Patent ID: 11951606
Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A handle for a tool including a housing having first and second grooves, the handle comprising:
a gripping portion;
a shaft extending from the gripping portion and having a shaft end opposite the gripping portion;
first and second clamping portions adapted to removably couple to the shaft end, wherein the first clamping portion includes a first protrusion adapted to matingly engage the first groove, and the second clamping portion includes a second protrusion adapted to matingly engage the second groove; and
a reinforcing rib disposed on a side of the first clamping portion opposite the first protrusion and that is adapted to abut the shaft when the first and second clamping portions are removably coupled to the shaft end.