KR20040097891A - A handle for shopping envelope - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A handle for a shopping envelope is provided, which is easy to carry even if a heavy commodity is put in, and is strong and of practical use. CONSTITUTION: The handle(11) for a shopping envelope(12) is provided to a customer along with a shopping envelope when shopping envelopes are newly distributed. The handle for a shopping envelope is provided therein with a storage space for putting in or taking out a folded shopping envelope, the receiving space being formed in an empty box shape, and a receptacle portion(14) penetrated in a forward-backward direction and formed at the lower end thereof for receiving a portion for holding the shopping envelope. A machine-readable handle identification number(20) for specifying the user of a handle for a shopping envelope and identifying a handle for a shopping envelope is formed at a proper, machine-readable region of an outer side or inner side thereof.

Description

Handle for shopping bag {A HANDLE FOR SHOPPING ENVELOPE}

The present invention relates to a plastic bag for putting a product when purchasing a product in a supermarket or a convenience store, that is, a shopping bag handle that makes it easy to lift a shopping bag.

In supermarkets, it is common to pass shopping bags to put goods. Nowadays, more than 1 liter of PET bottles and heavy products such as rice are increasing, and the ring-shaped handle portion of the shopping bag digs into the hand and causes pain due to hand lifting.

Therefore, the handle which prevents a hand which lifts a vinyl cylinder from hurting is proposed. As this handle, the thing of patent document 1 is mentioned.

The handle of Patent Literature 1 is formed to be opened and closed in a form of dividing a large rectangular parallelepiped held in two by a hand, and protrudes a pair of hook-shaped fixing pieces to hang a hook portion at the top of a shopping bag at both ends in the longitudinal direction. And inside, it has a space for storing shopping bags.

However, in such a handle, the top handle of the shopping bag does not penetrate into the hand, but since the fixing piece is protruded to fix the shopping bag's handle part, the load is concentrated at the beginning of the fixing piece, so it is easy to take a concentrated load. There is a problem in terms of strength, such as being prone to breaking with other objects.

In addition, Patent Document 1 describes that a handle or a shopping bag is environmentally friendly without being worn away.

In practice, however, there is a problem in that the strength of the handle is not high, as described above, and the handle is likely to be virtually close to disposable. In addition, since the handle forms a protruding fixing piece as described above, when it is put in a pocket or in a bag, it is difficult to handle and practically difficult to be caught by another object. Because of the handles, shopping bags used in stores eventually become disposable and cannot be expected.

In terms of the above environmental problems, a system for granting a privilege when not using a new shopping bag with a shopping bag has been proposed.

This system can be used in the form of eco-coin or sticker media, and these can be collected and exchanged for gift certificates or used together with gold certificates.

However, since these systems use media that have nothing to do with buying or using the product, it is cumbersome to add extra cost to handling or managing the media. There is a problem that is difficult to last for a long time.

Moreover, the resource saving service system by patent document 2 is also proposed. This is to prepare a dedicated shopping bag, give it a code that registers personal information such as the user's age, gender, address, telephone number, and family composition, and issue points when buying an item with the shopping bag.

However, such a system requires personal information and procedures for registration. Registration procedures are provided there with a service counter separate from the checkout counter, which is cumbersome for customers and takes a long time if not long. In addition, there is a fear of information leakage because personal information must be provided, which makes registration difficult to spread. In addition, there is a cost to prepare a card, etc. at the store side, and it becomes difficult if a request is made during a busy time.

In addition, because they use a special bag, when you want to stop by on the way home to buy things, you have to take a shopping bag to work, it is not realistic and there is a burden to the customer. And at the time of registration, if you buy a shopping bag, it is less effective system.

Such services could be implemented in areas that are easy to synthesize, such as by store, company, or mall, but could not be realistically realized because mutual understandings are different in areas and units where a plurality of competing companies, such as the same city and district, are mixed.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-317117

Patent Publication No. 2002-245154

It is a main object of the present invention to provide a handle for a shopping bag for shopping, which is easy to lift even when a heavy product is put, and is practical. In addition, while taking advantage of the advantages of the shopping bag with the customer to use conveniently, while recycling the used shopping bags to avoid using more than necessary shopping bags as a task to contribute to environmental conservation.

