Patent ID: 9517860
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B44D,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A container handling system comprising: a gripping device having an upper surface and a lower surface and a side surface, a lower slot formed in the gripping device extending upwardly from the lower surface, the lower slot having an arcuate configuration with a first radius of curvature, the lower slot having an upper ledge positionable above an upper edge of a container; the gripping device having an upper extent elevationally above the upper ledge and above the container, the gripping device having a lower extent elevationally below the upper ledge, the gripping device having an interior extent radially interior of the container during use, the gripping device having an exterior extent radially exterior of the container during use, the exterior extent being longer than the interior extent, an inner groove formed in the interior extent above the ledge, the inner groove being at an acute angle with respect to horizontal for receiving a thumb of the user at least one outer groove formed in the exterior extent, the outer groove being at an acute angle with respect to horizontal for receiving the index finger of the user.