Patent ID: 8292136

Claim:
A support for easier carrying of item carrying containers, comprising: at least one elongated band made of a flexible material that allows folding of the band onto itself in a loop, said band including a central portion and two end portions, at least a first one of said end portions having a narrow contour region suitable to fit below a hand insertion opening formed by a handle element of an item carrying container; fastening means provided connected to said band for fastening to each other said end portions when the band is folded onto itself in a loop and closed around at least one container; detachable coupling elements provided on at least one face of said band for detachable coupling to a trunk of a body of a user, so as to allow to carry the container without using hands and in a substantially upright position; two flaps of flexible material that comprise each a first, attaching side end and a second, opposite, free side end, said two flaps being attached with said first side ends thereof to the at least one face of the band so as to be both foldable to an open position in which the flaps are folded open and unfoldable to a closed position in which the second free side ends of the flaps are drawable together so as to cover and keep hidden said detachable coupling elements; and a third flap, attached on said at least one face, of said band, said detachable coupling elements comprising at least one pair of straps which are mutually opposite and are provided at sides of said central portion of said band, said third flap being attached to said band so as to form a pocket suitable to accommodate said at least one pair of straps, in a stored position.