Carrying handle

A carrying handle including (1) a discontinuous rope having a central portion and two unconnected end portions positioned proximate one another and said central portion so as to provide a pair of loops for engaging an article to be carried, and (2) a handgrip tightly engaging said central portion and said ends between said loops so as to retain said rope against relative movement with respect to said handgrip and to prevent extraction of said ends therefrom incident to carrying forces exerted on said loops, said handgrip comprising first and second members mating one to the other so as to engage and retain said rope substantially immovably therebetween:

• said first member comprising a plurality of receptacles each having a pair of opposing walls defining a slot therebetween for receiving and retaining said rope extending longitudinally therethrough, said walls each including a pocket intermediate the ends of said slot and opposite a like pocket in the opposing wall;
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• said second member comprising, (a) a plurality of tapering retainer pins each projecting into a said slot between said opposing pockets so as to penetrate, spread and wedge said rope tightly into said pockets on either side of said pin, and (b) a pair of opposing ribs on opposite sides of each said pin extending substantially transverse the longitudinal direction of said slot and pressing on said rope at said slot ends so as to pinch said rope between said ribs and the bottom of said slot.