This invention relates to retail store fixtures, and, more specifically, to a bagging station that couples to a shopping cart.
A bagging station is a fixture located in a retail store that holds a stack of shopping bags, often plastic shopping bags, and dispenses these bags as they are filled with products a customer has purchased. The shopping bags are held in a manner and position such that it is easy and convenient for a person to open one bag at a time, place purchased items in the bag, and then remove the bag and the enclosed products from the bagging station. Bagging stations have traditionally been located at checkout stations where customers pay for their products, because that is where the products have traditionally been transferred from a shopping cart to the shopping bags. With the advent of electronic purchasing and self-checkout, however, customers are now able to pay for and bag their products as they shop, and these actions can occur at locations other than at checkout stations. There is a need for bagging stations at locations in retail stores besides the checkout station.
Accordingly, what is needed is a bagging station that can be mounted in a shopping cart, so that customers can bag their purchases as they shop.
Disclosed herein are embodiments of an invention related to retail store fixtures, and, more specifically, to a bagging station that couples to a shopping cart. The disclosed combination of a shopping cart and a shopping cart bagging station can be used by customers to bag their purchases as they shop. The disclosed shopping cart bagging station includes a center piece, a first and a second handle arm assembly, and a back plate. The center piece includes a bag holder hook that at least one shopping bag hangs from. The first and the second handle arm assembly each include a handle holder arm that an arm of the at least one shopping bag hangs from. The first and the second handle arm assembly slidingly insert into a hollow body of the center piece and are adjustably coupled to the center piece. The back plate couples the bagging station to the shopping cart by securing a side of the shopping cart between the back plate and the center piece. The bag holder hook and the handle holder arms hold one or more shopping bags, and dispense the shopping bags one at a time as products are placed in a shopping bag. The bagging station is coupled to the shopping cart so the bagging station can be easily used by a customer to bag their purchases as they shop. The bag holder hook holds the at least one shopping bag. The first and the second handle holder arms hold the handles of the at least one shopping bag so the shopping bag is held open and items can be placed in the shopping bag.
The bagging station includes couplers which couple the back plate to the center piece, and also couple the shopping cart bagging station to the shopping cart. The shopping cart bagging station is coupled to the shopping cart by coupling the back plate to the center piece such that a side of the shopping cart is secured between the back plate and the center piece. The shopping cart bagging station can be mounted in various locations on a shopping cart, making it easy and convenient for a customer to carry and load a plurality of shopping bags as they shop. The shopping cart bagging station is a fixed shopping cart bagging station that often stays with the shopping cart indefinitely. The shopping cart bagging station is often coupled to the shopping cart with bolts, for example, and so is not designed to be removed and re-attached often. The disclosed shopping cart bagging station provides a means for a customer to load purchases into bags as they shop, instead of having to bag their purchases at a checkout station.
Disclosed herein is a shopping cart bagging station that includes a means to dispense shopping bags, and a means to couple the means to dispense shopping bags to a shopping cart. In some embodiments, the means to couple the means to dispense shopping bags to the shopping cart includes a means to capture a side of the shopping cart between the means to dispense shopping bags and the means to couple the means to dispense shopping bags to a shopping cart. The means to dispense shopping bags and the means to couple the means to dispense shopping bags to a shopping cart can take many different forms, some examples of which are shown and described in this document. The examples shown and described are not meant to be limiting, and many other variations are possible in light of the teachings in this document.
Shopping cart 218 includes at least one side 220. Shopping cart bagging station 210 is coupled to side 220 in the embodiment shown. Shopping cart 218, in this embodiment, is a shopping cart often found in grocery stores and other retail stores. It is to be understood that shopping cart 218 can take many other forms.
