WO2010151239A2

WO2010151239A2 - Embodiment for carrier bag conservation

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Publication number: WO2010151239A2
Application number: PCT/TR2010/000115
Authority: WO
Inventors: Saban Dinc
Original assignee: Saban Dinc
Priority date: 2009-06-23
Filing date: 2010-06-21
Publication date: 2010-12-29
Also published as: WO2010151239A3

Abstract

The invention relates to carrier bag storage apparatus (1), in which carrier bags are conserved, and which comprises carrier bag chamber (2) and lower base (3) positioned at the lower part of the carrier bag chamber (2) and connected with the carrier bag chamber (2). It comprises carrier bag filling space (2.1), which is formed on the carrier bag chamber (2), and which provides filling of the carrier bags in carrier bag storage apparatus (1), carrier bag emptying space (2.2), which is formed on the carrier bag chamber (2), and which provides removal of carrier bags from the carrier bag storage apparatus (1), and hanger apparatus (4), which is connected with the lower base (3), and which provides hanging of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on smooth surfaces. Level pores (2.4) showing fullness ratio are formed on said carrier bag chamber (2).

Description

EMBODIMENT FOR CARRIER BAG CONSERVATION

The Related Art

The invention relates to carrier bag storage apparatus used for storage and conservation of used or unused carrier bags, which provide carrying of products after shopping, and which are found at homes, offices, and stores.

The invention particularly relates to carrier bag storage apparatus, which can arbitrarily be fixed on wall via screw etc. connection components, can arbitrarily be stuck on wall, cabinet door or similar smooth surfaces via double-sided tape, or can be attached at the desired place and used easily without having screw etc. connection components and without adhesive when used together with the hanger apparatus.

The Prior Art

In daily life, after doing shopping, the products bought are generally carried by being placed inside carrier bags made of PVC material. After shopping, at homes or offices, the products bought are placed into refrigerators and cabinets found in kitchens and remaining empty carrier bags are generally conserved in drawers or larger carrier bags in order to be re-used later on. In this way, storage of carrier bags for being re-used is of great importance in terms of both economic considerations and preventing environmental pollution. Up until today, many embodiments are developed in the literature for easy carriage of carrier bags and their automatic opening before being filled. One of these embodiments is disclosed in the utility model with publication number of TR 2008 07299, and it relates to carrier bags, in which products are placed after shopping in markets for easy carriage, and mechanisms providing easy use of these carrier bags, and in order to provide quick and easy packaging of the carrier bags used for packaging and carriage of the purchased products, it relates to a hanger apparatus having holder arms, which are placed across each other in a certain distance, and on which said carrier bag is attached and/or hanged, and a carrier body, to which the said holder arms are connected, and which counterbalance the load coming on the arms. Another study is the utility model with publication number of TR 2008 06929, and it is a practical and economic product, which is used in thermoplastic, grocery or retail products, developed for automatic and successive opening and distribution of t-shirt form carrier bags, and formed of support arms, carrier bag, carrier bag fitting place, and hook and hanger body. The apparatus disclosed in the utility model with publication number of TR 2002 01491 about carrier bag carrying apparatus; is an apparatus, which comprises at least one body on which all the embodiment is placed, at least one holder which is positioned on said body and which provides holding the apparatus by hand, and at least one hanger tab which is positioned on said body and which would provide the apparatus carry the carrier bags, and which is configured in order to provide easy carrying of multiple numbers of carrier bags at hand. The utility model with publication number of TR 2006 03237 relates to carrier bag carrying apparatus, and it is characterized in that; it is made of plastic material by injection mould method, and it comprises carrier bag carrying apparatus surface, hand holding place on the apparatus surface, fingers' fitting place on the hand holding place, carrier bag inserting sections, part preventing slipping of carrier bags, part preventing removal of carrier bags, tag on apparatus surface, and support profiles at apparatus rear surface. However, among the disclosed apparatus in the prior art, embodiments for storage and conservation of carrier bags are not found. Except these, they are conserved/kept in drawers, cabinets or box embodiments formed of body and base wherein bread, biscuits etc. food products are kept. As an example for box embodiments, the application with publication number of GB 2332189A can be given. In this box embodiment, carrier bags are connected with each other via perforation and wrapped around a bobbin. For this type of embodiment, use of at least one apparatus inside the box is compulsory. The system is a roll carrier bag system and in this system, carrier bags are connected with each other via perforation and they are used by being torn off from this connection place. Moreover, the carrier bags wrapped on each other form quite large volume. This brings problem such as occupying place in usage areas. Moreover, since conservation of carrier bags in these boxes is not practical, the carrier bags gathered go to waste without being re-used, and even since it is not a practical conservation method, the carrier bags are directly wasted without being conserved. Experts state that the plastic carrier bags pollute the nature and these carrier bags mix toxics to soil and water by being exposed to chemical dissolving under light. And this causes serious non-reversible damages both on our economy and environment.