1 is a perspective view of a handle and its use state

2 is a cross-sectional view of the handle

3 is a cross-sectional view of the handle

4 is a front view of the handle

5 is an explanatory view of an operating state of a handle

6 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of a system for shopping bags;

7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a shopping bag system;

8 is a flowchart showing a processing operation;

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

11: shopping bag handle

12: shopping bag 12a: shopping bag upper ring

13: storage space

14: receiver

14a: Intervention 14b: Regulations

15, 16: opening and closing lid

17: hinge portion 20: bar code

31: shopping bag utilization system 32: register

33: host computer 34: bar code reader

39: storage medium

41: identification code storage unit

42: sales data storage

50: parent device

The means for this is to install a shopping bag handle provided to the customer along with the shopping bag when newly distributing the shopping bag, and a storage space that can be freely inserted and taken out of the shopping bag in the shopping bag handle. It is formed in the shape of a hollow box, and has a receiving portion for penetrating in the front and rear directions to receive the handle of the shopping bag, and on the outer side or the inner side, the user of the handle for shopping bag is specified at an appropriate position to read the machine. And a shopping bag handle having a machine-readable handle identification code for identifying the shopping bag handle.

When "distributing a shopping bag with a new" is a time when a customer does not own a handle and distributes a shopping bag, and tries to use a handle for the first time. Owning, but not possessing, is not a "time to distribute new shopping bags."

That is, the shopping bag handle is provided with a shopping bag for distributing the purchased product when the customer buys the first item with the intention of using the shopping bag handle micro oil customer for the shopping bag. The customer puts the product into the shopping bag and attaches a handle for the shopping bag to the loop part so that the loop part of the shopping bag is received as the accommodating part. After returning and taking out the goods, store the empty bags inside the storage space and bring the shopping bag handle for the next shopping. The handle identification number of the shopping bag handle is read by a machine such as a barcode reader during accounting. In addition, the purchased goods take out the shopping bags stored in the storage space and put them back there. The shopping bag handle is again used as a carrying handle.

When the shopping bag is lifted using the shopping bag's handle, the storage bag penetrated in the front and rear direction receives the lifting portion of the shopping bag, so the load of the shopping bag is the receiving part and the hand goes under the shopping bag. This can prevent the concentrated load from being part of the ring.

Preferably, the accommodating portion comprises a narrow plate-shaped interposed portion that is placed between the ring portion of the shopping bag and the finger, and a restriction piece that is placed on the left and right sides of the interposition portion to prevent the shopping bag loop portion from moving left and right. At least one of these restriction pieces may be provided with an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the upper portion of the storage space and the accommodation portion using a hinge portion.

In addition, the hinge portion of the receiving portion and the opening and closing lid may be integrally formed with a synthetic resin, and at least one portion may be provided with a transparent portion for viewing the inside.

The other means may be carried by the customer with the shopping bag handle, the shopping bag brought together, and a product identification code attached to the shopping item of the customer when performing the accounting processing of the customer based on the determination that the shopping bag is present. A shopping bag utilization system having a reading device for reading a handle identification code of a handle for a shopping bag, and a storage device for storing a product identification code and a handle code read by the reading device in a sales data storage unit. .

That is, the handle for the shopping bag is provided with a shopping bag for distributing the purchased goods when the customer who does not have the handle for the shopping bag makes the first purchase with the intention of using the shopping bag handle. The customer attaches the handle for the shopping bag to the ring portion so that the ring portion of the shopping bag is accommodated in the accommodating portion while putting the product in the shopping bag, and puts the hand under the accommodating portion to return. After the goods are taken out, empty shopping bags are stored in the inner storage spaces and the handles for shopping bags are taken with them for the next shopping. Bring the shopping bag handle is presented at the time of accounting, and the identification number of the shopping bag handle is read by a machine such as a barcode reader. The handle identification number is stored in the sales data storage of the storage device as data (sale data) of the goods purchased by the owner (customer). The customer takes out the shopping bag stored in the storage space, inserts the purchased product, and uses the handle to move around.

The sales data is given a handle identification code corresponding to the sales data, and is utilized for various services such as a privilege for a customer who owns a handle for a shopping bag, for example, a discount or a lottery. In addition, by storing the sales data with the handle identification code and the sales data without the identification code separately, it is possible to know the trends of customers and to assist in sales activities.

