An improved carrier particularly adaptable for carrying an article such as a typewriter. The carrier is in the form of a sheet of semi-rigid plastic or lightweight metal material bent as an L-shaped section and fitted with a pair of straps that mount about the space enclosed by the arms of the sheet, with each loose strap end fitted with a tab of Velcro type fastening material that engages a mating tab of Velcro material fixed to the underside of the sheet. The base arm section of the sheet may be formed with a plurality of spaced holes located to engage the legs of a typewriter or other business machine resting on the base arm section, and the handle arm section is fitted with a hand hold opening along its upper edge.
A tote 10 comprises a rack 12 and a strap assembly 14. The rack 12 has a generally rectangular wall portion 32 and a foot 50 projecting outwardly therefrom to support a load held to the rack wall portion by the several webs 16 and plates 18, 20 of the strap assembly. Handle 52 is offset from the plane of the wall portion 32 and cantilevered over the center of the foot 50 for balancing the load in the user's hand.
A container for shipping sheets is disclosed in which there is provided a horizontal base and a vertical backwall. The sheets are stacked on edge on the base and supported in position by the vertical backwall and a plurality of diagonal bands running from the top of the backwall to the front of the base. Methods of loading and unloading the container are also disclosed.
