CA2359378A1 - Portable bag handle - Google Patents
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- CA2359378A1 CA2359378A1 CA 2359378 CA2359378A CA2359378A1 CA 2359378 A1 CA2359378 A1 CA 2359378A1 CA 2359378 CA2359378 CA 2359378 CA 2359378 A CA2359378 A CA 2359378A CA 2359378 A1 CA2359378 A1 CA 2359378A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
- A45F5/102—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried
- A45F5/1026—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried the carrying element being flexible, e.g. plastic bag handle
- A45F5/1046—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried the carrying element being flexible, e.g. plastic bag handle and supported above the grip surface of the carrying handle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
- A45F5/102—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried
- A45F2005/1066—Details
- A45F2005/1073—Retaining means for controlled release of the carrying element
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Abstract
A portable bag handle for carrying a bag with thin loops or strips of plastic attached to the body of the bag. The handle comprises an elongated, hollow tubular element with a top wall, a bottom wall, and a first and second side walls connecting the top and bottom walls. The first side wall has an elongated opening proximate the top wall which is curled inwardly to form a lip along the periphery of the opening that is closest to the bottom wall. The lip inhibits the loops and strips of the bag from accidentally slipping out off the opening when the handle is rotated.
Description
PORTABLE BAG HANDLE
FIELD
The invention relates to a portable bag handle which protects the hands of a user from injury and discomfort while carrying a bag.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Bag handles, in particular, shopping bag handles, are usually made of thin and narrow loops. 'These bag loops have a tendency to cut into the user's hands when the user is carrying a heavy load, thereby causing great discomfort to the user. Many different types of portable bag handles have been developed to alleviate the effects of shopping bag or plastic bag handles.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,717,411, issued to Taipale, discloses a detachable, generally cylindrical bag handle with an elongated top opening. The two lips of the opening are curled inwardly parallel to each other toward the bottom to form two chambers and to prevent escape of the retained loops when the handle is rotated. While largely avoiding inadvertent removal, deliberate removal :is awkward as it requires careful alignment of the shopping bag handles with the opening all the way along its length. At the bottom of the cylindrical handle, Taipale further discloses an elongated spacer with a width greater than the width of the space between the two lips.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,190, issued to Torres, discloses a plastic handguard of tear-drop shaped cross-section with a rigid hinge at the top end of the handguard biasing the handguard to a closed position. The hand.guard has a elongated side opening near the bottom of one side. The hinge may loosen in time decreasing the life span of the handguard. Moreover, the handguard is relatively large taking as much storage space as a wallet.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,890,355, issued to Schulten, discloses a cylindrical hand grip with an elongated trop opening. The hand grip has gripping elements in the bottom interior of the cylinder for engaging an associated hand:Le or loops and gripping elements on the bottom exterior for user comfort.
Alignment of bag loops for insertion is :required and no mechanism is provided to prevent escape of the retained handle or loops when the portable handle is rotated.
U.S. Pat No. 3,800,361, issued to Stauffer, discloses a solid, semi-cylindrical hand saver made of flexible resilient material like foam to provide a cushioning effect between the loops of a bag and a user's hand. The hand saver has a large top groove and has two side slits extending from the bottom of the groove into which bag loops are inserted. Ensuring that the loops are correctly positioned for insertion into the side slits requires considerable care.
U S. Pat. No. 2,519,186, issued to Herbert et al., discloses a semi-cylindrical handle with a flat top having an elongated opening that is at an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the handle. The opening is of a width greater than the diameter of the loop. At the ends however, the opening is constricted having a width. that is less than the diameter of the loop that has to be inserted through it.
As with Stauffer's handsaver, inserting a.nd removing bag loops into and out of the handle is time consuming.
Other prior art discloses portable Yiandles for bails and packages. U.S. Pat. No. 1,781,583, issued to Hodgson, disclose a cylindrical handle grip for pails. U.S. Pat. No.