Shopping cart bagging station 210 includes a center piece 212, a first handle arm assembly 274, a second handle arm assembly 276, and a back plate 236, as shown in the figures and best seen in
Center piece 212 includes a bag holder hook 248 that holds plurality of shopping bags 254, see
In the embodiment shown in
Center piece 212 is shown in detail in
Center piece 212 includes a hollow body 222 surrounding a cavity 206 (cavity 206 is best seen in
Hollow body 222 also has a second hollow body slot opening 262 extending through hollow body 222 from rear surface 227 to cavity 206, as best seen in
Hollow body 222 has a first opening 270 in hollow body 222 at hollow body first end 228 (see
First and second handle arm assemblies 274 and 276 adjustably couple to hollow body 222. First and second handle arm assemblies 274 and 276 each slide into and out of hollow body 222 along longitudinal axis 213, best seen in
First handle arm assembly 274 includes a first handle arm plate 280. First handle arm plate 280 has a first handle arm plate proximal end 284 and a first handle arm plate distal end 282, as seen in
A coupler 298 is used to both couple bagging station 210 to shopping cart 218, and to fix first handle arm assembly 274 in place with respect to hollow body 222. Coupler 298 is a threaded butterfly bolt in this embodiment, but this is not meant to be limiting. Coupler 298 can be any type of threaded bolt or coupler, or another type of coupler. Coupler 298 extends through first hollow body slot opening 260 (
Similarly, second handle arm assembly 276 includes a second handle arm plate 290. Second handle arm plate 290 has a second handle arm plate proximal end 294 and a second handle arm plate distal end 292, as seen in
Thus, both first and second handle arm assemblies 274 and 276 slidingly couple to hollow body 222 such that distances 200 and 202 are adjusted. Once distance 200 and 202 are adjusted as desired, couplers 298 and 299 are tightened to fix distance 200 and 202. Adjusting distance 200 and 202 also adjusts a distance 204 between first and second handle holder arms 250 and 252, as shown in
Back plate 236 is formed of a flat piece of rigid material, rectangular in this embodiment, with a front surface 238 and a back surface 240 (
Having multiple slot openings, specifically first and second hollow body slot openings 262 and 262 and back plate slot opening 264, provides adjustability and options for mounting shopping cart bagging station 210 to different locations on shopping cart 218. It is to be understood that couplers other than bolts 298 and 299 are used in some embodiments of shopping cart bagging station 210.
With back plate 236 coupled to center piece 212, with side 220 of shopping cart 218 secured in between back plate 236 and center piece 212, shopping cart bagging station 210 is coupled to shopping cart 218 and can be used by a customer to dispense bags as needed while the customer shops. Shopping cart bagging station 210 can be coupled to many locations on shopping cart 218.
Method 500 also includes an act 520 of sliding a first handle arm assembly into the hollow body. The first handle holder arm assembly includes a first handle holder arm. In some embodiments, act 520 of sliding the first handle arm assembly into the hollow body includes sliding a first handle arm plate proximal end into the hollow body through the first opening, where the first handle arm assembly slides into and out of the hollow body to adjust a distance between the first handle holder arm and the bag holder hook.
Method 500 also includes an act 530 of sliding a second handle arm assembly into the hollow body, where the second handle holder arm assembly includes a second handle holder arm. A distance between the first handle holder arm and the second handle holder arm is adjustable. In some embodiments, act 530 of sliding the second handle arm assembly in the hollow body includes sliding a second handle arm plate proximal end into the hollow body through the second opening, where the second handle arm assembly slides into and out of the hollow body to adjust a distance between the second handle holder arm and the bag holder hook.
Method 500 also includes an act 540 of coupling the hollow body, the first handle arm assembly, and the second handle arm assembly to the shopping cart with a back plate and a coupler. A side of the shopping cart is between the back plate and the hollow body. The coupler couples the first and second handle arm assembly to the hollow body and couples the hollow body and the back plate to the shopping cart.
In some embodiments, method 500 includes coupling the first handle holder arm to a first handle arm plate distal end. In some embodiments, method 500 includes coupling the second handle holder arm to a second handle arm plate distal end.
The embodiments and examples set forth herein were presented in order to best explain the present invention and its practical application and to thereby enable those of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the foregoing description and examples have been presented for the purposes of illustration and example only. The description as set forth is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the teachings above.
This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/377,135, filed Aug. 19, 2016 to Applicant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and entitled “Shopping Cart Bagging Station and method of Forming the Same”, and this application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/377,143, filed Aug. 19, 2016 to Applicant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and entitled “Shopping Cart Bagging Station and method of Forming the Same”, which are both incorporated entirely herein by reference.
