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An auxiliary handle for use with containers such as bags, pails, cans or cardboard cartons having handle portions included therewith has a longitudinally arcuate base portion and a pair of side walls converging upwardly from opposite sides of the base portion. A generally triangular rib extends inwa

An auxiliary handle for use with containers such as bags, pails, cans or cardboard cartons having handle portions included therewith has a longitudinally arcuate base portion and a pair of side walls converging upwardly from opposite sides of the base portion. A generally triangular rib extends inwardly from the inner surface of one side wall and is interleaved with a pair of similar ribs on the inner surface of the other side wall. The outer wall or bottom surface of the base portion has transverse finger-receiving recesses therein. The auxiliary handle fits over the handle portion of the container and helps distribute the weight of the container more evenly to ease the load on the person carrying the container. The interleaved ribs prevent inadvertent release of the auxiliary handle from the container handle.

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An auxiliary handle for use with a container having its own handle portion comprising: narrow base means having a longitudinally generally downwardly concave outer surface, a longitudinally generally arcuate inner surface generally parallel to said outer surface, and a plurality of longitudinally ad

An auxiliary handle for use with a container having its own handle portion comprising: narrow base means having a longitudinally generally downwardly concave outer surface, a longitudinally generally arcuate inner surface generally parallel to said outer surface, and a plurality of longitudinally adjacent and concave transversely extending finger-receiving recesses in said outer surface; a pair of planar side wall means converging upwardly away from said base means and having upper free edges, with said base means inner surface being located between said wall means; a first narrow rib extending from an inner surface of one wall means towards the other wall means; a pair of second narrow ribs extending from an inner surface of said other wall means towards said one wall means, each of said ribs being elongated in the direction of convergence of said wall means; and a portion of said first rib being interleaved with a portion of said second ribs; whereby said auxiliary handle can be engaged with a container handle portion by spreading said wall means to separate said first rib from said second ribs, passing such handle portion past the separated ribs, and bringing such handle portion into contact with said inner surface, a person then being able to better support the container and a load therein by gripping the auxiliary handle rather than the container handle portion itself, the interleaved ribs preventing inadvertent release of the auxiliary handle from the container handle portion.