Shopping Cart Bag Hook and Methods of Use

A hook assembly for attachment to a wire frame shopping cart, the hook assembly comprising:

• a generally rectangular and planar first frame piece having first front and back facing surfaces, the first frame piece having left, right, top and bottom first sides defining a first opening with a first protrusion extending into the first opening from the first top side, a plurality of first fastener features being distributed on the first frame piece, the first left side including a first left channel formed in the first back facing surface and extending substantially a length of the first left side, the first right side including a first right channel formed in the first back facing surface and extending substantially a length of the first right side;
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• a generally rectangular and planar second frame piece having second front and back facing surfaces, the second frame piece having left, right, top and bottom second sides defining a second opening with a second protrusion extending into the second opening from the second top side, a plurality of second fastener features being distributed on the second frame piece, the second left side including a second left channel formed in the second back facing surface and extending substantially a length of the second left side, the second right side including a second right channel formed in the second back facing surface and extending substantially a length of the second right side, the second frame piece having similar dimensions and a similar configuration as the first frame piece wherein the second frame piece except for the second fastener features compared to the first fastener pieces is generally a mirror of the first frame piece;
• wherein the first frame piece is configured to be joined to the second frame piece by way of the first and second fastener features with the first and second back facing surfaces facing each other, the first and second right channels forming a right slot, the first and second left channels forming a left slot, and the first and second protrusions forming a prong, the right and left slots being configured to receive adjacent rods of the wire frame cart therein.

A hook assembly for attachment to a wire frame shopping cart, the hook assembly comprising:

• a first plate having (i) first front and back facing surfaces, (ii) a first prong section extending from the remainder of the first plate, (iii) a plurality of first fastener features being distributed on the first plate, (vi) a first channel formed in the first back facing surface;
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• a second plate having (a) second front and back facing surfaces, (b) a second prong section extending from the remainder of the second plate, (c) a plurality of second fastener features being distributed on the second plate, (iii) a second channel formed in the second back facing surface;
• wherein the first plate is configured to be joined to the second plate by way of the first and second fastener features with the first and second back facing surfaces facing each other, the first and second channels forming a slot, the first and second prong sections forming a prong, the slot being configured to receive at least one rod of the wire frame cart therein.