Abstract: A device for carrying a load, such as plastic bags that are used for carrying items purchased at supermarkets. The device can be used to carry the load by hand, on a shoulder or on a forearm. The device has a central portion, including a handle and a spaced apart support member defining a non-collapseable opening dimensioned to receive a hand. The support member has a concave downwardly facing surface for securely positioning the device on a shoulder or forearm. Hooks are attached on opposite ends of the central portion for receiving at least one load handle. Free end portions of the hooks are in resilient contact with the central portion.

Abstract: A carrying handle for bags provided with handles includes a body part having a surface portion adapted as a hand grip, additional lateral surface means to support the handles of a bag so that the bag is oriented transversely relative to the body part, and locating means for the bag on the carrier handle. The locating means includes retaining means whereby the bag can be releasably retained on the carrying handle.

Abstract: A magazine for holding and distributing a plurality of road flares has a bottom including downwardly facing sockets for receiving ends of a plurality of road flares and for retaining the received flares against the force of gravity but such that each retained flare may be plucked out by hand for lighting and distribution. A top includes a carrying handle adapted for cradling a lit starter flare such that the flare can be held to the handle by a carrying hand and released as desired by releasing the flare from the carrying hand and tilting the handle. Preferably, the ignition end of the flare is inserted in the socket and a cap and/or anti-roll device is placed on the other end of the flare.

Abstract: A bag holder used to stabilize a plurality of grocery and retail bags during transport in a vehicle. The invention has a plurality of hangers. The hangers provide a releasable means to hold the bag handles. The function of the present invention is to hold together the handles of these bags which in turn prevents the contents of the bags from being spilled. The hanger element is designed in an elongated inverted “U” shape with a “lollipop” shaped end. The plurality of hangers form a rack. This rack of hangers is pivotally attached with a hinge to base members which support the apparatus and provide an upright support for the hangers. The base members when spread apart grip the rack and hold it in a vertical manner. A folding tab on one of the base members keeps the base members in the spread open position. In this open position the grocery bag handles are placed over the hangers and held securely in place.

Abstract: There is provided a drinks serving tray adapted for being carried by hand to facilitate the serving of drinks therefrom and comprising a tray with an upperside and an opposite underside, wherein the tray incorporates a plurality of differently sized receptacles that are defined in the upperside of the tray for receiving correspondingly sized beverage container, one said beverage container to each said receptacle respectively.

Abstract: A rod carrier including a body portion with plates secured to its opposed end. The plates have openings wherein rods can be disposed and secured. A handle on the body portion is receivable in a mounting member and releaseably secured thereto. The mounting member is securable to a supporting surface.

Abstract: A simple, inexpensive, portable carrying device for easing the manual carrying of containers with handles, such as full, plastic, grocery bags, is provided. The device comprises: (a) an upper grip portion comprising a grip which is adapted to be gripped in a person's hand, and a central, downwardly extending stub rod; and (b) a lower handle engagement portion comprising an upright central rod stem, and between one and ten hooks. The hooks depend from the upright central rod stem and are adapted to engage the handles of the portable containers. The upper grip portion is secured to the lower handle engagement portion by means of a joint such that the lower handle engagement portion can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise while the upper grip portion remains stationary.

Abstract: A wafer carrier for use in the transportation and storage of semiconductor wafers. More particularly, the invention is a wafer carrier having both a rigid structure and a corrosion resistant coating. The wafer carrier includes a unitary frame having several wafer supports joined by connecting members. The frame is coated with a material, such as a fluoropolymer, which is resistant to corrosive materials typically used in semiconductor fabrication processes.

Abstract: A wafer carrier for use in the transportation and storage of semiconductor wafers. More particularly, the invention is a wafer carrier having both a rigid structure and a corrosion resistant coating. The wafer carrier includes a unitary frame having several wafer supports joined by connecting members. The frame is coated with a material, such as a fluoropolymer, which is resistant to corrosive materials typically used in semiconductor fabrication processes.

