Abstract: An attachable vehicle hand brake lock assembly capable of being selectively attached over the end of a push button-activated hand brake to prevent its release. The lock assembly includes a cylindrical shaped body designed to be placed longitudinally over the upward extending end of the hand brake handle. The body includes an upper lock, a central threaded section, and a lower, threaded clamping section. The lock assembly also includes an outer sleeve with internal threads capable of being interconnected with the threads on the body enabling the sleeve to be moved upward and downward over the body during use. When initially attached to the handle, the lower section which is made up of two clamping arms is slanted and biased outward away from the outer surface of the handle to enable the lock assembly to slide easily over the handle. When the sleeve is rotated and moved downward over the clamping arms, their inner surfaces are forced inward against the handle to hold the lock assembly in place thereon.

Abstract: A system and method for shopping are described which includes a lightweight, compact carrier, made of nylon or fabric material, designed to carry a set of reusable shopping bags. The set of shopping bags comprise a plurality of bag structures made of either nylon, fabric or paper material. The bag structures are folded into a compact shape which are then placed on one edge and stacked horizontally in a side by side manner inside the carrier. The entire bottom surface or a band having an identifying color is printed on the bottom surface of each bag structure which identifies the size of the bag structure. During use, the bag structures are folded and stacked inside the carrier so that a portion of the colored bottom surface or colored band on each bag structure is visual when each bag structure is stored inside the carrier which enables the user to identify and select the correct bag structure from the set of shopping bags.