1,028,489, issued to Priddat, discloses a cylindrical package carrier. U.S. Pat. No. 967,531, issued t:o Leuschner, discloses a solid cylindrical parcel-handle. U.S. Pat. No.
887,411, issued to Miller, discloses a basket with a cylindrical metal holder with a side opening. U.S. Pat. No.
736,632, issued to Priddat, discloses a cylindrical package carrier with a side opening.
U.S. Design Pat. No. 384,279, issued to Hepworth, discloses a carrier handle design of a semi-cylindrical shape having an opening on the top with two lips. The bottom of the handle is grooved to allow for a bettf~r hand grip. The lips only extend in the central portion of the opening and taper away at the ends and do not prevent the escape of the retained bag loops when the portable handle is rotated. U.S.
Design Pat No. 374, 621, issued to Salazar Jr., discloses a tubular plastic bag handle with two walls jutting from the ends of a semi-circular tube and sloping towards each other to form an opening. The bottom of the plastic bag handle has four grooves for a better hand grip. There is no mechanism to prevent the escape of the retained bag loops when the portable handle is rotated.
Accordingly, despite the number of patented bag handles, there is still a need for a simple, inexpensive bag handle that prevents discomfort to the user. There is a need for a bag handle that prevents bag loops from accidentally slipping out when the handle is rotated. It is the object of the invention to provide a simple and inexpensive detachable bag handle that satisfies these needs.
SUN~iARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, a porta'.ble bag handle for carrying a bag with thin loops or strips of plastic attached to the body of the bag comprises an elongated, hollow tubular element with a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls connecting the top and bottom walls. The first side wall has an elongated opening proximate the top wall.
Along the periphery closest to the bottom wall, the opening is curled inwardly to form a lip which inhibits the loops and strips of the bag from accidentally slipping out of the opening when the handle is rotated.
The portable bag handle may be constructed from a semi-rigid plastic with elastic memory.
Advantageously, the width of the side opening can be increased by applying pressure on the first side wall. When the pressure is released the width of the=. side opening returns to the orignal width.
Preferably, the interior surface of the bottom wall is concave. The exterior surface of the boi~tom wall may have ridges forming finger grips.
Preferably, the handle has a curved longitudinal axis.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The novel features believed to characterize the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention, itself, however, as well as other features and advantages thereof, will be best understood by reference to the detailed description which follows, read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the portable bag handle;
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the portable bag handle;
Fig. 3 is a side view along section A-A';
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the: portable bag handle with bag loops; and, Fig. 5 is a side view of a second embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO DRAWINGS
It should be noted that identical reference numbers refer to identical parts in different figures.
Referring to Fig. 1, 2, and 3, portable bag handle 10 comprises of an elongated, hollow, tubular element with opposite open ends. Portable bag handle: 10 has a flat top wall 12 and a curved bottom wall 14. Flat top wall 12 and curved bottom wall 14 are joined by two side walls 21, 25.
Side wall 21 has an elongated, longitudinal side opening 26 proximate top wall 12 which divides side wall 21 into a top portion 22 and a bottom portion 24. Side opening 26 has a lip 18 along its bottom periphery on bottom portion 24 which ___..m._ ~..~ ..~~,~~,..~_.. ~---._._______._ ~.~....~, ~...~-curls inwardly. Because of the flexibility of side wall 21, the width of side opening 26 can be increased temporarily for insertion and removal of bag loops or strips of a range of sizes. The exterior surface of bottom w;~.ll 14 may have ridges forming finger grips to aid the u~;er in gripping portable bag handle 10.
Portable bag handle 10 is preferably molded from semi-rigid plastic with elastic memory. When pressure is applied to portable bag handle 10, portable bag handle 10 is able to bend and when the pressure is released, portable bag handle 10 is able to return to its original position.
