt 3, the opening 23 becomes a purse
The number of these cuts 25 and 26 that are squeezed is 4 above
And As shown in FIG. 4, the front center and the back center
The cuts 26, 26 are bags in the belt passing portion (24).
Is formed by opening to the inside of the
(3) is on the inner side of the bag in the belt passing part (24).
It is exposed. Its shape is the scope of the claims.
The belt 3 can be changed freely within the stated range.
Therefore, if the opening 23 can be opened and closed in the purse state,
If necessary, it can be changed appropriately.

As shown in FIG. 1, the size of the bag body 2 is such that it can fit in the in-store shopping basket a.
In this example, as shown in FIG. 4, a laterally long bag-shaped body having a lateral length longer than a vertical height is used. This bag body 2
The depth (height) of is longer than the depth (height) of the in-store shopping basket a. Further, the entire circumference of the opening 23 of the bag body 2 and the entire circumference of the belt 3 are longer than the entire circumference of the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket a. Specifically, it is suitable that the depth (height) of the bag body 2 is 35 to 50 cm, and the total perimeter of the opening 23 of the bag body 2 is about 120 to 160 cm. It may be implemented by appropriately changing it according to the size of the in-store shopping basket a.

In this shopping bag 1, the bag body 2 can be stored in the in-store shopping basket a with the opening 23 of the bag body 2 folded back from the inside to the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket a. it can. By doing so, the opening 2 of the bag body 2
3 can be locked in the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket a, and the opening 23 does not slide down from the in-store shopping basket a. Further, in this example, as a result of the belt 3 being passed through the upper end,
Since the belt 3 is located outside the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket a, it is possible to more surely prevent the slip-down. Since the bottom of the bag main body 2 of the shopping bag 1 can be in contact with the bottom of the in-store shopping basket a, even if a product is put into the bag main body 2, the bag is in a stable state. Products can be arranged in the main body 2. It is desirable to provide a pocket 27 as shown in FIG. 4 on the inner surface of the bag main body 2, and small products and the like can be partitioned and stored in the pocket 27. The number and size of the pockets 27 are arbitrary, and they may be provided outside the bag body 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a tying cord 28 may be provided at an appropriate position of the bag body 2 so that the bag body 2 can be folded and squeezed by the tying cord 25 to be in a compact state. It is also desirable that the binding cord 25 is provided with a locking tool such as a hook-and-loop fastener (not shown) so that it can be easily stopped.

Next, a method of delivering products at a store using the shopping bag 1 will be described. First, the shopper
In the same way as before, select the products in the store, put them in the store's shopping basket provided at the store, and bring this store's shopping basket to the cash register (purchased item clearing house). At this cash register, the shopping bag 1 is attached to an empty in-store shopping basket a as described above (see FIG. 1). Then, the store clerk takes out the products one by one from the in-store shopping basket brought by the shopper to the cash register, passes through the cash register (registers at the cash register), and then directly enters the in-store shopping basket a. Put in the shopping bag 1 that is attached. When all the products have been registered at the cash register, the money is settled and the products are handed over to the shopper. In this delivery, the shopping bag 1 may be delivered together with the basket a without taking it out of the in-store shopping basket a, or the shopping bag 1 may be taken out of the in-store shopping basket a and delivered to the shopper. Good. In any case, at the cash register stage,
Since the products are stored in the shopping bag 1, the shopper does not need to replace the products. In particular, in the shopping bag 1 of this embodiment, the belt 3 exposed from the cuts 26, 26 formed at the center of the front surface and the center of the back surface can be grasped and pulled out to open the opening portion as shown in FIG. Is squeezed, so that it can be easily taken out from the in-store shopping basket a, and the pulled-out belt 3 functions as a handle, and can be carried by being held by hand or hanging from the shoulder. When the belt 3 is long when held by hand, the length may be adjusted by bundling the belt 3 or the belt 3 may be provided with a length adjusting means (not shown).

As described above, by using the shopping bag 1 of the present invention, the shopper does not have to perform the work of exchanging the products after the checkout is completed, and can exit the store immediately after the checkout is completed. . Therefore, the time and effort required for product replacement, which used to take a few minutes, can be saved, and speedy shopping is sufficient as an incentive to use the shopping bag 1 instead of the disposable carry-out bag. I will get it. Moreover, even at the store, it is possible to prevent a large number of shoppers from staying in the space for performing product replacement work after checkout, and the space can be reduced accordingly. It is possible to effectively use the space in the store.

