Patent ID: 7958920
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A compact reusable shopping bag assembly comprising: a pocket having a generally flat front wall, a bottom wall and upright side walls joined to the front wall, providing a pocket cavity, an upright partition located in the pocket cavity joined to the bottom and side walls divides the pocket cavity into two compartments, a plurality of folded reusable bags, located in one of said compartments, the other of said compartment being adapted to hold sheet materials and brochures, a first panel having a first cavity for holding printed sheet materials, a second panel comprising a transparent member superimposed over the first panel having a second cavity for holding sheet members with written information and printed sheet materials which are visible through the transparent member, connectors securing the first and second panels to the front wall of the pocket, a member secured to the front wall of the pocket adjacent the first and second panels for releasably holding a writing instrument, a primary bag having a first side wall, a second side wall, end walls, a bottom wall, said bottom wall and upright side walls of the pocket being secured to the first side wall of the primary bag, said bottom wall of the primary bag being hinged to a bottom portion of the first side wall for selected movement between horizontal and upright positions, the second, bottom and end walls of the primary bag being folded in side-by-side positions adjacent the side wall of the primary bag attached to the bottom wall and upright side walls of the pocket, said side wall of the primary bag having a top portion located adjacent the folded second, bottom and end walls of the primary bag, and releasable retainers attached to the end walls of the pocket and the top portion of the first side wall of the primary bag for securing the top portion of the first side wall to side walls of the pocket to hold the first, second, bottom and end walls of the primary bag folded in side-by-side positions adjacent the pocket, said retainers when released allow said first, second, bottom, and end walls of the primary bag to unfold to open the primary bag, and handles attached to the first and second side walls of the primary bag to facilitate manual carrying of the pocket and primary bag.