Preferably, the storage device may be connected to the storage device so as to communicate with each other, and the upper device may store a product identification code and a handle identification code in the storage device.

Accordingly, in the case of a supermarket, for example, if a parent device is headquartered or not, the supermarket may not be executed in the same store but may be set up in a single area between several branches of the same company. Likewise, if the area is properly set up, it can expand the area of groups such as malls and municipalities where competitors are mixed.

In another means, when the computer is driven by recording on a computer, the sales data input step in which the sales data consisting of the sales contents made to the customer is inputted and the new distribution of the shopping bags at the same time are distributed to the sales data input step. Handle identification number allowing input of the handle identification code read by the reading device from the handle for shopping bags having the handle identification code for identifying the shopping bag, which is machine-readable to identify the user, provided to the customer with the shopping bag. And a shopping bag utilization program for storing the handle identification code input in the handle identification code input step together with the sales data in the sales data storage unit when it is determined that the customer has a shopping bag.

EXAMPLE

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a shopping bag handle 11 (hereinafter referred to as a handle) and a use state thereof. The handle 11 is attached to the upper ring portion 12a of the shopping bag 12, the contents of the shopping bag 12 is heavy, so that the ring portion 12a does not penetrate the hand and is easy to lift.

Handle 11 is formed of a synthetic resin integral molding. Examples of synthetic resins are lightweight materials that are easy to hold, such as polypropylene or polyethylene.

This shape is a hollow rectangular parallelepiped that is a suitable size when held in the palm of the hand, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a storage space 13 and a shopping bag for storing the folded shopping bag 12 so as to be easily inserted and removed. A receiving portion 14 having a U-shaped cross section for accommodating the upper ring portion 12a of the 12, and opening and closing lids 15 and 16 for opening and closing the upper portion of the receiving portion 14 and the storage space 13. And a hinge portion 17 connecting the opening and closing lids 15 and 16 so as to be openable and closeable.

The storage space 13 is formed by determining the width, length, and thickness thereof in a suitable size to accommodate one or more folded shopping bags 12 as shown in FIG.

The receiving portion 14 is a U-shaped groove penetrating in the front and rear (length) direction, the narrow plate-shaped interposition portion 14a fitted between the ring portion 12a and the finger of the upper end of the shopping bag 12 and its It consists of the control piece 14b which restrains the left-right direction movement of the upper ring part 12a accommodated in the left and right sides of the interposition part 14, and accommodated. The warp portions of the intervening portion 14a and the restricting piece 14b are rounded so as to gently touch when they touch the hand.

Moreover, the cross section protrudes circularly in the lower surface of the front-back (length) direction both ends of the interposition part 14c, and the stopper part 14c which hangs between fingers.

The opening and closing lids 15 and 16 are connected to the upper edge of the restriction piece 14b through the hinge portion 17 having a thin thickness. The opening and closing lids 15 and 16 are the front and rear plates 15b and 16b on both sides of the outer and outer plates 15a and 16a and the outer and outer plates 15a and 16a, respectively, spoken from the hinge portion 17, and the outside. Opposing circumferences of the front and back plates 15b and 16b and the top plates 15c and 16c in the opening and closing lids 15 and 16 in the form of the slopes of the top plates 15c and 16c struck from above the plates 15a and 16a. The fitting circumference 15d, 16d which consists of the step | step which fits in each other is formed in the.

Further, at the center of the tip end portions of the upper plates 15c and 16c, the fitting circumferences 15d and 16d are formed to be fitted with each other, that is, the insertion protrusions 18 or the fitting recesses 19 which can be inserted and removed to maintain the closed state. . On the upper plate 16c of the opening / closing lid 19 on the side having the fitting projections 18, some recesses 16e are formed to facilitate the operation of raising the tip circumference of the portion having the fitting recesses 19. As shown in FIG.

In addition, a bar code 20 is used as a handle identification code that can be read by a reader for identifying the handle 11 for identifying a user in the center of the outer plate 15a of one of the opening and closing lids 15 and 16. Attach.

As shown in Fig. 4, the barcode 20 is preferably formed so as to form the end portion 21 of the depth slightly deeper than the thickness of the printed medium and to be disposed on the end portion 21. The barcode 20 may be formed by other means such as printing. On the barcode 20, a transparent coating material 22 is laminated to protect the barcode 20.