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
259932 | Sims | Jun 1882 | A |
370563 | Simmons | Sep 1887 | A |
477235 | Timmerman | Jun 1892 | A |
562229 | Lenney | Jun 1896 | A |
635100 | Huebel | Oct 1899 | A |
765388 | Lanpher | Jul 1904 | A |
797871 | Smith | Aug 1905 | A |
809568 | Hulburt | Jan 1906 | A |
873188 | Thumann | Dec 1907 | A |
890693 | McCoy | Jun 1908 | A |
893930 | Lederman | Jul 1908 | A |
896443 | Dyett | Aug 1908 | A |
936736 | Porter et al. | Oct 1909 | A |
995798 | McCullough | Jun 1911 | A |
1055745 | Harrison | Mar 1913 | A |
1069108 | Buhl | Aug 1913 | A |
1252740 | Thornblade | Jan 1918 | A |
1281656 | Raschick | Oct 1918 | A |
1284579 | Brown | Nov 1918 | A |
1653393 | Cox | Dec 1927 | A |
1662140 | Whitesides | Mar 1928 | A |
2240629 | Smith | May 1941 | A |
2305863 | Ginter | Dec 1942 | A |
2498446 | Pawsat | Feb 1950 | A |
2563679 | Hardy | Aug 1951 | A |
2603438 | Adams | Jul 1952 | A |
2682956 | Pike | Jul 1954 | A |
2797058 | Packham | Jun 1957 | A |
2998955 | Hertzog | Sep 1961 | A |
3133660 | Roberts | May 1964 | A |
3266742 | Pena | Aug 1966 | A |
3313504 | Thorkild | Apr 1967 | A |
3339745 | Sugerman | Sep 1967 | A |
D209279 | Cohen | Nov 1967 | S |
3438644 | Kaplan et al. | Apr 1969 | A |
3475067 | Girard | Oct 1969 | A |
3747298 | Lieberman | Jul 1973 | A |
3861630 | Ady | Jan 1975 | A |
3930696 | Hight et al. | Jan 1976 | A |
3943859 | Boone | Mar 1976 | A |
3995803 | Uitz | Dec 1976 | A |
4048754 | Laux | Sep 1977 | A |
4082939 | Walters | Apr 1978 | A |
4106617 | Boone | Aug 1978 | A |
4269336 | Humlong | May 1981 | A |
4305558 | Baker | Dec 1981 | A |
4354643 | Kenner | Oct 1982 | A |
4367819 | Lewis | Jan 1983 | A |
4376502 | Cohen | Mar 1983 | A |
4398689 | Prader | Aug 1983 | A |
4403807 | Wilkinson et al. | Sep 1983 | A |
4456125 | Chap | Jun 1984 | A |
4480810 | Hall | Nov 1984 | A |
4576388 | Pope | Mar 1986 | A |
4583753 | Economy | Apr 1986 | A |
4595153 | Goetz | Jun 1986 | A |
4655409 | Zima | Apr 1987 | A |
4682782 | Mills | Jul 1987 | A |
4702402 | Ferri | Oct 1987 | A |
4728070 | Engelbrecht | Mar 1988 | A |
4838504 | Bittenbinder | Jun 1989 | A |
4840336 | Stroh | Jun 1989 | A |
D302062 | Sable | Jul 1989 | S |
4858862 | Prader | Aug 1989 | A |
4863125 | Bateman | Sep 1989 | A |
4881577 | Stroh et al. | Nov 1989 | A |
4881706 | Sedlik | Nov 1989 | A |
4968047 | Ferris | Nov 1990 | A |
4974799 | Palmer | Dec 1990 | A |
4997149 | Koch | Mar 1991 | A |
4998647 | Sharp | Mar 1991 | A |
4998694 | Barteaux | Mar 1991 | A |
5002215 | Gregoire | Mar 1991 | A |
5005791 | Lanzen | Apr 1991 | A |
5190253 | Sable | Mar 1993 | A |
5362077 | Adamson | Nov 1994 | A |
5366123 | Range | Nov 1994 | A |
5385318 | Rizzuto | Jan 1995 | A |
5390443 | Emalfarb et al. | Feb 1995 | A |
5427288 | Trubee | Jun 1995 | A |
5437346 | Dumont | Aug 1995 | A |
5439120 | Brozak | Aug 1995 | A |
5443173 | Emery et al. | Aug 1995 | A |
D363208 | Seidel | Oct 1995 | S |
5460279 | Emery et al. | Oct 1995 | A |
5465846 | Blyth et al. | Nov 1995 | A |
5503297 | Frankel | Apr 1996 | A |
5513823 | Bresnahan | May 1996 | A |
