Tool handle
US6592160B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25G1/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A handle is disclosed for tools such as shovels and the like. The handle includes first and second legs, each of which has a first end which is securable to a tool head such that the first and second legs extend outwardly from the tool head in generally parallel relation to one another. A handlebar is connected to second ends of the first and second legs. The handlebar is curved to accommodate a normal orientation of a user's wrists. A lower handle is slidably connected to the first and second legs so as to be moveable toward and away from the handlebar and pivotable between a retracted position and an operating position. In the operating position the lower handle extends outward from a plane defined by the first and second legs. A slide lock is provided for selectively securing the lower handle to the first and second legs.
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