As a result, the need for carrier bag storage and conservation apparatus, which eliminate the drawbacks found in the prior art, and the inadequacy of the present solutions have necessitated improvement in the related technical field.

Brief Description of the Invention

The present invention relates to carrier bag storage apparatus, which eliminate the drawbacks found in the prior art and bring about some additional advantages, and which are used for useful, practical, and economic storage and conservation of used or unused carrier bags at homes, offices, and stores with regards to the prior art. Another purpose of the invention is to develop a carrier bag storage apparatus wherein carrier bags can easily be filled, and, when required, can be removed for re-use thanks to the holes found on it. Another purpose of the invention is to provide prevention of the damage on the environment caused by plastic carrier bags by storing carrier bags.

Another purpose of the invention is to develop a carrier bag storage apparatus, which has highly elegant design, and which thus would become an absolute must accessory at homes and offices.

One of the purposes of the invention is to develop a carrier bag storage apparatus, which can arbitrarily be fixed on wall via screw etc. connection components, or which can arbitrarily be stuck on wall, cabinet cover or similar smooth surfaces via double-sided tape. Another purpose of the invention is to develop a carrier bag storage apparatus, which can be attached at the desired place and used easily without having screw etc. connection components and without adhesive when used together with the hanger apparatus The invention developed in order to achieve the above said purposes is carrier bag storage apparatus used for storage and conservation of used and unused carrier bags providing carriage of products after shopping, and comprising carrier bag chamber in which carrier bags are conserved, and lower base positioned at the lower part of said carrier bag chamber and connected with the carrier bag chamber, and it is characterized in that; it comprises carrier bag filling space which is formed on said carrier bag chamber and which provide filling of carrier bags into carrier bag storage apparatus, bag emptying space which is formed on said carrier bag chamber and which provides removal of carrier bags out of carrier bag storage apparatus, and hanger apparatus which is connected to said lower base and which provides fixing and hanging of carrier bag storage apparatus on the desired smooth surface without connector.

In order to achieve said purposes, the invention comprises at least one carrier bag removing space, which is formed on said carrier bag chamber at side sections, and which provide removal of carrier bags from the carrier bag storage apparatus by pulling.

In order to achieve said purposes, the invention comprises at least one level pore, which is formed on said carrier bag chamber at the upper part, and which shows fullness ratio of the carrier bag storage apparatus. In order to achieve said purposes, the invention comprises at least one sticking surface, which is formed on said lower base, and which provides sticking of said carrier bag storage apparatus on smooth surfaces.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it comprises fixing protrusion, which is formed on said lower base, and which provides fixing of the hanger apparatus on the lower base. In order to achieve said purposes, the invention comprises hanger hook, which is formed on said hanger apparatus in hook form, and which provides hanging of the carrier bag storage apparatus. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it comprises at least one hanger pin, which is formed on said hanger apparatus, and which provides connection of the hanger apparatus with the lower base.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it comprises at least one hanger connection housing, which is formed on said lower base, and which provides connection of the hanger apparatus with the lower base.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it comprises at least one connector housing, which is formed on said lower base, and which provides fixing of carrier bag storage apparatus onto smooth surfaces via connection components. In order to achieve said purposes, the invention comprises at least one tab, which is formed at the edges of said carrier bag chamber, and which provides connection and fixing of the carrier bag chamber to the lower base, and tab housing, which is formed at the edges of said lower base in a way that it would correspond to the tab, and which provides fixing of the tab on the lower base. In order to achieve the above said advantages which will be better understood from the below detailed description, the present invention brings about many advantages through its said characteristics.

