Hewlett-Packard Company

Randall D Lord

Wilbur R Ames, Iv

Randall N Eilert

Robert M Neel

N Thatcher Harvey

A one-piece removable carrying handle assembly (10) for removably attaching the handle assembly to an item to be carried. The carrying handle has a middle strap portion (18) with two end portions (14, 16). Each end portion (14, 16) includes a housing member (28, 24) that has a slot (44) adapted to receive attachment hardware. The attachment hardware includes a screw (30, 36) and a spacer (32, 38). A screw (30, 36) and a spacer (32, 38) fit through slots (22, 24) in the end portions (14, 16) of the assembly (10). Each housing (28) is designed to be positioned over a screw (30), spacer (32), and a slot (22) so that each end portion of the strap assembly (10) contains all separate parts and so that each end portion is lockingly attached to the middle strap portion to form a one-piece unit.

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Everett, WA, United States of America

Randall D Lord