Patent ID: 6926163

Claim:
Plastic container with a separately formed handle, which comprises: a hollow body of plastic material having a lower, supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, a shoulder portion extending upwardly from the sidewall, and an upper neck portion with an opening therein extending upwardly from the shoulder portion; a separately formed, unitary, one-piece handle having a first open position and a second closed position, and having an annular portion engaging said neck portion and supported thereby, and a handle portion extending downwardly from the annular portion; and wherein said neck portion and annular portion each include at least two engagement surfaces which fit together to form at least two projections seated in at least two grooves, said first open position having semi-circular central portions connected by a hinge, with said engagement surfaces provided on the semi-circular portions and configured to engage said engagement surfaces on the neck portion, and wherein said second closed position having said semi-circular portions closed to form said annular portion with the engagement surfaces fitted together, and wherein said first open position includes two arm portions extending outwardly from the semi-circular portions and said second closed position includes said two arm portions connected together in a locking engagement to form said handle portion.