Patent ID: 6102458
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
A detachable handle for use with a first standard sized container having a first top rim and a first bottom rim and for use with a second different standard sized container having a second top rim and a second bottom rim, said detachable handle comprising:a first member comprising a handle, a generally vertically extending first leg, and a first container engaging portion, said first leg comprising a first aperture extending generally horizontally through said first leg;a second member comprising a generally vertically extending second leg and a second container engaging portion, said second leg comprising a second aperture extending generally horizontally through said second leg;a third member comprising a generally vertically extending third leg and a third container engaging portion, said third leg comprising a third aperture extending generally horizontally through said third leg; andwherein when said first and second container engaging portions are engageable with the first top rim and the first bottom rim, respectively, of the first standard sized container, said first aperture is alignable with said second aperture so that an insertable member is insertable through said first and second apertures and slidably engageable with portions of said first and second legs defining said first and second apertures to inhibit disengagement of said first and second container engaging portions from the first standard sized container; andwherein when said first and third container engaging portions are engageable with the second top rim and the second bottom rim, respectively, of the second different standard sized container, said first aperture is alignable with said third aperture so that an insertable member is insertable through said first and third apertures and slidably engageable with portions of said first and third legs defining said first and third apertures to inhibit disengagement of said first and third container engaging portions from the second different standard sized container.