Patent ID: 6901635

Claim:
A carrier for supporting and carrying bags having handles, the carrier comprising: a handle including a gripping member constructed and arranged to be grasped by a user, an opening, a body portion, and a locking lip supported adjacent and below the opening on an outer surface of the body portion; a hook having a base extending from and supported by the handle, the base including a curvature constructed and arranged to support the handles of the carrying bag, the hook further including a rigid outer leg having a first end which extends from the curved base and a second end opposite the first end; a locking member having a first end supported by the second end of the outer leg, a second end engageable with the locking lip of the handle in order to lock the hook into a closed position during use, an inner surface, and an outer surface; and a release member constructed and arranged to release the locking member from engagement with the handle.