Bag handle
OwnerEarl G. Simsoninventor
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Abstract
A bag handle is provided which includes fastening elements for holding the handle elements together for ease of carrying. In addition, pivotable securement means for holding the handle to the side walls of the bag are provided which comprise a pair of molded straps for each handle, with each of the straps having a transversely extending opening at one end with a planar longitudinally extending slit extending from the opening. Each of the handle elements have bars formed at each end of the legs thereof which are journalled in the opening of the strap. The strap is directly connected to the side wall of the bag.
Claims5
In combination with a bag having a pair of side walls capable of being opened and closed a bag handle comprising a pair of U-shaped handle elements, each of said elements including a gripping section which bridges a pair of leg members, both of said leg members of one of said handle elements being pivotable secured to one side wall of said bag, and both of said leg members of the other of said handle elements being pivotably secured to the other side wall of said bag, one of said handle elements including at least one dove-tailed projecting member which extends transversely along the inside surface of the gripping section, the other of said handle elements include at least one recess for temporarily receiving said dovetailed projecting member so that when said projecting member is received in said recess said handle elements are temporarily held together yet enabling the said projecting member to be removed from said recess, whereupon said handle elements are separated to enable the opening of said bag.
In combination with a bag having a pair of side walls, a bag handle comprising a pair of U-shaped handle elements, each of said elements including a gripping section which bridges a pair of leg members, both of said leg members of each of said handle elements being pivotably secured to a side wall of a bag, said legs of said handle elements being secured to said side walls by a pair of molded straps, said straps each including a fastening element to enable a self-holding releasable securement for directly holding said straps together, said strap elements being separable to enable the opening of said bag, each of said straps including a first portion extending through an opening in said side wall and secured to the inside surface of said side wall adjacent said opening and having a transversely extending opening at one end with a planar longitudinally extending slit extending from said opening, said slit forming a pair of legs in each of said straps, said legs abutting each other to form said first portion, each of said legs of said handle element having integrally formed therein at their free ends, a bar, the bars of each of said handle elements being coaxial, adjacent each of said bars an opening is provided through which the portion of straps surrounding said openings of said straps pass, said bars being journalled in the openings of said straps, said straps being secured to said side walls by a fastener extending transversely to said slit and extending transversely therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.