US 12,042,033 B2Granted

Composite tote bag system

OwnerSonia DeJesusinventor

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Abstract

A composite tote bag has a nestable, insertable, open-top plastic container for segregating items within the bag interior. The outer bag can be made of any durable, pliable cloth, such as canvas, while the inner container is preferably food-grade polyethylene. On either side, the plastic container has inset handle openings which align within the bag interior with cooperating hook-and-loop fasteners that keep the container in a stable upright position. Optionally, either or both the bag and the container can be flexibly collapsible.

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A composite tote bag system comprising:

a bag comprising five pliable, interconnected rectangular panels and two bag handles, wherein the rectangular panels comprise two front and back opposing face panels, two right and left opposing side panels, and a base panel, and wherein the two bag handles are attached to and extend from the two opposing face panels, and wherein the face panels have a length that is greater than or equal to that of the side panels, and wherein the five interconnected rectangular panels define a bag interior;
an impermeable plastic container comprising five interconnected rectangular walls and two handle openings, wherein the rectangular walls comprise two opposing longitudinal walls, two opposing lateral walls, and a bottom wall, and wherein the two handle openings are inset in the two opposing longitudinal walls or in the two opposing lateral walls, and wherein the longitudinal walls have a length which is greater than or equal to that of the lateral walls, and wherein the lateral walls have a length which is equal to that of the side panels of the bag, and wherein the longitudinal walls have a length which is less than or equal to that of the face panels of the bag, such that the plastic container is removably insertable into the bag, with at least one of the lateral walls of the plastic container aligned with one of the side panels of the bag, and wherein the five interconnected rectangular walls define a container interior;
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at least one pair of fasteners attached to the two opposing face panels of the bag, wherein each of the fasteners comprises a first mating connection engageable with a second mating connection, and wherein each of the fasteners align with one of the two handle openings of the plastic container when the plastic container is inserted into the bag with at least one of the lateral walls of the plastic container aligned with one of the side panels of the bag, such that the first mating connection is engageable with the second mating connection through the handle opening of the plastic container with which the fastener is aligned, thereby securing the plastic container within the bag.

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Abstract

A composite tote bag system comprising:

a bag comprising five pliable, interconnected rectangular panels and two bag handles, wherein the rectangular panels comprise two front and back opposing face panels, two right and left opposing side panels, and a base panel, and wherein the two bag handles are attached to and extend from the two opposing face panels, and wherein the face panels have a length that is greater than or equal to that of the side panels, and wherein the five interconnected rectangular panels define a bag interior;
an impermeable plastic container comprising five interconnected rectangular walls and two handle openings, wherein the rectangular walls comprise two opposing longitudinal walls, two opposing lateral walls, and a bottom wall, and wherein the two handle openings are inset in the two opposing longitudinal walls or in the two opposing lateral walls, and wherein the longitudinal walls have a length which is greater than or equal to that of the lateral walls, and wherein the lateral walls have a length which is equal to that of the side panels of the bag, and wherein the longitudinal walls have a length which is less than or equal to that of the face panels of the bag, such that the plastic container is removably insertable into the bag, with at least one of the lateral walls of the plastic container aligned with one of the side panels of the bag, and wherein the five interconnected rectangular walls define a container interior;
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at least one pair of fasteners attached to the two opposing face panels of the bag, wherein each of the fasteners comprises a first mating connection engageable with a second mating connection, and wherein each of the fasteners align with one of the two handle openings of the plastic container when the plastic container is inserted into the bag with at least one of the lateral walls of the plastic container aligned with one of the side panels of the bag, such that the first mating connection is engageable with the second mating connection through the handle opening of the plastic container with which the fastener is aligned, thereby securing the plastic container within the bag.

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