Plastic handle and cleat attachment for containers

Claim 1

A HANDLE CONSTRUCTION FOR CONTAINERS OF THE TYPE HAVING AN APERTURED WALL, SAID HANDLE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A CLEAT AND A HANDLE, SAID CLEAT INCLUDING A BASE PORTION, AN ELONGATED SLEEVE OF RESILIENT MATERIAL CONNECTED TO SAID BASE PORTION, SAID SLEEVE HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING NARROW ENTRANCE OPENING REMOTE FROM SAID BASE PORTION, SAID ENTRANCE OPENING HAVING A FLARED ENTRANCE PORTION TO FACILITATE SPREADING APART OF PORTIONS OF SAID SLEEVE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ENTRANCE OPENING AND PERMIT THE EDGEWISE MOVEMENT OF SAID BAR THERETHROUGH, AND SAID HANDLE INCLUDING A CONTINUOUS LOOP PORTION OF WHICH A FLATTENED BAR FORMS A LOWERMOST PART, SAID BAR EXTENDING ENTIRELY THROUGH SAID SLEEVE AND BEING FREELY ROTATABLE THEREIN EXCEPT WHEN SAID HANDLE IS IN AN UPRIGHT LOADED POSITION, SAID SLEEVE PORTIONS HAVING DEPENDING EARS ADJACENT SAID ENTRANCE OPENING AND SAID FLATTENED BAR HAVING AN UPPER RECESS RECEIVING SAID EARS TO PREVENT SPREADING APART OF SAID SLEEVE PORTIONS UNDER LOAD.