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A handle assembly for a container includes a baseplate and a handle portion. A post extends from an arm of the handle portion and is configured to allow the baseplate to be snapped onto the post. In turn, the baseplate may be fastened or otherwise attached to the container. When lifting the containe

A handle assembly for a container includes a baseplate and a handle portion. A post extends from an arm of the handle portion and is configured to allow the baseplate to be snapped onto the post. In turn, the baseplate may be fastened or otherwise attached to the container. When lifting the container, the handle is rotated from a stored position and mechanically halted in a lifting position with interlocking complementary stops coupled to the handle portion and baseplate, respectively. In one embodiment, the stops include complementarily angled surfaces that are placed in interlocking bearing contact when the handle portion is in the lifting position. A biasing member coupled to the handle portion and engaged with the baseplate biases the handle portion toward the stored position.

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1. A handle assembly for a container, the handle assembly comprising: a handle portion having a grippable member coupled to an arm that extends from the grippable member, the handle portion rotatable about a rotation axis from a stored position to a lifting position;a first arm stop coupled to a fir

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A handle assembly for a container, the handle assembly comprising: a handle portion having a grippable member coupled to an arm that extends from the grippable member, the handle portion rotatable about a rotation axis from a stored position to a lifting position;a first arm stop coupled to a first inboard surface of the handle portion and having a first stop surface and a second arm stop coupled to a second inboard surface of the handle portion and having a second stop surface, the first inboard surface facing the second inboard surface and the first and second stop surfaces being angled relative to the rotation axis, the first and second stop surfaces facing outwardly from one another along the rotation axis; anda baseplate releasably connectable to the handle, the baseplate having a first baseplate stop surface and a second baseplate stop surface, the first and second baseplate stop surfaces being angled relative to the rotation axis and facing inwardly toward one another along the rotation axis, the first baseplate stop surface being arranged to engage with the first stop surface and the second baseplate stop surface being arranged to engage with the second stop surface when the handle portion is rotated to the lifting position having the baseplate stop positioned between the stop surface of the arm stop and the inboard surface of the handle portion such that the first and second baseplate stop surfaces urge the first stop surface and the second stop surface inwardly toward one another along the rotation axis. 2. The handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a post extending from the arm, the post having a first section positioned adjacent the arm and a second section extending from the first section; anda biasing member received on the second section of the post, the member having a first end portion engageable with the baseplate and a second end portion coupled to the post;wherein the post includes a retaining member configured to ramp the second end of the biasing member into a retaining groove for easier installation. 3. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the baseplate being releasably connectable to the handle includes the baseplate having retention protuberances extending from an inner surface of the baseplate, the retention protuberances engageable with the post. 4. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the stored position of the handle portion includes the arm being oriented substantially parallel relative to a side surface of the container. 5. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the lifting position of the handle portion includes the arm being oriented substantially perpendicular relative to a side surface of the container. 6. The handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fasteners for attaching the baseplate to the container. 7. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the biasing member includes a torsional spring that urges the handle portion into the stored position. 8. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the baseplate snap fits onto the post. 9. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the handle portion rotates about an axis defined by the post. 10. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the post is generally cylindrical. 11. A method for lifting a container, the method comprising: moving a handle portion of a handle assembly from a stored position to a lifting position by rotating the handle portion about an axis of rotation, the handle portion including first and second arms coupled to a baseplate, the first and second arms defining inboard surfaces facing toward one another, each arm defining an arm stop protruding from the inboard surface of the each arm, the arm stops of the first and second arms each including a stop surface, normals of the stop surfaces being angled outwardly from one another;moving the stop surfaces into engagement with base surfaces secured to the container in response to the moving the handle to the lifting position, normals of the base surfaces being angled inwardly toward one another, the stop surfaces and base surfaces positioned and oriented such that the base surfaces urge the stop surfaces inwardly toward one another responsive to rotation of the handle portion away from the stored position; andbiasing the handle portion toward a stored position. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein mechanically stopping the handle portion in the lifting position includes transferring a weight of the container through the stops. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein moving the handle portion from the stored position to the lifting position includes rotating the handle portion about an axis defined by a post of the handle assembly. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein biasing the handle portion toward the stored position includes providing a biasing force from a torsional spring retained on the handle portion and engaged with the baseplate. 15. A container comprising: a container shell having integral overhanging and undercut tabs having a stop surface facing in an inboard direction; anda handle assembly having a baseplate and a handle portion, the baseplate having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion configured to slide behind and be retained by the tabs, the lower portion attachable to the container shell with a plurality of fasteners, the handle portion having a grippable member coupled to an arm that extends from the grippable member, the handle portion movable from a stored position to a lifting position in which an outboard facing portion of the handle portion contacts the stop surface;wherein the handle portion includes first and second arms coupled to a baseplate, the first and second arms defining inboard surfaces facing toward one another, each arm defining an arm stop protruding from the inboard surface of the each arm, the arm stops of the first and second arms each including a stop surface, normals of the stop surfaces being angled outwardly from one another;wherein the baseplate further defines base surfaces secured to the container, normals of the base surfaces angled inwardly toward one another, the stop surfaces and base surfaces positioned and oriented in a lifting position of the handle such that the base surfaces urge the stop surfaces inwardly toward one another responsive to rotation of the handle portion away from a stored position in which the handle portion is closer to the container than in the lifting position. 16. The handle assembly of claim 15, further comprising a post extending inboard from the arm, the post having a first section positioned adjacent the arm and a second section extending from the first section. 17. The handle assembly of claim 16, further comprising a torsional spring received on the second section of the post, the spring having a first end portion engageable with the baseplate and a second end portion retained on the post. 18. The handle assembly of claim 15, wherein the baseplate includes at least one rib sized to provide an interference fit with at least one of the tabs relative to the container. 19. The handle assembly of claim 18, wherein the ribs are deformable.