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US 2019/0335925 A1Published application
Reusable bag system and method
OwnerChad Lundahlinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for providing reusable bags is disclosed. The system may include a reusable bag deployment station that allows users to receive the reusable bags and to return the reusable bags. The system may track the usage of the reusable bags.
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A system for providing reusable bags, the system comprising:
- a plurality of reusable bags each configured with an electronic tracking mechanism;
- at least one deployment station adapted to store the plurality of reusable bags and to dispense at least one of the plurality of reusable bags;
- an electronic sensing device configured with the at least one deployment station;
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- at least one locking mechanism configured with the deployment station;
- wherein the at least one locking mechanism locks the plurality of reusable bags to the at least one deployment station when locked, and releases the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags for dispensing by the at least one deployment station when unlocked;
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- wherein the electronic sensing device is configured such that, when the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags is dispensed by the at least one deployment station, the electronic sensing device senses the electronic tracking mechanism of the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags.
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A method for providing reusable bags, the method comprising:
- (A) providing at least one deployment station adapted to store a plurality of reusable bags and to dispense at least one of the plurality of reusable bags;
- (B) configuring the at least one deployment station with at least one locking mechanism;
- (C) locking a plurality of reusable bags with the locking mechanism wherein each of the plurality of reusable bags includes an electronic tracking mechanism;
- (D) configuring an electronic sensing device with the at least one deployment station such that, when the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags is dispensed by the at least one deployment station, the electronic sensing device senses the electronic tracking device of the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags;
- (E) dispensing the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags from the at least one deployment station by unlocking the locking mechanism;
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- (F) using the electronic sensing device to sense the tracking mechanism of the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags dispensed in step (E).
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A system for providing reusable bags, the system comprising:
- a plurality of reusable bags each configured with an electronic tracking mechanism;
- at least one deployment station including a storage area for storing the plurality of reusable bags and a dispensing area for dispensing at least one of the plurality of reusable bags;
- at least one locking mechanism configured with the deployment station;
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- an electronic sensing device configured with the at least one deployment station;
- wherein the at least one locking mechanism locks the plurality of reusable bags to the at least one deployment station when locked, and releases the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags for its removal from the storage area when unlocked;
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- wherein the electronic sensing device is configured such that, when the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags is removed from the storage area and dispensed by the dispensing area, the electronic sensor senses the electronic tracking mechanism of the at least one of the plurality of reusable bags.
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