Latching removable handle for tall and short cans
AssigneeJaccard Corporation
InventorsEric J. Wangler, David P. Prior
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Abstract
A latching removable can handle includes an elongated handle, a lower retainer structure to engage a lower rim of a can, and an upper attachment mechanism to releasably engage an upper rim of the can and including latch member mounting structure. The attachment mechanism includes a single latch member directly engaged with the mounting structure which and movable between a released position and a latched position. The attachment mechanism may include a lock member movable between an unlocked position and a locked position in which it retains the latch member in its latched position. The lower retainer structure includes separate retainers to engage lower rims of multiple sizes of cans.
Claims20
A handle apparatus for releasable attachment to a container having opposite container ends and comprising:
- (a) an elongated handle member adapted to be manually grasped and having opposite handle ends;
- (b) a first retainer positioned at a first end of the handle member to engage a first end of a container having a first size;
- (c) a second retainer positioned at the first end of the handle member in spaced relation to the first retainer to engage a first end of a container having a second size;
- (d) a single latch member engaged directly with the handle member at a second end of the handle member to enable movement of the latch member relative to the handle member between a released position and a latched position;
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- (e) the latch member having a third retainer positioned to engage a second end of a container in the latched position of the latch member.
A handle apparatus for releasable attachment to a container having opposite first and second ends, the handle apparatus comprising:
- (a) an elongated handle member adapted to be manually grasped and having opposite handle ends;
- (b) a first retainer positioned at a first end of the handle member to engage a first end of a container having a first size;
- (c) a second retainer positioned at the first end of the handle member in spaced relation to the first retainer to engage a first end of a container having a second size;
- (d) a single latch member pivotally connected directly with the handle member at a second end of the handle member to enable movement of the latch member relative to the handle member between a released position and a latched position;
- (e) the latch member including a cam surface positioned and oriented to enable deployment of the latch member to the latched position upon engagement of the second end of the handle with an end of a container;
- (f) a resilient member engaging between the latch member and the handle member and normally biasing the latch member toward the latched position thereof;
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- (g) the latch member having a third retainer positioned to engage the container second end in the latched position of the latch member.
A handle apparatus for releasable attachment to a container having opposite container ends and comprising:
- (a) an elongated handle member adapted to be manually grasped and having opposite handle ends;
- (b) a first retainer positioned at a first end of the handle member to engage a first end of a container having a first size;
- (c) a second retainer positioned at the first end of the handle member in spaced relation to the first retainer to engage a first end of a container having a second size;
- (d) a single latch member engaged directly with the handle member at a second end of the handle member to enable movement of the latch member relative to the handle member between a released position and a latched position;
- (e) the latch member having a third retainer positioned to engage a second end of a container in the latched position of the latch member;
- (f) the latch member being slidably engaged with the handle member to enable sliding movement between the released position and the latched position;
- (g) a pawl positioned on one of the latch member and the handle member;
- (h) a strike positioned on the other of the latch member and the handle member;
- (i) the pawl and strike cooperating to releasably retain the latch member in the latched position;
- (j) a spring engaged between the latch member and the handle member and biasing the latch member toward the released position thereof;
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- (k) the pawl including a release member operable to release the pawl from the strike to enable the spring to return the latch member to the released position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.