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An ergonomic handle configuration has a larger diameter than known conventional handles. The handle is configured with a predetermined combination of convex and concave curvatures that combine in such a way as to mimic a curvature of a user's palm along an area of contact of the palm with the handle

An ergonomic handle configuration has a larger diameter than known conventional handles. The handle is configured with a predetermined combination of convex and concave curvatures that combine in such a way as to mimic a curvature of a user's palm along an area of contact of the palm with the handle, as well as to mimic a curvature of a user's fingers when curled to grip the handle along an area of contact of the fingers with the handle, when a user grips the handle. In addition, implementations of the handle in combination with a container or implement can include a thumb rest that is specifically configured to engage a thumb of a user in a neutral posture thumb position when gripping the handle.

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1. A handle, comprising: a grip having a top end, a bottom end, a first side for contacting the palm area of a user's hand, a second side opposite said first side for engaging with the fingers of a user's hand, a third left-hand side, and a fourth right-hand side, combining to form an entire outer s

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A handle, comprising: a grip having a top end, a bottom end, a first side for contacting the palm area of a user's hand, a second side opposite said first side for engaging with the fingers of a user's hand, a third left-hand side, and a fourth right-hand side, combining to form an entire outer surface of the grip, wherein said first, second, third, and fourth sides extend between said top end and said bottom end;wherein the first side comprises a convex curvature, originating from the top end and extending across a horizontal midpoint of the grip, the convex curvature transitioning to a concave curvature prior to a vertical midpoint of the grip, the concave curvature then transitioning to a second convex curvature that extends across the horizontal midpoint of the grip at the bottom end; andwherein said horizontal midpoint comprises a center line between said first side and said second side and said vertical midpoint comprises a center line between said top end and said bottom end;wherein said horizontal midpoint center line is orthogonal to said vertical midpoint center line; andwherein at least one of said third or fourth side comprises an indented region having a length along a plane between the top end and the bottom end of the grip and having a width of the indented region along a plane between the first side and the second side of the grip that is configured to receive at least one metacarpophalangeal joint on a palm side of a user's hand and wherein the horizontal midpoint center line runs along the length of the indented region and substantially through a center of the width of the indented region in at least one of the third and fourth side. 2. The handle of claim 1, wherein an effective diameter of the handle is greater than 1.5 cm (0.6 inches). 3. The handle of claim 1, wherein an effective outer circumference of the handle is greater than about 4 cm (1.57 inches). 4. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle has an effective diameter of greater than 1.5 cm (0.6 inches), while simultaneously no cross-sectional portion of the handle has a thickness of greater than 1.5 cm (0.6 inches). 5. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle has an effective diameter of about 2.5 cm (0.98 inches). 6. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle has an effective outer circumference of about 7.9 cm (3.1 inches). 7. The handle of claim 1, wherein an indented region of the third side is sized, dimensioned, and configured to receive a user's metacarpophalangeal joints on a palm side of the user's hand. 8. The handle of claim 1, wherein the fourth side comprises the indented region, which is sized, dimensioned, and configured to receive a user's metacarpophalangeal joints on a palm side of the user's hand. 9. The handle of claim 1, wherein the third side also comprises the indented region, which is generally a mirror image configuration of the indented region of the fourth side. 10. The handle of claim 1, wherein the indented region of the third side and the indented region of the fourth side intersect creating an opening therethrough. 11. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle comprises a generally L-shaped cross-section at said horizontal midpoint of the handle. 12. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle is coupled to another structure to form container or implement. 13. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle is disposed in combination with a blade to form a cutting tool. 14. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle is coupled to a utensil. 15. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle is made of metal, wood, glass, enamel, ceramic, synthetic, plastic, or composite materials, or combinations thereof. 16. The handle of claim 1, wherein the third side of said grip comprises the indented region extending between the top end and the bottom end of the grip. 17. The handle of claim 1, wherein the fourth side comprises the indented region extending between the top end and the bottom end of the grip. 18. A container, comprising: a base;a wall surrounding the base and forming an interior chamber defined by the base and an opening with a rim opposite the base, the wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface;a handle coupled with the wall, via a first connecting member and a second connecting member, at the exterior surface;a grip on the handle and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; wherein the first connecting member transitions from the wall proximal the rim into the grip proximal the first end, and the second connecting member transitions from the wall proximal the base into the grip proximal the second end, the first connecting member and the second connecting member connecting the grip with the wall of the container;the grip of the handle comprising a first side distal from said container, a second side opposite said first side, a third right-hand side, and a fourth