5531366 | Strom | Jul 1996 | A |
5533361 | Halpem | Jul 1996 | A |
5564566 | Lamb | Oct 1996 | A |
5618008 | Dearwester et al. | Apr 1997 | A |
5704497 | Wyatt | Jan 1998 | A |
5727721 | Guido et al. | Mar 1998 | A |
D396372 | Goodman | Jul 1998 | S |
5836486 | Ohsugi | Nov 1998 | A |
5875902 | Emery et al. | Mar 1999 | A |
5915584 | Sposit et al. | Jun 1999 | A |
D412080 | Emery et al. | Jul 1999 | S |
5924573 | Piraneo | Jul 1999 | A |
5979841 | Piraneo | Nov 1999 | A |
6018397 | Cloutier et al. | Jan 2000 | A |
6041945 | Faraj | Mar 2000 | A |
6086023 | Kerr et al. | Jul 2000 | A |
6109462 | Emalfarb | Aug 2000 | A |
6152408 | O'Grady | Nov 2000 | A |
6155521 | O'hanlon | Dec 2000 | A |
6170679 | Frye | Jan 2001 | B1 |
6193265 | Yemini | Feb 2001 | B1 |
6264035 | Petrie | Jul 2001 | B1 |
6299001 | Frolov et al. | Oct 2001 | B1 |
6305572 | Daniels et al. | Oct 2001 | B1 |
D452944 | Schmidt | Jan 2002 | S |
6341704 | Michel, Jr. | Jan 2002 | B1 |
6364266 | Garvin | Apr 2002 | B1 |
6374577 | Ventura | Apr 2002 | B1 |
6390422 | Banko | May 2002 | B2 |
6409031 | Wynne | Jun 2002 | B1 |
D459979 | Goodman | Jul 2002 | S |
6481583 | Black et al. | Nov 2002 | B1 |
6543638 | Wile | Apr 2003 | B2 |
6561403 | Kannankeril et al. | May 2003 | B1 |
6601759 | Fife et al. | Aug 2003 | B2 |
6606411 | Loui et al. | Aug 2003 | B1 |
6607229 | McIntosh | Aug 2003 | B1 |
6648265 | Goldberg | Nov 2003 | B2 |
6655537 | Lang et al. | Dec 2003 | B1 |
6685075 | Kannankeril | Feb 2004 | B1 |
6726145 | Kraus | Apr 2004 | B1 |
6726156 | Scola | Apr 2004 | B1 |
D490691 | Buss et al. | Jun 2004 | S |
6745186 | Testa et al. | Jun 2004 | B1 |
6789687 | Cramer | Sep 2004 | B2 |
6805271 | Holden | Oct 2004 | B2 |
6810149 | Squilla et al. | Oct 2004 | B1 |
6832739 | Kraus | Dec 2004 | B1 |
6886101 | Glazer et al. | Apr 2005 | B2 |
6937989 | Mcintyre et al. | Aug 2005 | B2 |
7066389 | Dickover et al. | Jun 2006 | B2 |
7077612 | Giggle, III et al. | Jul 2006 | B1 |
7128251 | Galle | Oct 2006 | B1 |
7172092 | Yang et al. | Feb 2007 | B2 |
7177820 | Mcintyre et al. | Feb 2007 | B2 |
7182210 | Metcalf | Feb 2007 | B2 |
7192035 | Lioce | Mar 2007 | B1 |
D540591 | Snell | Apr 2007 | S |
7222363 | Rice et al. | May 2007 | B2 |
D552901 | Wilfong, Jr. et al. | Oct 2007 | S |
D571518 | Waldman | Jun 2008 | S |
D575973 | Goodman et al. | Sep 2008 | S |
7431208 | Feldman et al. | Oct 2008 | B2 |
7475885 | Kovath | Jan 2009 | B2 |
7530537 | Kandah | May 2009 | B2 |
7587756 | Peart et al. | Sep 2009 | B2 |
7610717 | Luken et al. | Nov 2009 | B2 |
7654409 | Hoffman | Feb 2010 | B2 |
7677507 | Rothbauer | Mar 2010 | B1 |
7716064 | Mcintyre et al. | May 2010 | B2 |
D616680 | Snider | Jun 2010 | S |
7789248 | Salerno et al. | Sep 2010 | B1 |
7850014 | Nguyen et al. | Dec 2010 | B2 |
7887068 | Ferguson | Feb 2011 | B2 |
8002127 | Ward et al. | Aug 2011 | B2 |
8069092 | Bryant | Nov 2011 | B2 |
D650209 | Snider | Dec 2011 | S |
D654737 | Guindi | Feb 2012 | S |
8177079 | Schwartzkopf et al. | May 2012 | B2 |
D666858 | Goodman | Sep 2012 | S |
D667250 | Goodman et al. | Sep 2012 | S |
