CARRIER HANDLE FOR PLANT TRAY/POT
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1. A flexible polymeric handle having opposed ends for lockably inserting into apertures of one of a plant tray or pot, said handle comprising:
- an elongated flexible polymeric body having a longitudinal axis, said body having opposed ends;
a generally triangular locking tab at each of said opposed ends; and
said body includes a center handle section centrally located between said opposed ends, wherein said center handle section includes a plurality of opposed spaced-apart inwardly and transversely extending concave indentations.
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Abstract
A carrier handle for insertion into a plant tray or pot includes highly flexible locking tabs at opposite ends. Each of the opposed ends includes a generally triangular tab which deflects for ease of insertion into an aperture in a tray or pot. The handle includes a center section with inwardly projecting concave indentations for defining a handhold centered for balancing the item being carried.
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20 Claims
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1. A flexible polymeric handle having opposed ends for lockably inserting into apertures of one of a plant tray or pot, said handle comprising:
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an elongated flexible polymeric body having a longitudinal axis, said body having opposed ends; a generally triangular locking tab at each of said opposed ends; and said body includes a center handle section centrally located between said opposed ends, wherein said center handle section includes a plurality of opposed spaced-apart inwardly and transversely extending concave indentations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A flexible polymeric handle having opposed ends for lockably inserting into apertures of one of a plant tray or pot, said handle comprising:
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an elongated flexible polymeric body having a longitudinal axis, said body having opposed ends; a generally triangular locking tab at each of said opposed ends, said tab including a tip at an end of said body and a base spaced inwardly from said tip, a longitudinally extending slit extending from said tip to said base of each of said tabs to bisect said tab, and a secondary tab aligned with the longitudinal axis of said body and said longitudinal slit, said secondary tab having a wide end and a narrow end wherein said wide end is hinged to said polymeric body and said narrow end is proximate to said tip of said locking tab and communicates with said longitudinally extending slit; and said body includes a center handle section centrally located between said opposed ends, wherein said center handle section includes a plurality of opposed spaced-apart inwardly and transversely extending concave indentations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A flexible polymeric handle having opposed ends for lockably inserting into apertures of one of a plant tray or pot, said handle comprising:
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an elongated flexible polymeric body having a longitudinal axis, said body having opposed ends; a generally triangular locking tab at each of said opposed ends, said tab including a tip at an end of said body and a base spaced inwardly from said tip; a longitudinally extending slit coaxial with said longitudinal axis of said body and extending from said tip to said base of each of said tabs; and a secondary tab aligned with the longitudinal axis of said body and said longitudinal slit, said secondary tab having a wide end and a narrow end wherein said wide end is hinged to said polymeric body and said narrow end is proximate to and communicates with said longitudinally extending slit, wherein said body includes a pair of opposed laterally extending slots extending inwardly from edges of said body toward said longitudinally extending slit in alignment with the junction of said longitudinally extending slit and said narrow end of said secondary tab at each end of said body; wherein said pair of opposed laterally extending slots define a shoulder aligned with and longitudinally spaced from said base of said generally triangular tab wherein said shoulder engages a side of a plant tray or pot opposite the triangular tab when inserted into a plant tray or pot; and wherein said body of said handle includes a center handle section centrally located between said opposed ends, wherein said center handle section includes a plurality of opposed spaced-apart inwardly and transversely extending concave indentations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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