Abstract: A carrier for storing and carrying a pair of cylindrical-shaped canisters.

Abstract: A novel top lift carrier and a novel method of forming same are disclosed herein. The carrier is used to carry a plurality of containers, such as cans, bottles and the like. The carrier is formed from a single ply, plastic handle portion which has a plurality of tabs along an edge thereof and a planar, plastic container engaging portion which has a plurality of apertures therethrough that are provided in rows. Each aperture carries one of the containers. The handle portion and the container engaging portion are formed separately and may be made of dissimilar materials. To form the completed carrier, the tabs are fused or welded to the container engaging portion between the rows of apertures. In a first embodiment, the container engaging portion is provided with a plurality of spaced slots between the rows of apertures. The tabs on the handle portion are respectively inserted through the slots and fused or welded to an underside of the container engaging portion to form a strong, peel resistant weld.

Abstract: A cup holder includes a paddle-shaped structure having handles extending from opposed ends. The top surface of the paddle includes one or more ports for accommodating a magnet. Cups including a magnetic element are removably seated in the corresponding ports on the paddle surface, and two or more individuals can simultaneously drink from separate cups carried by the paddle by tilting the paddle by the opposed handles.

Abstract: A frame-like carrier for a plurality of various sized, stretchable, elastic bungee cords. The carrier has at least three spaced apart cross arms for supporting bungee cords in an organized and compact manner between any two of the cross arms. The cross arms are appropriately spaced such that commercially available sizes of bungee cords are supported on the carrier in a slightly stretched condition. Thus, the cords are supported under enough tension on the carrier to resist disengagement and maintain proper positioning, yet a small enough amount of tension to prevent an accidently disengaged cord from creating a hazard as it snaps back into a non-tensioned condition.

Abstract: A container dispenser/display rack is made from a single molded or extruded body that has two opposite sides extending up from a base. The sides have openings that separate the sides into a plurality of segments. The segments have ends that are angled inward toward and adjacent to segments on the opposite side. The segments are flexible so that a container may be inserted between the segments ends of the two sides. A container can be inserted into the rack at any point and does not have to be loaded into or removed out of the rack at its ends.

Abstract: A wafer carrier for use in the transportation and storage of semiconductor wafers. More particularly, the invention is a wafer carrier having both a rigid structure and a corrosion resistant coating. The wafer carrier includes a unitary frame having several wafer supports joined by connecting members. The frame is coated with a material, such as a fluoropolymer, which is resistant to corrosive materials typically used in semiconductor fabrication processes.

Abstract: A handled foldable paperboard carrier is disclosed that includes peripheral walls defining an upwardly opening basket and a closed bottom joined to and extending between the walls. Stabilizers cooperate with the bottom to form a support base for the carrier, which stabilizers extend laterally outward from the walls and have base edges substantially coplanar with the bottom.

Abstract: A method of making a wafer carrier for use in the transportation and storage of semiconductor wafers includes providing a unitary frame, forming a corrosion resistant coating, such as a fluoropolymer, covering the frame and providing wafer support elements mounted on the frame. A wafer carrier made by the present method may include a unitary frame having several wafer supports joined by connecting members. The frame is coated with a material, such as a fluoropolymer, which is resistant to corrosive materials typically used in semiconductor fabrication processes.

Abstract: A bottle carrier apparatus includes an elongated, flexible web member having a central handle portion, a pair of loop portions extending oppositely and longitudinally with respect to the central handle portion, and a pair of rider members adapted for relative slidable loop forming movement on each of the loop portions, respectively. The rider members extend oppositely and longitudinally from the distal ends of the loop portions, respectively. At least one of the rider members includes a loop portion reception channel and is connected to the distal end of a corresponding loop portion to define a hinge location such that the rider member is adapted to rotate flexurally relative to its corresponding loop portion and the latter is adapted to be at least partially drawn through its corresponding loop reception channel to form an enlarged loop defined by the rider member being slidingly movable along the loop portion.