The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all advantages will be understood better in detailed descriptions with the figures given below and with reference to the figures, and therefore, the assessment should be made taking into account said figures and detailed explanations.

Brief Description of the Figures

Figure 1 ; is the top view of the carrier bag storage apparatus, which is the subject of the invention. Figure 2; is the bottom view of the carrier bag storage apparatus, which is the subject of the invention. Figure 3; is the side view of the carrier bag storage apparatus, which is the subject of the invention. Figure 4; is the perspective view of the carrier bag storage apparatus, which is the subject of the invention. Figure 5; is the demounted top perspective view of the carrier bag storage apparatus, which is the subject of the invention. Figure 6; is the demounted bottom perspective view of the carrier bag storage apparatus, which is the subject of the invention. Reference Numbers

1. Carrier bag storage apparatus

2. Carrier bag chamber

2.1. Carrier bag filling space

2.2. Carrier bag emptying space

2.3. Carrier bag removing space

2.4. Level pore

2.5. Tab

3. Lower base

3.1. Hanger connection housing

3.2. Connector housing

3.3. Sticking surface

3.4. Fixing protrusion

3.5. Tab housing

4. Hanger apparatus

4.1. Hanger hook

4.2. Hanger pins

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed description, the carrier bag storage apparatus (1), which eliminate the drawbacks found in the prior art and bring about some additional advantages, and which are used for useful, practical, and economic storage and conservation of used or unused carrier bags at homes, offices, and stores with regards to the prior art, and its preferred embodiments are only be disclosed as examples for better understanding of the subject, and will not form any limiting effect.

The carrier bag storage apparatus (1), which is the subject of the invention, and top view of which is given in Figure 1 comprises carrier bag chamber (2) shaped in U-form wherein carrier bags are conserved, and lower base (3), which is positioned at the lower part of said carrier bag chamber (2), which is connected and fixed to the carrier bag chamber (2), and which provides connection of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) with wall, cabinet cover or similar smooth surfaces. In Figure-4, the perspective view of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) is given.

Carrier bag filling space (2.1) is formed on said carrier bag chamber (2) at the terminal section and it provides filling of carrier bags into carrier bag storage apparatus (1), and carrier bag emptying space (2.2) is formed across the carrier bag filling space (2.1) and it is used for removal of carrier bags from the carrier bag storage apparatus (1).

Carrier bag removing spaces (2.3) are formed on said carrier bag chamber (2) at side sections as two for each side and they provide removal of carrier bags from the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) by pulling. Five level pores (2.4) are formed on said carrier bag chamber (2) at the upper part and they show fullness ratio of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1). It would be enough for said level pore (2.4) to be found as at least one.

In Figure 2, the bottom view of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) is given. On the lower base (3) positioned at the lower part of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1), two sticking surfaces (3.3) are formed at the terminal sections. The sticking surfaces (3.3) provide sticking of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on wall, cabinet cover or similar smooth surfaces.

In Figure 3, the side view of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) is given. Hanger apparatus (4), which provides attachment and hanging of said carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on cabinet cover etc. smooth surfaces without connector, and which is a demountable part, is fixed on the lower base (3). The hanger apparatus (4) has hanger hook (4.1) formed in hook shape and providing hanging of carrier bag storage apparatus (1). Fixing protrusion (3.4) formed on said lower base (3) provides fixing of the hanger apparatus (4) on the lower base (3).