In addition, the color of the synthetic resin constituting the handle 11 may be appropriately selected, but transparent, opaque, milky, or the like may be preferable to allow the interior to be viewed. In this case, the whole surface is a see-through part. In the case where the transparent parts are partially formed by combining various members or integrally molding with various kinds of materials, only the parts become the transparent parts.

Forming a see-through portion has the advantage that it can be seen at a glance whether or not the shopping bag in the storage portion 13, both at the customer side and the shop side.

The handle 11 of such a structure is accommodated below with respect to the shopping bag 12 loop part 12a which tied the loop part 12a in the state which opened and closed the lid 15 and 16 as shown in FIG. The closing lids 15 and 16 can be closed, so that the attachment is simple.

6 is a configuration diagram showing an overview of a shopping bag system 31 using the handle 11 as described above. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration.

That is, the shopping bag system 31 is designed to effectively use the shopping bag distributed in a supermarket or a convenience store, while promoting convenience of customers, and the handle 11 having a bar code 20 as the handle identification code; And a reading device for reading the sequence identification code of the handle 11 and a storage device for storing the read handle identification code in the plate data storage unit.

In addition to the handle 11 can be configured as a conventional point of sale (POS). That is, in a supermarket or the like, a POS terminal device, that is, a register 32 (electronic cash register) and a host computer 33 constituted by the storage device for collecting and storing data output from the register 32 can be configured.

As shown in Fig. 2, the register 32 is a product identification code attached to a product, i.e., a barcode reader 34 for reading a barcode (the reader), a keyboard 35 and a barcode reader for the necessary input operation ( 34) or a display unit 36 for displaying the information inputted from the keyboard 35 and the settlement result, and a receipt issuing unit 37 for printing the same content as that displayed on the display unit 36 on paper and outputting it as a receipt. The control is performed by the control unit 38.

In the bar code reading device 34, the bar code 20 of the handle 11 is also read as in the case of the bar code 20 of the product.

The host computer 33 is connected to the register 32 so as to communicate with the register 32, and is driven in accordance with a shopping bag program installed in a bar code disk and stored in a storage medium 39 such as a CD-ROM or an MO. That is, the control unit 40 reads or stores data to the identification information storage unit 41 or the sales data storage unit 42 according to the shopping bag utilization program.

The identification code storage unit 41 stores the handle identification number as necessary in advance. In addition, the handle identification code identifies the handle 11 itself as described above, and preferably constitutes a number so that the same handle identification code does not exist.

In this way, in order to use the shopping bag system 31, the seller may prepare a shopping bag program and a handle 11 having reluctance to the customer. So when you do accounting for a customer who doesn't own a handle, it is sent.

That is, when the handle 11 micro-oil customer shopping with the intention to use the handle 11, the handle 11 is distributed along with a shopping bag for distributing the purchased product. The customer attaches the handle 11 to the upper ring portion 12a of the shopping bag 12 while putting the product in the shopping bag 12 to make it easy to lift and return home.

Then, the customer folds the empty bag 12 from which the product is taken out, as shown in FIG. 3, and stores it in the accommodation space 13 of the handle 11.

On the seller side, when performing accounting processing (sales registration) by the register 32, the barcode 20 of the handle 11 of the customer who carries the shopping bag 12 together with the barcode of the product is read and stored. And based on the sales data stored, the customer provides the appropriate service as a privilege to the point which utilized the shopping bag 12 without wasting.

The control operation performed by the host computer 33 will now be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 8.

First, the register 32 reads the barcode of the product by the barcode reader 34 or inputs it with the keyboard 35, and accounts for the product requested by the customer for sale is completed. (Step n1) . And when the customer is read as having the shopping bag 12, the barcode 20 of the handle 11 which the customer brought is read by the barcode reader 34 similarly. (Step n2) Since the presence or absence of the shopping bag 12 formed the see-through part, it can be seen at a glance from the outside. In addition, the shopping bag 12 may be taken out from the handle.

