Abstract: A detachable carrying handle comprising a web section and a pair of parallel limb sections for carrying a portable equipment having on each side a recess and a projection which is aligned with the projection on the other side. Each limb section comprises a first part connected to the web section and a second part pivotally connected to the first part. The first part is formed with a longitudinally extending recess into which the projection is inserted by moving the handle in a direction away from the equipment and a pin which is transversely releasably received in the equipment recess. The upper edge of the second part is urged about its pivot by a spring toward the equipment and is engageable with the projection when the latter is received in the longitudinal recess so that the handle is held in an upright position.