Patent ID: 7805813
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A47J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grip for use with a bail coupled to a container and having a tubular handle disposed on the bail and for use with a human hand, the grip comprising an elongate tubular body adapted for extending along a portion of the bail, the body having a cylindrical side wall and formed from first and second shells each having first and second opposite end portions, the cylindrical side wall including a central portion adapted for grasping by the human hand and having a diameter of at least one inch for reducing load concentrations on the human hand, the first and second end portions having respective first and second engagement surfaces for contacting the bail in spaced-apart positions and the body having an internal cavity, the first and second engagement surfaces having a transverse dimension and the internal cavity having a transverse dimension greater than the transverse dimension of the first and second engagement surfaces and a length at least as long as the central portion for receiving the tubular handle, the central portion having first and second sets of cooperatively mating registration features for registering the first and second shells relative to each other and enhancing the circumferential rigidity of the cylindrical side wall and the first and second end portions having respective first and second sets of cooperatively mating fastening features, the first and second sets of registration features restricting relative longitudinal movement between the first and second shells so as to cause the first and second fastening features to lock the first and second shells together around the tubular handle whereby the body can be secured to the bail about the tubular handle and facilitate carrying of the container.