When the bar code 20 reads out in step n2, it confirms whether or not the handle identification code read out from the register 32 to the host computer 33 exists first as a registered handle identification code. (Step n3)

On the other hand, when it is not necessary to read the barcode 20 of the handle 11 in step n2, that is, when the shopping bag 12 is not brought or the handle 11 is not brought, a new shopping bag is distributed. In this case, the reason why there is no handle identification code is inputted by the keyboard 35 to be processed without the identification code. (Step n4)

Receiving the signal confirmed in step n3, the host computer 33 reads the corresponding handle identification code from the identification code storage section 41 and transmits the corresponding handle identification code to the register 32. (Step n5) If there is no corresponding handle identification code, a no signal is transmitted.

When the register 32 receives the signal (step n6), it is determined whether or not the handle identification code is present (step n7), and in some cases, the reason is displayed on the display section 36 of the register 32. (Step n8)

On the other hand, when it is determined in step n7 that there is no identification code, it is processed without an identification number as in the case where it is processed in step n4 without the identification code. (Step n9)

In the register 32, settlement processing (step n10) is continued. At this time, if the pre-set conditions are met, discount service or point addition service is performed on the amount used, and a receipt with a handle identification code is issued by the receipt issuing unit 37. Sales data is sent to the host computer 33 to which the handle identification code is attached in relation to the amount of money, the amount of money, and the like. (Step n11)

The host computer 33 receives and registers the transmitted data (step n12) and prepares a service for a customer or uses it for business management.

The service to the customer is given various privileges in consideration of the accumulated purchase amount or points. When lottery winners or customers are selected, it is also a good idea to post the numbers on the barcode.

As described above, the handle 11 is attached to the upper ring portion 12a of the shopping bag 12 when the product is returned to the shopping bag 12, so that even if the product is heavy, the hand can be easily lifted and moved.

In addition, the handle 11 is provided with a U-shaped accommodating portion 14 penetrating in the front and rear direction, so that the weight of the shopping bag 12 is directly supported by the hand through the accommodating portion 14 so that the weight is partially excessively concentrated. You can pursue strength and durability.

Moreover, since the accommodating part 14 is a simple structure which only penetrated in the front-back direction, it is strong without being easily broken. And since the stopper part 14c is formed in the front and back ends of the accommodating part 14, a finger can not be slipped and can be grasped firmly. In addition, the opening and closing lids 15 and 16 are provided through the integral hinge portion 17 so that opening and closing is simple and the opening and closing lids 15 and 16 block the storage space, thereby preventing the stored shopping bags from being pulled out. .

Since the handle 11 is such, the object of storing and transporting the shopping bag 12 in the storage space 13 formed therein is reliably realized when necessary. In addition, since the bar code 20 is inserted so that the handle 11 can be properly read to identify the handle 11, the handle 11 can be used in a shopping bag utilization system as described above.

Moreover, until now, each card has been used in point services and the like in supermarkets, so that it is difficult for the user to distinguish the cards. By the way, since it uses the unusual handle 11 so far, it is easy to discriminate and use.

Here, in the shopping bag utilization system using the handle 11, the customer who carries the shopping bag 12 reads and manages the barcode 20 together with the product identification code of the purchased product to the customer who uses the shopping bag. Can be given specificity. In addition, the handle 11 is distributed when a new shopping bag is distributed, and since there is no need for any personal information such as a customer's name, there is no fear of leakage of personality, thereby contributing to system expansion.

That is, from the customer's point of view, since there is a useful handle 11 as described above, it is possible to conveniently bring the shopping bag 12 made small and folded, and reduce the amount of garbage that is put out at home, and there is an advantage of benefits.

As seen from the seller side, the shopping bag 12 is effectively used without being thrown away, thereby reducing the cost of using the shopping bag. In addition, the introduction of simple POS without the cumbersome registration process, the necessary documents and management, and the use of existing POS, it can give a good impression that it does not cost much, and contributes to environmental problems.

You can also cover the customers in the area where you buy the system by offering them the privilege to attract customers.

In addition, by storing and organizing sales data with a handle identification code and sales data without a handle identification number, it is possible to know the trends of customers and to assist in sales activities. In addition, since the unique handle 11 is used as a medium, there is an effect that can be differentiated from other places.

In this way, the store side can see big profits without expense.