The shopping bag 1 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and can be modified in various ways, and the opening 23 can be closed by another closing means such as a fastener. Good. The front shape of the bag body 1 is a laterally long inverted trapezoidal shape and is a bag-shaped body having a larger opening at the upper end than at the bottom, but may be variously modified such as a horizontally long rectangular shape.

[0017]

As described above, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2 of the present application, it is possible to save the labor of transferring the product after the checkout process from the shopping basket for the store to the take-out bag made of synthetic resin,
By providing sufficient motivation to suppress the use of disposable carry-out bags, it was possible to provide a shopping bag that can contribute to resource saving and recycling movements. Further, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, the present invention can be securely installed without slipping from the in-store shopping basket, and can be easily taken out from the in-store shopping basket and can be carried as it is as a shopping bag. In the invention according to claim 3 of the present application, it is possible to save the labor of transferring the product after the checkout process from the shopping basket for the store to the carry-out bag made of synthetic resin, and to suppress the use of the disposable carry-out bag. To provide a product delivery method using a shopping bag that can contribute to resource saving and recycling movements by providing sufficient motivation, and can also reduce the space for product replacement at retail stores. Was created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a shopping bag according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to an in-store shopping basket.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shopping bag.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the shopping bag in a folded state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the shopping bag seen from above the front.

5 is an end view taken along line VV of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 shopping bag 2 bags body 3 belts 23 opening 24 Belt loop a In-store shopping basket

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP 2001-87022 (JP, A) JP 2001-169816 (JP, A) JP 2002-142827 (JP, A) Actual Kaihei 5-70323 (JP, U) Actually open 4-23425 (JP, U) Actually open 49-96317 (JP, U) Actually open 57-99432 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3065848 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3072938 (JP, U) ) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A45C 3/04

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bag main body (2) for storing articles, which has an opening (23) at an upper end, and a handle (3) provided on the bag main body (2). , Has a depth greater than the depth of the in-store shopping basket (a) provided at a store such as a supermarket, and the opening (23) of the bag body (2) is the upper opening (of the in-store shopping basket (a) ( 23) is larger than the bag body (2), and the bag body (2) is for the inside of the store with the opening (23) of the bag body (2) folded back from the inside to the top opening (23) of the in-store shopping basket (a). By arranging in the shopping basket (a), the goods after passing through the cash register of the retail store can be put in the bag body (2) arranged in the in-store shopping basket (a). In the bag, a cylindrical belt passing portion (24) is provided along the opening (23) at the upper end of the bag body (2). The belt loop (2
An annular belt (3) is passed through 4), and the belt (3) is pulled out through this belt passing portion (24).
There are four breaks that can be made. These four breaks are on the left and right sides (25, 2).
5) and the cuts (26, 26) in the front center and the back center
There, the opening of the upper end of the bag body (2) (23) is narrowed by pulling the belt exposed from the cut (25, 26) to the outside (3), it pulled a belt (3)
Is the handle (3) of the bag body (2), and the cuts (26, 26) at the front center and the back center are the belts.
It is formed by opening to the inside of the bag in the through portion (24).
And the belt (3) has a belt thread (2).
A shopping bag characterized in that it is exposed to the inside of the bag in 4) . 2. Shopping bag according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt (3) is a single annular belt. 3. A method of delivering a product when passing through a cash register in a store such as a supermarket, wherein the opening (23) of the bag body (2) of the shopping bag (1) according to claim 1 or 2 is used for in-store shopping. The upper opening (23) of the bag body (2) is locked to the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket (a) by folding back from the inner side to the upper opening of the basket (a), and the belt (3) ) Is located outside the upper opening of the in-store shopping basket (a),
The bag body (2) is placed in the in-store shopping basket (a), and at the time of registering the cashier, the store clerk at the store stores the product immediately after passing
Put in the bag main body (2) arranged in the in-store shopping basket (a), and take this shopping bag (1) out of the in-store shopping basket (a) or take it out to the shopper. A method of delivering a product using a shopping bag characterized by the above.