Claims
- 1. A handle for mounting on a container for use with a releasable latch mechanism, the container handle comprising:
- an integral body including a substantially vertical member adapted to being mounted on a side surface of a container having an outwardly facing surface which faces substantially perpendicular to the side surface of the container having a lower engagable portion having a lower engagement surface, the vertical member is sufficiently narrow in profile so as to be substantially free from intruding into a cargo space of the container;
- the outwardly facing surface facing outwardly away from the substantially vertical member and including side target means for releasably receiving a portion of a latch mechanism from a side in a substantially inwardly direction with respect to the substantially vertical member defined by a recess; and
- the side target means being generally centrally located on the outwardly facing surface including a plurality of communicating boundaries, including: (i) an upper boundary defined by the lower engagement surface; (ii) a base section of the recess; and (iii) side boundaries defined by inclined side sections, and the boundaries being located substantially within the substantially vertical member of the integral body, thereby facilitating handling from the side.
- 2. The container handle of claim 1, wherein said outwardly facing surface includes an upper engagable portion having an upper engagement surface adapted for cooperating with an upper engagement member associated with said latch mechanism for releasably gripping the handle.
- 3. The container handle of claim 2, wherein said upper engagement surface and said lower engagement surface are substantially vertically aligned with each other and between an outer and an inner facing surface of said substantially vertical member.
- 4. The container handle of claim 1 wherein said outwardly facing surface has the recess adjacent the lower engagement surface.
- 5. The container handle of claim 1, wherein said outwardly facing surface has the recess adapted to receive at least a portion of a complementarily configured lower engagement member of the latch mechanism.
- 6. The container handle of claim 1, wherein said outwardly facing surface has the recess including a shape substantially resembling at least one member of the group consisting of circle, square, triangle, rectangle, polygon, bell, inverted V, and inverted V with a semi-circular upper portion.
- 7. The container handle of claim 1, wherein said outwardly facing surface has the recess having a substantially rectangular geometry.
- 8. The container handle of claim 1, wherein said outwardly facing surface has the recess having a substantially inverted V with a semi-circular upper portion geometry.
- 9. The container handle of claim 8, wherein a plurality of said container handles are coupled to at least two side wall in proximity to a header.
- 10. A handle for mounting on a container for use with a releasable latch mechanism, the container handle, comprising:
- an integral body including a substantially horizontal member and a substantially vertical member adapted to being mounted on a side surface of a container having an outwardly facing surface which faces substantially perpendicular to the side surface of the container having a lower engagable portion having a lower engagement surface, the vertical member is sufficiently narrow in profile so as to be substantially free from intruding into a cargo space of the container;
- the outwardly facing surface facing outwardly away from the substantially vertical member and including side target means for releasably receiving a portion of a latch mechanism from a side in a substantially inwardly direction with respect to the substantially vertical member defined by a recess; and
- the side target means being generally centrally located on the outwardly facing surface including a plurality of communicating boundaries, including. (i) an upper boundary defined by the lower engagement surface; (ii) a base section of the recess; and (iii) side boundaries defined by inclined side sections, and the boundaries being located substantially within the substantially vertical member of the integral body.
- 11. The container handle of claim 10, wherein the integral body includes a substantially narrow profile and the recess is positioned adjacent to and below the lower engagement surface.
- 12. The container handle of claim 10, wherein the recess is adapted to receive a substantially complementarily configured lower engagement member of a latch mechanism.
- 13. The container handle of claim 10, wherein the recess includes a portion having a shape substantially resembling an inverted V, defined by the side boundaries.
- 14. The container handle of claim 10, wherein the recess includes a portion having a shape substantially resembling a triangle.
- 15. The container handle of claim 10, wherein the recess includes a portion having a shape substantially resembling a circle.
- 16. The container handle of claim 10, wherein the recess includes a portion having a shape substantially resembling an inverted V and a circle.
- 17. The container handle of claim 10, further comprising a container having side walls, end walls and a header, wherein a plurality of said container handles are coupled to at least two side walls in proximity to the header.
- 18. The container handle of claim 10, wherein a plurality of the container handles are coupled to a container.
- 19. A handle for mounting on a container for use with a releasable latch mechanism, the container handle comprising:
- an integral body including a substantially horizontal member and a substantially vertical member adapted to being mounted on a side surface of a container having an outwardly facing surface which faces substantially perpendicular to the side surface of the container having a lower engagable portion having a lower engagement surface, the vertical and horizontal members are sufficiently narrow in profile so as to be substantially free from intruding into a cargo space of the container;
- the outwardly facing surface facing outwardly away from the substantially vertical member and including side target means for releasably receiving a latch mechanism from a side in a substantially inwardly direction with respect to the substantially vertical member defined by a recess; and
- the side target means being substantially centrally located on the outwardly facing surface including a plurality of communicating boundaries, including: (i) an upper boundary defined by the lower engagement surface; (ii) a base section of the recess; and (iii) side boundaries defined by inclined side sections, and the boundaries being located substantially within the substantially vertical member of the integral body, whereby the integral body is adapted to being coupled to a container for helping to facilitate handling from the side.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is: a divisional application of Ser. No. 209,487, filed Mar. 14, 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 5,382,067 issued Jan. 17, 1995, which is a continuation application of Ser. No. 989,338, filed Dec. 11, 1992 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 973,723, filed Nov. 9, 1992, U.S. Pat. No. 5,332,274. This application is also a continuation-in-part of application of Ser. No. 945,747, filed Sep. 16, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,431,471.
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