In addition, in this shopping bag utilization system, the area to be applied can be expanded to the city-gun district, for example, so it is easy to introduce the area, and it is also possible for customers to shop by choosing a store according to the product. You can get the same benefits and services even if you buy goods at many shops, and you can expand the campaign to use resources effectively.

The enlargement of the area to be applied is provided with the host device 50 in the shopping bag system 31 as shown by the virtual line in FIG. 6, so that the host device 33 performs the same control operation as the host computer 33 described above. It may be configured to drive according to the shopping bag utilization program. It is possible to freely carry out by setting a desired area and forming a network by the Internet or the like. The regional setting can be appropriately set, for example, between branches, chain stores, malls, streets, districts, and municipalities. It is possible to develop globally that has never been before, and it is effective to expand beneficial social movements such as environmental conservation movement.

As described above, while using a durable and useful handle 11 having a distributing property, it is possible to reuse the shopping bag that has been used and discarded until now.

In addition, in the step 2, if the shopping bag 15 brought by the customer is broken and unusable, distributing a new shopping bag and collecting the old bags to dispose of them appropriately further expands the shopping bag bringing movement and preserves the environment. We can contribute more.

In addition, in this system, the shopping bag 12 which a customer brings is not limited to the shopping bag 12 of a store, but what is necessary is just the appropriate shopping bag which a customer brings. Since the handle 11 has a receiving portion 14 penetrating in the front-rear direction, any shopping bag can be attached and used if there is a loop-shaped handle.

The configuration of the present invention corresponds to the bar code 20, the reading device corresponds to the bar code reading device 34, and the storage device corresponds to the host computer 33, in accordance with the above-described embodiment of the present invention. Even if this invention is not limited only to the said structure.

For example, a specially configured device may be used for the reading device for reading the handle identification code of the handle without using a conventional POS. In addition to stores such as Supermat, it is possible to construct a system that can cope with all sales activities in the field.

According to the handle for a shopping bag of the present invention as described above, when the shopping bag is newly distributed, the product is attached to the shopping bag loop part when the product is put in the shopping bag, so that even if the product is heavy, the hand can be easily lifted without pain.

In addition, the shopping bag handle has an accommodating part capable of accommodating the shopping bag's handle penetrating in the front and rear direction, and the load of the shopping bag is directly supported by the hand through the receiving part. The strength can be maintained without generating a load.

Moreover, since the accommodating portion penetrates in the front-rear direction and does not protrude in the front-rear direction as in the prior art, it is strong without fear of being broken even if it touches any object while carrying.

In addition, since there is a storage space in which the folded shopping bags can be freely inserted and removed, the shopping bags used once can be easily brought to the next shopping.

In addition, a machine-readable handle identification code for identifying a user of a shopping bag handle is provided, so that a customer who carries a shopping bag reads and manages the handle identification code together with a purchase product identification code, thereby specifying a specific assignment to the customer. Ensuring fair and equitable service to customers

As in the invention of claim 2, the receiving portion is provided with a narrow plate-shaped interposed portion sandwiched between the upper handle portion and the finger of the shopping bag, and placed on both left and right sides of the interposed portion to prevent movement in the left and right direction of the upper handle portion. In this configuration, rigidity can be ensured by the shape thereof, and it can be formed with higher strength. In addition, at least one of the regulatory pieces is easy to use since the hinge is provided with an opening and closing lid that opens and closes the storage space and the upper portion of the accommodation part using the hinge part. In addition, since the opening and closing lid closes the storage space, the shopping bag stored in the storage unit can be prevented from coming out.

As in the invention of claim 3, when the accommodation portion, the opening portion and the hinge portion are three-dimensionally molded from synthetic resin, they can be produced inexpensively and are easy to use such as opening and closing.

As in the invention of claim 4, it is preferable to form a see-through part through which the inside can be seen at least in part, so that it is possible to easily determine whether or not the shopping bag is taken from the outside or whether the shopping bag is stored.

According to the shopping bag utilization system of the present invention, a shopping bag handle distributed to a customer together with a shopping bag newly distributed is used when the customer puts the product in a shopping bag, and the weight of the product in the hand of the customer is contained in the shopping bag. This prevents you from feeling pain and keeps you comfortable. You can also fold a blank bag from which you've taken out the product and put it in the compartment so you don't forget to bring your shopping bag with you next time you shop. Because it is shaped like a handle, it can be put in a pocket or handbag, and it is good to take with you at work.