Abstract: A two cup carrier is described which stably accommodates two cups of any different size in two cup-receiving sockets. The tray is stabilized and strengthened by stabilizing legs and by a support gusset provided between the two cup-receiving sockets.

Abstract: A motorcycle gas tank hanger device 10 includes a base 12, gas tank support member 14, handle 16 and hanger 18 to allow one or more gas tanks 20 to be positioned above a horizontal, planar surface or carried and vertically hung from the hanger 18 thereby positioning the gas tanks 20 in such a way that painted surfaces on the gas tanks 20 are prevented from engaging another object that could scratch or otherwise damage the painted surfaces.

Abstract: A pair of in-line skates carrying strap including an elongated strap having opposed ends formed in equal loops whereby the opposed ends are secured together by a single band. The loops each are dimensioned for securedly wrapping around a single in-line skate. The elongated strap forms an upper carrying handle. The upper carrying handle is formed by an intermediate portion of the elongated strap.

Abstract: A plastic bag carrier to be used by an individual for lifting and carrying filled plastic grocery bags from the individual's motor vehicle to a desired location inside the individual's home. The plastic bag carrier comprises a support frame having opposite first and second ends, and a handle opening formed therein between the first and second ends for accommodating insertion of a user's hand. The rigid support frame can be a single piece structure formed from molded plastic material. The support frame includes at least one upwardly and inwardly extending hook integrally molded thereto at each of the first and second ends, about which flexible plastic bags can be hung. In an alternative embodiment, the support frame is provided with two handle openings so as to allow the user to grasp the support frame with both hands.

Abstract: A golf club storage and carrying device includes a plurality of tubular sleeves passing lengthwise through a rigid main body. Each sleeve is shaped and sized to accommodate a golf club shaft. The sleeve ends are capped by support members that prop the sleeves into an inclined orientation when the device is placed on a surface. A handle extends from a first side of the main body, and an attachment member extends from a second side of the main body. The attachment member may engage a mounting plate adapted to be attached to a golf club bag.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier for sports equipment having a long shaft. The carrier has a base with shaftholders at opposite ends and a handle. The shaftholders hold the shaft in place to allow the sports player to carry the shafted equipment for long distances and alter the carrier's position while reducing stress on the wrist.

Abstract: An elongated post includes a sleeve and an extension, the extension slidably retained within the sleeve. A handle is disposed at a free end of the extension. The sleeve has a first end near the handle and a second end opposite the first end. A pair of cylinder rests is provided, one each of the rests positioned on each of two opposite sides of the sleeve at the second end of the sleeve. The cylinder rests are foldable against the sleeve. A pair of cylinder straps is disposed on each side of the sleeve. Each pair of cylinder straps is adapted for holding a cylinder to the post, such that a distal end of the cylinder rests against one of the cylinder rests. The cylinder straps are foldable against the sleeve. A pair of shoulder straps is attached to the post for wearing the post on a human back. A pair of wheels is disposed at the second end of the sleeve.

Abstract: A bottle carrier apparatus includes a first adjustable flexible loop assembly which includes a first loop portion and a first rider member connected to a translatable end of the first loop portion. A handle portion is connected at a first handle end to the first loop portion. A second adjustable flexible loop assembly includes a second loop portion connected to a second handle end of the handle portion. A second rider member is connected to a translatable end of the second loop portion. The first loop portion and the second loop portion have a loop width. The handle portion has a handle width, and the handle width is greater than the loop width. The first loop portion and the second loop portion have a rectangular cross-section, and the first rider member and the second rider member have a rectangular loop reception channel. The handle portion includes a top surface which includes advertising indicia.

Abstract: A plastic bag transport device 10 including an upper arm member 20 and a lower arm member 40 operatively connected together on one end by an intermediate unit 13 and further provided with a latch unit 14 on the other end to define an enclosure that is dimensioned to receive the handles 100 of a plurality of plastic bags. The handles 100 are supported in a staggered fashion on the lower arm member 40 and the upper arm member 20 forms the hand grip portion of the device 10.