8292094 | Morton | Oct 2012 | B2 |
8336800 | Lopez | Dec 2012 | B1 |
8403343 | Seawel | Mar 2013 | B1 |
D689282 | Lindeman | Sep 2013 | S |
8572712 | Rice et al. | Oct 2013 | B2 |
D693577 | Goodman et al. | Nov 2013 | S |
8640890 | Schiller | Feb 2014 | B2 |
8668207 | Gilliam | Mar 2014 | B1 |
8746640 | Broadley et al. | Jun 2014 | B2 |
8814039 | Bishop et al. | Aug 2014 | B2 |
D713663 | Pryor | Sep 2014 | S |
8820633 | Bishop et al. | Sep 2014 | B2 |
8851369 | Bishop et al. | Oct 2014 | B2 |
D718054 | Goodman et al. | Nov 2014 | S |
D719372 | Goodman et al. | Dec 2014 | S |
8905411 | Blanton | Dec 2014 | B1 |
D720538 | Goodman et al. | Jan 2015 | S |
D728255 | Guindi et al. | May 2015 | S |
9199656 | Tong et al. | Dec 2015 | B1 |
D746592 | Goodman et al. | Jan 2016 | S |
D747876 | Goodman et al. | Jan 2016 | S |
D750472 | Kuka | Mar 2016 | S |
D751763 | Goodman et al. | Mar 2016 | S |
D784721 | Goodman et al. | Apr 2017 | S |
9623995 | Tan | Apr 2017 | B2 |
D785333 | Goodman et al. | May 2017 | S |
D785369 | Goodman et al. | May 2017 | S |
D787303 | Garvin | May 2017 | S |
9656827 | Sudhir | May 2017 | B2 |
9694840 | Hendrick et al. | Jul 2017 | B2 |
9737141 | Johnson | Aug 2017 | B2 |
D796771 | Bacallao et al. | Sep 2017 | S |
D803032 | Jammehdiabadi | Nov 2017 | S |
9844283 | Bacallao | Dec 2017 | B2 |
10173708 | Bacallao | Jan 2019 | B1 |
10179599 | Lambrecht | Jan 2019 | B1 |
20010022333 | Banko | Sep 2001 | A1 |
20020060276 | Rosler | May 2002 | A1 |
20020145086 | Alvarado et al. | Oct 2002 | A1 |
20020170937 | Yeh et al. | Nov 2002 | A1 |
20020185510 | Holsclaw | Dec 2002 | A1 |
20020185513 | Morris | Dec 2002 | A1 |
20030000905 | Zidek | Jan 2003 | A1 |
20030042694 | Werner | Mar 2003 | A1 |
20030052464 | McGuire | Mar 2003 | A1 |
20030098326 | Wile | May 2003 | A1 |
20030121871 | Zadro | Jul 2003 | A1 |
20030198390 | Loui et al. | Oct 2003 | A1 |
20040000529 | Gladnick et al. | Jan 2004 | A1 |
20040000612 | Young | Jan 2004 | A1 |
20040026439 | Bolton | Feb 2004 | A1 |
20040075015 | Cain et al. | Apr 2004 | A1 |
20040104316 | Turvey | Jun 2004 | A1 |
20040124598 | Williams | Jul 2004 | A1 |
20040139398 | Testa et al. | Jul 2004 | A1 |
20040178298 | Kennard | Sep 2004 | A1 |
20040262385 | Blaeuer | Dec 2004 | A1 |
20050040615 | Frommherz | Feb 2005 | A1 |
20050056718 | Kamenstein | Mar 2005 | A1 |
20050205578 | Yeh | Sep 2005 | A1 |
20050284729 | LoRusso | Dec 2005 | A1 |
20060049591 | Pennell | Mar 2006 | A1 |
20060097467 | Solomon et al. | May 2006 | A1 |
20060124799 | Johnson | Jun 2006 | A1 |
20060226187 | Linker | Oct 2006 | A1 |
20070095769 | Jenkins | May 2007 | A1 |
20070176058 | Kohn | Aug 2007 | A1 |
20070186515 | Ruetten et al. | Aug 2007 | A1 |
20070204044 | Rice et al. | Aug 2007 | A1 |
20070261159 | Marks | Nov 2007 | A1 |
20070278359 | Kandah | Dec 2007 | A1 |
20080000910 | Gaillard | Jan 2008 | A1 |
20080001019 | Brown | Jan 2008 | A1 |
20080169253 | Vitale | Jul 2008 | A1 |
20080202851 | Schwenke et al. | Aug 2008 | A1 |
20080215448 | Boyle et al. | Sep 2008 | A1 |
20080215449 | Boyle et al. | Sep 2008 | A1 |
