Abstract: A handle is immobilized on a carrier portion of an article by a handle securing device. The handle has a recess which accommodates the carrier portion. The securing device includes a detent notch provided in the carrier portion and an elongated latch member disposed within the recess and arranged in the detent notch in an orientation transverse to the direction in which the handle is inserted on the carrier portion. The handle has guide grooves within the handle recess and receives the ends of the latch member. The securing device has a spring arranged in the handle recess and urges the latch member against the handle and the carrier portion for locking the handle and the carrier portion to one another.