Abstract: A flight carrier for simultaneously transporting one or more wine glasses or other type of glasses, tumblers or other fluid containers having a generally upwardly and outwardly expanding shape. The flight carrier comprises an essentially flat, planar lifting portion of operatively rigid material, the lifting portion having a front edge having a plurality of sequentially spaced openings therein, the openings extending into the flat planar portion, and a handle portion coupled to and acting on the lifting portion. Another embodiment of the flight carrier comprises a plurality of semicircular rings sequentially spaced apart by and rigidly coupled to a plurality of short connector portions.

Abstract: A helmet carrying and hanger assembly is provided includingan elongated rod having a pair of ends. A plurality of helmet coupling mechanisms are provided for mounting the helmets to the elongated rod. A handle is coupled to the rod for carrying purposes. Finally, a mounting assembly is included for mounting the elongated rod to a fence.

Abstract: A bottle carrier for supporting a plurality of bottles in spaced apart relationship to permit the bottles to be carried and transported in a unitary manner. The bottle carrier includes a plate having a plurality of notches formed therein that each open to a periphery of the plate. Each of the notches are configured to retain a neck, handle, or other portion of a bottle therein. A handle is defined on the plate to facilitate grasping and carrying.

Abstract: A single-piece cardboard sheet into which slots and tabs are advantageously cut to permit its folding into a carton for packaging a pair of stirrups. The unfolded cardboard carton is substantially symmetrical. A first pair of structural segments projects in opposite directions along the longitudinal axis of the carton, each segment comprising an elongated tab with a distal end sized to fit within a slot in the top section. Two lateral cuts are provided in each elongated tab. A second pair of structural segments projects in opposite directions along the transverse axis of the carton, each segment comprising a separation section with a distal slit cut along its axis. The stirrups are packaged by folding the tabs downward, inward and upward through the slot in the top section, thereby wrapping around the stirrups, folding the separation section between the stirrups, and latching the slits in the separation sections to the lateral cuts in the elongated tabs.

Abstract: A basket-style carrier for packaging bottles or other articles on opposite sides of a center handle panel. The carrier is formed from an elongated blank including a partial end panel section at one end and a handle panel section at the other end. A handle reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the upper edge of the handle panel. The reinforcement flap of one blank abuts the lower edge of the handle panel section of an adjacent blank in a web layout, allowing the blanks in the layout to be nested.

Abstract: An apparatus for lifting and transporting large containers capable of lifting and transporting large containers being arranged proximate each other to define a space comprises a body portion capable of being manipulated for lifting; and a plurality of flexible strands, each strand for engaging a respective large container and extending from the body portion in a common direction and each strand having an end portion including an engaging device for engaging a receiving portion of a corresponding large container, wherein each of the large containers are arranged such that each receiving portion faces the space, and the lifting and transporting of the large containers is directed from above the space.

Abstract: A new In-Line Skate Carrier for holding and carrying in-line skates when not in use. The inventive device includes a cord, a handle assembly coupled to and provided intermediate the ends of the cord, and a pair of flexible discs perpendicularly secured to the ends of the cord wherein the flexible discs are adapted for retaining and supporting a pair of in-line skates on the cord. Accordingly, one of the flexible discs is insertable through an opening provided in the wheel assembly of a first in-line skate and the other flexible disc is insertable through an opening provided in the wheel assembly of a second in-line skate whereby the flexible discs support the pair of in-line skates on the cord.

