Container handle and container

A handle for a container comprising,

• an integral body including a substantially horizontal member and a substantially vertical member including an outwardly facing surface having a pocket means, facing away from the outwardly facing surface, for allowing handling from a side
• said substantially horizontal member and said substantially vertical member being connected by engagable means for allowing gripable engagement thereof on said outwardly facing surface;
• said engagable means including an upper engagable portion including an upper engagement surface, and a lower engagable portion including a lower engagement surface opposite said upper engagement surface and aligned therewith, said upper and said lower engagement surfaces defining an outwardly facing male member for gripable engagement thereof, said pocket means being substantially centrally located on said outwardly facing surface including boundary means including (i) an upper boundary defined by the lower engagement surface;
• (ii) a substantially planar base section of the pocket means and (iii) side boundaries, being positioned substantially below said outwardly facing male member, and said boundary means being located substantially within the substantially vertical member of the body;
• and
• substantially vertical reinforcing guides adjacent to and positioned outside of said side boundaries.

A container for use with a releasable latch mechanism having lower and upper engagement members, the container comprising:

• a plurality of side walls and end walls and a header;
• and
• a plurality of handle means coupled to said side walls in proximity to said header on said container and each said handle means being spaced apart so as to provide fixed span lengths therebetween,
• each handle means comprising a body including a substantially vertical member having an outwardly facing surface having a lower engagable portion having a lower engagement surface and an upper engagable portion having an upper engagement surface, said upper engagement surface further including an outwardly extending abutment means for directing and aligning the upper engagement member of the latch mechanism with the upper engagement surface, for forming a secure gripping of the handle means between the lower and the upper engagement surfaces, thereby allowing the lower and upper engagement members to apply equal and opposite vertically aligned vector force for secure clamping to the lower and upper engagement surfaces, said outwardly facing surface further including side target means for releasably receiving a latching mechanism, defined by a recess including an upper boundary defined by the lower engagement surface and side boundaries.