In Figure 5, the demounted top perspective view of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) is given. Total of six tabs (2.5) providing connection and fixing of the chamber (2) to the lower base (3) are formed where two each of them are formed at the edges of said carrier bag chamber (2) and one each of them is formed at the terminal sections of said carrier bag chamber (2). However, it would be enough if at least one tab (2.5) is present. For fixing of tabs (2.5) on the lower base, tab housings (3.5) are formed at the edges of said lower base (3) in a way that they would correspond to the tabs (2.5).

In Figure 6, the demounted bottom perspective view of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) is given. Hanger connection housings (3.1) are formed on said lower base (3) providing connection of the hanger apparatus (4) with the lower base (3) and fixing of carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on wall via screw etc. connection components. Hanger pins (4.2) are formed on said hanger apparatus (4) in a way that they would correspond to hanger connection housings (3.1) providing connection and fixing of the hanger apparatus (4) to the lower base (3). The hanger connection housings (3.1) are found as two at the side where the hanger apparatus (4) is found.

On said lower base (3), two connector housings (3.2) are formed as one at between the hanger connection housings (3.1) and one at other terminal of lower base (3) according to the first one. The connector housings (3.2) provide fixing of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on wall via screw etc. connection components.

The protection area of this application has been specified under claims and cannot be limited to the descriptions only given as sampling above. It is obvious that a person skilled in the related art can apply the innovation disclosed by this invention into similar purposed other areas by means of changing the parts in form and using similar structures. Therefore, it is also clear that such embodiments lack of novelty criteria.

Claims

1. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) used for storage and conservation of used and unused carrier bags providing carriage of products after shopping, and comprising carrier bag chamber (2) in which carrier bags are conserved, and lower base (3) positioned at the lower part of said carrier bag chamber (2) and connected with the carrier bag chamber (2), and it is characterized in that; it comprises: - carrier bag filling space (2.1) which is formed on said carrier bag chamber (2) and which provide filling of carrier bags into carrier bag storage apparatus (1), - bag emptying space (2.2) which is formed on said carrier bag chamber (2) and which provides removal of carrier bags out of carrier bag storage apparatus (1), and hanger apparatus (4) which is connected to said lower base (3) and which provides fixing and hanging of carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on the desired smooth surface without connector.

2. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one carrier bag removing space (2.3), which is formed on said carrier bag chamber (2) at side sections, and which provide removal of carrier bags from the carrier bag storage apparatus (1) by pulling.

3. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one level pore (2.4), which is formed on the said carrier bag chamber (2) at the upper part, and which shows fullness ratio of the carrier bag storage apparatus

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4. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one sticking surface (3.3), which is formed on the said lower base (3), and which provides sticking of said carrier bag storage apparatus (1) on smooth surfaces.

5. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises fixing protrusion (3.4), which is formed on the said lower base (3), and which provides fixing of the hanger apparatus (4) on lower base (3).

6. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises hanger hook (4.1), which is formed on said hanger apparatus (4) in hook form, and which provides hanging of the carrier bag storage apparatus (1).

7. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one hanger pin (4.2), which is formed on the said hanger apparatus (4), and which provides connection of the hanger apparatus (4) with the lower base (3).

8. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one hanger connection housing (3.1), which is formed on said lower base (3), and which provides connection of the hanger apparatus (4) with the lower base (3).

9. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one connector housing (3.2), which is formed on the said lower base (3), and which provides fixing of carrier bag storage apparatus (1) onto smooth surfaces via connection components.

10. Carrier bag storage apparatus (1) according to claim 1 , and it is characterized in that; it comprises

- at least one tab (2.5), which is formed at the edges of said carrier bag chamber (2), and which provides connection and fixing of the carrier bag chamber (2) to the lower base (3), and - tab housing (3.5), which is formed at the edges of said lower base (3) in a way that it would correspond to the tab (2.5), and which provides fixing of the tab (2.5) on the lower base (3).