Abstract: A carrying handle is provided for use in conjunction with wrapped food items wherein the wrapping is secured at one end with a retaining clip. The carrying handle has a finger hold allowing the user to grab the handle with one or more fingers, a pair of flexible arms which allow the carrying handle to either lie flat against the food item or to be lifted away from the food item, a clamp which is drawn into position around the shrink wrapping and a pair of flexible fingers which bend outwardly as the wrapping is inserted into the clamp and then return to their normal position in which they engage the wrapping and keep the wrapping in the clamp.

Abstract: A hand-grip for thermoplastic draw tape handles for thermoplastic bags and method of making the same is disclosed. The hand-grip is produced by perforating each hem of the thermoplastic bag at a center section thereof with a substantially U-shaped perforation extending from the mouth of the bag to a location below the bottom of the hem whereby the center section of each hem is separable from the bag along the U-shaped perforation to provide a hand-grip surrounding each draw tape when the bag is lifted by the draw tapes.

Abstract: A security pouch of a size adapted to hold a cash receipts container in a vertical position and adapted to be worn by an individual suspended from the shoulder and adjacent the side of the individual's chest and under the individual's arm, including, an opening provided with a closure that is operable by one hand.

Abstract: An especially adapted sport bag having a carrying strap which is capable of supporting the bag in either one-, two- or three-point contact and thus permits the bag to be utilized as either a waist-, shouder-, or back-pack, respectively. The bag/strap configurations are readily converted by a user one to another so that it is "universally" adapted for various modes of transport.

Abstract: The bag comprises, respectively fixed by welding to the two inner edge portions of the opening (3) of the bag and substantially throughout the length of the opening, two bars (4, 5) of plastics material having complementary sections (7, 8, 9, 10) capable of interpenetration upon application of a force for preventing opening of the bag by manual force.

Abstract: A carrying handle is provided for use in conjunction with food items such a whole bodied turkeys which have been shrink wrapped and where the wrapping is secured at one end with a retaining clip. The carrying handle has a clamp which is drawn into position around the shrink wrapping at a point between the retaining clip and the food item. A pair of flexible arms is connected to the clamp and allow the carrying handle to either lie flat against the food item or to be lifted away from the food item. A finger-hold is connected to the arms allowing the user to grab the handle with one or more fingers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a carrying member for carrying items such as grocery bags and parcels which have uncomfortable pressure producing handles with the carrying member being designed to alleviate that pressure and comprising an upper pressure distributing gripping portion and a lower handle receiving region having an access opening for fitting the bag handles onto the handle receiving region which is further provided with a handle restraint for preventing the handles from then inadvertently falling back through the access opening.

Abstract: A transportable liner for use in a live well is disclosed, for transporting the catch, such as fish from the live well. The liner is substantially made of a flexible, porous material forming a plurality of adjoining sides and bottom which form an open topped porous enclosure therebetween. A draw string is disposed along the upper portion of the adjoining sides, in a manner to draw the sides together when the draw string is pulled, to enclose the catch within the liner. Releasable retaining apparatus, such as suction cups, hook and eye fasteners or magnets are used to releasably secure the liner to the live well. Weights, or weighted cord, may be secured to the liner in proximity to the bottom of the liner to resist bouyancy of the liner within the live well, when in the presence of an aqueous fluid.

Abstract: A bag made of flexible synthetic material is provided with a removable stiffening element that can serve as both a handle and a stopper element after the bag has been opened.

Abstract: A collapsible mobile device for shoppers having a wheeled base assembly, a plastic bag member detachably secured to the wheeled base assembly and extendible upwardly therefrom, and a handle device circumscribing the plastic bag member in locking relationship thereto for moving the bag on the wheeled base assembly.

Abstract: A handle (30) for lifting a plastic bag (10) that includes one or more plastic loops (12, 14) adapted for allowing the bag to be carried in a person's hand. The handle comprises an elongated member having a recess (32) extending along one side and dimensioned to receive the plastic loops. The elongated member is shaped such that it can be held in a person's hand with the recess opening away from the hand. The recess may extend over both ends of the elongated member, and the lower wall of the recess may comprise a carrying surface (38) having a center surface (40) with a large radius of curvature and two end surfaces (42, 44) with a smaller radius of curvature. The elongated member includes a lower surface (50) opposite the recess that has a generally circular cross section and a center of curvature higher than the end surfaces when the elongated member is positioned with the recess opening upward.

Abstract: A sliding closure device for flexible plastic containers provides a strong closure with an effective vapor and moisture barrier, still allowing the container to be collapsible.

Abstract: A general purpose dust bag for a vacuum cleaner adaptable to various vacuum cleaners. According to the invention, the external surface of the dust bag's end (4) adjacent to its mouth (2) is provided with an attachment device (7), such as a strip of paper 24 glued to the dust bag, the external surface of said strip 24 having thereon a permanent adhesive for securing a desired cassette plate to said bag.

Abstract: An inflatable container having an inflatable peripheral side wall formed by inner an outer essentially concentric cylindrical members to define an essentially annular thermal insulating inflatable air space. The inflatable container includes two inflatable end walls, each watertight sealed to respective ends of the inflatable peripheral side wall in order to define a closed, watertight cylindrical enclosure. The inflatable container includes along a linear top portion thereof, a zipper mechanism attached to opposed linear edges of the peripheral side wall for permitting access into the cylindrical cavity defined by the container. Proper radial spacing of the inner and outer cylindrical sheets of the peripheral side wall is maintained by a plurality of individual point attachments therebetween which maximize the effective insulating surface area of the side wall, while simultaneously improving the structural rigidity in the linear and transverse directions.

Abstract: A pair of saddlebags for a motorcycle or like vehicle comprising a pair of housings joined by a plurality of flexible straps which straddle the vehicle and suspend the housings on opposite sides thereof. Each housing has associated therewith a compartment formed by a protective cover within which buckles are situated to adjustably secure the ends of the strap originating from the opposing housing. Additional straps are adjustably secured to the housings within the compartments and are removably engagable at their ends with an adaptor on the vehicle frame. A mounting means on the vehicle seat mates with the straps to further secure the saddlebags. A pair of handles are included with each housing through which the housings may be carried either individually or in combination.