Carrying aid
OwnerJason V. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A carrying aid for t-shirt bags (aka plastic grocery bags) and other similar bags is disclosed. When carried without the use of some assistive device, the weight of the bags can cause an unpleasant cutting sensation across the user's fingers. This device wraps around the bags' handle loops and reversibly attached to itself forming a flattened tube containing the handles. The carrying aid cushions the finger stress caused by the bags and keeps the bags linked together when placed down. A strip of a rigid material may be included to further distribute the bags' weight. Further, the carrying aid may be imprinted with advertising or loyalty program insignias, and may also be linked by a carabineer or similar. The device can be removed and reused as needed.
Claims1
A carrying aid for carrying t-shirt bags by their handles comprising a largely rectangular and planar piece of a resilient material having a length and a width, said carrying aid further comprising a top face, a bottom face, a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, and a midline longitudinal axis dividing the carrying aid into said left and right sides, said carrying aid's left side comprising a first segment of a two segment closure system, and said carrying aid's right side comprising a second segment of a two segment closure system, such that the carrying aid's said left side and said right side are capable of being folded towards each other and reversibly attached to each other, said carrying aid further comprising a strip of rigid material located on the midline longitudinal axis of the carrying aid, said strip comprising a longitudinal axis parallel to the carrying aid's longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a rear terminus, a front terminus, a length along the strip's longitudinal axis, and a width along the strip's transverse axis, said rear terminus located in the carrying aid's back side, said front terminus located in the carrying aid's front side, said strip's length being substantially the same as the carrying aid's length, and said strip's width being less than one-third the width of the carrying aid.
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