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US 11,766,139 B2Granted
Grocery bag loading rack and method of using same
OwnerJeffrey Brian Short, Sherri Lynne Shortinventors
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Abstract
The invention is a grocery bag loading rack and method of using same. Embodiments of the invention are useful for supporting most any type of grocery bag in the open position so that a user can fill the grocery bag, two-handed. Embodiments of the grocery bag loading rack may be used to load plastic gusseted t-shirt, paper, or reusable cloth or fabric grocery bags.
Claims15
A grocery bag loading rack, comprising:
- a cuboid-shaped frame having a bottom, right, left and rear sides, the frame configured for supporting a grocery bag in open position to form a loading void, within the grocery bag that is also within the frame, the frame open at top and front sides;
- wherein the rear side further comprises a left rear pillar defining a boundary between the left and rear sides, and a right rear pillar defining a boundary between the right and rear sides;
- wherein the left side further comprises
- a left bottom bar extending from the left rear pillar and defining a boundary between the left and bottom sides,
- a left upper arm extending from the left rear pillar in a direction from the rear side toward the front side along the top side of the rack;
- a left lower arm extending from the left rear pillar in a direction from the rear side toward the front side and below the left upper arm;
- and
- a left forward support connected to the left upper arm and the left bottom bar, including upper and lower linear portions separated by a left bend point forming a left outward bend away from and not connected to the left lower arm;
- wherein the right side mirrors the left side and further comprises a right bottom bar extending from the right rear pillar and defines a boundary between the right and bottom sides;
- and
- wherein the bottom side further comprises:
- a left front bottom hook extending from left bottom bar in a direction toward the right side;
- a right front bottom hook extending from the right bottom bar in a direction toward the left side;
- a left rear bottom hook extending from the left rear pillar down toward a plane passing through the bottom side and in a direction toward the front side;
- and
- a right rear bottom hook extending from the right rear pillar down toward the plane through the bottom side and in a direction toward the front side.
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A grocery bag loading rack, comprising:
- a cuboid-shaped frame having a bottom, right, left and rear sides, the frame configured for supporting a grocery bag in open position to form a loading void, within the grocery bag that is also within the frame, the frame open at top and front sides;
- wherein the rear side further comprises a left rear pillar defining a boundary between the left and rear sides, and a right rear pillar defining a boundary between the right and rear sides;
- wherein the left side further comprises a left bottom bar extending from the left rear pillar and defines a boundary between the left and bottom sides;
- wherein the right side mirrors the left side and further comprises:
- a right bottom bar extending from the right rear pillar and defining a boundary between the right and bottom sides;
- and
- wherein the bottom side further comprises:
- a left front bottom hook extending from left bottom bar in a direction toward the right side;
- a right front bottom hook extending from the right bottom bar in a direction toward the left side;
- a left rear bottom hook extending from the left rear pillar down toward a plane passing through the bottom side and in a direction toward the front side;
- and
- a right rear bottom hook extending from the right rear pillar down toward the plane through the bottom side and in a direction toward the front side;
- and
- wherein the right side of the frame further comprises:
- a right upper arm extending from the right rear pillar in a direction from the rear side toward the front side along the top side of the rack;
- a right lower arm extending from the right rear pillar in a direction from the rear side toward the front side and below the right upper arm;
- and
- a right forward support connected to the right upper arm and the right bottom bar, including upper and lower linear portions separated by a right bend point forming a right outward bend away from and not connected to the right lower arm.
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