Paint can handle
OwnerMichael A. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
Handle for an object includes a member for grasping with a hand. The member has a lower opening for passage or accommodation of fingers and a web or palm of the hand, and an upper opening for passage or accommodation of a thumb of the hand. A strap may be attached to the member for embracing and securing the object. The strap can include a band portion having a tension buffer segment, and a band lock. The handle can be found in combination with the object, for example, a metal paint can, say, a one-gallon metal paint can.
Claims16
A handle for an object, which comprises a member for grasping with a hand, wherein the member has a lower opening for passage or accommodation of fingers and a web or palm of the hand, and an upper opening for passage or accommodation of a thumb of the hand;
- wherein the member comprises a thick middle section between the upper opening and the lower opening, a bolt accommodating hole extending through the middle section;
- the member further comprises:
- a first digit-placement impression comprising a front impression in a front location between the upper opening and a location closer to where the object would be located when attached to the handle, into which the thumb may be placed in a first grasping position of the thumb and a first grasping position of the hand when grasping the handle by the member;
- a second digit-placement impression comprising a middle impression in a middle location on the middle section between the lower opening and the upper opening, into which the thumb may be placed in a second grasping position of the thumb and a second grasping position of the hand when grasping the handle by the member;
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- a third digit-placement impression comprising an upper impression in an upper location above the upper opening but further from where the object would be located when attached to the handle, into which the thumb may be placed in a third grasping position of the thumb and the first grasping position of the hand when grasping the handle by the member.
A combination of a handle and an object, wherein the handle comprises:
- a member for grasping with a hand, wherein the member has a lower opening for passage or accommodation of fingers and a web or palm of the hand, and an upper opening for passage or accommodation of a thumb of the hand;
- wherein the member comprises a thick middle section between the upper opening and the lower opening, a bolt accommodating hole extending through the middle section;
- the member further comprises:
- a first digit-placement impression comprising a front impression in a front location between the upper opening and a location closer to where the object would be located when attached to the handle, into which the thumb may be placed in a first grasping position of the thumb and a first grasping position of the hand when grasping the handle by the member;
- a second digit-placement impression comprising a middle impression in a middle location on the middle section between the lower opening and the upper opening, into which the thumb may be placed in a second grasping position of the thumb and a second grasping position of the hand when grasping the handle by the member;
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- a third digit-placement impression comprising an upper impression in an upper location above the upper opening but further from where the object would be located when attached to the handle, into which the thumb may be placed in a third grasping position of the thumb and the first grasping position of the hand when grasping the handle by the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.