Patent ID: 7967186

Claim:
A container with a reconfigurable handle, comprising: a container, the container including a body defining a receptacle and including a wall defining a portion of the receptacle, the wall having an outer side and an inner side opposite the outer side, the wall including a first slot and a second slot extending therethrough; and a handle, the handle including a first handle portion and a second handle portion, each of the first and second handle portions including an open section that forms a finger space configured to facilitate gripping by a user during use of the handle, the open section of the first handle portion being separate from and non-contiguous in relation to the open section of the second handle portion, the first handle portion and the second handle portion being coupled together and moveable relative to each other, the first handle portion being slidably mounted in the first slot, the second handle portion being slidably mounted in the second slot, the handle being selectively disposable in a stored configuration in which the first handle portion and the second handle portion are disposed substantially parallel to and proximate to the inner side of the wall of the container such that the open sections of the first and second handle portions are disposed below the wall and within the container and in a deployed configuration in which the first handle portion and the second handle portion extend outwardly from and are disposed transverse to the outer side of the wall such that the open sections of the first and second handle portions are exposed and disposed above the wall.