Handle assembly for a container

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A handle assembly for a container, the handle assembly comprising:
a handle portion having a grippable member coupled to an arm that extends from the grippable member, the handle portion rotatable about a rotation axis from a stored position to a lifting position; a first arm stop coupled to a first inboard surface of the handle portion and having a first stop surface and a second arm stop coupled to a second inboard surface of the handle portion and having a second stop surface, the first inboard surface facing the second inboard surface and the first and second stop surfaces being angled relative to the rotation axis, the first and second stop surfaces facing outwardly from one another along the rotation axis; and a baseplate releasably connectable to the handle, the baseplate having a first baseplate stop surface and a second baseplate stop surface, the first and second baseplate stop surfaces being angled relative to the rotation axis and facing inwardly toward one another along the rotation axis, the first baseplate stop surface being arranged to engage with the first stop surface and the second baseplate stop surface being arranged to engage with the second stop surface when the handle portion is rotated to the lifting position having the baseplate stop positioned between the stop surface of the arm stop and the inboard surface of the handle portion such that the first and second baseplate stop surfaces urge the first stop surface and the second stop surface inwardly toward one another along the rotation axis.