Abstract: A lever operated bag holder used to stabilize a plurality of bags being transported. The invention is used to prevent the contents of the bags from being spilled. The device is designed to be used with various sized bags which are equipped with handles such as plastic grocery bags or other bags with handles. A lever device allows the apparatus to be operated with one hand. In the open configuration as viewed from the end the device has the shape similar to an inverted Y. In the closed configuration the invention is relatively flat and suitable for storage. The base has two parts acting as legs that are hinged to a central body. Extending from the top of the body are a plurality of inverted U shape hangers where the bag handles are placed and held together. On the ends of the body are dowel shaped hangers extending upward. In the central area of the invention is located a lever and its operating parts which open and close the apparatus by the use of a handle, rod and hinge sub-assembly.

Abstract: A hanger unit for carrying a plurality of plastic or other bags is provided. The hanger unit includes a handle and a plurality of bag carrying members cooperatively connected to and supported by the handle member. Each carrying member is defined by a clip element that is adapted for selectively engaging with the handle of a bag. The clip element includes a hook member on which the handle of the bag may be seated, and a leaf spring for selectively closing the hook member in order to capture the handle in the clip element.

Abstract: A fishing rod and reel caddy including a folding frame structure including a first U-shaped assembly and a second U-shaped assembly pivotally connected to the first U-shaped assembly. The first U-shaped assembly has a first central bar having a first pair of parallel bars extending from the ends thereof. A heel attachment bar having a plurality of rod heel receiving tubes is connected between the two parallel bars. The second U-shaped assembly has a second central bar having a second pair of parallel bars extending from the ends thereof. Each of the second pair of parallel bars includes a length adjustment mechanism for allowing a user to adjust the lengths thereof. A rod gripping bar is attached between and perpendicular to the second pair of adjustable length parallel bars. The rod gripping bar has a plurality of rod gripping units secured along the length thereof for gripping the tip end of a fishing rod.

Abstract: A wafer carrier for use in the transportation and storage of semiconductor wafers. More particularly, the invention is a wafer carrier having both a rigid structure and a corrosion resistant coating. The wafer carrier includes a unitary frame having several wafer supports joined by connecting members. The frame is coated with a material, such as a fluoropolymer, which is resistant to corrosive materials typically used in semiconductor fabrication processes.

Abstract: A novel plastic carrier for carrying a plurality of containers and a method of forming same is provided by the present invention. The carrier includes a handle portion being of a single ply of plastic material and a pair of container engaging portions freely depending from the handle portion at a joint. Each engaging portion has a plurality of apertures therethrough for carrying an associated container. One of the engaging portions is integrally formed with the handle portion and the other engaging portion is joined thereto at the joint. The carriers are preferably formed continuously. To form the carrier, first and second container engaging portions and the handle portion are stamped out of a single sheet of plastic material, and zipper strips, if provided, are formed thereon. The engaging portions are connected together and the second engaging portion and the handle portion are connected together. Thereafter, the first engaging portion is folded over onto the second engaging portion along a fold line.

Abstract: A bottle carrier (10) is provided which includes an outer wall having openings (12 and 14) for inserting bottles. The outer wall includes sidewalls (24 and 26). The bottle is supported on shoulders (28 and 30).

Abstract: A portable wrench rack is provided. The rack includes a rectangular housing, a handle projected upward from the top of the housing, a pair of dovetail grooves and a pair of dovetail protrusions superposedly formed on respective lateral walls of the housing and a suspension member on the bottom of the housing having a plurality of L-shaped slots vertically formed in the front portion thereof for suspending the wrenches therefrom. A slidable front door slidably engages into a pair of guide slots in the housing and closes the front side of the housing in a snap fitting. Thereby, the wrench rack of the present invention is portable, suspensible and juxtaposedly combinative.

Abstract: The cup carrier of this invention comprises a sheet of flat flexible material which forms at least one cup receiving opening and a handle. Each cup receiving opening is surrounded by a cup engaging portion that engages a tapered sidewall of a cup when the cup is inserted within the cup receiving opening. The cup engaging portion of the sheet forms an inner ring and an outer ring and bands connect the inner ring to the outer ring. A generally radial slit is positioned, preferably at an approximate midpoint, between two adjacent bands. The cup carrier permits a user to insert cups having a range of diameters into the cup receiving openings. A user can insert a small cup within the cup receiving opening and engage a sidewall of the small cup with the inner ring of the cup engaging portion.

