U.S. patent number 3,913,172 [Application Number 05/238,471] was granted by the patent office on 1975-10-21 for detachable hand-grip for shopping bags.
Invention is credited to by Vivian L. Hadley, by Arlene I. Petrovich, George Richards, deceased.
United States Patent |
3,913,172 |
Richards, deceased , et
al. |
October 21, 1975 |
Detachable hand-grip for shopping bags
Abstract
An elongated block is provided and includes a longitudinal
channel therein opening outwardly of one longitudinal side of the
block as well as its opposite ends. The channel may receive rope or
equivalent shopping bag handles therein and a closure panel
extending longitudinally of the block is provided and swingably
supported from the block for lateral shifting into and out of
position closing the open side of the channel, releasable latch
structure being provided for retaining the closure plate in
position closing the open side of the channel.
Inventors: |
Richards, deceased; George
(LATE OF Lansing, MI), Hadley; by Vivian L. (Lansing,
MI), Petrovich; by Arlene I. (Lansing, MI) |
Family
ID: |
22898038 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/238,471 |
Filed: |
March 27, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
16/411; 294/171;
383/13 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F
5/1046 (20130101); A45F 2005/1073 (20130101); Y10T
16/4576 (20150115) |
Current International
Class: |
A45F
5/10 (20060101); A45F 5/00 (20060101); B65D
025/32 () |
Field of
Search: |
;16/114B,114R,11R
;24/119 ;224/56,57 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Guest; Alfred R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: O'Brien; Clarence A. Jacobson;
Harvey B.
Claims
Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:
1. As a new article of manufacture, a readily attachable and
detachable hand-grip for use in association with rope and
equivalent handles on shopping bags and the like comprising an
elongate block having a channel opening through one longitudinal
edge and also through opposite transverse ends and defining groove
means for reception of the bight portion of a rope or an equivalent
carrying handle, and a readily openable and closable cover for the
main entrance portion of said channel, said cover being in the form
of a flat plate, one wall of the channel having an accessible
finger niche and an adjacent edge portion of the cover plate having
a finger accommodating bend in alignment with said niche, an
opposite edge portion of said plate having a keeper hole and the
other wall of said channel being provided with a projecting pin
constituting a keeper, the latter being releasably associable with
said keeper hole.
2. A readily applicable and removable hand-grip for use in
association with rope handles on a shopping bag comprising an
elongate block having a groove channeled therein with said groove
opening through opposite transverse ends of said block and one
longitudinal edge of said block, a flat cover plate in contact with
said one longitudinal edge of the block and completely covering the
adjacent portion of the groove, said cover plate being provided at
opposite ends with lateral arms, and said arms being hingedly
attached to corresponding ends of said block, one wall of said
block being provided with a finger niche, a corresponding edge
portion of the plate having a fingernail bend, the opposite edge
portion of the plate being provided with a keeper hole and the
adjacent wall of the block being provided with a keeper pin fitting
into said hole.
Description
The present invention relates to a readily applicable and removable
hand-grip which is expressly, but not necessarily designed and
adapted to be used on and in connection with two looped cords which
are currently used on paper and equivalent shopping bags as
carrying handles.
As the introductory statement of the invention implies, carrying a
heavily loaded shopping bag through the instrumentality of the
usual cord or rope handles is often quite a job, particularly when
the load has to be carried an appreciable distance. Not only is the
bag carrying assignment a rear chore, but it is objectionable
inasmuch as the usual type cord handles cut and often bruise the
carrier's hands. In these circumstances, all sorts of makeshift
pads and grips have been recommended for use. Many of these, when
especially constructed as hand-grips have, of course, been
patented.
The instant invention has to do with, as is obvious, a simple,
practical wooden or equivalent hand-grip which may be readily
carried in one's pocket or elsewhere, may be quickly attached and
detached, is simple and economical, and otherwise thought to be an
improvement in this special line of endeavor.
