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A carrier mounted on a cart for transporting a bag or a sack containing loose or granular materials. The carrier is comprised of a pair of jaws having gripping surfaces for retaining an upper portion of a bag or sack and a handle for carrying the bag or sack in a slightly elevated position or by dra

A carrier mounted on a cart for transporting a bag or a sack containing loose or granular materials. The carrier is comprised of a pair of jaws having gripping surfaces for retaining an upper portion of a bag or sack and a handle for carrying the bag or sack in a slightly elevated position or by dragging on a surface. In a first aspect of the invention, the gripping surfaces are formed by shearing and bending a plurality of triangular tabs in metal strips which are attached to the jaws. In a second aspect of the invention, the carrier is attached to a 2-wheel cart in a manner which allows the carrier to be used in combination with the cart or detached and used independently.

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Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In combination with a cart, a carrier mounted on an upper portion of said cart, said carrier having a pair of elongated jaws, and a means for clamping said jaws to an upper portion of said bag or sack

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In combination with a cart, a carrier mounted on an upper portion of said cart, said carrier having a pair of elongated jaws, and a means for clamping said jaws to an upper portion of said bag or sack, and a handle pivotally connected to both of said jaws. 2. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said cart is a 2-wheel cart. 3. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said cart has a lower shelf for supporting said bag or sack. 4. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said cart has a height which is adjustable. 5. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of said jaws has a gripping surface for retaining and supporting said upper portion of said closed bag or sack. 6. The combination set forth in claim 2 wherein said carrier is detachable from said 2-wheel cart. 7. The combination set forth in claim 3 wherein said shelf is outwardly adjustable. 8. The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said gripping surface of said jaw is comprised of a plurality of small outward extending portions for retaining and supporting said closed bag or sack. 9. The combination as set forth in claim 8 wherein said outward extending portions are triangular. 10. In combination with a cart for transporting closed bags or sacks, a bag carrier mounted on an upper portion of said cart for gripping an upper portion of a closed bag or sack, said carrier having a pair of elongated jaws for gripping and supporting a closed upper portion of said bag or sack, and a means for clamping said jaws to and releasing said jaws from an upper portion of said closed bag or sack, and a handle attached to at least one of said jaws, said means for clamping said carrier to said bag or sack comprises a pair of bolts, each having one end portion pivotally attached to an end portion of one of said jaws and a thumb nut for engaging an opposite end portion of another of said jaws.