Referring to Fig. 4, to permit eased of insertion, top portion 22 of side wall 21 is inwardly depressed so that the width of side opening 26 is larger than the diameter of loops 28 of bag 29. Loops 28 are then inserted through side opening 26 to rest at interior bottom surface 16 of portable bag handle 10. After insertion, pressure on top portion 22 of side wall 21 is released allowing side opening 26 to return to its original width. When portable bag handle 10 is rotated in a direction that moves loops 28 along side wall 24 containing lip 18, lip 18 prevents escape of the retained bag loops 28. Moreover, as the shape of portable bag handle 10 is non-symmetric with respect to a horizontal plane, a user would immediately perceive if portable bag handle 10 were accidentally inverted.
Loops 28 of bag 29 may be easily removed simply by rotating portable bag handle 10 so that :Loops 28 contact top wall 12 and then further rotating handle 10 so that loops 28 move towards side opening 26. The weight of bag 29 keeps loops 28 contacting top wall 12 all the way along the length of portable bag handle 1.0 so they stay aligned with side opening 26 prior to exiting. The width of side opening 26 is then increased by inwardly depressing top portion 22 of side wall 21 and loops 28 of bag 29 are taken out of portable bag handle 10.
Instead of inwardly depressing top portion 22 of side wall 21, bottom portion 24 of side wall 21 may be inwardly depressed to increase the width of side opening 26.
Referring to Fig. 5, a variant of portable bag handle 10 has a curved tubular element. Portable bag handle 10 is curved to more closely conform to the shape of bag loops 28 resting at interior bottom surface 16.
While the present invention has been described with particularity, it should be understood that various modifications and alterations may be mac~.e therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention set forth in the appended claims.
FIELD
The invention relates to a portable bag handle which protects the hands of a user from injury and discomfort while carrying a bag.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Bag handles, in particular, shopping bag handles, are usually made of thin and narrow loops. 'These bag loops have a tendency to cut into the user's hands when the user is carrying a heavy load, thereby causing great discomfort to the user. Many different types of portable bag handles have been developed to alleviate the effects of shopping bag or plastic bag handles.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,717,411, issued to Taipale, discloses a detachable, generally cylindrical bag handle with an elongated top opening. The two lips of the opening are curled inwardly parallel to each other toward the bottom to form two chambers and to prevent escape of the retained loops when the handle is rotated. While largely avoiding inadvertent removal, deliberate removal :is awkward as it requires careful alignment of the shopping bag handles with the opening all the way along its length. At the bottom of the cylindrical handle, Taipale further discloses an elongated spacer with a width greater than the width of the space between the two lips.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,190, issued to Torres, discloses a plastic handguard of tear-drop shaped cross-section with a rigid hinge at the top end of the handguard biasing the handguard to a closed position. The hand.guard has a elongated side opening near the bottom of one side. The hinge may loosen in time decreasing the life span of the handguard. Moreover, the handguard is relatively large taking as much storage space as a wallet.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,890,355, issued to Schulten, discloses a cylindrical hand grip with an elongated trop opening. The hand grip has gripping elements in the bottom interior of the cylinder for engaging an associated hand:Le or loops and gripping elements on the bottom exterior for user comfort.
Alignment of bag loops for insertion is :required and no mechanism is provided to prevent escape of the retained handle or loops when the portable handle is rotated.
U.S. Pat No. 3,800,361, issued to Stauffer, discloses a solid, semi-cylindrical hand saver made of flexible resilient material like foam to provide a cushioning effect between the loops of a bag and a user's hand. The hand saver has a large top groove and has two side slits extending from the bottom of the groove into which bag loops are inserted. Ensuring that the loops are correctly positioned for insertion into the side slits requires considerable care.
U S. Pat. No. 2,519,186, issued to Herbert et al., discloses a semi-cylindrical handle with a flat top having an elongated opening that is at an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the handle. The opening is of a width greater than the diameter of the loop. At the ends however, the opening is constricted having a width. that is less than the diameter of the loop that has to be inserted through it.
As with Stauffer's handsaver, inserting a.nd removing bag loops into and out of the handle is time consuming.
