Handle assembly for plastic container

A plastic container, comprising

• a. a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall having a first and a second bracket integral with opposite sides of the cylindrical sidewall,
• b. a plastic handle having upright and resting positions, said handle comprising a strap having two ends, a first tab located near one end of the strap and a second tab located near the other end of the strap, the tabs being of unitary construction, and
• c. a first bracket and a second bracket on opposite sides of the plastic container, comprising first and second slots which are slightly smaller than the first and second tabs,
• said tabs and slots configured so that when the handle is not in the upright or resting positions, the first and second tabs may be inserted into or removed from the first and second slots and, when the tabs are inserted into the slots, the handle can pivot freely along an entire length of a major arc of a circle defined by the opposite sides of the cylindrical sidewall.

A plastic container, comprising

• a. a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall having a first and a second bracket integral with opposite sides of the cylindrical sidewall,
• b. a plastic handle comprising a strap having two ends, a first cap integral to one end of the strap and a second cap integral to the other end of the strap, said caps comprising a first sidewall and a floor, a first tab and a second tab being of unitary construction and further comprising a post integral with the floor and having a height above the floor, a head integral to the post, the head being in the shape of a rectangular frustum with rounded corners and having shorter sides which are convex, and
• c. a first bracket with a first rectangular slot and a second bracket with a second rectangular slot integral to opposite sides of the plastic container, each of said slots having a major axis and a minor axis with rounded corners, said slots having a thickness which is slightly smaller than the height of the post,
• so that the first and second tabs can be inserted into or removed from the first and second slots and, when the tabs are inserted into the slots, the handle can pivot freely along the entire length of a major arc of a circle defined by the opposite sides of the cylindrical sidewall.

A plastic container comprising

• a. a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall having a first and a second bracket integral with opposite sides of the cylindrical sidewall,
• b. a plastic handle comprising a strap having two ends, a first tab located near one end of the strap and a second tab located near the other end of the strap, each of the tabs
• (1) being of unitary construction and
• (2) comprising a head having a shape of a frustum with a base and a top and comprising in cross section a major axis and a minor axis, said major axis having two major axis surfaces defining a thickness of the frustum and said minor axis having two minor axis surfaces, and
• c. a first and a second slot on the first and second brackets, each of the slots having a major axis slightly smaller than the major axis of the head of the tabs, and a minor axis slightly smaller than the minor axis of the head of the tabs,
• so that, when the major axis of each of the tabs is aligned with the major axis of each of the slots, the tabs can be inserted into or removed from the slots and, when the tabs are inserted into the slots, the handle can pivot freely along an entire length of a major arc of a circle defined by the opposite sides of the cylindrical sidewall.