Patent ID: 8020910

Claim:
A handle for lifting and carrying a grocery bag comprising: a. a rigid elongated bar adapted for being gripped by a human hand, and b. first and second knobs each attached to an end of said bar, and each knob being radially larger than said bar, and each knob having first and second portions attached together with a gap therebetween by an axial rod proximate the centers of the knob portions and extending from the first knob portion to the second knob portion, said rod having a diameter less than said bar, and each knob portion axially attached to an end of said rod, c. whereby, said rod separates said first and second portions of the knob thus forming an annular slot for receiving therein at least one loop handle of a bag, and d. the outer edges of the annular slots are flared to form a tapered entrance into the slot, and e. the gripping bar has a friction enhancing surface comprising a series of annular rings forming surface of adjacent undulating, rounded, hummocks, and f. whereby, said knobs, in cooperation with said gripping bar, comprise a handle adapted for lifting and carrying a shopping bag by a human hand.