Patent ID: 6883207
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: A45F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a handle member comprising a body portion defining an opening therethrough, the opening configured to receive fingers of a human hand therethrough, the handle member configured to be grasped by said fingers; a rigid cantilever portion having a base end and a free end, the base end coupled to the handle member defining a slot between the free end and the handle member, the slot being configured to receive at least one handle of at least one bag; a hook extending into the slot between the free end and the handle member, the hook configured to block at least a portion of the slot, wherein at least a portion of the slot defines a generally circular well, the slot angled upwardly from the well toward the free end of the cantilever portion, and wherein the hook has a smaller thickness than the cantilever portion and has a generally triangular shape, the hook having an arcuate edge which is continuous with and forms a portion of the well, the arcuate edge terminating in a generally pointed distal end; and a small gap formed in the periphery of the well between the distal end of the hook and the slot, whereby bag handles are retained in the well by said hook but can easily be removed.