I use these a lot. I have these on 6 of my gigging speakers. I admit to adding (mig welding) a small metal cross piece to hook my fingers under to easily carry. The speakers spend their quiesant life up side down, handles upward until mounted on their stands the correct way up.
Maybe thomann should do this, then make their covers with a hole in the top, just like my altered covers.
These extra brackets are very strong and trouble free, great price and delivery times too.