Apparatus and method for attachment of a handle to screen doors and the like

The method of providing an attachable handle for manually moving a screen door or window comprising the steps of:

• fabricating a first and a second component with substantially identical structures, said first and said second components each having an attachment portion and a handle portion, each said handle portion having apertures passing therethrough, each handle portion having a gripping ridge structure for gripping said handle and at least one strengthening ridge structure on an exterior side of each handle portion;
• positioning inserts in said second component apertures;
• attaching said first and said second component attachment portions to opposite sides of a frame of said screen door or window, said first and said second component handle portions including a base plate having a generally flat surface contacting an overlapping area of a screen of said screen door or window on an interior side of each handle portion;
• and
• securing said overlapping area of said screen by said first and said second component by passing a screw through at least one aperture of said first component and fastening said screw to an associated insert in said second component apertures.

An attachable and detachable handle for moving screen doors and the like having a frame comprising:

• a first component including an attachment portion and a handle portion, said attachment portion having at least one passage permitting a fastener to pass therethrough and attach said handle to said frame, said handle portion having a flat interior surface for contacting a screen of said screen door and having extended structures on an exterior surface of said handle, said extended structures facilitating manual application of force to said handle and increasing the structural integrity of said handle, said handle portions having apertures positioned at selected locations fabricated therein;
• a second component substantially identical to said first component to be coupled to an opposite side of the frame, wherein said interior handle portion surfaces of said component are separated only by an area of said screen when said first and said second components are attached to said frame;
• and
• at least one insert positioned in a second component handle portion aperture, said insert adapted to engage a fastening element inserted through a corresponding first component handle portion aperture, wherein said fastening element securing said area of said screen by said first and second component handle portion interior surfaces.