Abstract:
A lifting handle tool including a pair of laterally extending support plate each having a major portion for extending over a top of the lid and a minor portion less than the major portion for overhanging the lid. A handle bar is carried between the support plates at the minor portion for overhanging the lid. A reinforcing bar is carried by the support plates at the major portion for resisting separation and torque of the support plates during lifting. A lifting plate is fixed between the support plates at the minor portion and protrudes vertically below the support plates for extending beneath a lip of the container lid. The lifting plate includes a lip receiving channel for engaging the lip so that applying an upward force to the handle bar causes the support plates to pivot and engage the lip in the lip receiving channel to raise the container lid.