Patent ID: 6223397
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination plastic handle and blow-molded plastic container, said container having a sidewall and said handle being manufactured separately of said container and being permanently bonded to said container sidewall, said handle comprising an elongate grip having a contoured body section for being engaged between a palm and fingers of a person grasping the handle in a comfortable manner, said contoured body section having a palm-confronting side and a finger-confronting side which are matingly engageable such that when the handle is stacked with an identical handle, said palm-confronting side of one of the handles mates with said finger-confronting side of the other handle to maintain alignment of the handles when stacked, said contoured body section having a pair of elongate side edges and being concave between said elongate side edges so that, when said handle is bonded to said container, said contoured body section bows toward said container.