Abstract: A tote device for carrying equipment and accessories to and from recreational areas such as the beach. The tote device contains at least one sleeve element that defines an open central region. A handle element is coupled to each sleeve element present and provides an element for carrying each sleeve element. The open central region defined by each sleeve element is sized to receive a large piece of equipment such as a folded beach umbrella or the like. On the exterior of each sleeve element is disposed a plurality of spring clamps sized to selectively receive and engage cylindrical objects, such as the tubular framing of beach chairs, umbrella poles, fishing poles, bag handles or similar items. By placing a large object, such as a beach umbrella, in the center of the tote device and attaching other bulky items, such as bags, poles and chairs to the exterior of the tote device, an element is provided for carrying a large number of bulky items in a space efficient and ergonomically efficient manner.

Abstract: An integral carrying strap for carrying containers with annular neck flanges having multiple neck-engagement ring structures wherein each ring structure has a neck-capturing and -releasing distal portion and a weight-bearing proximal portion.

Abstract: A beverage cup carrier includes multiple pockets arranged in laterally spaced relation. Each pocket includes a bottom wall, a plurality of conical side wall portions, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced webs. The side wall portions encompass the bottom wall and extend upwardly and outwardly therefrom. The side wall portions are circumferentially spaced from each other and form surface portions of a curved surface of an imaginary inverted cone. The webs interconnect the side wall portions and extend radially inward from the curved surface of the imaginary inverted cone. Each of the webs includes a flat central section and a pair of opposing side sections connecting the central section to adjacent ones of the conical side wall portions. The central section extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The pair of opposing side sections of each of the webs form surface portions of a curved surface of a respective imaginary upright cone.

Abstract: A handling aid for lifting and transporting loads is provided having a handle (1) and a bracket (2) with longitudinal slots (13; 14) into which interchangeable securing or lifting elements (16, 27) can be readily and quickly inserted. The bracket can be formed from two halves extending from the vertex of the bracket to opposed ends of the handle, and each of the two bracket halves can be provided with at least one introduction opening and a corresponding longitudinal slot. The retaining or lifting elements can be sling chains, hooks, and gripping tools.

Abstract: A bottle carrier 1 comprises a thin flexible strip 10 that is provided with a bottle-engaging portion 12, a mid-portion 14, and a carrying portion 16. The bottle-engaging portion 12 contains an aperture 18 having a special periphery configured with certain peripheral elements designed to engage the bottle carrier 1 with a bottle 2. Whether the bottle carrier 1 is designed to carry a single bottle, or to carry two bottles, each bottle-engaging portion 12 thereof will have an aperture 18 for each bottle and each aperture 18 will have the special periphery with the aforesaid peripheral elements. Aperture 18 comprises a semi-circular portion bounded by a semi-circular edge 20 that circumscribes an arc of at least 180.degree.

Abstract: A grip for carrying bags having loop handles, or other loads, includes an elongate central body or grip with ends shaped to form hooks for carrying the bag or other loads. The central body is flexible so that it can bend under the weight of a load hanging from or hooked onto its hook-shaped ends.

Abstract: A portable gun rack for transporting and supporting at least one firearm such as a shotgun or rifle. The portable gun rack has a butt support shelf with recesses to support the butt of the gun or guns being transported and a barrel support arm to support the barrels of guns being carried. A handle is located along the frame of the gun rack. A pair of legs are automatically pivoted outwardly as the gun rack is rested on the ground. In this way, guns not being used can be safely and cleanly supported on the portable gun rack.

Abstract: A refreshment holder with a handle and a food receptacle or receptacles surrounding or adjacent the handle with room provided to enable the handle to be grasped. The bottom of the receptacle is substantially in the same plane as the bottom end of the handle. A beverage container may be accommodated in the handle.