| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220755000 | Specified gripping structure (i.e., the handle portion that is contacted by the hand) | 21 |
| 20100051635 | DETACHABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER HANDLE - A detachable beverage container handle includes a reusable figurine-shaped handle which can be mounted and released from beverage contains of a plurality of container diameters. The figurine is hinged to accommodate containers of different sizes. A lower extremity of the figurine includes a clamp for engaging the base or bottom of the container. an upper extremity of the figurine has a clamp for engaging the rim of the container. An embodiment of the handle has a rim clamp with pivoting arms that force gripping surfaces of the clamp into an engaging position on the rim. A user may pivot the arms to a release position. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100140281 | Figure "8" pot & pan handle - The nature of the “figure “8” pot & pan handle is the unique design, with the Inner and outer loop. It is designed to be controlled with one hand and due to the Shorter length, be less of a safety issue while in use on a cooking surface. It should Provide a surer grip, in a couple of ways and hopefully a safer way to handle the job Of preparing meals. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110155752 | Cosmetic Case Holder - A movable thumb-sized pad for use in cosmetic containers. The pad provides a thumb-sized area for placement of the thumb to securely hold a cosmetic container with one hand. The thumb pad can be removably placed in a cosmetic container and held in place magnetically. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120012601 | CARRYING AIDS FOR CONTAINERS - Carrying aids may be used with containers that include a wire bail pivotably attached to the container. The carrying aids may include a body configured to engage the bail and be grasped by a grasping hand to suspend the container in a first position. The body may be configured to transfer a torque from a grasping hand to the bail. The torque may pivot the bail relative to the container while lifting the container relative to a grasping hand from the first position to a second position above the first position. In some examples, the bail, with the body mounted thereon, may be pivoted down proximate the sidewall of the container such that the body engages a thumb of a grasping hand and presses the hand against the sidewall to stabilize and support the container relative to the grasping hand. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120043342 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER - A handle assembly for a container includes a baseplate and a handle portion. A post extends from an arm of the handle portion and is configured to allow the baseplate to be snapped onto the post. In turn, the baseplate may be fastened or otherwise attached to the container. When lifting the container, the handle is rotated from a stored position and mechanically halted in a lifting position with interlocking complementary stops coupled to the handle portion and baseplate, respectively. In one embodiment, the stops include complementarily angled surfaces that are placed in interlocking bearing contact when the handle portion is in the lifting position. A biasing member coupled to the handle portion and engaged with the baseplate biases the handle portion toward the stored position. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120118903 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING FLANGELESS CONTAINERS - A finger grip for a flangeless container, the finger grip having a skirt removably attachable to an open end portion of the container and a lip that extends radially outwardly from the skirt. The flangeless container is fillable by capping the container using a cap element to attach the finger grip to the container; installing the container in a container support assembly including a tray having a plurality of wells; filling the container; inserting a piston into the container; and removing the finger grip. Each well has a depth less than a predetermined length of the container, a lower portion of each well having a first cross-sectional shape similar to but greater than the cross-sectional shape of the flangeless container, an upper portion of each well having a second cross-sectional shape similar to but greater than the first cross-sectional shape. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130008914 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD LIQUID CONTAINER - The invention is directed to a portable hand-held liquid container including a base, a body, a shoulder, a neck and a finger-engaging element which are configured as one piece to together define a unitary hollow reservoir for receiving liquid, and which are in fluid communication with each other to maximize the volume of the reservoir; and a closure removably attachable to seal the container. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130008915 | HANDLE FOR CONTAINER - A separately formed handle for a container includes an annular portion, an extension portion, and a grip portion. The annular portion can be configured to engage a portion of a separate container. The extension portion of the handle is connected to and extends from the annular portion and the grip portion is connected to the extension portion. In embodiments the grip portion includes a plurality of spaced apart fins having grooves on opposite surfaces thereof. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130270285 | POT LID HANDLE - A unique designed, larger handle for a pot lid extends a greater distance above the lid central surface than in prior lid handles. As a result, the larger pot lid handle provides to a user the ability to grasp the handle when the pot lid with handle oriented downward is resting on a surface without burning the users hand on the hot pot lid. When the pot lid with the new handle is placed on a flat surface with said handle extended toward and in contact with the surface, and a surface portion of the pot lid is in contact with said surface, this handle design results in the pot lid resting at a much greater angle to said surface than in state of the art pot lid handle designs. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140061214 | HAND-HELD CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention concerns a pair of handles of a cleaning bucket configured and/or shaped in such a way as to make the bucket extremely practical and handy, allowing it to contain/retain in the space between them the protruding handle of a cleaning implement housed in the underlying container. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069948 | HANDGRIP FOR COOKING VESSELS - The invention describes a handgrip ( | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140231443 | Handle for Cookware - The present invention relates to a handle for cookware, and more particularly, to a handle for cookware that is easy to assemble and simple to operate, wherein an upper grip and a lower grip can be naturally brought together (to firmly close top and bottom vessels) or disengaged (to mutually separate the top and bottom vessels), by means of a cylindrical button that is longitudinally reciprocating along the sliding surface by elasticity of a spring. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140284345 | Detachable Handle For A Container Having A Bail - A detachable handle for holding or carrying a paint can or other similar container having a bail provides multiple handgrip positions to allow full access to the opening of the container, while allowing for distortion of the bail. The design may accept containers of varying sizes and shapes and requires a minimum number of steps and effort to secure the device to the container. A detachable handle according to the invention may remain secured to the container when not actively in use by the user. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140339246 | ERGONOMIC HANDLE AND STRUCTURES OPERABLE IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH - An ergonomic handle configuration has a larger diameter than known conventional handles. The handle is configured with a predetermined combination of convex and concave curvatures that combine in such a way as to mimic a curvature of a user's palm along an area of contact of the palm with the handle, as well as to mimic a curvature of a user's fingers when curled to grip the handle along an area of contact of the fingers with the handle, when a user grips the handle. In addition, implementations of the handle in combination with a container or implement can include a thumb rest that is specifically configured to engage a thumb of a user in a neutral posture thumb position when gripping the handle. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140374427 | BOTTLE CONTAINER OF A PINCH-GRIP TYPE, AND MOVABLE INSERTS OF A BLOW MOLD USED TO MOLD SUCH A BOTTLE CONTAINER - An invention including a bottle container of a pinch-grip type of synthetic resin blow-molded product and which includes a body of a bottle container, and a grip including a pair of right and left deep-recessed grip portions, formed by concaving both side wall portions of the body of the bottle container, a rear wall portion of the body disposed at a position rearward from the deep-recessed grip portions in a front-back direction, wherein each grip portion includes a caved in recessed wall, vertical side walls positioned facing each other across the wall, and lateral walls disposed at upper and lower ends of the wall, so that surrounding walls as a whole is formed by vertical walls and lateral walls that surround the recessed wall, and wherein the vertical side walls have an angle of gradient which is set at a right angle relative to a transverse center line extending horizontally. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150053705 | BUCKET HANDLE ADD-ON - A handle add-on for buckets and a method for installing same are provided. The handle add-on has a first portion and a second portion, both having a generally horizontal cylindrical segment shape. The first and second portions can be coupled and interlocked together to form a curved bore therebetween to accommodate a portion of a bucket handle by a method comprising: placing a portion of the handle into an axial channel of the second portion, positioning the first portion over the second portion, and interlocking the first and second portions by sliding the first portion axially relative to the second portion. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160022066 | Weight Training Beverage Mug - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a beverage mug which doubles as an upper extremity exercise apparatus. For all embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus is comprised of a base connected to and closing off one end of a substantially cylindrical wall to form a beverage containing vessel. On the opposite or remaining open end of said vessel is the brim. A solid handle is connected to cylindrical wall. Said vessel and handle are made from non-toxic porcelain ceramic, glass, wire reinforced glass, or similar material with density that is greater than liquid water. Said cylindrical wall and base not in contact with the beverage are lined with one or more layers of material with modulus of elasticity and coefficient of friction properties substantially similar to neoprene. To maximize mass, said cylindrical wall and base are dimensioned so that said cylindrical wall and base weigh more than liquid water at the full capacity of said apparatus. For one embodiment of the present invention, said cylindrical walls taper in the vertical direction away from the closed end of said vessel to approximately 0.159 centimeters (0.0625 inches) wall thickness along said brim. In another embodiment of the present invention, said cylindrical wall at said brim possesses a plurality of scoops centered approximately ninety degrees offset from said handle. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160039570 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH CARRYING HANDLE - A plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein a carrying element for carrying the container is disposed on the mouth region is provided. The carrying element is designed to be at least in sections flexible and has a fastening portion by which it can be fastened at least intermittently to the mouth of the container and at least one first gripping portion which is connected to this fastening portion and has an opening through which a region of a human hand can be passed, wherein this opening is delimited by several edge regions, wherein a holding element which is flexible relative to this edge region and extends in the direction of the opening, is disposed on at least one edge region. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160075480 | DETACHABLE HANDLE FOR A CONTAINER - A detachable handle for attaching to a container. In one embodiment, the handle includes a grip member for grasping by a person, an upper clip member that extends from the grip member and includes one or more grooves for coupling to a top rim of the container, and a base member that extends from the grip member. The base member has a bottom surface that is substantially flat for resting on a flat surface, and a top surface that includes a circular recess for holding a bottom of the container. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160130037 | TOOLBOX HANDLE - A toolbox handle is provided, including a connecting portion and a grip portion. The connecting portion is provided for being connected to a tool box. The grip portion is connected to the connecting portion, and the grip portion has a circumferential side for gripping. The circumferential side has at least one through hole. An inner circumferential face of each through hole is formed with at least one rib portion, and each through hole is at least partly stepped. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160251118 | Paint Container Handling System | 09-01-2016 |