20080217342 | Cinque | Sep 2008 | A1 |
20080245684 | Yeatman | Oct 2008 | A1 |
20090078731 | Yi | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090078815 | Tong et al. | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090092342 | Rolim de Oliveira | Apr 2009 | A1 |
20090184162 | Rice et al. | Jul 2009 | A1 |
20090261050 | Curren | Oct 2009 | A1 |
20090319352 | Boyle et al. | Dec 2009 | A1 |
20090327087 | Beck et al. | Dec 2009 | A1 |
20100096514 | Adair et al. | Apr 2010 | A1 |
20100102014 | Yang | Apr 2010 | A1 |
20100123050 | Astwood | May 2010 | A1 |
20100148019 | Simhaee | Jun 2010 | A1 |
20100206825 | Johnston et al. | Aug 2010 | A1 |
20100218370 | Lin | Sep 2010 | A1 |
20100219219 | Svetina | Sep 2010 | A1 |
20100264101 | Ma | Oct 2010 | A1 |
20100289234 | Sonnendorfer et al. | Nov 2010 | A1 |
20110266092 | Marquis et al. | Nov 2011 | A1 |
20120125970 | Tsui | May 2012 | A1 |
20120167182 | Rice et al. | Jun 2012 | A1 |
20120169020 | Farrell | Jul 2012 | A1 |
20120305618 | Tan | Dec 2012 | A1 |
20120305619 | Tan | Dec 2012 | A1 |
20130026120 | Johnson | Jan 2013 | A1 |
20130037665 | Brasell et al. | Feb 2013 | A1 |
20130048689 | Ling | Feb 2013 | A1 |
20130092804 | Laitila et al. | Apr 2013 | A1 |
20130134181 | Helseth et al. | May 2013 | A1 |
20130264242 | Wojno | Oct 2013 | A1 |
20130330163 | Marsh | Dec 2013 | A1 |
20140048576 | Tan | Feb 2014 | A1 |
20140131506 | Clarkin | May 2014 | A1 |
20140144966 | Tan | May 2014 | A1 |
20140209651 | Wilfong | Jul 2014 | A1 |
20140367507 | Trampolski | Dec 2014 | A1 |
20150048039 | Laitila | Feb 2015 | A1 |
20160016752 | Helseth et al. | Jan 2016 | A1 |
20160096542 | Fukushima | Apr 2016 | A1 |
20160107668 | Robins | Apr 2016 | A1 |
20160183744 | Sadikov et al. | Jun 2016 | A1 |
20160227969 | Morris | Aug 2016 | A1 |
20160242605 | Heymann et al. | Aug 2016 | A1 |
20160270607 | Zeng | Sep 2016 | A1 |
20160300235 | Boyle et al. | Oct 2016 | A1 |
20160311454 | Hendrick et al. | Oct 2016 | A1 |
20160367088 | Allard et al. | Dec 2016 | A1 |
20170066550 | Tsai | Mar 2017 | A1 |
20170172322 | Bacallao | Jun 2017 | A1 |
20170174242 | Bacallao | Jun 2017 | A1 |
20170174243 | Bacallao et al. | Jun 2017 | A1 |
20170197650 | Whistler | Jul 2017 | A1 |
20170259959 | Nilsson et al. | Sep 2017 | A1 |
20170267412 | Krause | Sep 2017 | A1 |
20170275126 | Sudhir | Sep 2017 | A1 |
20170325603 | Bacallao | Nov 2017 | A1 |
20170349200 | Winton et al. | Dec 2017 | A1 |
20180009460 | Bacallao et al. | Jan 2018 | A1 |
20180027994 | Bacallao et al. | Feb 2018 | A1 |
20180049564 | Bacallao | Feb 2018 | A1 |
20180093690 | Bacallao et al. | Apr 2018 | A1 |
Number | Date | Country |
---|---|---|
1142402 | Apr 2002 | AU |
2002364902 | May 2004 | AU |
2003272329 | Jun 2004 | AU |
2789288 | Mar 2014 | CA |
2958358 | Aug 2017 | CA |
29806330 | Jul 1998 | DE |
1182859 | Feb 2002 | EP |
1510944 | Mar 2005 | EP |
2387772 | Nov 2011 | EP |
2438562 | Apr 2012 | EP |
2468351 | Sep 2010 | GB |
2547525 | Aug 2017 | GB |
2000112997 | Apr 2000 | JP |
2007323453 | Dec 2007 | JP |
2008282412 | Nov 2008 | JP |
