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The invention provides for containers having grips and structure. More specifically, such ergonomic grips and structure enable a human's ability to lift and hold such containers easily and without significant strain on a human's body resulting from physical stress of a the container itself and/or a

The invention provides for containers having grips and structure. More specifically, such ergonomic grips and structure enable a human's ability to lift and hold such containers easily and without significant strain on a human's body resulting from physical stress of a the container itself and/or a weighted load within the container.

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1. A container having at least a pair of openings for gripping the container using a pair of human hands, said container comprising: a container structure having four side surfaces, a bottom surface, and a top opening, said four side surfaces and bottom surface forming an interior concavity of the c

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A container having at least a pair of openings for gripping the container using a pair of human hands, said container comprising: a container structure having four side surfaces, a bottom surface, and a top opening, said four side surfaces and bottom surface forming an interior concavity of the container structure, wherein the four side surfaces comprise a first surface, a second surface positioned oppositely to said first surface, a rear surface, and a front surface positioned oppositely to said rear surfacewherein the first surface and the second surface include a first and second opening respectively that is a void through the first and second surfaces through which a human hand is insertable, wherein from a centerline evenly positioned between the front surface and the rear surface, the first and the second opening are forward biased towards the front surface, said forward bias results in ten percent to forty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and ninety to sixty percent of the periphery of the first and second openings being frontward of the centerline, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between fifteen and fifty degrees relative to the bottom surface. 2. The container of claim 1, further comprising a lid for the container structure, wherein said lid comprises a first lid opening and a second lid opening, said first lid opening being a void within the lid that corresponds in opening periphery and angle with the first opening of the first side, wherein the second lid opening is a void that correspond in opening periphery and angle with the second opening of the second side, wherein the first and second lid openings are such that when the lid is placed over the top opening, the first lid opening aligns with the first opening and the second lid opening aligns with the second opening. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the container is a box, wherein the each of the four sides is perpendicular to an adjacent side at an edge, wherein the bottom surface is perpendicular at an edge to each of the four sides. 4. The container of claim 1, wherein said lid comprises a top surface having a first edge connected to a second edge, said second edge being connected to a third edge, said third edge being connected to a fourth edge, said fourth edge being connected to said first edge, said lid having a skirt extending downwardly from said top surface of said lid, said skirt being connected to said lid at said first edge, said second edge, said third edge and said fourth edge, said skirt having a first panel connected to said first edge, a second panel connected to said second edge, a third panel connected to said third edge and a fourth panel connected to said fourth edge. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein the first and second openings are shaped and aligned in corresponding positions for a right hand and a left hand grip respectively. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein the forward bias results in between ten percent and twenty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and between eighty and ninety percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being forward of the centerline. 7. The container of claim 1, wherein the forward bias results in between twenty percent and thirty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and between seventy and eighty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being forward of the centerline. 8. The container of claim 1, wherein the forward bias results in between thirty percent and forty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and between sixty and seventy percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being forward of the centerline. 9. The container of claim 1, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between fifteen and twenty-five degrees relative to the bottom surface. 10. The container of claim 1, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between twenty-five and thirty-five degrees relative to the bottom surface. 11. The container of claim 1, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between thirty-five and forty-five degrees relative to the bottom surface. 12. The container of claim 1, wherein a height and length of the first and second sides are along an x and y axis, wherein the first opening and the second opening are part of a movable structure of the first and second sides, such that the movable structures are movable about a z-axis at an angle between ten and seventy degrees. 13. The container of claim 1, further comprising a lid, wherein the position and angle of the first and second openings is such that a human with arms fully or nearly fully extended gripping the container via the first and second openings, a center of gravity for the container is rearward to the human and the lid of the container is positioned parallel with a flat surface upon which the human is standing. 14. A box comprising: a rectangular container structure having four side surfaces, each perpendicular to an adjacent side at an edge, a bottom surface perpendicular at an edge to each of the four sides, and a top opening, said four side surfaces and bottom surface forming an interior concavity of the container structure, wherein the four side surfaces comprise a first surface, a second surface positioned oppositely to said first surface, a rear surface, and a front surface positioned oppositely to said rear surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface include a first and second opening respectively that is a void through the first and second surfaces through which a human hand is insertable, wherein from a centerline evenly positioned between the front surface and the rear surface, the first and the second opening are forward biased towards the front surface, said forward bias being such that ten percent to forty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening are rearward of the centerline and ninety to sixty percent of the periphery of the first and second openings are frontward of the centerline, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between fifteen and fifty degrees relative to the bottom surface; anda lid for the container structure, wherein said lid comprises a first lid opening and a second lid opening, said first lid opening being a void within the lid that corresponds in opening periphery and angle with the first opening of the first side, wherein the second lid opening is a void that correspond in opening periphery and angle with the second opening of the second side, wherein the first and second lid openings are such that when the lid is placed over the top opening, the first lid opening aligns with the first opening and the second lid opening aligns with the second opening. 15. The box of claim 14, wherein the first and second openings are shaped and aligned in corresponding positions for a right hand and a left hand grip respectively. 16. The box of claim 14, wherein the forward bias results in between ten percent and twenty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and between eighty and ninety percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being forward of the centerline. 17. The box of claim 14, wherein the forward bias results in between twenty percent and thirty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and between seventy and eighty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being forward of the centerline. 18. The box of claim 14, wherein the forward bias results in between thirty percent and forty percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being rearward of the centerline and between sixty and seventy percent of the periphery of the first and second opening being forward of the centerline. 19. The box of claim 14, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between fifteen and twenty-five degrees relative to the bottom surface. 20. The box of claim 14, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between twenty-five and thirty-five degrees relative to the bottom surface. 21. The box of claim 14, wherein each of said first and second openings are upwardly angled from the centerline to the front surface at an angle between thirty-five and forty-five degrees relative to the bottom surface. 22. The box of claim 14, wherein a height and length of the first and second sides are along an x and y axis, wherein the first opening and the second opening are part of a movable structure of the first and second sides, such that the movable structures are movable about a z-axis at an angle between ten and seventy degrees.