US PATENT SUBCLASS 229 / 117.09
.~ Lifting or suspending element (e.g., handle)

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229 /   HD   ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND PAPERBOARD BOXES

100  DF  PAPERBOARD BOX {54}
117.09.~ Lifting or suspending element (e.g., handle) {6}
117.11  DF  .~.~> Element portion or extension crosses all or part of the box bottom
117.12  DF  .~.~> One-piece with the box {2}
117.19  DF  .~.~> Detachable
117.21  DF  .~.~> Wire
117.22  DF  .~.~> With provision for positioning element in a nonuse location
117.23  DF  .~.~> Single lifting or suspending element {2}

DEFINITION

Classification: 229/117.09

Lifting or suspending element (e.g., handle):

(under subclass 100) Subject matter wherein the box includes structure designed to cooperate directly with an unclaimed extraneous support for the purpose of pendently supporting the box on said support.

(1) Note. "Pendently supporting" is defined as either hanging or lifting against the pull of gravity.

(2) Note. An "extraneous support" may be a peg, a hook, a human hand, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

16, Miscellaneous Hardware,

110.1+, for a handle, per se, not classified elsewhere.

53, Package Making,

413, for a method of applying a handle to a package. 206, Special Receptacle or Package,

139+, for a compartmented beverage receptacle carrier having a handle, subclass 806 for a cross reference art collection of suspended containers, and subclasses 427+ for a non-compartmented beverage receptacle carrier having a strap-type handle.

220, Receptacles,

94+, for the combination of a handle with a container not classified elsewhere.

294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, for a

handle-like implement which includes elements which engage an article.

383, Flexible Bags,

6+, for a flexible bag having a lifting or suspending element.

493, Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web,

88, for a method of attaching a handle or suspending means to a rigid container, and subclass 909 for a Cross-Reference Art Collection of rigid containers having a handle or suspending means [figure]