Detachable handle for containers

A detachable handle for lifting a container having a side wall and further comprising a lid-receiving channel at the top of the container, the handle integrally formed from compliant material, and comprising:

• a) a grip;
• b) an upper heel contacting the container on an inside surface of the side wall at an upper position;
• c) a lower heel contacting the container on an outside surface of the side wall at a lower position;
• d) a lift point contacting a bottom of the lid-receiving channel;
• e) a middle arm contacting a top of the lid-receiving channel above the lift point;
• and
• f) a body to which the grip, the upper heel, the lower heel, the lift point, and the middle arm are affixed,
• so that the container is constrained from rotating by the upper and lower heels;
• a pressure between the middle arm and the lift point provide vertical stability, and the user may apply an upward force through the vertical pressure applied to the handle, and acting on the container as a vertical force applied at the bottom of the lid-receiving channel.

A detachable handle for lifting a container having a side wall comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, and further comprising a lid-receiving channel at the top of the container, the handle integrally formed from compliant material, and comprising:

• a) an elongated body, extending above the container when the handle is removeably affixed to the container;
• b) an upper arm, affixed to the elongated body;
• c) an upper heel affixed to the upper arm, and contacting the container on an inside wall at an upper position;
• d) a side grip, affixed to the elongated body, located in proximity to the side wall of the container and substantially parallel to said side wall,
• e) a lower arm, affixed to the side grip;
• f) a lower heel, affixed to the lower arm, and contacting the container on an outside wall at a lower position than the upper heel;
• g) a lift point, located on the upper arm, and contacting a bottom of the lid-receiving channel;
• and
• means to secure the lift point to the bottom lid of the receiving channel,
• so that the container is constrained from rotating by the upper and lower heels, and the user may apply an upward force through the vertical pressure applied to the handle at either the elongated body or the side grip, and acting on the container as a vertical force applied at the bottom of the lid-receiving channel.