Other prior art discloses portable Yiandles for bails and packages. U.S. Pat. No. 1,781,583, issued to Hodgson, disclose a cylindrical handle grip for pails. U.S. Pat. No.
1,028,489, issued to Priddat, discloses a cylindrical package carrier. U.S. Pat. No. 967,531, issued t:o Leuschner, discloses a solid cylindrical parcel-handle. U.S. Pat. No.
887,411, issued to Miller, discloses a basket with a cylindrical metal holder with a side opening. U.S. Pat. No.
736,632, issued to Priddat, discloses a cylindrical package carrier with a side opening.
U.S. Design Pat. No. 384,279, issued to Hepworth, discloses a carrier handle design of a semi-cylindrical shape having an opening on the top with two lips. The bottom of the handle is grooved to allow for a bettf~r hand grip. The lips only extend in the central portion of the opening and taper away at the ends and do not prevent the escape of the retained bag loops when the portable handle is rotated. U.S.
Design Pat No. 374, 621, issued to Salazar Jr., discloses a tubular plastic bag handle with two walls jutting from the ends of a semi-circular tube and sloping towards each other to form an opening. The bottom of the plastic bag handle has four grooves for a better hand grip. There is no mechanism to prevent the escape of the retained bag loops when the portable handle is rotated.
Accordingly, despite the number of patented bag handles, there is still a need for a simple, inexpensive bag handle that prevents discomfort to the user. There is a need for a bag handle that prevents bag loops from accidentally slipping out when the handle is rotated. It is the object of the invention to provide a simple and inexpensive detachable bag handle that satisfies these needs.
SUN~iARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, a porta'.ble bag handle for carrying a bag with thin loops or strips of plastic attached to the body of the bag comprises an elongated, hollow tubular element with a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls connecting the top and bottom walls. The first side wall has an elongated opening proximate the top wall.
Along the periphery closest to the bottom wall, the opening is curled inwardly to form a lip which inhibits the loops and strips of the bag from accidentally slipping out of the opening when the handle is rotated.
The portable bag handle may be constructed from a semi-rigid plastic with elastic memory.
Advantageously, the width of the side opening can be increased by applying pressure on the first side wall. When the pressure is released the width of the=. side opening returns to the orignal width.
Preferably, the interior surface of the bottom wall is concave. The exterior surface of the boi~tom wall may have ridges forming finger grips.
Preferably, the handle has a curved longitudinal axis.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The novel features believed to characterize the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention, itself, however, as well as other features and advantages thereof, will be best understood by reference to the detailed description which follows, read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the portable bag handle;
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the portable bag handle;
Fig. 3 is a side view along section A-A';
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the: portable bag handle with bag loops; and, Fig. 5 is a side view of a second embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO DRAWINGS
It should be noted that identical reference numbers refer to identical parts in different figures.
Referring to Fig. 1, 2, and 3, portable bag handle 10 comprises of an elongated, hollow, tubular element with opposite open ends. Portable bag handle: 10 has a flat top wall 12 and a curved bottom wall 14. Flat top wall 12 and curved bottom wall 14 are joined by two side walls 21, 25.
Side wall 21 has an elongated, longitudinal side opening 26 proximate top wall 12 which divides side wall 21 into a top portion 22 and a bottom portion 24. Side opening 26 has a lip 18 along its bottom periphery on bottom portion 24 which ___..m._ ~..~ ..~~,~~,..~_.. ~---._._______._ ~.~....~, ~...~-curls inwardly. Because of the flexibility of side wall 21, the width of side opening 26 can be increased temporarily for insertion and removal of bag loops or strips of a range of sizes. The exterior surface of bottom w;~.ll 14 may have ridges forming finger grips to aid the u~;er in gripping portable bag handle 10.
Portable bag handle 10 is preferably molded from semi-rigid plastic with elastic memory. When pressure is applied to portable bag handle 10, portable bag handle 10 is able to bend and when the pressure is released, portable bag handle 10 is able to return to its original position.
