Cart handle cover with pocket

A cover for a shopping cart handle assembly that includes a handle, side handles, an adjacent cross bar, and leg openings below the cross bar, the cover comprising:

• a bag configured to cover and form a well to sit between the handle and the adjacent cross bar of the shopping cart handle assembly, and having a front member and a rear member connected together so that an expandable opening is formed therebetween, each member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surfaces facing each other;
• fasteners attached to the front and rear members and configured to interact with each other;
• and
• a utility pocket attached to the front member and including a storage pouch therein;
• wherein, upon deployment of the bag over the shopping cart handle assembly, the front member is configured to cover the handle and side handles of the shopping cart handle assembly, the rear member is configured to envelop an underside of the shopping cart handle assembly, and a portion of the front member with the utility pocket is configured to be positioned in an area between the handle and a lift pate having the leg openings to form the well for storage;
• wherein the fasteners interact with each other to fasten the front and rear members within the leg openings of the shopping cart handle assembly;
• and
• wherein the cover forms a barrier between the shopping cart handle assembly and a user while still allowing access to the leg openings and a seat.