2002029702 | Apr 2002 | WO |
2004042614 | May 2004 | WO |
2004038997 | Jun 2004 | WO |
2005094407 | Oct 2005 | WO |
2006012538 | Feb 2006 | WO |
2007141417 | Dec 2007 | WO |
2010083113 | Jul 2010 | WO |
2011008625 | Jan 2011 | WO |
2013079878 | Jun 2013 | WO |
Entry |
---|
Search Report in UK Patent Application No. GB1621562.6, dated Jun. 14, 2017; 4 pages. |
Search Report in UK Patent Application No. GB1621564.2 dated Jun. 15, 2017; 5 pages. |
Search Report in UK Patent Application No. GB1702839.0 dated Jun. 14, 2017; 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 16/053,248 dated Oct. 11, 2018; 7 pages. |
Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,126 dated Nov. 14, 2018; 6 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,170 dated Dec. 6, 2018; 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,151 dated Dec. 21, 2018; 9 pages. |
Restriction Requirement in U.S. Appl. No. 15/433,365 dated Dec. 31, 2018; 5 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/433,388 dated Dec. 31, 2018; 6 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,126 dated Jan. 15, 2019; 5 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/433,365 dated Feb. 5, 2019; 8 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/676,218 dated Feb. 22, 2019; 12 pages. |
Search Report in GB Patent Application No. GB1713267.1, dated Dec. 22, 2017; 5 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/653,768, dated Jan. 10, 2018; 31 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/641,367, dated Jan. 12, 2018; 9 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/703,307, dated Jan. 18, 2018; 9 pages. |
Search Report in GB Patent Application No. GB1713283.8, dated Dec. 22, 2017; 4 pages. |
“Universal Double Car Vehicle Hangers/Hooks Grocery Bags/Handbags/Umbrellas Organizer—Black,” DealsMachine.com, accessed on Oct. 15, 2015; 2 pages. |
“Over-the-Door Hook 3 Hook InterDesign,” Target.com, accessed on Oct. 15, 2015; 4 pages. |
JoshM “Smart Shopping Cart: Bagging Station Design,” EECS398SmartShoppingCart.blogspot.in, Mar. 22, 2015; 2 pages. |
“Clear Suspended Ceiling Hook,” DoltBest.com, accessed on Oct. 14, 2015; 3 pages. |
“Industrial T-shirt Bag Stand—Just like Grocery Stores,” SmallBizWarehouse.com, accessed on Oct. 14, 2015; 4 pages. |
“Dual L-Shape Flash Bracket Holder Mount for Canon Nikon Speedlikte DSLR Camera,” Amazon.com, accessed on Jan. 5, 2016; 5 pages. |
“InterDesign Classico Over-the-Door Tie and Belt Rack,” HoldnStorage.com, accessed on Nov. 22, 2016; 2 pages. |
“Small Matte ‘So-Hooked’ Rack,” The Container Store, accessed on Nov. 22, 2016; 2 pages. |
“POS Check Out Plastic Bag Holder Dispenser for Retail Supermarket Brand New!” Ebay.com, accessed on Nov. 17, 2016; 5 pages. |
“Lot 2 Royston Plastic Grocery Bag Holder Dispenser Stand Point of Sale Shopping,” TeraPeak.com, accessed on Nov. 17, 2016; 3 pages. |
“Bag Holders,” ULINE.mx, accessed on Nov. 17, 2016; 1 page. |
“OEM Express Checkout Counter / Customized Supermarket Cash Register Stands Counters,” Guangzhou ECO Commerical Equipment Co., Ltd, SupermarketCheckoutCounters.com, accessed on Nov. 17, 2016; 3 pages. |
