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

Claim 11:
12. A handle for a tool, wherein the tool includes 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; and
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
wherein the first and second clamping portions cooperatively form a stop to restrict overtightening of the handle onto the housing, and wherein the stop includes a stop groove on one of the first and second clamping portions, and a stop protrusion on another of the first and second clamping portions and adapted to be received by the stop groove.