Patent ID: 8827110
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: B65B,B65D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for use in mounting a handle having an end with an opening to a horticultural tray having a plurality of cells adapted to receive plants and a surface with an opening, said connector comprising a body comprising a first section adapted to engage the handle end and a second section adapted to be received in the tray surface opening to engage the tray, a stop member extending outwardly from said body at a point between said first and second sections at least a portion of which stop member is adapted to cooperate with the tray surface when said second section is received in the tray surface opening to prevent said first section from passing through the tray surface opening, said first section comprising a hook member, said hook member comprising a first part extending from said stop member and a second part having an unattached end, said unattached end of said second part of said hook member being inclined relative to said stop member and spaced from a substantially parallel portion of said first part of said hook member so as to define a channel through which the handle end may pass such that the hook member engages the end of the handle, said second section comprising a central part extending from said stop member in a direction opposite to said hook member and flexible arms extending outwardly from said central part, said arms being adapted to flex inwardly to allow said second section to pass through the tray surface opening and thereafter lodge under the tray surface to engage the tray.