Receptacle carrying device
OwnerSam Korngoldinventor
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Abstract
A carrying device is provided for a bucket-type receptacle having an open upper end with an outstanding rim thereabout. The carrying device consists of a ring which encompasses the bucket-type receptacle under the outstanding rim, a U-shaped handle to be gripped by a hand and a mechanism for attaching both ends of the U-shaped handle to the ring. The handle will extend upwardly above the open upper end of the bucket-type receptacle to be carried by the hand. The circumference of the ring is adjustable so as to allow use of the device with a variety of receptacle types.
Claims5
A device attachable to a container to enable carrying of the container, the device comprising:
- a closed, wire ring comprised of a length of wire bend into a closed, non-overlapping ring shape, the closed ring lying in a given plane and being dimensioned to slidably fit over the outside of a container and releasably engage with the container at the upper portion thereof, two generally C-shaped wire members spot welded to the wire ring at opposed locations from one another, the two C-shaped members being curved radially outwardly from the ring in the given plane of the ring, and a handle pivotably connected at opposite ends thereof to the two C-shaped members to permit the handle to pivot upwardly to a raised position above the top of the container to enable carrying of the container by the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.