Referring to Fig. 4, to permit eased of insertion, top portion 22 of side wall 21 is inwardly depressed so that the width of side opening 26 is larger than the diameter of loops 28 of bag 29. Loops 28 are then inserted through side opening 26 to rest at interior bottom surface 16 of portable bag handle 10. After insertion, pressure on top portion 22 of side wall 21 is released allowing side opening 26 to return to its original width. When portable bag handle 10 is rotated in a direction that moves loops 28 along side wall 24 containing lip 18, lip 18 prevents escape of the retained bag loops 28. Moreover, as the shape of portable bag handle 10 is non-symmetric with respect to a horizontal plane, a user would immediately perceive if portable bag handle 10 were accidentally inverted.
Loops 28 of bag 29 may be easily removed simply by rotating portable bag handle 10 so that :Loops 28 contact top wall 12 and then further rotating handle 10 so that loops 28 move towards side opening 26. The weight of bag 29 keeps loops 28 contacting top wall 12 all the way along the length of portable bag handle 1.0 so they stay aligned with side opening 26 prior to exiting. The width of side opening 26 is then increased by inwardly depressing top portion 22 of side wall 21 and loops 28 of bag 29 are taken out of portable bag handle 10.
Instead of inwardly depressing top portion 22 of side wall 21, bottom portion 24 of side wall 21 may be inwardly depressed to increase the width of side opening 26.
Referring to Fig. 5, a variant of portable bag handle 10 has a curved tubular element. Portable bag handle 10 is curved to more closely conform to the shape of bag loops 28 resting at interior bottom surface 16.
While the present invention has been described with particularity, it should be understood that various modifications and alterations may be mac~.e therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention set forth in the appended claims.
Claims (6)
1. A portable bag handle for carrying a bag of the type having handles of thin loops or strips of plastic attached to the body of the bag, comprising an elongated, hollow tubular element having a top wall and a bottom wall joined to said top wall by first and second side walls, said first side wall having an elongated opening proximate said top wall, said first side wall curling inwardly to form a lip along a periphery of the opening closest to said bottom wall, wherein said lip inhibits said loops and said strips from accidentally slipping out of the opening when said portable bag handle is rotated.
2. A portable bag handle according to claim 1, wherein said handle is constructed from a semi-rigid plastic with elastic memory.
3. A portable bag handle according to claim 1, wherein the width of said side opening is increased by applying pressure on said first side wall and the width of said side opening reverts to an original width when the pressure is released from said first side wall.
4. A portable bag handle according to claim 1, wherein an interior surface of said bottom wall is concave.
5. A portable bag handle according to claim 1, including ridges on an exterior surface of said bottom wall.
6. A portable bag handle according to claim 1, wherein said handle has a cured longitudinal axis.
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITPD20080269A1 (en) * | 2008-09-23 | 2010-03-24 | Galbo Daniela Rachele Lo | REMOVABLE KNOB COMBINED WITH HANDLE OF CONTAINERS CONTAINABLE BY HAND, IN PARTICULAR BAGS OR PLASTIC BAGS |
| US7819449B2 (en) | 2007-06-25 | 2010-10-26 | Forrest Johnson | Handgrip for carrying multiple bags |
| RU225929U1 (en) * | 2023-11-01 | 2024-05-14 | Александр Александрович Силин | HANDLE HOLDER FOR PACKAGES OR BAGS |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7819449B2 (en) | 2007-06-25 | 2010-10-26 | Forrest Johnson | Handgrip for carrying multiple bags |
| ITPD20080269A1 (en) * | 2008-09-23 | 2010-03-24 | Galbo Daniela Rachele Lo | REMOVABLE KNOB COMBINED WITH HANDLE OF CONTAINERS CONTAINABLE BY HAND, IN PARTICULAR BAGS OR PLASTIC BAGS |
| RU225929U1 (en) * | 2023-11-01 | 2024-05-14 | Александр Александрович Силин | HANDLE HOLDER FOR PACKAGES OR BAGS |
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