Carrying handle

A carrying handle for bags provided with handles, said carrying handle comprising a body part having a surface portion adapted as a hand grip, additional lateral surface means to support the handles of a bag so that the bag is orientated transversely relative to the body part, locating means for the bag on the carrying handle, said locating means including retaining means whereby the bag can be releasably retained on the carrying handle, the body part including two indented longitudinally extending spaced walls, said lateral surface means extending between facing indents in the longitudinally extending walls, the walls comprising a pair of parallel walls disposed longitudinally along a top of the carrying handle, the carrying handle having a plurality of finger grips on a bottom side of the body part, and the hand grip being of scalloped form to facilitate secure bag carrying, with shoulders of scallops of the hand grip aligning with the indents in said longitudinally extending walls.