Carrier for sacks with strap

Abstract

A device has a cylindrical handle with two opposed ends and lifts loaded sacks and other equipment with narrow handholds. Upon both ends, the device has a slot about its circumference. Each slot receives an end of a strap fitted over the handle and into the slot. The strap then suspends below the handle, passes through the handholds of sacks, secures back to the handle, and allows many sacks to be carried. Alternatively, two straps are provided, one upon each end for carrying sacks separately.

Description

[0001]This application is a continuation in part of the pending non-provisional application having the Ser. No. 11 / 752,061 with a filing date of May 22, 2007 and both applications are owned by the same inventor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The carrier for sacks with strap generally relates to house wares and more specifically to a handle having a strap that receives plastic grocery sacks among other things.[0003]For many years, people have brought home groceries in paper bags. The paper bags are generally hollow and rectangular in shape when unfolded. A person grasps the bag from below or grips the folded over top. But in recent years, paper bags have been found as a fairly large component in landfill waste. Paper bags also have a high cost of production and toll upon the environment. Bowing to environmental and cost pressures, grocers have sought other bags.[0004]Grocers, joining with other stores, developed plastic sacks, generally of polyethylene. The plastic sacks are flexib...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. The present invention also includes a handle offset above the hooks, two fasteners upon each hook to prevent rotation of the hook relative to the handle, rings or ridges upon the handle to prevent slippage of a person's grip, symmetric slots upon the handle, a symmetric strap, a strap having elongated apertures, and reinforcing upon the strap around the apertures.

[0013]Another object is to provide such a carrier for sacks that holds at least two sacks of groceries without reducing circulation to the fingers and palm and without pinching the fingers.

[0014]Another object is to provide such a carrier for sacks that has a low cost of manufacturing so the consuming public can readily purchase the carrier for sacks through existing retail outlets and retailers can source the carrier from existing wholesalers and suppliers.

Problems solved by technology

Paper bags also have a high cost of production and toll upon the environment.

If many sacks are carried in one hand or a sack is carried for a long time, the sacks begin to pinch into the fingers causing discoloration and eventually discomfort from lack of circulation.

Additionally, the plastic sacks generally remain in a person's hands as gripping them from beneath causes the sacks to open and spill their contents.

Holding such handles for long durations also pinches the inside of fingers.

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