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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
James S Hardigg, South Deerfield, MA (US);
Stanley W Lewandowski, Jr, Buckland, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hardigg Industries, Inc., South Deerfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16126 ; 16127 ; 220 / ;
Abstract
A lightweight handle for lifting and transporting a heavy-duty container. The handle of the present invention includes a spring return mechanism for automatically storing the shank of the handle when not in use. A further feature of the present invention includes a stop mechanism for limiting the pivotal movement of the handle shank to approximately 90 degrees.