Assemblage of reusable containers for use as substitutes for plastic and paper bags at market check-out stations

Abstract

An assemblage of reusable nestable containers for use as substitutes for bags at market check-out stations.

I claim: 
     
         1 . the coalescence of the features described in the preceding specification to form a compact, viable assemblage of an arbitrary number of reusable containers that can be easily introduced at market check-out stations for implementation as substitutes for bags. 
     
     
         2 . the reusable container of  claim 1  having:
 means for establishing and maintaining a storage space at the bottom of the container; 
 means for covering the contents of the container; 
 means for preventing loss or misplacement of container covers; 
 means for the carrying the container or an assemblage of containers with one hand; 
 means for lifting the container or an assemblage of containers with two hands; 
 means for secure retention and quick release of the container or multiple containers from an assemblage of containers, and 
 means for attaching the container or an assemblage of containers to a shopping cart.