Removable Handles System

A removable handle assembly for a container having a side wall comprising:

• a container handle for fixedly coupling to a side wall of a container, the handle including a back plate having a contoured shape for fixing the container handle directly adjacent a side wall of a container, two arms extending outwardly from the back plate at opposite sides thereof, with the arms each having an upwardly facing notch aligned with one another, two supporting brackets extending outwardly from the back plate at opposite sides thereof and positioned below the two arms, and a horizontal plate coupled between the two arms above the two supporting brackets, said horizontal plate having a substantially flat lower surface;
• a first removable handle releasably coupled to the container handle and including a substantially horizontally oriented hand grip member, a support member connected to the hand grip member, said support member having two arms positioned at opposite sides thereof and extending outwardly therefrom, with a horizontal bar extending between the arms, with a width between the arms of the first removable handle being wider than a width between the arms of the container handle, with the bar for seating in the upwardly facing notches of the arms of the container handle, two hook members extending from the support member for seating under the two supporting brackets of the container handle, said bar and arms interacting with the arms and supporting brackets of the container handle to hold the first removable handle in position on the container handle;
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• a locking mechanism coupled to the support member of the first removable handle that automatically secures the first removable handle to the container handle, the locking mechanism including two catches that are non-rotatably coupled to a rotatable shaft that is positioned on the support member, with the catches pivoting with rotation of the shaft between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position, the at least one catch is positioned under the horizontal plate of the container handle to deter wobbling or relative movement between the container handle and the first removable handle.

A removable handle assembly for a container having a side wall comprising:

• a container handle for coupling to a side wall of a container, the container handle including a back plate for positioning adjacent a side wall of a container, at least one arm connected to the back plate and extending outwardly from the back plate, the at least one arm having an upwardly facing notch, and at least one supporting bracket extending outwardly from the back plate and positioned at a height on the back plate that is lower than a height of the at least one arm;
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• one or both of:
• a first removable handle for releasably coupling to the container handle and including a substantially horizontally oriented hand grip member, a support member connected to the horizontally oriented hand grip member, a first member for coupling with the at least one supporting bracket, and a second member for seating in the notch of the at least one arm;
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• a second removable handle for releasably coupling to the container handle and including a substantially horizontally oriented hand grip member, a support member connected to and supporting the horizontally oriented hand grip member, a vertically oriented hand grip member connected to the support member, a first member for coupling with the at least one supporting bracket, and a second member for seating in the notch of the at least one arm;
• with each of the first removable handle and second removable handle further comprising a locking mechanism coupled to the support member thereof that automatically secures the first and/or second removable handle to the container handle, the locking mechanism including at least one catch that is non-rotatably coupled to a rotatable shaft, with the at least one catch pivoting with rotation of the shaft between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position, the at least one catch is positioned under a part of the container handle to deter wobbling or relative movement between the container handle and the first and/or second removable handles.