# US 10,477,950 B2 · Integrated carrying strap

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- Number: US 10,477,950 B2
- Document ID: US10477950B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/231,213
- Filed: 2018-12-21
- Published: 2019-04-25
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-10
- Applicants: Chris DiJulio, Jr.
- Inventors: Chris DiJulio, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10477950B2

## CPC

- A45F 5/10: Handles for carrying purposes
- A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- B65D 23/10: Handles
- B65D 25/2873: {Straps or slings}
- A45F 5/1583: {Holders or carriers for beverage vessels, e.g. bottles}
- A45F 2005/006: {comprising a suspension strap or lanyard}
- A45F 2005/008: {Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg}
- A45F 2005/1006: {with means embracing the hand article to be carried}
- A45F 2005/1013: {comprising a strap or band}
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

Generally, aspects of the subject matter are directed to a carrying strap or a carrying loop suitable for use with a container. The carrying strap and loop include first and second attachment portions for securement to various locations on the container. In one example, a carrying strap has a stowed position, where the strap wraps around the container, to a carrying position, where the strap secures to a second location on the container such that the strap can be used to carry the container. In another example, a carrying loop has a deployed position, where the loop secures to only a first location on the container and is used to carry the container. The carrying straps and loops are suitably positioned as covering a label of the container, as a replacement for the label, or placed in any different position on the container from the label.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A carrying loop for a container, the carrying loop comprising:
a first elongate web having a distal end and a proximal end;
a second elongate web having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the second elongate web extends from the proximal end of the first elongate web;
a first attachment portion located near the distal ends of the first and second elongate webs, the first attachment portion couplable to a first location on the container; and
a second attachment portion located near the proximal ends of the first and second elongate webs, the second attachment portion removably couplable to a second location when the carrying loop is in a stowed position,
wherein, in the stowed position, a first section of the first elongate web near the distal end is configured to circumferentially wrap around and continuously abut the container and a second section of the first elongate web near the proximal end is configured to circumferentially overlap and abut the first section, and wherein the second location is on the second elongate web.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, wherein the carrying loop is configured to surround a neck portion of the container when the carrying loop is in a carrying position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, wherein the first attachment portion is couplable to the first location on the container using one of adhesive, co-molding, friction welding, interlocking features, and any combination thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, wherein the second attachment portion is removably couplable to the second location on the container using one of adhesive, interlocking features, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, wherein the carrying loop is transparent such that the carrying strap does not obscure a label of the container in the stowed position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, wherein one or both of the first and second elongate webs include one of a surface design, coloring, logo, advertising information, graphic, trademark, message, direction set, warning, ingredient list, game, bar code, Universal Product Code, Quick Response Code, and any combination thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, comprising a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, vinyl, metal, fabric, synthetic fiber, rubber, and any combination thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The carrying loop of claim 1, further comprising a securement aperture near the proximal ends of the first and second elongate webs and configured to receive a top portion of the container when the carrying loop is in a carrying position.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The carrying loop of claim 8, wherein the securement aperture is a shape selected from a group consisting of a slit, an X-shape, an asterisk, an arcuate line, a C-shape, a circle with relief cuts, a triangle, and any combination thereof.