left-hand side, combining to form an entire outer surface of the grip;wherein the first side comprises a contoured surface having a convex curvature where said first side contacts said first connecting member and extending beyond a horizontal midpoint of the grip, the convex curvature transitioning to a concave curvature prior to the vertical midpoint of the grip, the concave curvature then transitioning to a second convex curvature extending beyond the horizontal midpoint of the grip to where said first side contacts said second connecting member;wherein said horizontal midpoint comprises a center line between said first side and said second side and said vertical midpoint comprises a center line between a top end and a bottom end of the grip;wherein said horizontal midpoint center line is orthogonal to said vertical midpoint center line; andwherein at least one of said third or fourth side comprises an indented region having a length along a plane between the top end and the bottom end of the grip and having a width of the indented region along a plane between the first side and the second side of the grip that is configured to receive at least one metacarpophalangeal joint on a palm side of a user's hand and wherein the horizontal midpoint center line runs along the length of the indented region and substantially through a center of the width of the indented region in at least one of the third and fourth side. 19. The container of claim 18, further comprising a stability nub disposed on a lower base portion of the second connecting member and providing stability and support for the handle and the container when resting on a flat surface. 20. The container of claim 18, wherein the second side is positioned to form a gap between the grip and the exterior surface of the wall of the container. 21. The container of claim 20, wherein the gap is sized and dimensioned to be about 2.2 cm (0.85 inches). 22. The container of claim 18, wherein the container comprises a mug or tea cup. 23. The container of claim 18, wherein an effective diameter of the handle is greater than 1.5 cm (0.6 inches). 24. The container of claim 18, wherein an effective outer circumference of the handle is greater than about 4 cm (1.57 inches). 25. The container of claim 18, wherein the handle has an effective diameter of greater than 1.5 cm (0.6 inches), while simultaneously no cross-sectional portion of the handle has a thickness of greater than 1.5 cm (0.6 inches). 26. The container of claim 18, wherein the handle has an effective diameter of about 2.5 cm (0.98 inches). 27. The container of claim 18, wherein the handle has an effective outer circumference of about 7.9 cm (3.1 inches). 28. The container of claim 18, wherein an indented region of the third side is configured to receive a user's metacarpophalangeal joints on a palm side of the user's hand. 29. The container of claim 18, wherein an indented region of the fourth side is configured to receive a user's metacarpophalangeal joints on a palm side of the user's hand. 30. The container of claim 18, wherein an indented region of the third side is generally a mirror image configuration of an indented region of the fourth side. 31. The container of claim 18, wherein an indented region of the third side and an indented region of the fourth side intersect creating an opening there through. 32. The container of claim 18, wherein the handle comprises a generally L-shaped cross-section at a vertical midpoint of the handle. 33. The container of claim 18, wherein the handle is manufactured of metal, wood, glass, enamel, ceramic, synthetic, plastic, or composite materials, or combinations thereof. 34. The container of claim 18, wherein the third side comprises an indented region extending between the first end and the second end of the grip. 35. The container of claim 18, wherein the fourth side comprises an indented region extending between the first end and the second end of the grip. 36. The handle of claim 1, wherein the second side comprises a contoured surface having one convex curvature from the top end to the bottom end and extending across said vertical midpoint of the grip. 37. The container of claim 18, wherein the second side comprises a contoured surface having one convex curvature out from where the second side contacts the first connecting member and extending between the first and second connecting members and across said vertical midpoint of the grip. 38. A handle, comprising: a grip with a top end, a bottom end, a first side distal from a container, a second side opposite said first side, a third side, and a fourth side, combining to form an entire outer surface of the grip; wherein said third and fourth sides are no more than about 5.1 cm and no less than about 1.5 cm wide at their greatest width; at least one of said third or fourth side comprises an indented region that is configured to receive at least one metacarpophalangeal oint on a palm side of a user's hand; wherein said indented region is greater than about 0.25 cm deep at its deepest point and greater than about 0.5 cm wide at its widest point; and wherein said indented region is no less than 7.6 cm long; wherein the indented region has a length along a plane between the top end and the bottom end of the grip and has a width of the indented region along a plan between the first side and the second side of the grip; wherein the handle comprises a horizontal midpoint center line between said first side and said second side that runs along the length of the indented region and substantially through a center of the width of the indented reoion and a vertical midpoint center line between a top end of the grip and a bottom end of the grip; wherein the horizontal midpoint center line is orthogonal to said vertical midpoint center line; and wherein the first side comprises a convex curvature, originating from the top end and extending across the horizontal midpoint centerline of the grip, the convex curvature transitioning to a concave curvature prior to the vertical midpoint centerline of the grip, the concave curvature then transitioning to a second convex curvature that extends across the horizontal midpoint centerline of the grip at the bottom end. 39. The handle of claim 38, wherein the second side comprises a contoured surface having one convex curvature from the top end to the bottom end and extending across said vertical midpoint of the grip.