Carrying and closing device for bags and sacks

Claim 1

A carrying and closing device for sacks and bags of the type having two elongated side walls each terminating in an unbroken free edge at an open end of the sack, comprising a separately formed bar attached throughout substantially its entire length to one said side wall of the sack, said bar extending parallel to said free edge and spaced from the nearest portion of said edge defined by the side wall to which the bar is attached by a distance substantially equal to the width of said bar, said bar being of substantially flat form and comprising: a cover portion of several layers of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, paper board, corrugated board and plastic sheet; and at least one insert portion of a material selected from the group consisting of metal wire and metal strip, said insert portion lying along and within said cover portion, said cover portion having a width substantially greater than the width of the insert portion, so that upon folding down the open end of the sack around the bar, the bar and the end folded therearound form a carrying handle offering a convenient hand grip, said carrying handle being adapted for securement by bending inwardly corners of the handle including the bar.