Patent ID: 8505788

Claim:
An ergonomic detachable handle carrying device for transporting a container, the ergonomic detachable handle carrying device being adapted to attach to a gap formed between a lip extending around an outside periphery of the container and an outer wall surface of the container, said ergonomic detachable carrying device comprising: a) an elongated member having: an ergonomic grip portion, and a contoured band portion at an end of the elongated member, the contoured band portion being integrally attached to the ergonomic grip portion, wherein the contoured band portion includes: a cantilevered platform laterally extending from said contoured band portion, said cantilevered platform terminating with an upstanding peripheral edge; a pair of channel guides mounted to the top of said contoured band portion of said ergonomic detachable carrying device and extending along the cantilevered platform; and b) means for clamping said lip of said container to said upstanding peripheral edge, said clamping meat mounted to said cantilevered platform via an opposing set of guide rails that slide in the channel guides of the cantilevered platform so that the means for clamping is adapted to laterally extend into contact with the lip of the container; wherein the upstanding peripheral edge is adapted to extend up into the gap formed under the lip of the container so that the lip of the container is trapped between the upstanding peripheral edge and the means for clamping when the means for clamping is adapted to laterally extend into contact with the lip of the container.