# US 8,464,397 B2 · Self-affixing handle

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- Number: US 8,464,397 B2
- Document ID: US8464397B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/715,190
- Filed: 2010-03-01
- Published: 2010-11-25
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2009-05-19
- Assignees: John C. Arnold, IV
- Applicants: John C. Arnold, IV; Stephanie Arnold
- Inventors: John C. Arnold, IV; Stephanie Arnold
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464397B2

## CPC

- A47D 13/086: {Safety harnesses for already walking children}
- B62B 3/144: {Adaptations for transporting children; Mounting of toys for the children}
- B62B 9/24: Safety guards for children, e.g. harness (cat nets B62B9/14; devices for use in guiding or supporting children, e.g. safety harness A47D13/08)
- B62B 5/06: Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars (for cycles B62K11/14, B62K21/12)
- B62B 9/20: Handle bars; Handles
- A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00)
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)

## Abstract

A self-affixing, removable, one-piece handle can be applied and removed from an item, such as a shopping cart, stroller, or the like, or the handle can be applied and removed from any number of items, such as the shoulder straps of a diaper bag or the loop handles of a set of shopping bags, or the like. By being self-affixing, the handle may be attached and removed from the item without the need for tools or any additional items, such as clamps, screws, adhesive, or the like. The handle may provide a link between the shopping cart or stroller and a child. Typical shopping carts or strollers do not provide a suitable location for a child to hold onto while walking alongside. Moreover, a separate, removable, self-affixing handle may be useful to help limit the spread of germs by allowing each child to have their own personal handle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A one-piece, self-affixing, removable handle comprising:
a loop end, wherein this loop end has a filler in a portion of the loop end
an attachment end, has an opening
a strap joining the loop end to the attachment end; and
pushing the loop end through the attachment end adjustably affixes the handle to an object.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle is formed from a flexible material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The handle of claim 2, wherein the flexible material is a plastic.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle is between about 10 to about 20 inches in length.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The handle of claim 1, wherein the loop end has a diameter from about 2 to about 5 inches.

### Claim 6

A method for adding a handle on an object, the method comprising:
wrapping a strap section of a handle partially around the object;
inserting a handle section, attached to a first end of the strap section, through a hole in an attachment section, the attachment section attached to a second, opposite end of the strap section; and
pulling the handle section to tighten the handle on the object.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the object is selected from the group consisting of a stroller, a shopping cart and a plurality of shopping bag handles.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the combined strap section, handle section and attachment section is from about 10 to about 20 inches in length.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising injection molding strap section, handle section and attachment section integrally from a flexible plastic material.