Patent ID: 9326588
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A45F

Claim Text:
1. 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.