Another, somewhat general object of the invention is to
structurally and functionally improve on prior art hand-grips and,
in so doing, to thus bring into vogue a hand-grip in which
manufacturers, retailers and users will find their essential
requirements fully met, contained and effectually available.
Briefly summarized, a preferred embodiment of the invention
comprises a relatively small wooden or equivalent block which has a
channel in one edge with the channel opening through opposite
transverse ends and providing a cord handle receiving and
accommodating groove. A plate covers the mouth portion of the
groove and said plate is hingedly mounted on end portions of the
block and simple catch means is provided whereby the plate lids
over the groove and effectively closes the latter, thus reliably
maintaining the hand-grip on said cord handles.
Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from
the following description and the accompanying sheet of
illustrative drawings.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, wherein like numerals are
employed to designate like parts throughout the views:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a readily attachable and detachable
hand-grip constructed in accordance with the invention and showing
the manner in which same is normally used.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hand-grip per se with the cover
or lid in open position.
FIG. 3 is a cross-section on the plane of the line 3--3 of FIG. 1,
looking in the direction of the arrows, and also showing, in dotted
lines, the cover means in open position.
FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view taken approximately
on the plane of the line 4--4 of FIG. 3, looking in the direction
of the arrows.
Referring now to the drawings by reference numerals and
accompanying lead lines, and with particular reference to FIG. 1,
the letter A denotes a conventional paper or equivalent marketing
or shopping bag. As is usual, this is provided with suitably
constructed and attached carrying handles. These are the customary
cords or ropes having looped portions B and C which are gripped in
a well-known manner for purposes of carrying the bag from place to
place. To avoid cutting and to provide a satisfactory and
comforting grip, the novel hand-grip herein revealed is offered.
The grip comprises an elongated wooden or equivalent block 6 which
may be said to be of general rectangular form. One longitudinal
edge portion of this is rabbeted or otherwise formed to provide a
channel 8, which channel opens through opposite transverse ends and
provides the aforementioned groove for receptive retention of the
bight portions of the handle loops B and C. One wall is centrally
formed with a niche 10 to accommodate the fingernail of the user.
The other wall is centrally provided with a short detent or keeper
pin 12, the niche being in the wall 14 and the pin in the remaining
parallel wall 16.
Various devices and ways and means in prior art devices have been
proposed for covering or otherwise temporarily closing groove means
in a block to hold the rope handles in said groove means. In the
instant invention, a novel cover is employed and this lids over the
main open or mouth portion of the groove means 8. The cover takes
the form of a flat rectangular plate 18 which is of an areal extent
to satisfactorily lid over the complete grooved longitudinal edge
portion of the block. One longitudinal edge of the plate is
provided with an indentation 20 providing a finger bend which
coacts with the aforementioned niche 10 and assists in enabling the
user to lift the lid and to swing it from a closed to an open
position. The opposite intermediate longitudinal edge portion of
the plate has a simple circular keeper hole 22 therein and this
resiliently snaps over and engages the protruding end portion of a
keeper pin 24 which is "nailed" into the edge portion of the wall
16 in the manner shown. Opposite transverse end portions of the
lidding or covering plate are provided with lateral arms 26 and
these are hinged and thus anchored in place, as at 28. They are
preferably hinged to the ends of the wall 16. By properly matching
and proportioning the elements the lengths of the arms 26 from the
points of hinging attachment at 28 may be made so that when the
plate, which is slightly resilient, hoods over the mouth of the
groove or channel, the yielding action causes the keeper hole 22 to
"snap" over and seat itself on the keeper pin 12.
The provision of a block with groove or channel means therein, the
niche 10 and keeper pin 12 plus the lifting bend 20 and keeper hole
22 provide a unique cover for lidding over and closing the channel.
A flat plate with arms 26 which are correctly made so as to provide
the desired hinging and tensioning results insures that a snug and
neat fitting lid or cover is thus had.
In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of
the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A
more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.
Minor changes in shape, size, materials and arrangement of parts
may be resorted to in actual practice without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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