“Retrospec Bicycles Detachable Steel Half-Mesh Apollo Bike Basket with Handles,” Retrospec Bicycles, Amazon.com, accessed on Apr. 27, 2017; 1 page. |
“Transport trolley / waste / with waste bag holder / 1-bag WASTY 70 LT Francehopital,” MedicalExpo.com, accessed on Apr. 25, 2017; 25 pages. |
Jackie, “How to Make a Clothespin Bag,” TheHappyHousewife.com, Apr. 19, 2012; 14 pages. |
“Gluman Combo of 12 Sparkle Clothes Hangers (Yellow) and 6 Plastic Kitchen Storage Containers Blue (125 ml),” PAYtm.com, accessed on Apr. 24, 2017; 3 pages. |
“Pack-N-Tote Reusable Grocery Cart Bag, Hooks Directly to the Shopping Cart, Black,” Six Mour Creations, Amazon.com, accessed on Apr. 24, 2017; 5 pages. |
“Toygully 12 Pack Solid Steel Finish Hangers with Clips strong,” PAYtm.com, accessed on Apr. 26, 2017; 3 pages. |
Search Report in United Kingdom Patent Application No. GB1621567.5, dated Jun. 14, 2017; 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 29/572,901, dated May 17, 2017; 9 pages. |
“Actionclub Wall Mount Grocery Bag Dispenser Kitchen Plastic Recycle Storage Box Garbage Bag Orangizer Container Holder,” AliExpress.com, accessed on Jun. 14, 2017; 3 pages. |
“BG001-0111 : Bag Dispenser—Single,” BowmanDispensers.com, accessed on Jun. 14, 2017; 8 pages. |
“Axis Chrome Over Cabinet Plastic Bag Holder,” OrganizeIt.com, accessed on Jun. 14, 2017; 2 pages. |
“Simplehuman Stainless Steel Grocery Bag Holder,” ContainerStore.com, accessed on Jun. 14, 2017; 2 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 16/238,705 dated Apr. 18, 2019; 7 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/433,365 dated Apr. 18, 2019; 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/653,768, dated May 2, 2018; 12 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/703,307, dated May 23, 2018; 5 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,126, dated May 16, 2018; 6 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/641,367, dated Jun. 7, 2018; 5 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,151, dated May 25, 2018; 13 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/383,170, dated Jul. 3, 2018; 10 pages. |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due in U.S. Appl. No. 15/433,388, dated May 21, 2019; 5 pages. |
Final Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 15/676,218, dated Jul. 25, 2019; 7 pages. |
Restriction Requirement in U.S. Appl. No. 16/102,954 dated Jul. 3, 2019; 7 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 16/239,064 dated Aug. 15, 2019; 13 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 16/238,705 dated Aug. 21, 2019; 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 15/676,218 dated Sep. 16, 2019; 10 pages. |
Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 16,102,954 dated Sep. 10, 2019; 8 pages. |
Number | Date | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
20180050713 A1 | Feb 2018 | US |
Number | Date | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
62377135 | Aug 2016 | US | |
62377143 | Aug 2016 | US |