Patent ID: 7694391

Claim:
An appliance giving having an ergonomic handle offering users the choice of horizontally or vertically gripping the handle, comprising: a first handle member shaped and dimensioned for gripping by an individual, the first handle member having a first longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, and upper and lower surfaces; a second handle member shaped and dimensioned for gripping by an individual, the second handle member having a second longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second handle member is the only portion of the handle connected to the appliance; the first handle member and the second handle member being connected such that the second longitudinal axis of the second handle member is oriented approximately perpendicular relative to the first longitudinal axis of the first handle member, and wherein the first end of the first handle member is connected to the second end of the second handle member, the second end of the first handle member is free and unconnected to the appliance, and the first end of the second handle member is connected directly to the appliance with the appliance extending downwardly therefrom along the second longitudinal axis of the second handle member.