In addition, the shopping bag handle brought along with the shopping bag when shopping can be read by a reading device such as a bar code for identifying the handle identification code of the handle for the shopping bag presented on the basis of the determination that there is a shopping bag brought when presented at the time of accounting. The handle identification code is stored in the sales data storage unit of the storage device together with the item data purchased by the bringer (customer) to provide a privilege according to the storage contents.

Furthermore, the handle identification code is distributed, that is, given by default, and does not require any personal information such as address, name, age, family composition, etc., so that the customer can use the system with a light mind without worrying about personal information leakage. have.

In this way, it is possible to secure the convenience of customers by utilizing a convenient shopping bag that is smaller when folded.

On the other hand, the store that sells the merchandise only needs to provide the newly prepared shopping bag handles with the shopping bag, so there is no need for special registration or paperwork required for registration. Do not. You don't need a special place like a service counter.

In addition, it is possible to reduce costs by encouraging bringing shopping bags and suppressing shopping bag consumption by providing benefits to customers who have shopping bags.

Also, by storing the sales data according to the handle identification code and the sales data not according to the handle identification code, it is possible to know the trend of the customer and to help the sales activities.

In this way, a large profit can be given to the store without any expenses.

As in the invention of claim 6, an area to be implemented when the storage device stores a product identification code and a handle identification code in the storage device in a sales data storage that is communicably connected to the storage device. Can be enlarged freely. In particular, it is possible to use a shopping bag as described above, promote the bringing, and can utilize a wide range of useful systems for reducing the amount of unnecessary shopping bags can be achieved, the breakthrough and advantageous effects so far. In particular, it is possible to carry out between other types of competitors such as supermarkets and convenience stores that use shopping bags.

In addition, the existing POS can be used for implementation, and it is sufficient to install a certain program in the POS.

Since the area is easy to introduce as a subject, customers have the advantage of receiving the same privilege or service even if they choose and shop according to the product or purchase another kind of product at various stores. Therefore, it is possible to expand the movement of bringing shopping bags that can use resources usefully.

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When distributing a shopping bag, a shopping bag handle is provided to the customer together with the shopping bag, and a storage box is provided in the hollow of the shopping bag so that the folded shopping bag can be freely inserted and taken out. The lower end portion has a receiving portion for receiving a portion of the shopping bag penetrating in the front and rear direction, and the outer side or inner side of the shopping bag handle to identify the user of the shopping bag handle on the appropriate site that can be machine-readable A shopping bag handle with a machine-readable handle identification number to identify it. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion is composed of a narrow plate-shaped intervening portion that is sandwiched between the upper ring portion and the finger of the shopping bag, and the restriction piece to prevent the movement in the left and right directions of the interposed portion placed on the left and right sides of the interposition portion. The handle for shopping bags provided with the opening-closing lid which opens and closes the upper part of the said storage space and the accommodating part above at least one of these control pieces using the hinge part. The handle for shopping bags according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the accommodating part, the opening and closing lid, and the hinge part are integrally formed with synthetic resin. The handle for shopping bags of Claim 1, 2, and 3 which provided the see-through part which can see inside at least one part. Selling to a customer when accounting for the customer based on the shopping bag handle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the shopping bag brought together with the shopping bag handle, and the presence or absence of the shopping bag. A reading device that reads the handle identification code of the shopping bag handle brought by the customer together with the product identification code attached to the product, and a storage device that stores the product identification code and the handle identification code read by the reading device in the sales data storage. System for shopping bags. The network of claim 5, wherein the storage device is communicatively connected via a network. A shopping bag system having a higher level device for storing a product identification code and a handle identification code transmitted from the storage device to the holding sales data storage. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sales data input step in which the plate data composed of the sales contents that are stored in the computer and which is operated by the computer is input to the customer, and when the new shopping bag is newly distributed together with the sales data input step, It is provided with a handle identification code input step which allows the input of the handle identification code read by the reading device from the shopping bag handle path which is provided to the customer and which is machine readable and has the handle identification code for shopping bag to identify the user. And a shopping bag program for storing the handle identification code input in the handle identification code input step together with the sales data to the sales data storage unit when it is determined that the shopping bag is brought.