Patent ID: 7793389
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: A47J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handling apparatus, comprising a man-made object to be handled repeatedly by a user and at least one detachable handle, said object comprises a rigid object body and at least one attachment member comprising a member engagement region and a member locking means, each of said at least one attachment member is rigidly attached in a predetermined way to a side surface of said object body, said detachable handle comprises a handle engagement region, a handle locking means, and a gripping means adapted for gripping by a hand, positioned said handle engagement region is capable of engaging with any area of said member engagement region it is aligned with, the configuration of said handle engagement region is predetermined to enclose at least partially said attachment member when engaged with any area of said member engagement region, a position of said handle is secured about said object when said handle engagement region is engaged with said member engagement region and said handle locking means is engaged with said member locking means, the configuration of said handle engagement region is predetermined for providing said handle with an ability to be oriented about each predetermined point of said attachment member in a plurality of positions where any point of said handle is equidistantly located from said each predetermined point in any of said plurality of positions, said gripping means is further adapted to allow said hand to be oriented at different vertical and horizontal angles about said side surface in said plurality of positions, whereby a user is able to orient said handle about said object conveniently according to a task at hand, said gripping means is furthermore adapted for a user to align and to engage said handle engagement region with any unobstructed area of said member engagement region in any of said plurality of positions, said handle locking means is adapted to engage automatically with said member locking means at the moment of engagement of said handle engagement region with any area of said member engagement region, said handle locking means and said member locking means, once engaged, are adapted to remain engaged without user assistance regardless of orientation of said object, said handle locking means is adapted to be disengaged from said member locking means manually by a user, said gripping means is additionally adapted for a user to disengage said handle engagement region from said member engagement region when said handle locking means is disengaged from said member locking means, said gripping means is also adapted for a user to detach said handle from said object when said handle engagement region is disengaged from said member engagement region.