US PATENT SUBCLASS 294 / 137
ARTICLE CARRIER GRIPPED AND CARRIED BY HAND

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137ARTICLE CARRIER GRIPPED AND CARRIED BY HAND {16}
138  DF  .~> Including means to cover book or sheet
139  DF  .~> Including support for optical instrument (e.g., camera holder)
140  DF  .~> Carrier for person
141  DF  .~> Convertible to, or useable as, different device or different type carrier {1}
145  DF  .~> Configured for complimentary projections on package or article
146  DF  .~> Having plural diverse receivers or supports for diverse articles {1}
148  DF  .~> Including helical spring or elastic material for engaging or supporting article
149  DF  .~> Having flaccid receiver, support or fastener for article {5}
158  DF  .~> Carrier component positioned in aperture in article
159  DF  .~> Having plural discrete receivers or supports for spaced articles {3}
164  DF  .~> Article gripping or retaining means actuated by lifting carrier
165  DF  .~> Including means to release article or to fasten carrier to or around article {1}
167  DF  .~> Support or receiver movably, removably, or adjustably mounted to handle or handle portion (e.g., collapsible) {2}
170  DF  .~> Including handle having article or cord engaging means depending at each end
171  DF  .~> Having cord or bail accommodating groove or passage along length of handle
172  DF  .~> Tray

DEFINITION

Classification: 294/137

ARTICLE CARRIER GRIPPED AND CARRIED BY HAND:

(under the class definition) Device including means to support an article to be transported and which is provided with structure specifically adapted to be grasped and supported by the hand of the bearer.

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2, for a device comprising a combination of two or more types of implements included within this class.

3.5, for hand trays for mortar.

5.5, for rod-type article supports (e.g., clothes hanging bars).

15+, for a load-carrying bar or frame provided with one or more handholds permitting the load to be carried at the normal level of the hands.

26, for carriers in the form of a hook.

27.1+, for plate or receptacle carriers. 62+, for brick carriers.

64.1+, for carriers which hold an article by suction.

65.5, for carriers which hold an article by magnetic force.

86.4+, for grapples.

903, for a cross reference art collection of battery carriers.

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12, Boot and Shoe Making,

120.5, for ski boot carriers.

16, Miscellaneous Hardware,

110+, for handle structure, per se; especially subclass 114 for removable handles (viz., those which engage cooperating structure on the article). Class 16 is the residual locus

for handles claimed as a subcombination of an article.

150, Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers, 100+, for purses and handbags used to carry money, credit cards, and items of identifications on the person.

190, Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage, appropriate subclasses for trunks and travelling bags. See

116, for an article of hand luggage combined with a detachable handle.

206, Special Receptacle or Package, appropriate subclasses for a carrier in the form of a mercantile or display package for a particular article, or a receptacle configured for a particular article.

211, Supports: Racks, appropriate subclasses for a support for a plurality of articles which is adapted to rest upon or be attached to a surface (no handle being claimed).

217, Wooden Receptacles,

5+, for wooden boxes for carrying articles; and subclass 122 for wooden or straw baskets.

220, Receptacles, appropriate subclasses for article carriers in the form of metal or plastic receptacles. See

752+, for handle details. A removable handle claimed in combination with cooperating structure on a Class 220 receptacle is classified in Class 220, subclasses 752+. See subclasses 485+ for wire baskets.

221, Article Dispensing, appropriate subclasses for article carriers having means to separate an article from a group of articles carried by the carrier.

224, Package and Article Carriers, appropriate subclasses for body or vehicle supported carriers. Carriers which are gripped and supported by the hand of the bearer are classified in Class 294. Those carriers which can be used in either manner (e.g., car-carried on hand-held) have been classified as originals in Class 224.

229, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes, 117.09+, for a paperboard box having a handle.

248, Supports, appropriate subclasses for an article holder adapted to rest upon or be attached to a surface (no handle being claimed).

269, Work Holders,

3+, for a hand-held device for supporting a work piece while

it is being treated.

383, Flexible Bags,

6+, for a flexible bag combined with a handle.